Second Look: Japandroids – Celebration Rock
I haven’t been in the mood to celebrate anything… for reasons personal, political, existential, oftentimes in some lousy...
Carlo Thomas
25 Years of Influence: Beats Per Minute looks back at 1997
In our Turning 25 feature last week, we heard from dozens of bands about some of the records...
BPM’s Top 30 Big Thief songs
We count down the best cuts from the beloved band's impeccable discography
Album Review: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Endless Rooms
Don’t let their jangling guitar hooks and vocal harmonies fool you: the Melbourne-based quintet Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever...
Album Review: Hatchie – Giving The World Away
When Harriette Pilbeam aka Hatchie sings “Take my hand / you don’t have to worry anymore,” the line...
BPM’s Top 20 Spoon songs
Tim Sentz, Rob Hakimian, Ray Finlayson, Carlo Thomas, Jasper WIllems, John Wohlmacher and John Amen·
This Friday, Austin’s best indie rock band Spoon are releasing their 10th studio album, Lucifer on the Sofa....
Album Review: Holm – Why Don’t You Dance
In a year of outstanding post-punk releases, it’s understandable, if lamentable, that the Danish band Yung’s Ongoing Dispute...
BPM Team’s Personal 2021 Round-ups
A space for our writers to give their own individual round-ups of their year in music (or anything else).
BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2021
And so the sun sets on another year of music. This week the BPM staff have shared our...
BPM’s Top 50 Songs of 2021
Sometimes a song says it all. Sometimes an artist produces a few minutes that provide a window into...
