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CHAI announce new album WINK with the meaningful and funky new single “Action”

Chase McMullenJanuary 19, 2021

Does it really get more fun than CHAI? In recent memory, there are scarcely any bands as purely, and truly, effervescent to their very core as the Japanese pop...

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Sports return with an addictive, biting sense of fun with “The Look”

Chase McMullenJanuary 18, 2021

Childhood friends Cale Chronister and Christian Theriot have been writing and recording together since their teenage years, and that closeness absolutely shine...

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Album Review: Claire Rousay – it was always worth it

Chase McMullenJanuary 8, 2021

Some things are meant to hurt. As much of a staple as the ‘break up album’ is, as much solace as listeners and artists alike find in the form, it’s the rare...

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Our most anticipated albums of 2021

Rob Hakimian, Ana Leorne, Andy Johnston, Tim Sentz, Gareth O'Malley, JT Early, Chase McMullen, Jeremy J. Fisette, Carlo Thomas, John Wohlmacher, Kyle Kohner and Evan KaloudisJanuary 6, 2021

A new year, a whole new batch of music to get excited about. Will the pandemic have a delayed effect on this year's releases? Only time will tell, but – as you...

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Album Review: Eminem – Music To Be Murdered By – Side B

Chase McMullenDecember 24, 2020

For all intents and purposes, Eminem isn’t allowed to just put out an album. It has to be an event, one doomed to be picked apart with a fine-toothed comb. Eve...

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Album Review: Killah Priest & Jordan River Banks – The Third Eye in Technicolor

Chase McMullenDecember 22, 2020

For a rapper still so unsung (outside of certain circles, at least), Killah Priest has displayed astonishing longevity. Ever since his 90s appearances on Grave...

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Album Review: Seiko Oomori – Kintsugi

Chase McMullenDecember 21, 2020

She may only have released her first label-supported album in 2013, and may only be 33, but Seiko Oomori is already a legend within Japan. Influenced in equal ...

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Eminem surprise releases new companion album, Music to Be Murdered By: Side B

Chase McMullenDecember 18, 2020

That's right, folks. Murder strikes twice in 2020, Eminem is back again. In many ways, it makes perfect sense. His last album may have been a mere handful o...

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BPM Team’s Personal 2020 Round-ups

Rob Hakimian, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Todd Dedman, Ray Finlayson, Tim Sentz, Jeremy J. Fisette, Gareth O'Malley, Ana Leorne, John Wohlmacher, Andy Johnston and Aleksandr SmirnovDecember 14, 2020

It's been a year of many endings, but Beats Per Minute's is one of re-birth. For those many of you who probably don't know our history, BPM was run as a passio...

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Overcoats release remix album, including interpretations from Shura, Porches, Caroline Rose, and more

Chase McMullenDecember 14, 2020

Making the most of this dreary, quarantined year, Brooklyn alt-pop duo Overcoats released not only their latest LP, The Fight, they've now returned with its r...

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