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… ...

I had a new year's resolution for 2020. For too long, I'd just been checking in on hardcore from the sidelines, subscribing to a bunch of Bandcamp feeds and going to the occasional house show. In 2020 ...

Unsurprisingly, my favorite metal albums of 2020 are a mix of always reliable heavy hitters and remarkable up-and-comers who absolutely deserve more attention. If there’s any connective tissue between ...

I think people here are way too lenient. I don’t even think FTBC deserves a full 10, no matter what Pitchfork thinks. But to each his own. The next 10 album going back would be Idler Wheel – Fiona ...

The start of a new decade is always an exciting time in music, for any genre. But especially in country music, a new decade almost always signifies a new chapter as well. These four country albums all ...

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 ...