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Top Ten Favorite Albums of 2023

Fifty Favorite Albums of 2023, Part 4

Fifty Favorite Albums of 2023, Part 3

Fifty Favorite Albums of 2023, Part 2

Fifty Favorite Albums of 2023, Part One

Your 2023 Isn't Complete if You Haven't Heard These Thirteen Awesome EPs

Let the Year End Madness Begin (On Friday)!

Thirty Years Later, Big Head Todd and the Monsters' 'Sister Sweetly' Is Still a Classic Nineties Record

Songs You Need To Hear Now #37

Daniel Donato's 'Reflector' Is Here to Take You on One Epic Cosmic Country Journey

Let's Jump in the Time Machine and Watch a Set by the Promise Ring Back in 1997

Songs You Need To Hear Now #36

Some Thoughts on the New Single From The Beatles and AI

Songs You Need To Hear Now #35

Sofia Kourtesis's Phenomenal Debut Album 'Madres' Combines Opposite Cultures and Human Emotion for One of the Year's True House Highlights

Barry Can't Swim Just Dropped the Electronic AOTY With His Gorgeous Debut, 'When Will We Land?'

50 Years Ago, Herbie Hancock's Funk-Filled Landmark Album 'Head Hunters' Changed Jazz Forever While Laying the Foundation for Hip Hop

Songs You Need To Hear Now #34

The Power Pop Revival Is in Full Swing, and Uni Boys Is Leading the Way Back to the 70s With the Excellent 'Buy This Now!'

Revisiting Uni Boys' Debut Record as Their Sophomore Effort Drops Today

Songs You Need To Hear Now #33

Happy 25th to the American Football EP

Songs You Need To Hear Now #32

Catch the Summer's Last Wave With 'Tracks,' the Debut Album From the Evening Sons

Holy Smokes, September Was Stacked!

Want a New AOTY Candidate? Spin the Latest Slaughter Beach, Dog Record

Who Are Your "Greatest Hits" Kinda Bands?

Songs You Need To Hear Now #31

'Strange Disciple' Finds Nation of Language Still Grooving at Their New Wave Best, but Maybe It's Time for a Change

Appreciate You Listening To 'Lost in Love,' the Debut Album From Zivi This Weekend

Songs You Need To Hear Now #30

Watch: Zivi & The Rocks - Live at Meow Wolf

What Was Your Song of the Summer?

'Everything Is Alive' Proves the New Era for Slowdive Is Just as Great as Their First (and Maybe Better)

See You in September

Songs You Need To Hear Now #29

No Sophomore Slump in 'Struggler': Genesis Owusu Crushes It Again

Songs You Need To Hear Now #28

Community Radio Is Still Vital, Especially in Places With Spotty Reception

Songs You Need To Hear Now #27

Steve Marino Crafts a New Power Pop Gem with 'Too Late To Start Again'

Dog Days Archives: With Endless Rooms, It's Still the Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever You Love, but This Time With Some New Tricks up Their Sleeves

Songs You Need To Hear Now #26

George Clanton Doesn't Disappoint on 'Ooh Rap I Ya'

Dog Days Archives - This is All Donnie Darko's Fault: Hollywood Needs to Get Over 'Dark' Covers of Your Favorite Retro Hits

Songs You Need To Hear Now #25

Drop Everything You're Doing and Listen to Strange Ranger's New Album, 'Pure Music'

Bust Through the Heat Dome With Burning Spear's 'the World Should Know'

Songs You Need To Hear Now Playlist #23

Catching up on the Week That Was Or: How I Tried Not to Sweat While Presenting to a Room of Music Pros

Songs You Need To Hear Now #22

The Pink Stones' 'You Know Who' and Julie Byrne's 'The Greater Wings' Are Two Distinct Albums Ya Gotta Hear

Songs You Need To Hear Now #21

Mid-Year Means More Music: The LPs

Songs You Need To Hear Now #20

Mid-Year Means More Music: The EPs

Songs You Need To Hear Now #19 (Including the New Release Announcement for Mama Mañana Records!)

Holy Moly, There Was a Ton of Great Releases (Last) Week: Part Two

Holy Moly, There Were a Ton of Great Releases This Week: Part One

When Jimmy Buffett Became One of America's Finest Songwriters: Let's Listen to 'A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean' Which Is Celebrating a 50th Birthday

Songs You Need To Hear Now Playlist #18

Bully Returns with 'Lucky for You,' Her Best Album Yet

Songs You Need To Hear Now Playlist #17

Take in the Heartland Punk Brilliance of Country Westerns and Their New Album, 'Forgive the City'

Ruin Your Memorial Day Weekend: Let's Listen to The Beach Boys' 'Summer In Paradise'

Songs You Need To Hear Now Playlist #16

From the Aisles of Grocery Store: Let's Listen to Michael McDonald's "Sweet Freedom"

Songs You Need To Hear Now Playlist #15

Sad Boys Club Offer a Smorgasbord of Emo Sounds on Their Debut Record

So Much More Than Stacey's Mom: Fountains of Wayne Had it Going On

Songs You Need To Hear Now Playlist #14

I Love Brotherly Harmonies, so of Course I Love the New Lemon Twigs Record

Shorties: Closing Out All of the April Aural Goodness

Songs You Need To Hear Now Playlist #13

Circles Around the Sun Return From the Darkness With the Celebratory 'Language'

Songs You Need To Hear Now Playlist #12

Rose City Band Invite You to Celebrate the Summer with 'Garden Party'

Big Star's Jody Stephens and Songwriting Partner Luther Russell Return as Those Pretty Wrongs With the Tranquil 'Holiday Camp' to Sooth the Times

Songs You Need To Hear Now Playlist #11

Blondshell Drops an Explosive Introduction That Is the Best Debut of the Year (so Far)

Happy 40th to R.E.M.'s Landmark Debut, 'Murmur'

Dan Horne Steps out on His Own With the Outstanding 'Count the Clouds'

Ain't No Lie: 'Lies' by LIES Is an Early AOTY Favorite

Today Is a Stacked Release Day but Don't Miss out on 'That Sweet Breath' by Lowmello

Disco Ain't Dead: Julian Fulco Perron Returns With His Glammed-out New Single, "All the Lights"

Light in the Attic's 'Pacific Breeze Volume 3' City Pop Collection Is the Best Way to Welcome Spring

Is Fleetwood Mac's 'Penguin' As Bad As the Critics Said in 1973?

The Nude Party 'Rides On' With Their Latest and Greatest Album

What Are You Spinning This Weekend?

Tanukichan's 'Gizmo' is a Must-Hear For Shoegaze Fans

Quick Picks: Toby Leaman of Dr. Dog, Josephine Network, and the Latest From The Men

I Wish All Pop Records Could Be As Phenomenal As Caroline Polachek's Latest

Check Out "Fool," the New Single From Lowmello Ahead of His EP Release on Mama Mańana Records!

Treat Yourself to the Best Yo La Tengo Record in a Decade

Dig Your Jncos Out From the Basement and Give the New Narrow Head Album a Listen

Quick Picks: Wrapping Up January's Highlights

On 'Heavy Heavy,' Young Fathers Continues to March to the Beat of Their Own Drum With Their Best Record Yet

Writing About the Rock Hall Nominees Annually Is a Grim Reminder of the Passage of Time

Patchnotes Doesn't Need Words to Explore a Pallet of Emotions on 'Endless Surrender'

Billy Nomates Takes a Giant Leap on Her Second Album, 'Cacti'

Gaz Coombes Is Still the Most Underappreciated Songwriter From the 90s Brit Pop Scene and His Latest, 'Turn the Car Around" Is a New Masterpiece

Margo Price Returns With a Psychedelic Sheen on 'Strays'

It's Time to Revisit 'Keep Your Eyes Ahead,' a 2008 Gem From The Helio Sequence

Looking Ahead to Some of the Anticipated Albums for Winter and Spring 2023

50 Years of Bruce Springsteen's 'Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.'