The 25 Best Album Re-Issues of 2016
The music world saw amazing reissues from all over the genre map, spanning rock titans to indie upstarts and soul to folk.
Popmatters Picks The Best Musi
The Best Indie Pop of 2016
In 2016, indie pop's highlights often went hand-in-hand with a general feeling of fading away, falling apart, saying goodbye.
The Best Songs of 2016
From electronic to soul... from American to rock... from hip-hop to rockin' and poppin' indie... 2016 was a stellar year in popular music.
The Best Pop Albums of 2016
In a year when we lost too many music icons (and maybe even our minds in the process), the escapist power of pop music is needed more than ever.
The Best Jazz of 2016
These are the 20 "best" jazz records of 2016 identified in stylistic diads, ranked loosely from most sublime to merely breathtaking.
The Best Metal of 2016
Adrien Begrand celebrates the best heavy metal of the year in all of its thrilling diversity.
The Best Progressive Rock and Metal of 2016
The following ten albums rightly outshine the competition and best represent what made 2016 such a diverse and phenomenal year in progressive music.
The Best Musical Hopes to Break Out in 2016
This vibrant gang of musicians is approaching 2016 from all different angles.
The Best World Music of 2015
Selections from Brazil, Cuba, Gaza, Mali, and Romania, highlight this list compiled by five enthusiastic world music writers.
The Best R&B of 2015
Modern R&B could very well be in the midst of a new, insanely fruitful Golden Age.
The Best Progressive Rock/Metal of 2015
While one-dimensional emulations of various styles dominate the charts, the acts within progressive rock/metal continue to create masterpieces for a very finite audience.