English Teacher released their terrific debut album, This Could Be Texas, this year which won the prestigious Mercury Prize and has been showing up on Best of 2024 lists, including NME‘s and MOJO‘s.

2024 was a historic year for music, with Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” tying Lil Nas X’s record for longest-running Billboard Hot 100 No. 1. Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” put the recording ...

“Play a song about fucking!” an annoying friend yelled at a band between every song at a gig one night. The band of grizzled veterans was purely instrumental — no vocals whatsoever — but I guess they ...

Au revoir, 2024. It may have been a year filled with electoral upheaval, presidential assassination attempts and God knows what else, but damned if there weren’t some major bangers along the way.

It’s nearly impossible to keep up with the avalanche of new songs that arrive every year. We’re here to help: Find a gem you may have missed from the 450-plus tracks Jon Pareles and Lindsay Zoladz ...

Listen to 68 tracks that made major statements, boosted big beefs, propelled up-and-comers and soundtracked the party this year. By Jon Pareles Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Pareles Here’s a ...

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