The '90s produced some of alt-rock's most memorable and defining ballads. These 11 songs showcase the genre at its most ...

Nearly 20 years after The Format broke up, they're back with "Boycott Heaven." It's a reunion built on the friendship between ...

If you know me at all, you know I love Pearl Jam. I’ve been to 84 shows, I’m an avid collector of their memorabilia, and I’ve even had the luck and honor to do a song on a small stage with Eddie ...

As we head towards the finale of 2025, I’ve been thinking a lot about all of the great new artists I’ve discovered since January. While I think this year has been a particularly great one for ...

If we needed any more proof that the album isn't dead, 2025 was it. On this episode, Stephen Thompson is joined by Ann Powers and Daoud Tyler-Ameen to run through 12 dazzling albums that stuck with ...

Nearly 50 years after its release, Fleetwood Mac's Rumours isn't just the best selling classic rock album of 2025, it's the 25th-best selling record of the year overall. Of course, the very top of the ...

Have you noticed that guitars are back? I’m being a little facetious, but rock and even punk has has been steadily climbing its way back to the mainstream and we felt that more this year than we have ...

2025 was one hell of a year. From the tumultuous political climate, the continued rise of social media, and the uncertainty of the future. One thing that remains consistent however, is the beauty of ...

Rosalía made an album invoking the saints, Lily Allen took us on a tragicomic trip through her domestic hell, Lady Gaga found the sweet spot between artpop and arena-ready funk, and Bad Bunny was just ...

Jasmine Cruickshank—the Manc singer-songwriter who makes music under the name jasmine.4.t—celebrated becoming the first British artist signed to Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Records label last ...

Stream this list on Apple Music and Spotify. See The FADER's 50 best songs of 2025. In a chronically online, AI-slop-embedded hellscape, Don’t Tap the Glass is Tyler, the Creator’s surprise social ...