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
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
Irreversible Entanglements open a roadmap of lamentations on “Lágrimas Del Mar” Jasper WIllems·September 28, 2021Improvisation and activism go hand-in-hand for trailblazing US-based jazz quintet Irreversible Entanglements, an alliance forged between Camae Ayewa...News & Track Reviews
Album Review: Sons of Kemet – Black To The Future Jasper WIllems·May 17, 2021While the cultural discourse remains ever too preoccupied trying to crystallize the moment, the tireless Shabaka Hutchings stresses...Album ReviewsRecommendedReviews
Sons of Kemet team with Kojey Radical for the tenacious “Hustle”, announce new album Rob H·March 30, 2021Sons of Kemet, the Mercury Prize-nominated future jazz group spearheaded by saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings, have announced their new...News & Track Reviews
Album Review: Divide and Dissolve – Gas Lit Todd Dedman·February 3, 2021There is undeniable beauty in crushing volume. From the synaesthesia-inducing repetition of Sunn O))) to The Body’s raucous...Album ReviewsRecommendedReviews
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
Album Review: Cassandra Jenkins – My Light, My Destroyer Tom Williams·July 17, 2024Cassandra Jenkins’ third solo studio album My Light, My Destroyer wasn’t supposed to exist. Jenkins, who was born...Album ReviewsReviews
BPM’s Top 50 Songs of 2023 Rob Hakimian, Ray Finlayson, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Carlo Thomas, John Wohlmacher, Ethan Reis, Jeremy J. Fisette, John Amen, Jasper WIllems, Joshua Pickard, Steve Forstneger, Grady Penna and Andy Johnston·December 29, 2023Songs are soundtracks. No matter what you’re doing, when you have a song in your ears then it...Best of 2023FeaturesLists
BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2022 Rob Hakimian, Chase McMullen, Tim Sentz, Joshua Pickard, John Wohlmacher, Ray Finlayson, John Amen, Kyle Kohner, JT Early, Carlo Thomas, Ethan Reis, Jeremy J. Fisette, Aleksandr Smirnov, Lucas Martins, Steve Forstneger, Eddie Smith and Tom Williams·December 15, 2022You could easily write a dramatic pop-rock opera about the major global events that happened in 2022. From...Best of 2022FeaturesLists