Indie Basement is a weekly column on BrooklynVegan focusing on classic indie and alternative artists, “college rock,” and new and current acts who follow a similar path. There are reviews of new ...

Indie Basement is a weekly column on BrooklynVegan focusing on classic indie and alternative artists, “college rock,” and new and current acts who follow a similar path. There are reviews of new ...

I can’t speak for everyone, but I’d say 2024 was a great year for music. There were so many amazing albums released across a variety of genres, ensuring something new for everyone to enjoy. My 2024 ...

This is awfully late to publish a year-end list of any kind, and while I don’t have excuses, there are explanations. As with all of these lists, ultimately, it comes down to vibes. A lot of the albums ...

The majority of the albums on our list of underrated indie rock albums from the 1990s came from the bustling artistic hub of the Pacific Northwest. The 1998 album The Rebels Not In by The Halo Benders ...

With 2024 firmly in the rearview, we’re finishing up our recap with a couple of genre lists. Last week, we ranked the best rap albums of the year. Today, we’ve assembled a comprehensive list of our ...

I believe in integrity. If you say you are making a list of your favorite albums of the year at the midpoint of that particular year, you should wait until the midpoint of the year. Not late May. Not ...

One major theme that runs through Pitchfork’s best albums of 2024 is disbelief. There are pop albums that defy all expectations, indie rock records that shouldn’t work but do, rap tapes that are made ...

"One should either be sad or joyful. Contentment is a warm sty for eaters and sleepers." This line comes from legendary playwright Eugene O'Neill's Marco Millions, but it could just as easily be ...

Here are 11 rock + metal bands whose fifth album is their best! Over the past few years, we’ve looked at rock and metal bands whose first, second, third or fourth albums are their magnum opuses. Now, ...

Of all the genres we cover at Pitchfork, rock might be the most elusive. What qualifies it, exactly? If it rips and shreds, surely it must rock. But what if it has trap beats and AutoTune, or if it ...