There’s a famous “Peanuts” cartoon panel, long circulated as a meme among music nerds, in which the Schroeder character, bearing armloads of LP, explains to Lucy, “Buying records cheers me up… ...

There are certainly existential questions to ask about The Album in an era where the platforms-that-be are trying to steer the direction of music towards fragments of songs. But if this list is any ...

December 2, 2020 • 2020 was so stuffed with urgent voices it could be hard to discern the melody from the noise. Here's our guide to the greatest albums that emerged from a year of cacophony.

Every year sees the release of thousands of albums, and only a select few manage to break through the noise to reach your ears eventually. During the pandemic lockdown, several music heads played ...

Best song: "Auntie Diaries" Kendrick is king when it comes to releasing banger hip-hop albums, and his 2022 album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, proves that. It's a lyrical masterpiece filled with ...

Every generation is defined by pop culture—the slang and style and music and movies that emerged during their time. Of course, it's easy to pick out groundbreaking art in hindsight, but it can be more ...

The thing that all these jazz albums have in common is their amazing listenability, music you can enjoy for years and never get bored. At least I haven't been. Ballantine just moved to the East Coast ...