The world is full of noises: 15 obscure shoegaze classics John Wohlmacher·July 24, 2023With the blaring hot sun of summer in full force and our collective tongues aching for exotic icecream...FeaturesLists
Run It Back: BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2013 Rob Hakimian, Aleksandr Smirnov, Andy Johnston, Joshua Pickard, John Wohlmacher, Steve Forstneger, John Amen, Ethan Reis, Carlo Thomas, Chase McMullen, Ray Finlayson and Tom Williams·July 17, 2023Ah, 2013… to say it was a “simpler time” is, well, oversimplifying things. But in the music world...FeaturesLists
Track-by-Track: Saloli walks us through her first album in five years, the warm, searching Canyon Chase McMullen·July 14, 2023It’s been a lengthy, mysterious wait for fans of pianist Mary Sutton – better known as Saloli. After...FeaturesTrack-by-Track
Interview: Get to know Hallan and their EP, The Noise Of A Firing Gun Kristy Sawyer·July 4, 2023Beats Per Minute caught up via Zoom with Adam Mills, drummer of Portsmouth quartet Hallan, to talk about...FeaturesInterview
Interview: Joe Casey – “I feel like one of the main themes of Protomartyr is to be humble” John Wohlmacher·June 19, 2023Our in-depth conversation with the Protomartyr vocalist about new album Formal Growth in the Desert as well as Westerns, romance, artificial intelligence and much moreFeaturesInterview
Interview: Mandy, Indiana – “There’s always a dialogue between the songs and the way we record them, and the spaces we recorded them in” John Wohlmacher·May 22, 2023On the release of their debut album, we have a long and wide-ranging conversation with Mandy, Indiana's vocalist Valentine CaulfieldFeaturesInterview
Cassette Culture: April 2023 Joshua Pickard·April 28, 2023Cassette Culture is a monthly column dedicated to exploring the various artists that inhabit the expansive cassette market. Drawing...Cassette CultureFeatures
Festival Preview: 11 Acts to Discover at REWIRE 2023 Jasper WIllems·April 7, 2023The Hague’s multi-disciplinary music festival is upon us this weekend. Beats Per Minute has cherry-picked 11 acts to...FeaturesLists
Interview Núria Graham: “I tried to connect with the subconscious, the dreams and the signals in nature” Jasper WIllems·March 22, 2023For a record that deals with grief and impending catastrophe, Núria Graham‘s latest album Cyclamen sounds peculiarly light-hearted,...FeaturesInterview
Cassette Culture: February 2023 Joshua Pickard·March 3, 2023Cassette Culture is a monthly column dedicated to exploring the various artists that inhabit the expansive cassette market. Drawing...Cassette CultureFeatures