“The reason I’m not sad is there’s sadness in my songs”: Spencer Krug talks Sunset Rubdown reunion and new album
BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2023 Rob Hakimian, Chase McMullen, Joshua Pickard, John Wohlmacher, Ray Finlayson, John Amen, Kyle Kohner, JT Early, Carlo Thomas, Ethan Reis, Jeremy J. Fisette, Steve Forstneger, Tom Williams, Andy Johnston, Kristy Sawyer, Dana Poland and Josh LaClair·December 29, 2023If you are reading this: CONGRATULATIONS, you have survived war criminal Henry Kissinger and made it to the...Best of 2023FeaturesLists
Album Review: Yves Tumor – Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) John Wohlmacher·March 20, 2023Prog-rock has had a difficult standing in music discourse for close to five decades now. An evolution of...Album ReviewsReviews
Yves Tumor is slick and suggestive on “Echolalia”, announces new album Rob H·January 30, 2023Yves Tumor has followed up excellent recent single “God Is A Circle” with news of a new album...News & Track Reviews
BPM’s Most Anticipated Releases of 2023 Chase McMullen, Rob Hakimian, Joshua Pickard, Kyle Kohner, Kristy Sawyer, Aleksandr Smirnov, Grady Penna, Todd Dedman, Tom Williams, Jeremy J. Fisette, JT Early and Steve Forstneger·January 10, 2023Here we are in another January facing down another year full of surprises. While some of those surprises...FeaturesLists
Yves Tumor returns with the curdling post-punk “God Is A Circle” Rob H·November 2, 2022Yves Tumor has returned with “God Is A Circle”, their first new music since last year’s The Asymptotical...News & Track Reviews
Preview: Big Ears Festival brings a welcome and chaotic free-for-all to Tennessee Joshua Pickard·March 21, 2022Beginning in 2009, Big Ears Festival has been bringing a wide range of musical artists together within the...News & Track Reviews
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 20 EPs of 2021 Rob Hakimian, Chase McMullen, John Amen, JT Early, Joshua Pickard, Ethan Reis, Ray Finlayson and Josh Sand·December 14, 2021Our favorite EPs, mini-albums, mixtapes and any other in-between releases.Best of 2021FeaturesLists
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