This year was about returning power to the artists. With the rise of DIY recording processes outside of the bedroom pop genre and the prominence of mental health, the music created in 2019 was more...

UMI - Love Language Indie midi loops and lazy backing beats encase UMI’s second EP. Love Language is layered by lo-fi elements and R&B influences. Tracks such as “Sukidakara” infuse Japanese...

Cage the Elephant - Social Cues "Social Cues" is the kind of album that I have to just let play through in its entirety every time I put it on. It just has such an addicting pace thanks to the unstoppable...

Apollo XXI -Steve Lacy Steve Lacy is like the new Prince. I thought the album was kinda weird in the first listen, but it's grown on me, and songs like "Like Me" and "Basement Jack" are really good.   Igor-...

Oso Oso - Basking in the Glow With the third long-playing release under the moniker of Oso Oso, New York songwriter and guitarist Jade Lilitri has struck a hypnotic balance between upbeat, sunny atmospheres...