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Alicia Bognanno covers “Dry” from Harvey’s 1993 album “Rid Of Me.”

How everyone from Phoebe Bridgers and Soccer Mommy to Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift found escape from this hell year in fantasy.

Jordana Nye continues to experiment with crunching rock, hip-hop, and jazz into enticing three-minute morsels.

The classic rock–indebted LP is a delicious blend of sugary pop and cathartic rock.

From her sharp delivery and bite-me bravado, Meg flexes at 150 percent on her debut album.

Felix Walworth’s third LP documents some of the most massive and complex sounds they’ve ever dreamed up.

Ben Shemie and Liam O’Neill talk covering Zappa, becoming a conceptual band, and the restrictions of the LP format.

The tracks on the Big Thief vocalist’s double album are warm and spacious with high ceilings.

Morby’s sixth album is both cosmic and terrestrial, with tracks seeped in death and change.

The two songwriters talk collaboration, inspiration, and fighting the good fight.

This debut LP illustrates enthralling production, thoughtful suspicion, and poetic compassion. 

“Hannah” is a capsule of acceptance, frustration, and growth.

The Lawrence brothers fail to maintain any exciting spark that existed on their 2014 debut.

McEntire’s sophomore record is an album to escape into without being a delusional utopia.

The R&B songwriter’s album is for “the women who like to say what’s on their mind.”

“Skullcrusher” is an exciting, strange collection of songs from a new songwriter who showcases immense promise.

The EP marks the Colombian-Canadian songwriter’s first release since cutting ties with her major label.

The Courtneys offshoot roams across tennis courts and parties they don’t want to attend on “Somewhere.”

“how i’m feeling now” finds Charli stuck at home with her own anxieties and a tumultuous relationship.

Lipa’s vocal dexterity and blissful pop production carry the weight of her second record.