Least prolific music writer in the room. Shares a birthday with Stephen Malkmus and resents having his thunder stolen. Ride or die for Tori Amos. All opinions powered by chronic sleep deprivation.

Andy Johnston

BPM Curates: February 2025

Rob Hakimian, Steve Forstneger, Joshua Pickard, Kyle Kohner, John Wohlmacher, Larry McClain, John Amen, Chase McMullen, Carlo Thomas and Andy Johnston·March 3, 2025

Our monthly playlist of the team's essential new songs

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BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2024

Rob Hakimian, John Wohlmacher, Andy Johnston, Steve Forstneger, John Amen, Kyle Kohner, Joshua Pickard, Todd Dedman, Ray Finlayson, Ethan Reis, Chase McMullen, JT Early, Carlo Thomas, Brianna Corrine, Jeremy J. Fisette and Tom Williams·December 18, 2024

The 50 best albums from 2024, as picked by our team

Best of 2024 Features Lists

BPM’s Top 50 Songs of 2024

Rob Hakimian, Ray Finlayson, Jeremy J. Fisette, Joshua Pickard, John Wohlmacher, Steve Forstneger, Chase McMullen, Carlo Thomas, Kyle Kohner, Andy Johnston, John Amen, Ethan Reis and Brianna Corrine·December 17, 2024

The 50 best songs from 2024, as picked by our team

Best of 2024 Features Lists

BPM Curates: September 2024

Rob Hakimian, Jasper WIllems, Ray Finlayson, Larry McClain, John Amen, Kyle Kohner, Andy Johnston, Steve Forstneger and Chase McMullen·October 2, 2024

Our monthly playlist of the team's essential new songs

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BPM Curates: July 2024

Rob Hakimian, Jasper WIllems, Ray Finlayson, Larry McClain, John Amen, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Jeremy J. Fisette and Andy Johnston·August 1, 2024

Our monthly playlist of the team's essential new songs

BPM Curates Playlists Features

Overlooked 2024: The best albums we didn’t review from January to June

Rob Hakimian, Andy Johnston, Ray Finlayson, Tom Williams, John Amen, John Wohlmacher, Jeremy J. Fisette and Chase McMullen·July 10, 2024

Highlighting the best albums of the year that we didn't review

Features Lists

BPM Curates: May 2024

Rob Hakimian, Kyle Kohner, Jasper WIllems, Ray Finlayson, Larry McClain, Steve Forstneger, John Amen, Andy Johnston, Joshua Pickard, Chase McMullen and Ethan Reis·June 3, 2024

Our monthly playlist of the team's essential new songs

BPM Curates Playlists Features

BPM Curates: March 2024

Rob Hakimian, Kyle Kohner, Larry McClain, Chase McMullen, Jeremy J. Fisette, Jasper WIllems, Andy Johnston and Ray Finlayson·April 4, 2024

Our new monthly playlist of our team's favorite new songs

BPM Curates Playlists Features

BPM Curates: February 2024

Rob Hakimian, Ray Finlayson, Kyle Kohner, Larry McClain, Steve Forstneger, Chase McMullen, Brianna Corrine, Jeremy J. Fisette, Jasper WIllems, John Amen, Andy Johnston, JT Early, John Wohlmacher, Ethan Reis and Tom Williams·March 1, 2024

Our new monthly playlist of our team's favorite new songs

BPM Curates Playlists Features

BPM Curates: January 2024

Rob Hakimian, Ray Finlayson, Kyle Kohner, Larry McClain, Steve Forstneger, Chase McMullen, Jeremy J. Fisette, Jasper WIllems, Tom Williams, Joshua Pickard, John Amen, John Wohlmacher and Andy Johnston·February 1, 2024

Our new monthly playlist of our team's favorite new songs

BPM Curates Playlists Features

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Reviews

Album Review: Kokoroko – Tuff Times Never Last

Live Review: Blood Incantation with Pallbearer at The Caverns, Pelham, TN – July 12, 2025

Album Review: TWICE – This Is For

Features

Overlooked 2025: The Best Albums We Didn’t Review from January to June

BPM Curates: June 2025

Q&A: Peter Salett discusses his Brian Wilson-style suites

News & Track Reviews

Sudan Archives announces new album with a brace of bangers “MY TYPE” and “YEA YEA YEA”

Maren Morris shows no-quit determination on “Welcome To The End”

Looms reflect on a fading friendship in “Happy Birthday”

Podcasts

Podcast: Meet Our Makers Episode 96: The Swell Season – Earth and Water

Podcast: Meet Our Makers Episode 95: Patrick Wolf – Period Of Harvest

Podcast: Meet Our Makers Episode 94: U.S. Girls – A Line In The Sand Is Not A Wall

Andy Johnston

BPM Curates: February 2025

BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2024

BPM’s Top 50 Songs of 2024

BPM Curates: September 2024

BPM Curates: July 2024

Overlooked 2024: The best albums we didn’t review from January to June

BPM Curates: May 2024

BPM Curates: March 2024

BPM Curates: February 2024

BPM Curates: January 2024