BPM Team’s Personal 2020 Round-ups Andy Johnston·December 14, 2020It’s been a year of many endings, but Beats Per Minute’s is one of re-birth. For those many...Best Of 2020EssayFeaturesLists
Closedown wrestle with their own powerlessness on “To Shake with the Earth” and its video (BPM Premiere) Andy Johnston·December 14, 2020Fresh from being featured on our Best EPs of 2020 list, the Ohio emotive hardcore band Closedown have...News & Track Reviews
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