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BPM Curates: July 2025

Rob Hakimian, Steve Forstneger, Larry McClain, Ray Finlayson, Chase McMullen, Mary Chiney, John Amen and Nathan Skinner·August 1, 2025

Our monthly playlist of the team's essential new songs

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Album Review: Lorde – Virgin

Jeremy J. Fisette·July 3, 2025

When Lorde’s last album came out, it was met with a general head scratch. Solar Power ditched the...

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BPM Curates: June 2025

Rob Hakimian, Steve Forstneger, Larry McClain, Ray Finlayson, Chase McMullen, Mary Chiney and Sydney Peterson·July 2, 2025

Our monthly playlist of the team's essential new songs

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BPM Curates: April 2025

Rob Hakimian, Steve Forstneger, Larry McClain, Chase McMullen, Nathan Skinner, John Wohlmacher, Ethan Reis, Ray Finlayson and John Amen·May 1, 2025

Our monthly playlist of the team's essential new songs

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BPM’s Top 50 Songs of 2024

Rob Hakimian, Ray Finlayson, Jeremy J. Fisette, Joshua Pickard, John Wohlmacher, Steve Forstneger, Chase McMullen, Carlo Thomas, Kyle Kohner, Andy Johnston, John Amen, Ethan Reis and Brianna Corrine·December 17, 2024

The 50 best songs from 2024, as picked by our team

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BPM Curates: June 2024

Rob Hakimian, Jasper WIllems, Ray Finlayson, Larry McClain, John Amen, Chase McMullen and Kyle Kohner·July 1, 2024

Our monthly playlist of the team's essential new songs

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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, 2023

Ah, 2013… to say it was a “simpler time” is, well, oversimplifying things. But in the music world...

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, 2021

Sometimes a song says it all. Sometimes an artist produces a few minutes that provide a window into...

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Podcast: Let It Beat – Episode 02: Pink Siifu, Lorde and Deafheaven

John Wohlmacher, Jasper WIllems and Harriet Suits Baer·August 26, 2021

Our panel discuss their recent listens and some unusual news stories, before going in-depth on three of the most talked about recent albums.

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Album Review: Lorde – Solar Power

Rob Hakimian·August 25, 2021

Lorde is in an ivory tower. Living in far-flung New Zealand, not wanting for money, seemingly without desire...

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