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5 new releases we love: The National’s Matt Berninger goes solo, METZ gets raw, and more
By The A.V. Club, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn, Cameron Scheetz
October 9, 2020 | 2:30pm
What’s your favorite Eddie Van Halen memory?
By Gwen Ihnat, Angelica Cataldo, Alex McLevy, Patrick Gomez
October 7, 2020 | 1:00am
5 new releases we love: Westside Gunn’s victory party, Dolly Parton’s holiday, and more
By The A.V. Club, Gwen Ihnat, Patrick Gomez, Cameron Scheetz, Shannon Miller
October 2, 2020 | 2:30pm
Bruce Springsteen, BLACKPINK, and 23 more albums we can’t wait to hear in October
By Alex McLevy, Gwen Ihnat, Randall Colburn, Shannon Miller, Katie Rife, Patrick Gomez, Cameron Scheetz, A.A. Dowd, Erik Adams
September 30, 2020 | 11:00am
5 new releases we love: SuperM pops, Public Enemy rages, and more
By The A.V. Club, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn, Cameron Scheetz
September 25, 2020 | 2:45pm
HAIM has given Paul Thomas Anderson an unlikely second career
By Jesse Hassenger
September 22, 2020 | 11:00am
A new collection reveals Prince’s artistic scope at the height of his powers
By Noel Murray
September 22, 2020 | 5:00am
5 new releases we love: Janelle Monáe's musical manifesto, Semisonic's return, and more
By The A.V. Club, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn, Katie Rife
September 18, 2020 | 2:50pm
5 new releases we love: The Flaming Lips get quietly revolutionary, and more
By The A.V. Club, Shannon Miller, Gwen Ihnat, Patrick Gomez
September 11, 2020 | 2:45pm
In the year of
Kid A
and
Stankonia
, some great music still went unheard
By Katie Rife, Erik Adams, Randall Colburn, Laura Adamczyk, Patrick Gomez
September 8, 2020 | 4:00pm
5 new releases we love: SZA and Ty Dolla $ign break it down, and Lomelda builds it up
By The A.V. Club, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn
September 4, 2020 | 2:40pm
Lana Del Rey, The Flaming Lips, and 21 other albums we can’t wait to hear in September
By Alex McLevy, Gwen Ihnat, Erik Adams, Katie Rife, Laura Adamczyk, Randall Colburn, Baraka Kaseko, Cameron Scheetz, Shannon Miller
September 2, 2020 | 5:00am
You can’t rhyme “night” with “night”: 8 unintentionally funny lyrics
By Baraka Kaseko, Erik Adams, Patrick Gomez, Cameron Scheetz, William Hughes, Alex McLevy, Gwen Ihnat, Randall Colburn
August 29, 2020 | 3:00pm
5 new releases we love: Angel Olsen aches, Troye Sivan blooms, and more
By Randall Colburn, Laura Adamczyk, Shannon Miller, Cameron Scheetz, Alex McLevy
August 28, 2020 | 3:00pm
Bash this beat like a skull: 22 fight-ready songs
By Shannon Miller, Alex McLevy, Randall Colburn, Katie Rife, Danette Chavez, Gwen Ihnat, William Hughes, A.A. Dowd
August 26, 2020 | 5:00am
Written off as frothy confection, Katy Perry’s
Teenage Dream
proved to be pop perfection
By Patrick Gomez
August 24, 2020 | 5:00pm
5 new releases we love: Bully roars, Brasstracks bounce, and Secret Machines’ grand return
By The A.V. Club, Randall Colburn, Katie Rife, Shannon Miller
August 21, 2020 | 3:00pm
Follow the Old Town Road: 20 songs that got a boost from TikTok fame
By Cameron Scheetz
August 20, 2020 | 5:00am
For better or worse, Napster changed the music industry forever—and made Radiohead global superstars
By Patrick Gomez
August 16, 2020 | 5:30am
Oops, they did it again: The 15 best songs to hit the
Billboard
Hot 100 in 2000
By Alex McLevy, Patrick Gomez, Gwen Ihnat, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn, Erik Adams, Cameron Scheetz
August 15, 2020 | 1:40pm
5 new releases we love: Miley Cyrus is back, baby, and it's the '80s all over again
By The A.V. Club, Cameron Scheetz, Baraka Kaseko, Shannon Miller
August 14, 2020 | 2:30pm
Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s
Lift Your Skinny Fists…
remains the band’s most prophetic work
By Andrew Paul
August 14, 2020 | 1:00pm
The mountain music of the
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
soundtrack eclipsed the movie
By Gwen Ihnat
August 12, 2020 | 9:15pm
Grammy-winning virtuoso Jacob Collier discusses
Djesse Vol. 3
and leaving genre behind
By Shannon Miller
August 12, 2020 | 6:00pm
Deftones’
White Pony
is the only nu-metal record you don’t have to be ashamed of owning
By Ashley Naftule
August 11, 2020 | 11:00am
5 new releases we love: Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion keep it raw
By Alex McLevy, Katie Rife, Randall Colburn, Shannon Miller, Patrick Gomez
August 7, 2020 | 4:05pm
Bright Eyes, The Killers, and 19 more albums we can’t wait to hear in August
By Alex McLevy, Randall Colburn, Katie Rife, Danette Chavez, Cameron Scheetz, Gwen Ihnat, Shannon Miller, Laura Adamczyk, A.A. Dowd
August 4, 2020 | 1:00pm
What are your favorite first 10 seconds of an album?
By The A.V. Club, Patrick Gomez, Cameron Scheetz, Alex McLevy, Randall Colburn, Laura Adamczyk, Gwen Ihnat, Sam Barsanti
August 1, 2020 | 1:00pm
5 new releases we love: Land Of Talk goes deep, Mahalia remixes longing, and more
By Alex McLevy, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn, Patrick Gomez
July 31, 2020 | 5:00pm
It’s July (July!), so here’s 60 minutes of picaresque indie rock from The Decemberists
By A.A. Dowd
July 30, 2020 | 11:00am
5 new releases we love: Katie Dey goes tender, Illuminati Hotties get free, and more
By Alex McLevy, Randall Colburn, Shannon Miller, Patrick Gomez, Katie Rife
July 24, 2020 | 5:00pm
From boy band to men: A decade of One Direction’s musical evolution in 60 minutes
By Cameron Scheetz, Shannon Miller
July 23, 2020 | 11:00am
5 new releases we love: Lianne La Havas stuns, The Chicks’ triumphant return, and more
By The A.V. Club, Gwen Ihnat, Randall Colburn, Cameron Scheetz, Patrick Gomez
July 17, 2020 | 5:00pm
Multiple Katy Perrys turn that frown upside down in new, trippy “Smile” video
By Gwen Ihnat
July 15, 2020 | 8:20pm
Rock pioneer Suzi Quatro on
Happy Days
and giving Alice Cooper a black eye
By Gwen Ihnat
July 13, 2020 | 1:24pm
The best albums of 2020 so far
By Alex McLevy, Katie Rife, Mosi Reeves, Clayton Purdom, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn, Cameron Scheetz, Marty Sartini Garner, Baraka Kaseko, A.A. Dowd
July 11, 2020 | 5:05am
The 25 best songs of 2020 so far
By Patrick Gomez, Angelica Cataldo, Alex McLevy, Shannon Miller, Cameron Scheetz, Erik Adams, Laura Adamczyk, Danette Chavez
July 11, 2020 | 5:05am
5 new releases we love: Margo Price rises again, The Beths prove their mettle, and more
By Alex McLevy, Shannon Miller, Katie Rife, Randall Colburn, Gwen Ihnat
July 10, 2020 | 5:00pm
John Mulaney interviews Eric Hutchinson about music and never feeling at home in high school
By John Mulaney
July 7, 2020 | 3:00pm
5 new releases we love: Sufjan Stevens tackles "America," Khruangbin gets lyrical, and more
By The A.V. Club, Randall Colburn, Katie Rife, Cameron Scheetz, Gwen Ihnat
July 3, 2020 | 5:00pm
The Chicks, Rufus Wainwright, and 19 more albums we can’t wait to hear in July
By The A.V. Club
July 1, 2020 | 11:00am
5 new releases we love: HAIM gets loose, Jessie Ware gets down, and more
By The A.V. Club, Randall Colburn, Danette Chavez, Shannon Miller, Cameron Scheetz
June 26, 2020 | 5:00pm
Oliver Twixt is bringing queer Black Boy Joy to hip-hop
By Shannon Miller
June 26, 2020 | 3:00pm
For disabled and other marginalized fans, online events aren’t a compromise—they’re a lifeline
By Katie Rife, Shannon Miller, Annie Zaleski
June 23, 2020 | 11:00am
What’s your favorite album artwork?
By Baraka Kaseko, Cameron Scheetz, Erik Adams, Sam Barsanti, Alex McLevy, Randall Colburn, William Hughes, Katie Rife, Gwen Ihnat, Laura Adamczyk, Shannon Miller
June 20, 2020 | 1:00pm
5 new releases we love: Neil Young's long-lost classic, Elvis Costello's latest, and more
By The A.V. Club, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn, Gwen Ihnat, Katie Rife
June 19, 2020 | 5:00pm
4 new releases we love: Shamir’s bold return, Wyatt Waddell fights the power, and more
By The A.V. Club, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn, Katie Rife
June 12, 2020 | 5:00pm
From Mariah to Meme-mi: How a vocal icon became a social media maven
By Shannon Miller, Danette Chavez
June 11, 2020 | 1:56pm
5 new releases we love: Run The Jewels’ cathartic roar, Hinds’ cool polish, and more
By The A.V. Club, Cameron Scheetz, Baraka Kaseko, Randall Colburn
June 5, 2020 | 5:00pm
Run The Jewels, HAIM, and 15 more albums we can’t wait to hear in June
By The A.V. Club, Gwen Ihnat, Katie Rife, Cameron Scheetz, A.A. Dowd, Randall Colburn, Baraka Kaseko, Erik Adams
June 3, 2020 | 1:00pm
5 new releases we love: Tank And The Bangas chill, Keiynan Lonsdale dances, and more
By The A.V. Club, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn, Cameron Scheetz, Katie Rife
May 29, 2020 | 5:00pm
5 new releases we love: Carly Rae Jepsen does it again, Jeff Rosenstock roars back, and more
By Alex McLevy, Randall Colburn, Shannon Miller, Cameron Scheetz
May 22, 2020 | 5:00pm
5 new releases we love: Perfume Genius gets loose, The Magnetic Fields return, and more
By The A.V. Club, Cameron Scheetz, Katie Rife, Randall Colburn, Shannon Miller, Max Freedman
May 15, 2020 | 5:00pm
5 new releases we love: Kim Petras delivers a candidate for song of the summer, and more
By The A.V. Club, Cameron Scheetz, Shannon Miller, Erik Adams
May 8, 2020 | 5:00pm
R.I.P. "My Boy Lollipop" singer Millie Small
By Shannon Miller
May 6, 2020 | 5:47pm
Join us for a chat with Tori Amos and the Chicago Humanities Fest
By Gwen Ihnat
May 1, 2020 | 7:32pm
5 new releases we love: Car Seat Headrest soars, Sylvan Esso transforms, and more
By The A.V. Club, Cameron Scheetz, Randall Colburn, Katie Rife
May 1, 2020 | 5:00pm
Hayley Williams, Weezer, and 17 more albums we can’t wait to hear in May
By The A.V. Club, Erik Adams, Katie Rife, Randall Colburn, Shannon Miller, Angelica Cataldo, Danette Chavez, Laura Adamczyk, Gwen Ihnat
April 28, 2020 | 3:00pm
5 new releases we love: RJD2’s soulful grooves, Kelly Clarkson gets worldly, and more
By The A.V. Club, Patrick Gomez, A.A. Dowd, Shannon Miller, Cameron Scheetz
April 24, 2020 | 5:00pm
Betting it all on 311
By Marty Sartini Garner
April 20, 2020 | 2:55pm
5 new releases we love: Kid Cudi rocks the retro, Gorillaz get sweet, and more
By Alex McLevy, Baraka Kaseko, Randall Colburn, Cameron Scheetz, Patrick Gomez, Shannon Miller
April 17, 2020 | 5:00pm
5 new releases we love: The Strokes bring the rock, Laura Marling surprises, and more
By The A.V. Club, Josh Modell, Nina Corcoran, Brian Howe, Nina Hernandez
April 10, 2020 | 5:00pm
With Coachella delayed, here's a virtual Fauxchella: BIGBANG, Big Sean, and more big headliners live
By Patrick Gomez
April 9, 2020 | 10:58pm
5 new releases we love: Bob Dylan mourns history, Melkbelly kicks ass, and more
By The A.V. Club, Nina Corcoran, Josh Modell, Randall Colburn, Danette Chavez, Jesse Hassenger
April 3, 2020 | 5:00pm
Adam Schlesinger and Fountains Of Wayne were so much more than “Stacy’s Mom”
By Patrick Gomez, Erik Adams, Marah Eakin, Gwen Ihnat
April 2, 2020 | 2:23am
The Strokes, Thundercat, and 9 more albums we can’t wait to hear in April
By The A.V. Club, Erik Adams, Alex McLevy, Danette Chavez, Katie Rife, Gwen Ihnat
March 31, 2020 | 1:00pm
5 new releases we love: Waxahatchee goes vintage, Pearl Jam returns, and more
By The A.V. Club, Tabassum Siddiqui, Randall Colburn, Nina Corcoran, Matt Sigur
March 27, 2020 | 5:00pm
With
Histoire De Melody Nelson
, Serge Gainsbourg composed a French sex god’s teenage symphony
By Ashley Naftule
March 24, 2020 | 11:00am
5 new releases we love: Four Tet’s nostalgic offering, Matt Wilson’s return, and more
By The A.V. Club, Brian Howe, Lily Moayeri, Nina Corcoran, Gwen Ihnat
March 20, 2020 | 6:00pm
The Foo Fighters have already rescheduled some of their Van Tour 2020 dates
By Gwen Ihnat
March 17, 2020 | 7:07pm
The real thing got canceled, so please enjoy
The A.V. Club’
s digital SXSW 2020 party
By Alex McLevy
March 17, 2020 | 1:00pm
What’s the best mixtape you’ve ever received?
By The A.V. Club, Laura Adamczyk, Gwen Ihnat, Shannon Miller, Sam Barsanti, Randall Colburn, Alex McLevy, Patrick Gomez, Erik Adams
March 14, 2020 | 1:00pm
5 new releases we love: Chika's soulful debut, The Districts' return, and more
By The A.V. Club, Shannon Miller, Matt Sigur, Astrid Budgor, Adam Isaac Itkoff
March 13, 2020 | 6:00pm
5 new releases we love: U.S. Girls find the light, Stephen Malkmus gets traditional, and more
By Alex McLevy, Matt Williams, Jesse Hassenger, Mosi Reeves, Nina Corcoran, John Everhart
March 6, 2020 | 6:00pm
Pearl Jam, NCT 127, and 9 more albums we can’t wait to hear in March
By The A.V. Club, Katie Rife, Randall Colburn, Erik Adams, Laura Adamczyk, Shannon Miller, Alex McLevy, Gwen Ihnat, Danette Chavez
March 3, 2020 | 2:00pm
5 new releases we love: Ratboys’ musical evolution, Moses Sumney’s return, and more
By The A.V. Club, Max Freedman, Katie Rife, Matt Sigur, Randall Colburn
February 28, 2020 | 6:00pm
8 creepy love songs we love anyway
By The A.V. Club, Patrick Gomez, Sam Barsanti, Gwen Ihnat, William Hughes, Randall Colburn, Katie Rife, Shannon Miller, Erik Adams
February 15, 2020 | 2:00pm
5 new releases we love: Tennis’ simmering piano pop, Beach Bunny’s explosive debut, and more
By The A.V. Club, Shannon Miller, Erik Adams, Mosi Reeves, Matt Williams
February 14, 2020 | 6:15pm
5 new releases we love: Lil Wayne has a ball, Nicolas Jaar reaches new heights, and more
By The A.V. Club, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn, Mosi Reeves, Nina Corcoran
February 7, 2020 | 6:00pm
Tame Impala, Grimes, and 23 more albums we can’t wait to hear in February
By The A.V. Club, Katie Rife, Alex McLevy, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn, Erik Adams, David Anthony, A.A. Dowd, Gwen Ihnat, Patrick Gomez
February 5, 2020 | 4:00pm
TLC grew more confident with
CrazySexyCool
, inspiring young girls to do the same
By Shannon Miller
February 1, 2020 | 4:00pm
5 new releases we love: Frances Quinlan branches out, Dan Deacon returns, and more
By The A.V. Club, Alex McLevy, Max Freedman, John Everhart, Matt Williams
January 31, 2020 | 6:00pm
What is the worst karaoke experience you’ve ever had?
By The A.V. Club, Gwen Ihnat, Patrick Gomez, Alex McLevy, Katie Rife, Randall Colburn, Danette Chavez, William Hughes, A.A. Dowd, Erik Adams
January 25, 2020 | 2:00pm
5 new releases we love: Wolf Parade soundtracks our tech anxiety, Hayley Williams goes solo, more
By The A.V. Club, Kelsey J. Waite, Lily Moayeri, Josh Modell, Randall Colburn
January 24, 2020 | 6:00pm
They Might Be Giants defied the major-label curse with
Flood
By Gwen Ihnat
January 20, 2020 | 2:00pm
5 new releases we love: Algiers’ urgent return, Georgia’s perfect dance pop, and more
By The A.V. Club, John Everhart, Tabassum Siddiqui, Lily Moayeri, Andy Crump
January 17, 2020 | 6:05pm
The 24 albums we can’t wait to hear in 2020
By The A.V. Club, Laura Adamczyk, Randall Colburn, Alex McLevy, Gwen Ihnat, Shannon Miller, Katie Rife, A.A. Dowd
January 16, 2020 | 12:00pm
Trixie Mattel on the nostalgic dolls that inspired her upcoming Grown Up world tour
By Marah Eakin
December 19, 2019 | 3:30pm
The 20 best albums of 2019
By The A.V. Club, Randall Colburn, Shannon Miller, Alex McLevy, Baraka Kaseko, Katie Rife, Danette Chavez, Brian Howe, Annie Zaleski, Clayton Purdom, Max Freedman, Mosi Reeves
December 19, 2019 | 12:00pm
The best albums of 2019: The ballots
By The A.V. Club, Shannon Miller, Katie Rife, Baraka Kaseko, Danette Chavez, Randall Colburn, Alex McLevy, Annie Zaleski, Clayton Purdom, Mosi Reeves, Max Freedman, Brian Howe
December 19, 2019 | 12:00pm
5 holiday releases we love from Kacey Musgraves, Lucy Dacus, Andrew Bird, and more
By The A.V. Club, Danette Chavez, Alex McLevy, Josh Modell, David Brusie
December 13, 2019 | 6:00pm
From Beyoncé to Bowie: We remember our favorite music of the 2010s
By Baraka Kaseko
December 7, 2019 | 6:00pm
5 new releases we love: Blood Incantation goes galactic, Lido Pimienta is back, and more
By The A.V. Club, Brian Howe, Dianca London Potts, Nate Rogers, Kim Kelly
December 6, 2019 | 6:02pm
What is your favorite concept album?
By The A.V. Club, Alex McLevy, Gwen Ihnat, William Hughes, Sam Barsanti, Randall Colburn, Angelica Cataldo, Katie Rife, Danette Chavez, Erik Adams, Kelsey J. Waite
November 30, 2019 | 2:00pm
5 new releases we love: Wye Oak gets tectonic, Andy Stott slows it down, and more
By The A.V. Club, Max Freedman, Brian Howe, Nina Corcoran, Josh Modell
November 22, 2019 | 6:00pm
The 2010s were the decade of the single
By Annie Zaleski
November 21, 2019 | 12:00pm
Dolly Parton and the cast of
Heartstrings
on the best Dolly songs to sing at karaoke
By Cameron Scheetz
November 20, 2019 | 4:30pm
The 50 best albums of the 2010s
By The A.V. Club, Laura Adamczyk, Alex McLevy, Katie Rife, Shannon Miller, Randall Colburn, A.A. Dowd, Annie Zaleski, Mosi Reeves, Marty Sartini Garner, Nina Corcoran, Max Freedman, Josh Modell, Brian Howe
November 20, 2019 | 12:00pm
5 new releases we love: Juliana Hatfield sings The Police, DJ Shadow rocks it, and more
By The A.V. Club, Alex McLevy, Astrid Budgor, John Everhart, Annie Zaleski
November 15, 2019 | 6:00pm
Beyoncé's
Lemonade
was a sweet moment of
free
Black womanhood and total agency
By Shannon Miller
November 12, 2019 | 6:00pm
5 new releases we love: FKA Twigs transfigures, Gang Starr throws it back, and more
By The A.V. Club, Max Freedman, Josh Modell, Andy Crump
November 8, 2019 | 6:00pm
It took a decade to see how dark Kanye’s
Fantasy
was
By Clayton Purdom
November 4, 2019 | 4:00pm
5 new releases we love: Tame Impala outruns doubt, Miranda Lambert gets rowdy, and more
By The A.V. Club, Dianca London Potts, Nate Rogers, Annie Zaleski, Adam Isaac Itkoff
November 1, 2019 | 5:00pm
These Memphis rap tapes aren’t actually haunted, but they are awesome
By Katie Rife
October 30, 2019 | 11:00am
What song are you adding to our Halloween party playlist?
By The A.V. Club, Alex McLevy, Katie Rife, Shannon Miller, Erik Adams, Gwen Ihnat, William Hughes, Kelsey J. Waite, Randall Colburn, Angelica Cataldo
October 26, 2019 | 5:00pm
Cigarettes After Sex get extra intimate, Guided By Voices hits heavy, and more
By The A.V. Club, Brian Howe, Marty Sartini Garner, Lily Moayeri, Matt Williams
October 25, 2019 | 5:00pm
What is a song lyric you didn’t understand until years later?
By The A.V. Club, Erik Adams, Alex McLevy, Gwen Ihnat, Danette Chavez, Katie Rife, Shannon Miller
October 19, 2019 | 1:00pm
5 new releases we love: Vagabon breaks through, Mark Lanegan looks forward, and more
By The A.V. Club, Randall Colburn, Shannon Miller, Annie Zaleski, Clayton Purdom, Brian Howe
October 18, 2019 | 5:00pm
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