The River City is nothing if not consistent. The world could be on fire, and that cool hip-hop collective you’ve heard of would still release four albums in a single year. Half the city could be ...

This is what the Defector staff listened to and enjoyed this year. From the Pyre, by The Last Dinner Party In a year where ...

From Agriculture to Ancient Death, Paradise Lost to Pissgrave, Corpus Offal to Coroner, here are the best metal albums of ...

What makes an album of the year? Well, a few things, to be honest. It needs to be able to appeal to a wide ran ...

Don’t buy into the doomerism about music. From Sam Fender and billy woods to Stereolab and Lambrini Girls, artists are using ...

People rally around a specific band or album, a new scene forms around a shared sensibility, or a particular sound permeates the zeitgeist. It’s more difficult to determine when something ends. After ...

Pondering how you’re going to stay busy this winter, or looking for some last-minute gifts? Take a look at some recent titles ...

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Neoclash is out now in digital format and is available to stream and purchase on all reputable platforms. Vinyl copies are ...

While it is easy to get caught up in our newsfeed and consume whatever is put in front of us, some of life’s magic ...

Model/Actriz released their fantastic sophomore album ’Pirouette’ this year, and they'll be on tour in 2026, with their "A ...

Ranking albums is dumb… We all know this. Art isn’t a competition. I can’t really distinguish between my 13th favorite album and my 15th favorite. This is all talk. None of it really matters. Of ...