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Album Review: MorMor – Semblance

Andy Johnston·November 11, 2022

The collective trauma of lockdown is probably still too fresh to fully process, but it’s fair to say...

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Out of the Darkness: 20 years of Interpol’s Turn On the Bright Lights

Joshua Pickard, Kristy Sawyer, JT Early, John Amen, Todd Dedman, Kyle Kohner, Ray Finlayson, Rob Hakimian, Andy Johnston, John Wohlmacher and Aleksandr Smirnov·October 3, 2022

The towers fell, and America was covered in dust. Within this twilight, four young men headed to a studio, to restart the recording of their debut album as Interpol.

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Album Review: Spoon – Lucifer On The Sofa

Andy Johnston·February 16, 2022

It’s become a well worn cliché in music journalism circles to point out that Spoon are the single...

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BPM’s Most Anticipated Releases of 2022

Tim Sentz, Chase McMullen, Rob Hakimian, Joshua Pickard, Kyle Kohner, Andy Johnston, Aleksandr Smirnov, Ethan Reis and Grady Penna·January 11, 2022

Quarantine days notwithstanding, 2022 is expected to be a rager. With the pandemic slowing down, and artists hitting...

BPM’s Favorite Ambient of 2021

Chase McMullen, Joshua Pickard, Andy Johnston, John Amen, Josh Sand, Jeremy J. Fisette and Rob Hakimian·January 10, 2022

A pool of great ambient music to sink into.

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BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2021

Rob Hakimian, Chase McMullen, Tim Sentz, Joshua Pickard, John Wohlmacher, Ray Finlayson, John Amen, Mimi Kenny, Kyle Kohner, Andy Johnston, JT Early, Carlo Thomas, Ethan Reis, Jeremy J. Fisette, Aleksandr Smirnov, Grady Penna and Harriet Suits Baer·December 16, 2021

And so the sun sets on another year of music. This week the BPM staff have shared our...

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BPM’s Top 50 Songs of 2021

Rob Hakimian, Tim Sentz, Ana Leorne, Ray Finlayson, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Mimi Kenny, Carlo Thomas, John Wohlmacher, Ethan Reis, Jeremy J. Fisette, Andy Johnston, John Amen, Jasper WIllems and Joshua Pickard·December 15, 2021

Sometimes a song says it all. Sometimes an artist produces a few minutes that provide a window into...

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Album Review: Converge & Chelsea Wolfe – Bloodmoon: I

Andy Johnston·November 19, 2021

Listener… Listener… Be on your guard. Converge’s power grows… It rises to its peak under the hour of...

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BPM’s Top 50 Albums of the 2010s

Tim Sentz, Rob Hakimian, John Amen, Ben Cohn, Todd Dedman, JT Early, Ray Finlayson, Jeremy J. Fisette, Andy Johnston, Kyle Kohner, Ana Leorne, Aleksandr Smirnov, Josh Sand, Ethan Reis, Carlo Thomas, Jasper WIllems and John Wohlmacher·October 12, 2021

This isn’t some alternate timeline, or an instance of you waking up from a long Super Mario World...

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BPM’s Albums of the 2010s: Honorable Mentions

Tim Sentz, Ben Cohn, Ray Finlayson, Jeremy J. Fisette, Rob Hakimian, Andy Johnston, Ana Leorne, Josh Sand, Aleksandr Smirnov, John Wohlmacher and Chase McMullen·October 11, 2021

This week Beats Per Minute is unveiling its Top 50 albums of the 2010s. We’re well aware it’s...

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