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The 10 Best Progressive Rock/Metal Albums of 2022

The 10 Best Progressive Rock/Metal Albums of 2022

The best progressive rock albums are profoundly ambitious and forward-thinking, music that’s immense, expansive, and mind-blowing, with dramatic elements.

The 25 Best Indie Rock Albums of 2022

The 25 Best Indie Rock Albums of 2022

In 2022, indie rock was a guitar-led extravaganza with artists drawing from an ever-widening musical well. These are the 25 best indie rock albums of the year.

The 50 Best Albums of 2022 So Far

The 50 Best Albums of 2022 So Far

The 50 best albums of 2022 offer sublime music as major artists return with new albums and brilliant new sounds bubble up from the underground and worldwide.

‘Ants From Up There’ Sees Black Country, New Road Thrillingly Solidify Their Unique Vision

‘Ants From Up There’ Sees Black Country, New Road Thrillingly Solidify Their Unique Vision

The bold sophomore album from the London experimentalists is a singular work rife with ambitious songwriting and sincere, sharply-observed emotions.

The 75 Best Albums of 2021

The 75 Best Albums of 2021

Despite a global pandemic, musicians were far more active in 2021 and had time to create their finest work. It resulted in some of the best albums in years.

The 50 Best Albums of 2021 So Far

The 50 Best Albums of 2021 So Far

The year has offered a mountainous feast of sublime music. The 50 best albums of 2021 so far are an eclectic, forward-looking, and increasingly “woke” bunch.

Black Country, New Road’s Debut Sets a New Benchmark for Experimental Rock

Black Country, New Road’s Debut Sets a New Benchmark for Experimental Rock

Black Country, New Road show us what a "rock band" or "rock outfit" can achieve on For the First Time. For those bands labeled as experimental, we now have an expectation and a new benchmark.