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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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Album Review: 2 Chainz – So Help Me God!

Ethan ReisNovember 25, 2020

The public may underestimate how relaxed 2 Chainz is. His Nardwuar interview from a few years ago makes this extremely apparent (“Yes, I enjoy real estate,” he...

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Album Review: Future & Lil Uzi Vert – Pluto x Baby Pluto

Ethan ReisNovember 17, 2020

In September 2015, Drake and Future released the collaborative mixtape What a Time to Be Alive. Expectations were high; both artists were absolutely on top of ...

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Doe Boy & Southside – Demons R Us

Ethan ReisNovember 12, 2020

Cleveland-based rapper Doe Boy and 808 Mafia producer Southside are both now in their second decade of music. Following an 18-month stint in jail in the mid-20...

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