Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on ...

Three Black Boltz includes “Magnetic,” a new song Adebimpe shared in October via a self-directed music video. It was one of our Songs of the Week. When the album was announced in January he released ...

On his acoustic tour, gems from Ty Segall’s career are taking on a new life. For example, the creeping fuzzwall of “Finger” becomes twangy and more somber, while the psych-punk rager “You’re the ...

How does state pride sound at its most distilled? Artists like George Strait and BigXthaPlug, spanning eras, genres, and oceans, have given us more answers to that question than we ever expected to ...

For more on the album, Nick and Duncan made us a list of 10 things that served as inspiration, including music (Miles Davis, Iggy, Faust), but also the films of Kelly Reichardt, coffee, and more. Read ...

Plus: Chime Oblivion (OSEES' John Dwyer and Bow Wow Wow's David Barbarossa), and a classic from Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.

The occasionally sparse nature of the Tunde Adebimpe's debut is complemented by taut, thematically cohesive, and often cinematic songwriting.

His songs didn’t just sound good; they made you feel something deeper, like he was reaching into your soul and giving your ...