Over a woozy mixture of house, funk, and R&B, the Los Angeles rapper-producer recalls the pleasures of life before lockdown.
The Canadian folk duo partners with the New Zealand singer-songwriter; together, they mix blues, murder ballads, and Indigenous lore, updating traditional forms in unexpected ways.
On their mesmerizing collaborative album, the gnomic NYC rapper and the avant-garde poet and musician piece together ideas and sounds from history’s jagged shards.
The second album of improvisational jazz from Cloud Nothings’ Dylan Baldi and Jayson Gerycz tones down the bluster, stretching out in slow-moving pieces that rely heavily on space.
The albums that got us through this chaotic year, featuring Fiona Apple, Bad Bunny, Lil Uzi Vert, Phoebe Bridgers, and more
Electronic artists ranging from Jayda G to Roísín Murphy to Lorenzo Senni sound off on a year without dancefloor catharsis for their songs, and themselves. These are their imagined raves.
Sam Smith breaks down some of their favorite vocal performances in this episode of “Under the Influences”
The Atlanta rapper’s third record is both wildly innovative and strikingly consistent. It’s hard, melodic, experimental, and unlike anything else happening in mainstream rap.
The percussionist and composer explores the minutiae of a break-up via a robotic text-to-speech program on her quietly devastating new album.
The Detroit rapper’s fourth album of 2020 is yet another unalloyed success. It’s pure genre fare delivered by an artist with a refined, almost clinical approach to storytelling.
They’re still cooped up and bummed out, but the Swedish emo revivalists’ third album also boasts longer songs with stronger verses and a keener grasp of sequencing and flow.