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Albums of the year 2019

The Top 50 Albums of the Year

From the rise of UK drill to AI-augmented music, to post-genre explorations via pirate radio stations, here are the 50 albums that captured the many faces of 2019

Long Reads 20.07.23

With Section.80, Kendrick Lamar started his journey to legend tier

Profiles 10.12.25

The New Eves: “If people still think we’re whimsical, they won’t after this”

Long Reads 27.04.18

20 years on, Big Pun’s Capital Punishment continues to inspire a new generation of Bronx rappers

…of black and Latino members had made the uptown sections of New York City a veritable warzone, with groups like the Black Spades and the Ghetto Brothers territorially carving out…

Profiles 07.11.24

070 Shake: Don’t Look Down

Long Reads 07.03.26

In Paris, Geese kick off their European tour with what already feels like a victory lap

Discover 23.01.18

Five New Acts You Need to Know

Read our five-point guide on the best new sounds from the periphery. From Lil Yachty-esque flex-rap to cinematic RnB, high-impact punk from Bogotá to bedroom-borne quirkpop coming out of the…

Kanye West Ye album review
Album Reviews 04.06.18

Kanye West – ye

…past year and a half, and certainly in recent weeks, the Chi-City native who became one of the biggest names in hip-hop has given his fans plenty of reasons to…

Opinion 20.07.18

The Summer Bangers that Came to Define an Era

Is there anything sweeter than a great summer banger? That tune that reminds you of warm beers in the sun, Magnums, and making wildly inappropriate romantic decisions in a Mediterranean…

Ty Segall White Fence
Album Reviews 20.07.18

Ty Segall & White Fence – Joy

…vocals result in the album’s heaviest minute. Sometimes the jam sesh lacks drive, but even if Joy isn’t the most essential record in either artist’s deep discography, it’s a gratifying…

Live Reviews 04.08.25

Polifonic Festival Puglia 2025 through five key performances

Mark Fisher
Long Reads 14.11.18

K-punk, capitalist realism and acid communism

At the centre of cultural theorist Mark Fisher’s best known publication, Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? is a terrifyingly simple proposition: that as the 21st century dawned, it was…

Long Reads 31.07.25

In Photos: Jazzablanca Festival 2025

Frank Ocean
News 17.04.19

Frank Ocean reveals the gay bar in Good Guys is Boxers NYC

…went to Boxers.” Boxers is a gay sports bar in New York City, located next to the theatre district in midtown Manhattan, also known as Hell’s Kitchen. Ocean released his…

Mixes 24.11.19

patten

London-based producer patten is fast becoming one of the city’s most exciting artists thanks to their turbo-charged work ethic and singular aesthetic. Their work in visual design contributes to a…

Profiles 20.06.24

Jasmine Myra: Let It Flow

Live Reviews 31.05.23

Setting the pace for summer: GALA Festival 2023 through five standout shows

Profiles 10.08.23

Mercury is shifting her sound into overdrive

the best albums of 2021
list article 06.12.21

The Top 50 Albums of 2021

Our pick of the best albums of 2021 – from field recordings to the divorce album, via club experiments and self-care rituals. Music that soundtracked another unpredictable year in the…

Long Reads 10.07.23

I Was There, London: A zine from Crack Magazine and DICE

Profiles 02.02.23

Caroline Polachek is surrendering to chaos