The world is full of noises: 15 obscure shoegaze classics
With the blaring hot sun of summer in full force and our collective tongues aching for exotic icecream...
Lists
Run It Back: BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2013
Ah, 2013… to say it was a “simpler time” is, well, oversimplifying things. But in the music world...
Festival Preview: 11 Acts to Discover at REWIRE 2023
The Hague’s multi-disciplinary music festival is upon us this weekend. Beats Per Minute has cherry-picked 11 acts to...
BPM’s Most Anticipated Releases of 2023
Here we are in another January facing down another year full of surprises. While some of those surprises...
BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2022
You could easily write a dramatic pop-rock opera about the major global events that happened in 2022. From...
BPM’s Top 50 Songs of 2022
This year saw Beyoncé retain her Queen of Pop crown with a 16-track comeback, one of the pretenders...
18 songs that display Mimi Parker as the beating heart of Low
The music world was quietly rocked this weekend when news broke that Mimi Parker – drummer, vocalist and founding member of Low – had passed away.
12 albums that showcase why Loretta Lynn was one of country music’s most rebellious storytellers
From Christmas albums to twangy ‘80s adaptations to more recent rockier and folky albums, Loretta Lynn's music captured so many moods and themes that her creativity seemed to never rest
25 Years of Influence: Beats Per Minute looks back at 1997
In our Turning 25 feature last week, we heard from dozens of bands about some of the records...
Turning 25: Musicians discuss some of their favorite records from 1997
Some years just seem to have a halo around them: 1969, 1971, 1991, 2001 – they have all...
