What is most striking about BROCKHAMPTON is not the colorful and varied production that quickly worms its way into listeners’ heads, or the effeminate vocal melodies that often play a central role in ...

Listening to Jules Shear’s new album, One More Crooked Dance, I feel the same way I did when I heard Peter Case’s most recent album, HWY 62: That it doesn’t have to be this good.Nobody insists that ...

Anyone who has paid attention to the lyrics on one of Kevin Morby‘s albums, like this year’s great City Music, knows he’s a thoughtful writer. He’s just as eloquent when it comes to other people’s ...

It’s officially November, which means the year is soon coming to an end, the album-release schedule is slowing down a bit, and it’s a good time to catch up on some music from the year that you haven’t ...

From pop-punk to black metal, 2017 gave us a ton of killer albums. It wasn't easy, but we've whittled it down to the 50 most essential you absolutely need to hear. And we crowned the best of the bunch ...

After taking six years off to finish his doctorate in political philosophy, John Maus crept back into our lives this year with a new album of schlocky synth-pop and ...

No need to call Kanye West, world—Adele is taking care of this one. The “Hello” singer pulled her own Kanye Sunday night at the 2017 Grammys by tearfully dedicating her “Album of the Year” award—for ...

Using RIAA data, we ranked the best-selling artists of all time, including acts like The Beatles and Elvis Presley, by their ...

Looking back through the dense media mist of the befuddling and seemingly endless 2017, our mid-year music special notes an unusual if obvious trend: The most popular genres of music — hip-hop/R&B and ...