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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 50 Songs of 2020 Rob Hakimian, Tim Sentz, Ana Leorne, Ray Finlayson, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Aleksandr Smirnov, JT Early, Mimi Kenny, Carlo Thomas, Grady Penna, Harriet Suits Baer, John Wohlmacher, Conor Lochrie, Gareth O'Malley, Ethan Reis, Jeremy J. Fisette, Andy Johnston and Matthew Barton·December 8, 2020Despite everything else that’s happened in 2020, there sure has been a lot of good music. It just...Best Of 2020Features
Indigo Sparke announces Adrianne Lenker co-produced debut album with the heartbreaking “Baby” Rob H·October 29, 2020Indigo Sparke is an Australian songwriter who has put out a clutch of compelling tracks over the last...News & Track Reviews
Album Review: Adrianne Lenker – songs + instrumentals Rob Hakimian·October 26, 2020Big Thief always record in rural locations, but for her new record, their singer Adrianne Lenker went even...Album ReviewsRecommendedReviews
Adrianne Lenker pays adoring tribute to a beautiful, untameable love on “dragon eyes” Rob H·October 1, 2020Adrianne Lenker, the incomparable singer of Big Thief, has two new solo albums coming out on October 23,...News & Track Reviews
Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker announces not one, but two upcoming records with new song “anything” Kyle Kohner·September 2, 2020With Lenker's soft string-plucking playing to an ambient effect—not unlike anything from past solo material and of Big Thief— "Anything" is as gorgeous and intimate as you'd expect. News & Track Reviews