Plus: TWEN, John Early, Microwave / Oso Oso, Goose, Jerry Harrison / Adrian Belew, LCD Soundsystem / boygenius / Steve Lacy, Lil Wayne, Siouxsie, Tori Amos, OSEES, Fall Out Boy and more tour and festival news.
Here are the 50 best albums of 2022 across punk, hardcore, post-hardcore, emo, screamo, metalcore, ska-punk, pop punk, indie-punk, and some hard-to-define stuff in between.
Pitchfork's list includes GloRilla, Alvvays, Beyoncé, Rosalía, Bad Bunny, Alex G, Ice Spice, Braxe + Falcon, Ethel Cain, The 1975, Kendrick Lamar, Caroline Polachek, Steve Lacy, Harry Styles, and more...
We look back on Northstar's 2002 emo classic 'Is This Thing Loaded?' and spoke to Nick Torres about the making of the album, the influences behind it, their connection to Taking Back Sunday, and more...
This week's playlist includes new music by Fever Ray, Open Mike Eagle, Alvvays, Gladie, Guided by Voices, Sharon Van Etten, Sorry, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Jazmine Sullivan, Tindersticks, and more.