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

…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…

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…

…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…

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…

…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…

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…

…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…

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…

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…