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Riot Fest doesn't seem to be taking the whole COVID thing seriously

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The best of Pitchfork Music Festival 2021

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Lizzo sets the record straight in single "Rumors" featuring Cardi B

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On Indigo De Souza's "Real Pain," catharsis is a chorus of crowdsourced screams

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Yola and Torres should be the soundtrack to your weekend

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Billie Eilish opens Happier Than Ever by one-upping Nirvana

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With 9th & Walnut, the Descendents make sense of their early history

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A new song proves Ben Gibbard should've returned to electronic music a long time ago

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Taylor Swift and Big Red Machine's "Renegade" is an anthem for anyone dealing with emotionally unavailable love interests

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Remi Wolf’s debut album Juno creates a candy-coated alternate reality of pop exuberance

The only intriguing thing about Coldplay’s Music Of The Spheres is the emoji song titles

Even after years away, Stromae still crafts a perfect dance track with “Santé”

Go deep inside a Masonic temple with The Armed for a fascinating concert film

Metallica’s Black Album: Can an exhaustive new box set convert the naysayers?

A terrific new single welcomes you to Mitski's goth cowboy era

Bad Bad Hats politely delivers one of 2021’s catchier albums

From Megan Thee Stallion to Carly Rae Jepsen: The 5 best acts of Governors Ball 2021

Riot Fest doesn't seem to be taking the whole COVID thing seriously

The VMAs again prove that "Latin" is a flawed classification in awards shows

The best of Pitchfork Music Festival 2021

Lizzo sets the record straight in single "Rumors" featuring Cardi B

On Indigo De Souza's "Real Pain," catharsis is a chorus of crowdsourced screams

Yola and Torres should be the soundtrack to your weekend

Billie Eilish opens Happier Than Ever by one-upping Nirvana

Jack Antonoff makes lovely music on Bleachers' new album, but he's never sounded less sure of himself

With 9th & Walnut, the Descendents make sense of their early history

A new song proves Ben Gibbard should've returned to electronic music a long time ago

Taylor Swift and Big Red Machine's "Renegade" is an anthem for anyone dealing with emotionally unavailable love interests

Modest Mouse is here to have fun, damn it