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Album Review: Rina Sawayama – Hold the Girl

JT Early·September 28, 2022

Upon first encountering the brilliance of Rina Sawayama, it is difficult to categorise her, considering the amount of...

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Rina Sawayama channels The Corrs on “Catch Me In The Air”

Rob H·June 27, 2022

Rina Sawayama is gearing up to release her second album Hold The Girl in September, and following on...

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Album Review: Charli XCX – Crash

Tim Sentz·March 18, 2022

There are two Hollywood films titled Crash. One is the tone-deaf Oscar-baiting by Paul Haggis that’s almost universally...

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BPM Team’s Personal 2020 Round-ups

Rob Hakimian, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Todd Dedman, Ray Finlayson, Tim Sentz, Jeremy J. Fisette, Gareth O'Malley, Ana Leorne, John Wohlmacher, Andy Johnston and Aleksandr Smirnov·December 14, 2020

It’s been a year of many endings, but Beats Per Minute’s is one of re-birth. For those many...

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BPM’s Top 50 Songs of 2020

Rob Hakimian, Tim Sentz, Ana Leorne, Ray Finlayson, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Aleksandr Smirnov, JT Early, Mimi Kenny, Carlo Thomas, Grady Penna, Harriet Suits Baer, John Wohlmacher, Conor Lochrie, Gareth O'Malley, Ethan Reis, Jeremy J. Fisette, Andy Johnston and Matthew Barton·December 8, 2020

Despite everything else that’s happened in 2020, there sure has been a lot of good music. It just...

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Album Review: Rina Sawayama – SAWAYAMA

Rob Hakimian·April 21, 2020

Rina Sawayama has always presented herself as someone who is confident, outspoken and proud of everything that comprises...

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