Charm School explore a corrugated post-punk ideology on “Happiness is a Warm Sun”
Louisville post-punk outfit Charm School adore the corrugated contours of The Fall and Gang of Four and have...
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BPM’s Top 50 Songs of 2024
The 50 best songs from 2024, as picked by our team
Big Ears Festival announces initial 2025 lineup
Knoxville’s expansive and experimental Big Ears Festival will return to the Marble City in March of next year,...
Cassette Culture: August 2024
Cassette Culture is a monthly column dedicated to exploring the various artists that inhabit the expansive cassette market. Drawing...
Never Heavy revel in the comforts and nostalgia of affection on “Anything More” [BPM Premiere]
Alt-rock had its heyday in the ‘90s, with countless anthems pouring out of oversized stadiums and radios blaring...
Morgan Swihart yearns for simpler histories and happier memories on “I Just Wanna Go” [BPM Premiere]
Music can speak to the history of a place, to its detailed geography and cultural nuances in ways...
BPM Curates: May 2024
Our monthly playlist of the team's essential new songs
Jason Montero fights against the inequities of affection on “Thorn” [BPM Premiere]
Some musicians speak from experience while others speak from desire. Florida singer-songwriter Jason Montero spends his time somewhere...
Festival Review: Knoxville’s Big Ears Festival offers a trip through a parallel reality
Big Ears Festival is a bubble – a cloistered series of moments dedicated to creation and exploration. It’s wondrous...
Eric Schroeder finds revelation in the darkness on “Stayed the Same” [BPM Premiere]
Music is a study in contrasts: antagonistic tones resting perpendicular to one another, melodies serving the desires of...
