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US Albums of The Year 2021

It goes by faster every year. Once we get around this time, that phrase gets used like clockwork. The passing of time is elastic, slipping by…

Books

US Books of the Year 2021

2021 has been a year of reflection. As we look around, watching our world slowly return to as it was before (or totally change its course)…

US Gift Guide 2021

The holiday season is upon us and, as always, finding the right gift is going to be a challenge. Scavenging through past conversations, racking our brains…

Rough Trade US Favorites by Latinx Artists

As Hispanic Heritage Month winds down, we’d like to put a spotlight on some recent releases that have stuck with us, dominated our playlists, and…

In Profile

In Profile: Fugees

"It’s artistic tensions like these that have always been at the core of the Fugees as they bounce between feelings of happiness and fear,…

In Profile

In Profile: Grizzly Bear's 'Yellow House' at 15

"Yellow House isn’t Grizzly Bear’s most essential album, nor their most popular, but it is possibly the most important to the trajectory of…

New York

New York City in 100 Songs

New York City is what you make of it.  It acts as a Rorschach test with which you can project your feelings onto. It can be…

Music

Albums of the Year So Far 2021

At the moment, it all feels so uncertain. The world is still in a period of transition yet it feels like the light at the end…

Dorothy

We’ve fallen in love... and their name is Dorothy. Oh, but Dorothy isn’t a person, she’s multiple persons, none of whom are actually…