Dec 30, 2024 · “The album is god, period.” That’s Jack Antonoff on the And The Writer Is… podcast earlier this month. “There’s no brilliant artist that’s existed for a real period of time and ...

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Nov 13, 2024 · A debut album this strong means we can forgive the terrible pun in Been Stellar’s band name. On Scream From New York, NY, the city’s proudest transplants teamed up with …

Dec 2, 2024 · 2nd Grade’s fourth album finds them going full Guided By Voices. In 38 minutes, Scheduled Explosions rips through 23 songs with titles like “Crybaby Semiconductor,” “Ice …

Jan 3, 2025 · Our first big-statement album of 2025 has arrived. Atlanta rap star Lil Baby was relatively quiet in 2024. He got namechecked on Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” which he …

Dec 31, 2024 · Jack Harlow would like a word before the year ends. With hours left in 2024, he’s shared his new single “Tranquility,” a chilled-out tune where he reflects on his place in the …

Dec 16, 2024 · REO Speedwagon broke up this year due to “irreconcilable differences” (and were of course included in our annual in memoriam video). It wasn’t Kevin Cronin’s idea. Ahead of …

Dec 13, 2024 · The longstanding Rolling Loud festival series is back in its Miami home base this weekend for a 10th anniversary edition, and the whole thing is streaming live for free via Prime …

Dec 20, 2024 · SZA’s long-awaited SOS Deluxe: LANA is finally here, after many delays. It was “bout to drop” in March, and the R&B darling said that SOS Deluxe and Lana were two …

Dec 31, 2024 · On New Year’s Day, Stereogum will turn 23 years old. (It’s easy to remember because we share a birthday with Ice Spice.) I spend enough time on social media to know …