If there's one question that professional music lovers hear most often, it's some variation on: "Heard any good albums lately?" We always have, of course, but when it came time to highlight the cream ...

Once again and as always, the dance albums released in 2025 served as a reminder of the genre’s vastness. But while on the surface bass might not have much to do with house which might not have much ...

2025 was full of amazing releases from old favorites and rising talent. If you're looking to discover new music or a reminder of what 2025 brought to the table, you've come to the right place. The ...

Have you noticed that guitars are back? I’m being a little facetious, but rock and even punk has has been steadily climbing its way back to the mainstream and we felt that more this year than we have ...

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From Mavis Staples to the Kronos Quartet—these are our music critic’s favorite works from this year. The Lebanese Civil War. Corporate agri-capitalism. Tips for surviving a nasty divorce. Violence, ...

In 2025, bands had a lot to say about the state of the world, from La Dispute’s No One Was Driving the Car, which surveyed late-stage capitalism, and End It, who examined class structure through ...

Paste Magazine is The A.V. Club‘s source for music news and lists, artist interviews, and album reviews. I joined Paste in 2023 and, in my tenure as editor, this year’s AOTY list is my favorite by far ...