Zach Bryan's With Heaven on Top is an 80-minute American odyssey balancing restless wandering with homesick reflection.

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As 2025 draws to a close, Metacritic has unveiled its annual rankings of the best albums of the year, highlighting a diverse and genre-spanning collection of critically acclaimed releases. From ...

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As the year comes to an end, we are wading deep into list season. Now that we’ve talked about the best albums, songs, debuts, and EPs of 2025, it’s time to get even more granular and pay tribute to a ...

Currently, the mystery behind rapper EsDeeKid’s identity reigns supreme. Fans of Timothée Chalamet, however, think the musician—who covers his face save for his eyes while performing—bears a striking ...

Last month, underground Chicago hip-hop crew Tomorrow Kings dropped their first album in 12 years, Salt, via Swiss label Buenaventura. They clearly took their time with it, and not just because ...

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 ...

Timothée Chalamet is feeding speculation that he could be the anonymous British rapper EsDeeKid. Various rumors surround the identity of the viral musician, who released his debut album “Rebel” in ...

We’re at the end of yet another year where commentators and fans speculated on the health of the rap world. In October, it was reported that, for the first time in 35 years, there were no rap songs in ...

My favorite albums of 2025 weren’t exactly magic tricks, but you had to listen to them closely to keep from getting head-faked. A country music traditionalist was the freshest in his field. A ...