What a year it’s been for great music — as opposed to, say, everything else. But we’re almost halfway into 2025, and it’s already crowded with new albums that deliver what we need in terms ...

With the Doobie Brothers' 16th LP, Walk This Road, McDonald joins cofounders Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons and guitarist John McFee, an on-and-off member since 1980, for their most satisfying ...

Cynthia Erivo takes an often subtle but highly impressive approach to establishing her singer-songwriter chops with 'I Forgive You,' her second album.

Taylor Swift is enjoying quite the sales boost following her Friday (May 30) announcement that she had purchased the masters of her first six albums. Based on preliminary data from Luminate, we ...

I don’t envy anybody who decided to put out an album within the 12 months succeeding Brat Summer, Manning Fireworks Fall, and “Not Like Us” — especially considering that 2025, broadly ...

Every June, the Paste Music crew tallies up the best albums of the year so far. It’s a great way to present our favorites to you, but also to each other. This list is a snapshot of our favorite ...

Ruston Kelly’s new album ‘Pale, Through the Window’ is informed by a newfound sense of faith. Alexa King Stone* One night, sitting at the piano, Ruston Kelly found God.

Dierks Bentley Talks ‘Mixing the Bluegrass With the Kickass’ on New Album ‘Broken Branches’ With Miranda Lambert & Riley Green. The country singer talks about the collaborative processes ...

SPIN’s favorite albums of the year (so far) include new and seasoned artists from around the world, and cover multiple genres including hip-hop, jazz, indie rock, funk, and folk.

Keeping track of all the new albums coming out in a given month is a big job, but we’re up for it: Below is a comprehensive list of the major releases you can look forward to in June.

These progressive rock albums changed the genre (and rock music in general) for the better. And they're just a few of the very best.

The album’s closer Mile Marker is the most epitomising track of Where You Found Me. Here, they document the feeling of being 28 with ‘not a dollar saved’.Cushioning confusion among buoyant ...