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The best songs of 2023, according to Crack Magazine. Featuring Jorja Smith, NewJeans, SofTT, Overmono, Mitski and more
Crack’s flagship mix series celebrates its 500th instalment with a Block9 takeover. Venture in for archive mixes from the Glastonbury fields from GIDEÖN, Neneh Cherry, Masters and Work and more
An ongoing, regularly-updated directory of festivals and events taking place around the world this year, in 2023 – handpicked by Crack Magazine
A rolling playlist of the best new music, curated and regularly refreshed by Crack Magazine
Special Interest’s Ruth Mascelli comes through with a “mix that gestures towards the dancefloor” balancing “full frontal embodiment music with an undercurrent of seasick ambient”
Featuring King Krule, Mitski, Mica Levi, Leon Vynehall and more, the Dave-collaborator provides a range of tracks that evoke “either a sense of existentialism, loneliness, or melancholia”
The albums that captured the many moods of 2023, starring Troye Sivan, Klein, Kara Jackson, Lankum, Laurel Halo and more. Our top 50 albums of the year
Our breakdown of the year in music, featuring the best tracks and albums, Christmas gifts and staff picks, mixes and more
Vagabon a.k.a. Laetitia Tamko presents an upbeat, uptempo collection of sounds and songs that give her pep and vigour on unhurried days
The Philadelphia trio curates an eclectic playlist of some of their favourite tunes at the moment, featuring George Michael, Giant Swan, The Prodigy, Caribou and Oneohtrix Point Never
Every bit of bright and vibrant as its accompanying artwork, this recording from scene staple Jennifer Cardini harnesses the energy of festival season and transports it direct to your speakers
Recorded live at MUTEK Montréal, this mix offers a tantalising sneak peek of new material from the Iraq-born, Toronto-based DJ and producer
The Portuguese electronic music and digital arts festival recently returned to Braga for 13th edition. Check out our rundown of standout shows, featuring Loraine James, Maya Shenfeld and more
For Cue Points, Krust breaks down five personal favourites from a handful of fellow drum’n’bass and jungle innovators and considers their impact – within a DJ set, and wider dance music culture
Following the release of ‘Name It!’, the Oakland-based DJ and producer’s new album for T4T LUV NRG, Bored Lord’s mix – which accompanies our Issue 149 feature with her – is a love letter to the music that makes her the artist she is
Bored Lord is the heir apparent of ecstatic, DIY bass music, whose deployment of a pop sample is matched only by her voracious work rate. Chal Ravens learns more about Oakland-based DJ and producer, and her latest album, for Issue 149
For today’s Crack Mix, bassist, DJ and producer Marla Kether has put together “a bass-led blend of gqom, Afro house, techno and kuduro” also featuring some of her own tracks – from her recent debut EP ‘All That We Have’ – plus some unreleased reworks
A selection of highlights from the 2023 edition of Unsound, featuring VTSS b2b Sherelle, k means, Dreamcrusher and 33EMYBW
Multidisciplinary artists Rarelyalways and Joshua Idehen discuss work-life balance, the future of jazz, identity and overcoming creative roadblocks for our artist conversation series
The elusive Chicago-via-London artist and PAN signee chats with Seb Wheeler about his beloved late grandmother and the process behind his emotive, meticulously crafted compositions
Abyss X beams in live from Nature Loves Courage, the mystic-inspired festival she founded on the southwest coast of Crete. Listen back to a recording of her playful, dusky set from this year’s edition
The 6th edition of the Nuits Sonores and European Lab’s Brussels event took place from 12 to 15 October 2023
‘In the Zone’ represents the death of pre-millennium innocence – both in terms of Britney’s branding, as she evolved from teen idol to cultural icon, and in a musical sense
The Irish singer-songwriter and producer turns in a smooth mix of songs that resonated during a period of change and heartbreak, with emotive vocal performances, calming instrumentals and romantically-charged lyrics inside
Through her fictional Misoverse, Miso Extra is drawing from her British and Japanese heritage to create a rich blend of rap, R&B and pop
TraTraTrax has taken the global underground by storm. The Colombian label is leading a Latin American dance movement where diasporic traditions merge with UK bass and techno. But with recognition often comes tokenisation – and they’re resisting
Running alongside our November issue cover story, this cover mix is a deep, near-three hour rhythmic odyssey through destabilising techno, murky bass music, guaracha, dubstep and much more