A 100-Year-Old Man's Debut Record
Plus two seriously good rock albums from artists barely into their 20s, scorching live-band R&B, and more
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Deep in the Cat Cafe With Kassie Krut
The Queens trio Kassie Krut hotwires IDM, punk, and much more into a subterranean club sound that feels like the future.
Five Albums: Ren-Faire Eurodance, Exquisite Pain Rap, Mortal Kombat Samples
Plus shroomy Detroit hip-hop and a wonderfully handmade-feeling ambient album
How Drunk Do You Need to Be to Enjoy Lady Gaga’s “Abracadabra”?
A Waste or Taste debate on the state of millennial pop girlies and Doechii’s post-Grammys victory lap
Inching Back from the Edge on “The Milky Sea”
A new 20-minute track from ambient king Jefre Cantu-Ledesma cleansed my mind in a low moment.
Five Albums: a New Recommendations Newsletter for Paid Subscribers
The first dispatch includes replicant raves, RPG-soundtrack ambient jazz, communist trap music, and more.
The Grammys Have One Job—and This Year They Actually Did It
Much like Beyoncé, we were surprised (in a good way) by the 2025 awards.
A Grammys Podcast for People Who Hate the Grammys
We take a closer look at nominated songs ranging from Kim Gordon rapping her packing list to an A.I.-assisted John Lennon demo masquerading as the last Beatles song.
Italian Darkwave Producer Torba Scratches the NIN Itch with “Dare”
A dungeon-ready dance highlight from a former touring member of the Soft Moon
Ginger Root’s Life Is a Movie
The SoCal multi-instrumentalist writes love letters to 1980s Japan through his elaborately world-building visuals and city pop-tinged funk-lite jams.
A Horny SZA Hit, a Questionable Bob Dylan Impression, and a New Aphex Twin Classic
Waste or Taste is back to discuss late December’s tastiest leftovers, from SZA’s ‘Lana’ to Timothée Chalamet’s Dylan
A Deep Dive Into Johnny Cash Offering Bob Dylan a Bugle in ‘A Complete Unknown’
There are factual liberties taken in the new Dylan biopic, but none as mystifying as a scene involving the corn snack Bugles.