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BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2020 Andy Johnston·December 9, 2020Well. Well, this was a year. When we got back together, a mixture of old school BPMers and...Best Of 2020FeaturesLists
BPM’s Top 50 Songs of 2020 Andy Johnston·December 8, 2020Despite everything else that’s happened in 2020, there sure has been a lot of good music. It just...Best Of 2020Features
BPM’s Top 25 EPs of 2020 Andy Johnston·December 7, 2020Call them EPs, call them mini-albums, there’s no denying that this short-form medium is still a crucial building...Best Of 2020FeaturesLists
Album Review: Respire – Black Line Andy Johnston·December 4, 2020Respire’s new album Black Line opens with the sound of 2020: a garbage fire crackling in the night....Album ReviewsReviews
Album Review: Inter Arma – Garbers Days Revisited Andy Johnston·July 13, 2020Inter Arma make serious music, of that there is no doubt. Their albums are totems to existential despair,...Album ReviewsReviews
Overlooked 2020: Underappreciated albums from January to June Andy Johnston·June 29, 2020Every year there are more and more releases vying for your attention – and that’s not just in...FeaturesLists
Album Review: Owen Pallett – Island Andy Johnston·May 22, 2020It’s been 10 long years since Owen Pallett left behind the fantasy world of 14th-century Spectrum that served...Album ReviewsRecommendedReviews
Album Review: Perfume Genius – Set My Heart On Fire Immediately Andy Johnston·May 15, 2020The music Mike Hadreas has been making as Perfume Genius over the past 10 years has never exactly...Album ReviewsRecommendedReviews