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
Bonjour Motherfuckers #19 – BPM edition Ana Leorne·December 3, 2021It’s the most wonderful time of the year—and by that, I mean can we please have this nightmare...Bonjour MotherfuckersFeatures
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
Cassette Culture: November 2021 Joshua Pickard·November 30, 2021Cassette Culture is a monthly column dedicated to exploring the various artists that inhabit the expansive cassette market. Drawing...Cassette CultureFeatures
Track-by-Track: Chloe Rodgers breaks down her diverse, emotive Back To The Quay EP Chase McMullen·November 29, 2021Chloe Rodgers deals in a strain of alt-pop so immediate that it can often feel she’s playing in...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
Young Dolph Was Memphis Chase McMullen and Ethan Reis·November 18, 2021Where to even begin. Young Dolph was a king in his city, never expending too much energy in...EssayFeatures