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BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2021 Rob Hakimian, Chase McMullen, Tim Sentz, Joshua Pickard, John Wohlmacher, Ray Finlayson, John Amen, Mimi Kenny, Kyle Kohner, Andy Johnston, JT Early, Carlo Thomas, Ethan Reis, Jeremy J. Fisette, Aleksandr Smirnov, Grady Penna and Harrison Suits Baer·December 16, 2021And so the sun sets on another year of music. This week the BPM staff have shared our...Best of 2021FeaturesLists
BPM’s Top 50 Songs of 2021 Rob Hakimian, Tim Sentz, Ana Leorne, Ray Finlayson, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Mimi Kenny, Carlo Thomas, John Wohlmacher, Ethan Reis, Jeremy J. Fisette, Andy Johnston, John Amen, Jasper WIllems and Joshua Pickard·December 15, 2021Sometimes a song says it all. Sometimes an artist produces a few minutes that provide a window into...Best of 2021FeaturesLists
BPM’s Top 20 EPs of 2021 Rob Hakimian, Chase McMullen, John Amen, JT Early, Joshua Pickard, Ethan Reis, Ray Finlayson and Josh Sand·December 14, 2021Our favorite EPs, mini-albums, mixtapes and any other in-between releases.Best of 2021FeaturesLists
Overlooked 2021: The Best Albums We Didn’t Review Rob Hakimian, Chase McMullen, Grady Penna, John Amen, Joshua Pickard, Ray Finlayson, John Wohlmacher, Kyle Kohner, Mimi Kenny and Jeremy J. Fisette·December 13, 2021Sometimes albums just slip through the net - we wanted to give the best ones their moment in the spotlight.Best of 2021FeaturesLists
Track-By-Track: Mandy, Indiana usher us through their pulverising … EP Rob Hakimian·December 1, 2021It’s rare for a band to emerge with such clarity of purpose and sound as Mandy, Indiana did...FeaturesTrack-by-Track
On Deck: IMOGEN picks five songs that convinced her to be a songwriter Rob Hakimian·November 22, 2021Newcastle songwriter IMOGEN named her recent EP Bloodbag, a succinct encapsulation of the visceral, vivid and bodily way...FeaturesOn Deck
Album Review: IDLES – Crawler Rob Hakimian·November 17, 2021IDLES released their third album Ultra Mono in September 2020, scoring their first UK Number 1 album, but...Album ReviewsReviews
Album Review: Hand Habits – Fun House Rob Hakimian·November 2, 2021Titling your album Fun House brings with it certain expectations or connotations. Of course there’s The Stooges’ classic...Album ReviewsReviews
Album Review: Circuit Des Yeux – -io Rob Hakimian·October 26, 2021Grief is a largely insular process, but that doesn’t mean it’s quiet or colourless. Quite the opposite. On...Album ReviewsRecommendedReviews
Album Review: Xenia Rubinos – Una Rosa Rob Hakimian·October 20, 2021Xenia Rubinos’ previous album, 2016’s Black Terry Cat, was a series of statements of Latinx identity – each...Album ReviewsReviews