If “All the Rowboats” isn’t the first song to anthropomorphize the contents of a museum, then it’s at least one of the best.
As for the just-burgeoning hip-hop genre, acts like Public Enemy and De La Soul not only had a conscience—they served as ours.
This is a complete list of our predicted winners at the 2012 Academy Awards.
Andi Toma and Jan St. Werner continue to reexamine and expand on low-key IDM with every new release.
Nicki Minaj isn’t taking any chances with the official lead single from her forthcoming sophomore album.
J. Cole is the only one nominated for best new artist that we can’t see winning.
The bait and switch of the year so far can be found in the first 30 seconds of Zebra Katz’s irresistibly spare song.
Contrary to what James Mercer sings during its first verse, “Simple Song” isn’t really all that simple.
It would be easy to dismiss the understated “Brothers,” the first single from Tanlines’ upcoming debut, Mixed Emotions.
Claire Boucher’s work as Grimes has always played like an exercise in arty distraction.
On New Year’s Day, Destroyer delivered what was either a belated Christmas present or a really early one.
“4 Tears” is a bravely simple track that feels like a little step forward for Ocean.
I can recall a time when music videos were all but doomed to certain extinction.
Born to Lose” is only differentiated from the duo’s established sound by its far slicker production.
It’s difficult to remember a year in which it was harder to compile a consensus Top 25.
The ladies truly dominate the upper reaches of our 2011 albums list in a way they haven’t ever before.
This was the year everyone seemed to agree that Gaga chose the wrong singles from her album.
As is often the case, life during wartime proved to be the impetus for some truly great pop culture, and from the fray emerges our first-ever official TV list.
Was 2011 a creative regression for the video-game industry?
“Born to Die” is intended to be a maddening, contradictory, and gorgeous riddle.