BPM’s Most Anticipated Releases of 2022 Tim Sentz, Chase McMullen, Rob Hakimian, Joshua Pickard, Kyle Kohner, Andy Johnston, Aleksandr Smirnov, Ethan Reis and Grady Penna·January 11, 2022Quarantine days notwithstanding, 2022 is expected to be a rager. With the pandemic slowing down, and artists hitting...FeaturesLists
BPM’s Favorite Ambient of 2021 Chase McMullen, Joshua Pickard, Andy Johnston, John Amen, Josh Sand, Jeremy J. Fisette and Rob Hakimian·January 10, 2022A pool of great ambient music to sink into.Best of 2021FeaturesLists
Bonjour Motherfuckers #20 – BPM edition Ana Leorne·January 7, 2022Sometimes it feels like we’ve been nursing this hangover for the past two years; it may be a...Bonjour MotherfuckersFeatures
Cassette Culture: December 2021 Joshua Pickard·December 31, 2021Cassette Culture is a monthly column dedicated to exploring the various artists that inhabit the expansive cassette market. Drawing...Cassette CultureFeatures
BPM Team’s Personal 2021 Round-ups Chase McMullen, Rob Hakimian, Ray Finlayson, John Wohlmacher, Jasper WIllems, Kyle Kohner, Joshua Pickard, Jeremy J. Fisette, John Amen, Carlo Thomas, Mimi Kenny, Aleksandr Smirnov and Ethan Reis·December 23, 2021A space for our writers to give their own individual round-ups of their year in music (or anything else).Best of 2021Features
When Bowie became Bowie: Hunky Dory at 50 Ana Leorne·December 17, 2021Before Ziggy announced the end of the world in five years’ time, a hand reached down from a...EssayFeatures
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 Harriet 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