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Album Review: Alice Coltrane – Kirtan: Turiya Sings

Ethan ReisJuly 21, 2021

The traditional Hindu practice of kirtan consists of devotional, musical chanting in a group setting, often call-and-response style with one leader. The singin...

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Hip Hop 2021: Halftime

Chase McMullen, Tim Sentz, Ethan Reis, Rob Hakimian, Kyle Kohner, John Amen, Brody Kenny and John WohlmacherJuly 5, 2021

We count down the Top 30 rap albums of the year so far...

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Interview: Erika de Casier on 2Pac, alter-egos, and her new album Sensational

Ethan ReisMay 21, 2021

Sometimes an album comes out of nowhere and blows your mind. Such was the impact of Erika de Casier’s self-released Essentials, a mix of dreamy 90s nostalgia a...

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DOOMED: Dwelling within the Discography of Dumile – The Man, The Monster & The Master

Chase McMullen, Brody Kenny, Ethan Reis, Tim Sentz, John Wohlmacher, Rob Hakimian, Andy Johnston and Todd DedmanMarch 8, 2021

It’s hard to accept that DOOM is gone. It simply doesn’t feel his time has passed, and given his knack for capturing the future, it likely never will. Amidst t...

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Album Review: Smerz – Believer

Ethan ReisFebruary 26, 2021

Something is happening in Copenhagen. Between Erika de Casier’s Aaliyah-inspired R&B, Clarissa Conley’s magical folk, and Ydegirl’s baroque daydreams, the ...

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Kero Kero Bonito share fantasy banger “The Princess and the Clock”, announce EP

Ethan ReisFebruary 24, 2021

Good news today for Kero Kero Bonito fans: the band have just announced their new EP Civilisation II will be out on April 21. The three-song release follows 20...

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Album Review: Pauline Anna Strom – Angel Tears In Sunlight

Ethan ReisFebruary 24, 2021

There’s an infamous scene in Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life where, in the middle of a family drama featuring Brad Pitt, the viewer is treated to a brief interl...

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BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2020

Rob Hakimian, Michael Cyrs, Brody Kenny, Kyle Kohner, Andy Johnston, JT Early, Chase McMullen, Todd Dedman, Conor Lochrie, Lauren Mullineaux, Tim Sentz, Scott Zanassi, Ray Finlayson, Josh Sand, Carlo Thomas, Ethan Reis, John Wohlmacher, Jeremy J. Fisette, Aleksandr Smirnov, Grady Penna, Emma Bauchner and Gareth O'MalleyDecember 9, 2020

Well. Well, this was a year. When we got back together, a mixture of old school BPMers and some blessed new blood, we were excited for what was to come. We ...

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BPM’s Top 50 Songs of 2020

Rob Hakimian, Tim Sentz, Ana Leorne, Ray Finlayson, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Aleksandr Smirnov, JT Early, Brody Kenny, Carlo Thomas, Grady Penna, Harrison Suits Baer, John Wohlmacher, Conor Lochrie, Gareth O'Malley, Ethan Reis, Jeremy J. Fisette, Andy Johnston and Matthew BartonDecember 8, 2020

Despite everything else that's happened in 2020, there sure has been a lot of good music. It just keeps coming, and we've all found the songs that have helped ...

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BPM’s Top 25 EPs of 2020

Rob Hakimian, Chase McMullen, Andy Johnston, Tim Sentz, Conor Lochrie, JT Early, Josh Sand, Ethan Reis, Emma Bauchner, Kyle Kohner, Ray Finlayson, Jasper WIllems and Evan KaloudisDecember 7, 2020

Call them EPs, call them mini-albums, there's no denying that this short-form medium is still a crucial building block for an artist's development – and yet th...

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