The 24 key albums of 2022.

The records we couldn’t stop playing.

Stellar albums that straddle sounds new and old.

Strange times call for even stranger music.

The D.C. punk scene has famously produced a lot of righteous noise, but in the early 2000s there was a group of artists who went an entirely different direction to explore pre-20th-century musical modalities and more mystical themes in their music.

The records we couldn’t stop playing.

Strum & Thrum is the first in a planned series of compilations from Captured Tracks called Excavations, which will shine a light on overlooked musical movements from the 1970's-1990's.

In five years Big Crown has put out dozens of releases and reissues that spin merrily at the intersection of soul, reggae, hip-hop, jazz, and dance music, with notable full-lengths from Lee Fields, Lady Wray, El Michels’ Affair, and most recently, Holy Hive. But we are here to talk about the 7”s.

These are the best records of the year.

After three decades in underground music, indie legend Mary Timony finds joy in playing rock music that’s ‘simple and good.’

Jean Grae & Quelle Chris, Aisha Devi, Noname, La Luz, Soil...

The Busan, South Korea quartet is starting to make a big impact worldwide with their irresistible indie surf sound.

Moses Sumney, Jlin, Alice Coltrane, Spelling, Charly Bliss...

Surf music, once confined to the beaches of southern California, has found its way into the hearts of contemporary musicians from all “across the U.S.A.”