Run It Back: BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2013 Rob Hakimian, Aleksandr Smirnov, Andy Johnston, Joshua Pickard, John Wohlmacher, Steve Forstneger, John Amen, Ethan Reis, Carlo Thomas, Chase McMullen, Ray Finlayson and Tom Williams·July 17, 2023Ah, 2013… to say it was a “simpler time” is, well, oversimplifying things. But in the music world...FeaturesLists
Blueburst rummages through various jangling pop histories on “Senseless” [BPM Premiere] Joshua Pickard·July 6, 2023It’s been a long and twisting road that Atlanta singer-guitarist Craig Douglas Miller has travelled over the last...News & Track Reviews
Helen Kelter Skelter explore dense psych-rock calamity on “Sceptre” [BPM Premiere] Joshua Pickard·May 26, 2023Oklahoma’s psych mantle bearers Helen Kelter Skelter have always kept their heads down and let their music speak...News & Track Reviews
Cassette Culture: April 2023 Joshua Pickard·April 28, 2023Cassette Culture is a monthly column dedicated to exploring the various artists that inhabit the expansive cassette market. Drawing...Cassette CultureFeatures
Bees in a Bottle discover emotional release through freeform dance in the video for “Wet Widow” [BPM Premiere] Joshua Pickard·April 21, 2023There is a long and misleading mythology that perpetuates the “rock star lifestyle” trope. Drugs, sex, and distorted...News & Track Reviews
Whoop deal with heartache and resentment on funk rock anthem “Cherry Cola” [BPM Premiere] Joshua Pickard·April 6, 2023With a tenure of just a few years, North Carolina’s Whoop has already evolved from a band running...News & Track Reviews
Festival Review: Knoxville’s Big Ears Festival stays weird and wonderful and wholly necessary Joshua Pickard·April 4, 2023Big Ears still feels like a secret, a hidden treasure nestled in The Marble City. Gathering together artists...Festival ReviewLive ReviewsReviews
Toy City transforms Oscar Hammerstein into early 90s indie rock on cover of “Do Re Mi” [BPM Premiere] Joshua Pickard·March 30, 2023When the pandemic first hit back in 2020, there was a noted collapse of artistic scenes across the...News & Track Reviews
Raia Was examines life’s quieter moments on gauzy alt-pop wonder “What It Feels Like” [BPM Premiere] Joshua Pickard·March 22, 2023It’s been a few years since songwriter-producer Raia Was released her debut album, Angel I’m Frightened, back in...News & Track Reviews
girlhouse radiates raw emotion in the video for cathartic alt-pop cataclysm “worth it” Joshua Pickard·March 17, 2023The music of girlhouse — aka Portland-by-way-of-Nashville bedroom pop architect Lauren Luiz — is bathed in an alt-pop...News & Track Reviews
