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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, 2020

It’s been a year of many endings, but Beats Per Minute’s is one of re-birth. For those many...

Best Of 2020 Essay Features Lists

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, 2020

Well. Well, this was a year. When we got back together, a mixture of old school BPMers and...

Best Of 2020 Features Lists

Hindsight 2020: The best albums we didn’t review

Emma Bauchner, Ray Finlayson, Rob Hakimian, Mimi Kenny, Kyle Kohner, Ana Leorne, Chase McMullen, Gareth O'Malley, Grady Penna, Josh Sand, Tim Sentz, Harrison Suits Baer, Carlo Thomas, John Wohlmacher and Scott Zanassi·November 9, 2020

Well, here we are, with this nightmare of a year nearing a close. Before we dive into our...

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Reviews

Album Review: ABBA – Voyage

Album Review: Takénobu – Always Leave A Note

Album Review: Robin Hatch – T.O.N.T.O.

Features

On Deck: IMOGEN picks five songs that convinced her to be a songwriter

Young Dolph Was Memphis

Interview: Hana Vu digs into the process and lyricism of her new album Public Storage

News & Track Reviews

Mura Masa declares desire on the yearning “2gether” with Gretel Hänlyn

Helena Gao introduces herself via the stirring, sweeping “Beach House”

Polish producer VTSS pummels open a new chapter with the brain-juddering “Trust Me”, announces EP

Podcasts

Podcast: Meet Our Makers Episode 37: Nite Jewel – World Beyond

Podcast: Let It Beat Episode 05 – Caleb Landry Jones, Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine, and Poppy

Podcast: Let It Beat Episode 04 – Lil Nas X, Moor Mother and Injury Reserve

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BPM Team’s Personal 2020 Round-ups

BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2020

Hindsight 2020: The best albums we didn’t review

Album Review: TWICE – Formula of Love: O+T=<3

Canada’s Katie Tupper announces debut EP and shares lovestruck new single “How Can I Get Your Love?”

TWICE soar through the irresistible, funky “Scientist”, release new album

Album Review: Converge & Chelsea Wolfe – Bloodmoon: I

On Deck: IMOGEN picks five songs that convinced her to be a songwriter

Album Review: Robin Hatch – T.O.N.T.O.

BPM’s Top 50 Albums of the 2010s

Album Review: Beach Fossils – The Other Side of Life: Piano Ballads

Album Review: Ichiko Aoba – Windswept Adan

BPM’s Top 50 Songs of 2020

Korean rapper Jessi absolutely eviscerates the competition with “Cold Blooded” – and brings dance crew SWF along

Album Review: TWICE – Eyes Wide Open

Helena Gao introduces herself via the stirring, sweeping “Beach House”

Album Review: TWICE – Taste of Love

Album Review: ABBA – Voyage

Album Review: Delta Sleep – Spring Island

Anz teams with George Riley for the flirtatious and fluorescent “You Could Be”, announces ambitious new project

Naima Bock turns her final sigh into a regal folk wonder on “30 Degrees”, her first for Sub Pop

Album Review: IU – LILAC

Interview: Alexis Marshall – Daughters’ vocalist discusses the influences and experience of his debut solo album, House Of Lull. House Of When