Top 20 Songs of the Year 2025
Let’s face it choosing just 20 songs to sum up our year of music listening is pretty ridiculous, not only in the context of EVERYTHING that was released but also…
Top 20 Albums of the Year 2025
This year’s album list (unranked) isn’t about one dominant style or one “scene.” It’s an array of contrasts, often between despair and hope, or the sacred and the profane. As…
Hilary Woods’ “Endgames” is a Haunting Return to Voice and Vision
Hilary Woods has always thrived in the shadows, but with “Endgames,” the first glimpse of her forthcoming album Night CRIÚ (out October 31 via Sacred Bones), she steps forward with…
Something Old, Something New – Grouper “Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill” & Ethel Cain “Perverts”
I’ve often found, with the music that I love, it’s the quieter artists who say the most whenever the world feels unkind. Not with their slogans but by tuning into…