BPM Team’s Personal 2020 Round-ups Rob Hakimian, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Todd Dedman, Ray Finlayson, Tim Sentz, Jeremy J. Fisette, Gareth O'Malley, Ana Leorne, John Wohlmacher, Andy Johnston and Aleksandr Smirnov·December 14, 2020It’s been a year of many endings, but Beats Per Minute’s is one of re-birth. For those many...Best Of 2020EssayFeaturesLists
BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2020 Rob Hakimian, Michael Cyrs, Mimi 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'Malley·December 9, 2020Well. Well, this was a year. When we got back together, a mixture of old school BPMers and...Best Of 2020FeaturesLists
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 Kaloudis·December 7, 2020Call them EPs, call them mini-albums, there’s no denying that this short-form medium is still a crucial building...Best Of 2020FeaturesLists
Hindsight 2020: The best albums we didn’t review Emma Bauchner, Ray Finlayson, Rob Hakimian, Mimi Kenny, Kyle Kohner, Ana Leorne, Chase McMullen, Gareth O'Malley, Grady Penna, Josh Sand, Tim Sentz, Harriet Suits Baer, Carlo Thomas, John Wohlmacher and Scott Zanassi·November 9, 2020Well, here we are, with this nightmare of a year nearing a close. Before we dive into our...FeaturesLists
The Year of Daniel Romano Josh Sand·September 16, 2020A look back at Daniel Romano’s nine 2020 albums in preparation for the 10th, How Ill Thy World...FeaturesLists
Overlooked 2020: Underappreciated albums from January to June Kyle Kohner, Andy Johnston, Rob Hakimian, Josh Sand, Ray Finlayson, Lauren Mullineaux, Emma Bauchner, Ana Leorne, Tim Sentz, Chase McMullen, Gareth O'Malley and Grady Penna·June 29, 2020Every year there are more and more releases vying for your attention – and that’s not just in...FeaturesLists
For Your Health: Quarantine Listening Chase McMullen, Ana Leorne, Grady Penna, Rob Hakimian, Joshua Pickard, Ray Finlayson, Todd Dedman, Mimi Kenny and Josh Sand·April 20, 2020As this era of social distancing stretches on and on, distractions become all the more essential to keep...FeaturesLists
Infection Collection: BPM’s Covid-19 Survival Songs Rob Hakimian, Todd Dedman, Ray Finlayson, Kyle Kohner, Scott Zanassi, Josh Sand, Chase McMullen and Ana Leorne·March 30, 202028 songs to reflect any and all of your feelings during this unusual time This week we’ve decided...FeaturesLists
Our Favorite Albums of 2020 So Far Chase McMullen, Josh Sand, Lauren Mullineaux, Mimi Kenny, Rob Hakimian, Scott Zanassi, Joshua Pickard, Ana Leorne, Todd Dedman, Kyle Kohner and Jeremy Monroe·March 23, 2020Why hello there. It’s been a long time, huh? Whether you know us from the bygone era of...FeaturesLists
BPM 5: The Top 130 Albums Staff·October 15, 2013We run down our top 130 albums of the past five years (10/05/2008-2013)Lists