Rock (2010s)
Snoh Aalegra (1987 )
- Ugh, Those Feels Again [2019, ARTium], B+(**)
- Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies [2021, ARTium/Roc Nation], B+(*)
Abjects [2013 ]
- Never Give Up [2019, Yippee Ki Yay], B+(**)
Gracie Abrams (1999 )
- Good Riddance [2023, Interscope], B+(***)
Active Child [2010 ]
- You Are All I See [2011, Vagrant], B
Ada Lea
- One Hand on the Steering Wheel the Other Sewing a Garden [2021, Saddle Creek], B+(**)
Adia Victoria (1986 )
- Beyond the Bloodhounds [2016, Canvasback/Atlantic], B+(*)
- A Southern Gothic [2021, Atlantic], B+(**)
Charlotte Adigéry (1990 )
- Zandoli [2019, EP], B+(**)
- w/Bolis Pupul: Topical Dancer [2022, Deewee/Because Music], A
Adulkt Life
- Book of Curses [2020, What's Your Rupture?], B+(***)
Adult Books [2016 ]
- Running From the Blows [2016, Lolipop], B+(*)
Adult Mom
- Driver [2020, Epitaph], B+(**)
Aeon Station [2021 ]
- Observatory [2021, Sub Pop], B+(**)
AgesandAges [2011 ]
- Alright You Restless [2011, Knitting Factory Works], B+(**)
Jhené Aiko (1988 )
- Sail Out [2013, Def Jam, EP], B+(**)
- Souled Out [2014, Def Jam], B+(*)
- Chilombo [2020, Def Jam], B+(*)
The Airport 77s
- We Realize You Have a Choice [2022, Jem], B+(*)
André Akinyele
- Uniglo Boys [2020, Orange River], B+(**)
Alabama Shakes [2011 ]
- Alabama Shakes [2011, Rough Trade, EP], B+(*)
- Boys and Girls [2012, ATO], B+(**)
- Sound and Color [2015, ATO], B+(*)
Alaska Thunderfuck (1985 )
Algiers [2015 ]
- Algiers [2015, Matador], B
- The Underside of Power [2017, Matador], B
- Shook [2023, Matador], B+(*)a
Alice Phoebe Lou (1993 )
- Glow [2021, self-released], B+(*)
- Child's Play [2021, self-released], B+(*)
Allie X (1985 )
- Girl With No Face [2024, Twin Music], B+(***)
Allo Darlin'
- Allo Darlin' [2010, Fontana Pop], B+(***)
- Europe [2012, Slumberland], A
- We Came From the Same Place [2014, Slumberland], A
Alma
- Have U Seen Her? [2020, PME], B+(**)
Alt-J [2012 ]
- An Awesome Wave [2012, Infectious], B+(*)
- This Is All Yours [2014, Canvasback/Atlantic], B
- The Dream [2022, Infectious Music], B
Aluna
- Renaissance [2020, Mad Decent], A
- Mycelium [2023, Mad Decent], A
AlunaGeorge
- Body Music [2013, Island], B+(*)
Alvvays
- Alvvays [2014, Polyvinyl], B+(*)
- Antisocialites [2017, Polyvinyl], B+(**)
- Blue Rev [2022, Polyvinyl], B+(**)
Amaarae (1994 )
- The Angel You Don't Know [2020, Golden Child Entertainment], A
- Fountain Baby [2023, Interscope], A
Marsha Ambrosius (1977 )
- Late Nights and Early Mornings [2011, J], B
- Fvck and Love [2014, self-released, EP], B+(*)
American Wrestlers
- American Wrestlers [2014, Fat Possum], B
Amnesia Scanner
- Another Life [2018, Pan], B+(*)
Amyl and the Sniffers [2016 ]
- Amyl and the Sniffers [2019, ATO], A
- Comfort to Me [2021, Rough Trade], A
- Cartoon Darkness [2024, B2B/Virgin], A
The Anchoress
- The Art of Losing [2021, Kscope], B+(***)
Anika
- Anika [2010, Stones Throw], B+(**)
Annie Girl and the Flight [2012 ]
- Bodies [2015, United for Opportunity, EP], B+(**)
Amber Arcades (1988 )
- Fading Lines [2016, Heavenly], B+(*)
- Barefoot on Diamond Road [2023, Fire], B+(*)
Tamar Aphek
- All Bets Are Off [2021, Kill Rock Stars], B+(**)
Omar Apollo (1997 )
- Ivory [2022, Warner], B+(**)
Arbor Labor Union
- New Petal Instants [2020, Arrowhawk], B+(**)
The Arcs [2015 ]
- Yours, Dreamily [2015, Nonesuch], B
Billie Joe Armstrong (1972 )
- w/Norah Jones: Foreverly [2013, Reprise], B
Ashnikko (1996 )
- Demidevil [2021, Parlophone, EP], B+(**)
A.S.O.
- A.S.O. [2023, Low Lying], A
Atoms for Peace [2013 ]
Au Suisse
- Au Suisse [2022, City Slang], B+(*)
Aurora (1996 )
- The Gods We Can Touch [2022, Glassnote], B
Austra [2011 ]
- Feel It Break [2011, Domino], B+(*)
- Olympia [2013, Domino], B
Autre Ne Veut
- Anxiety [2013, Software], B+(***)
Avi Buffalo
- At Best Cuckold [2014, Sub Pop], B+(*)
Katy B (1989 )
- On a Mission [2011, Columbia], B+(*)
- Little Red [2014, Columbia], B+(***)
- Honey [2016, Virgin EMI], B+(**)
Baby Queen (1997 )
- Medicine [2020, Polydor, EP], A
- The Yearbook [2021, Polydor], B+(***)
- Quarter Life Crisis [2023, Polydor], A
Baby Rose (1994 )
- Through and Through [2023, Secretly Canadian], B+(*)
Bad Bad Hats [2012 ]
- Walkman [2021, Don Giovanni], B+(*)
Bad Moves [2016 ]
- Wearing Out the Refrain [2024, Don Giovanni], B+(***)
Alice Bag (1958 )
- Blueprint [2018, Don Giovanni], B+(*)
Lee Bains III
- Dereconstructed [2014, Sub Pop], B
Julien Baker (1995 )
- Sprained Ankle [2015, 6131 Records], B+(*)
- Turn Out the Lights [2017, Matador], B
- Little Oblivions [2021, Matador], B+(*)
Bananagun [2019 ]
- The True Story of Bananagun [2020, Full Time Hobby], B+(*)
Banks (1988 )
- Goddess [2014, Harvest], B+(**)
Bar Italia
- Tracey Denim [2023, Matador], B+(***)
- The Twits [2023, Matador], B+(***)
Bark
- Loud [2023, Dial Back Sound], B+(**)
Courtney Barnett (1988 )
- The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas [20122013, Mom + Pop Music], B+(*)
- Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit [2015, Mom + Pop Music], A
- w/Kurt Vile: Lotta Sea Lice [2017, Matador], B+(*)
- Tell Me How You Really Feel [2018, Mom + Pop Music], B+(***)
- MTV Unplugged (Live in Melbourne) [2019, Mom + Pop Music], B+(**)
- Things Take Time, Take Time [2021, Mom + Pop], A
Julia Barwick
- Healing Is a Miracle [2020, Ninja Tune], B
Bas Jan [2015 ]
- Yes I Jan [2018, Lost Map], B+(***)
- Yes We Can [2018, Lost Map], B
- Baby U Know [2022, Lost Map], B+(***)
Bastille [2013 ]
- Bad Blood [2013, Virgin], B
- Give Me the Future [2022, Virgin/EMI], B
Rostam Batmanglij (1983 )
- Half-Light [2017, Nonesuch], B+(**)
- Changeophobia [2021, Matsor Projects], B+(*)
Bdrmm [2016 ]
- Bedroom [2020, Sonic Cathedral], B+(**)
- I Don't Know [2023, Rock Action], B+(*)
Beabadoobee (2000 )
- Fake It Flowers [2020, Dirty Hit], B+(**)
- Beatopia [2022, Dirty Hit], B+(***)
- This Is How Tomorrow Moves [2024, Dirty Hit], A
Beach Bunny
- Honeymoon [2020, Mom + Pop], B+(*)
Beach Fossils [2010 ]
- Beach Fossils [2010, Captured Tracks], B+(**)
- Clash the Truth [2013, Captured Tracks], B
- Bunny [2023, Bayonet], B
Beach Slang [2015 ]
- The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us [2015, Polyvinyl], B
Beady Eye [2011 ]
- Different Gear, Still Speeding [2011, Dangerbird], B
Willis Earl Beal
- Acousmatic Sorcery [2011, Hot Charity/XL], B+(*)
- Nobody Knows [2013, Hot Charity/XL], B
Jazmin Bean (2003 )
- Traumatic Livelihood [2024, Island], B+(**)
McKendrick Bearden
- Bright as the Mines Out [2023, self-released], B+(*)
Evan Nicole Bell
- Runaway Girl [2024, Humingbird, EP], B+(*)
Andy Bell (1970 )
- Flicker [2022, Sonic Cathedral], B+(***)
The Belle Brigade [2011 ]
- The Belle Brigade [2011, Reprise], B+(*)
Benji.
- w/Spillage Village: Smile, You're Alive! [2021], B+(**)
Bent Shapes
- Wolves of Want [2015, Slumberland], B+(**)
Bentcousin
- Bentcousin [2016, Team Love], B+(**)
Matt Berninger (1971 )
- Serpentine Prison [2020, Book], B+(**)
Jehnny Beth (1984 )
- To Love Is to Live [2010, Caroline], B+(*)
The Beths
- Future Me Hates Me [2018, Carpark], B+(*)
- Jump Rope Gazers [2020, Carpark], B+(*)
- Expert in a Dying Field [2022, Carpark], B+(***)
Better Oblivion Community Center
- Better Oblivion Community Center [2019, Dead Oceans], B+(*)
Duane Betts (1978 )
- Wild and Precious Life [2023, Royal Potato Family], B+(*)
Beverly [2014 ]
- Careers [2014, Kanine], B+(*)
Yaya Bey
- Remember Your North Star [2022, Big Dada], B+(**)
- Ten Fold [2024, Big Dada], B+(***)
Big Joanie
- Sistahs [2018, Daydream Library Series], B+(***)
- Back Home [2022, Kill Rock Stars], B+(***)
The Big Moon
- Walking Like We Do [2020, Fiction], B
Big Thief [2016 ]
- Masterpiece [2016, Saddle Creek], B+(*)
- Capacity [2017, Saddle Creek], B+(**)
- U.F.O.F. [2019, 4AD], A
- Two Hands [2019, 4AD], B+(**)
- Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You [2022, 4AD], A
Big Ups [2014 ]
- Eighteen Hours of Static [2014, Tough Love], A
Biig Piig (1998 )
- Bubblegum [2023, RCA], B+(*)
Gina Birch (1955 )
- I Play My Bass Loud [2023, Third Man], B+(***)
Bitchin Bajas [2010 ]
- Switched On Ra [2021, Drag City], B+(**)
- Bajascillators [2022, Drag City], B+(**)
Maggie Björklund
- Shaken [2014, Bloodshot], B
Black Belt Eagle Scout (1989 )
- The Land, the Water, the Sky [2023, Saddle Creek], B+(**)
Black Country, New Road [2021 ]
- For the First Time [2021, Ninja Tune], B+(**)
- Ants From Up There [2022, Ninja Tune], B+(*)
- Live at Bush Hall [2023, Ninja Tune], B+(*)
Black Foxxes
- Reiðl [2018, Spinefarm], B
Black Midi
- Schlagenheim [2019, Rough Trade], B+(**)
- Cavalcade [2021, Rough Trade], B+(*)
- Hellfire [2022, Rough Trade], B
Black Pistol Fire [2011 ]
- Look Alive [2021, Black Hill], B+(*)
The Blam Blams
- Opening Night [2020, LunaSea Media], B
Blanck Mass
- Dumb Flesh [2015, Sacred Bones], B+(***)
- World Eater [2017, Sacred Bones], B+(*)
Bleachers
- Gone Now [2017, RCA], B+(*)
- Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night [2021, RCA], B+(*)
Bleeding Rainbow
- Yeah Right [2013, Kanine], B+(*)
Pip Blom
- Boat [2019, Heavenly], B+(***)
Blondshell
- Blondshell [2023, Partisan], B+(*)
Blood Orange (1985 )
- Coastal Grooves [2011, Domino], B+(*)
- Cupid Deluxe [2013, Domino], B+(***)
- Freetown Sound [2016, Domino], A
- Negro Swan [2018, Domino], B+(**)
- Angel's Pulse [2019, Domino], B+(**)
Nicki Bluhm (1979 )
- Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers: Loved Wild Lost [2015, Little Sur], B+(**)
Blushh
- w/Maddie Rose: Split [2017, self-released, EP], B+(**)
The Bobby Lees
- Bellevue [2022, Ipecac], A
Body/Head [2013 ]
- Coming Apart [2013, Matador], B
Kadhja Bonet
- Childqueen [2018, Fat Possum], B
Bonny Light Horseman
- Bonny Light Horseman [2020, 37d03d], B
Benjamin Booker
- Benjamin Booker [2014, ATO], B+(***)
- Witness [2017, ATO], B+(***)
Bibi Bourelly (1994 )
- Free the Real (Pt. 1) [2016, Circa 13/Def Jam, EP], B+(*)
- Free the Real (Pt. 2) [2016, Circa 13/Def Jam, EP], B
Boy Azooga
- (One) (Two) (Kung Fu!) [2018, Heavenly], B+(*)
Boy Harsher
- Careful [2019, Nude Club], A
Boygenius
- Boygenius [2018, Matador, EP], B
- The Record [2023, Interscope], B
- The Rest [2023, Interscope, EP], B
Boytoy
- Grackle [2015, Papercup Music], B+(***)
Darrin Bradbury
- Talking Dogs and Atomic Bombs [2019, Anti-], B+(**)
- Artvertisement [2021, Anti-], B+(***)
Charles Bradley (19482017)
- No Time for Dreaming [2011, Daptone], B+(**)
- Victim of Love [2013, Daptone], B+(**)
- Changes [2016, Daptone], B+(*)
Breakfast in Fur [2015 ]
- Flyaway Garden [2015, Bar/None], B+(*)
Bridge of Flowers
- A Soft Day's Night [2021, ESP-Disk], B+(*)
Phoebe Bridgers (1994 )
- Strangers in the Alps [2017, Dead Oceans], B+(*)
- Punisher [2020, Dead Oceans], B+(**)
- Copycat Killer [2020, Dead Oceans, EP], B+(*)
- If We Make It Through December [2020, Dead Oceans, EP], B+(***)
Leon Bridges (1989 )
- Coming Home [2015, Columbia], B+(*)
- Good Thing [2018, Columbia], B+(*)
- Gold-Diggers Sound [2021, Columbia], B+(*)
Bright Moments
- Natives [2012, Luaka Bop], B
Sheela Bringi
- Incantations [2014, Black Swan Sounds], B+(**)
Britti
- Hello, I'm Britti [2024, Easy Eye Sound], B+(**)
Broken Bells
- Broken Bells [2010, Columbia], B+(*)
Brad Brooks
- God Save the City [2020, Brad Brooks], B+(*)
Bruch
- The Fool [2020, Cut Surface/Trost], B+(***)
ML Buch
- Suntub [2023, 15 Love], B+(*)
Jake Bugg (1994 )
- Jake Bugg [2012, Mercury], B
Bully
- Feels Like [2015, Startime International/Columbia], A
- Losing [2017, Sub Pop], B+(**)
- Sugaregg [2020, Sub Pop], B+(**)
- Lucky for You [2023, Sub Pop], B+(**)
The Bundles
- The Bundles [2010, K], B+(***)
The Buoys [2017 ]
- Lustre [2024, Sony], B+(***)
Will Butler (1982 )
- Policy [2015, Merge], B+(**)
- Generations [2020, Merge], B+(***)
Julie Byrne (1990 )
- Not Even Happiness [2017, Ba Da Bing], B+(**)
- The Greater Wings [2023, Ghostly International], B+(**)
Cable Ties [2016 ]
- Far Enough [2020, Merge], B+(**)
The Cadillac Three [2012 ]
- Tabasco and Sweet Tea [2020, Big Machine], B+(*)
Daniel Caesar
- Freudian [2017, Golden Child], B+(*)
- Never Enough [2023, Republic], B+(*)
Matt Caflisch
- Runaway [2020, Fat Oak], B+(*)
Ethel Cain (1998 )
- Preacher's Daughter [2022, Daughters of Cain], B+(*)
Anna Calvi
- Anna Calvi [2011, Domino], B+(*)
Camp Cope [2016 ]
- How to Socialise and Make Friends [2018, Run for Cover], B+(***)
- Running With the Hurricane [2022, Run for Cover], B+(*)
Lewis Capaldi (1996 )
- Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent [2019, Capitol], B+(*)
- Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent [2023, Capitol], B+(*)
Car Seat Headrest [2015 ]
- Teens of Style [2015, Matador], B
- Teens of Denial [2016, Matador], B+(***)
- Twin Fantasy [2018, Matador, 2CD], B+(***)
- Commit Yourself Completely [2018, Matador], B+(**)
- Making a Door Less Open [2020, Matador], A
Caroline
- Caroline [2022, Rough Trade], B
Sabrina Carpenter (1999 )
- Emails I Can't Send [2022, Island], B+(***)
- Short n' Sweet [2023, Island], B+(***)
Cat Clyde
- Down Rounder [2023, Second Prize], B+(*)
Cautious Clay (1993 )
- Karpeh [2023, Blue Note], B+(*)
Cavern of Anti-Matter [2016 ]
- Void Beats/Invocation Trex [2016, Duophonic], B+(***)
- Hormone Lemonade [2018, Duophonic], B+(**)
Cerebral Ballzy [2011 ]
- Cerebral Ballzy [2011, Williams Street, EP], B+(*)
Eddie Chacon (1963 )
- Sundown [2023, Stones Throw], B+(*)
Sarah Mary Chadwick
- Me and Ennui Are Friends, Baby [2021, Ba Da Bing!], B+(**)
- Flipped It [2022, Kill Rock Stars, EP], B
- Messages to God [2023, Kill Rock Stars], B+(***)
The Chain Gang of 1974 [2011 ]
- Wayward Fire [2011, Modern Art], B
Charly Bliss
- Guppy [2017, Barsuk], B+(**)
- Young Enough [2019, Barsuk], A
- Supermoon [2019, Barsuk, EP], B+(**)
Chastity Belt [2013 ]
- Time to Go Home [2015, Hardly Art], B+(*)
- I Used to Spend So Much Time Alone [2017, Hardly Art], B+(*)
Chat Pile
- God's Country [2022, The Flenser], B+(*)
The Chats [2016 ]
- High Risk Behaviour [2020, Bargain Bin], B+(*)
- Get Fucked [2022, Bargain Bin], B+(***)
Grian Chatten
- Chaos for the Fly [2023, Partisan], B+(**)
Cheekface
- Therapy Island [2019, New Professor Music], B+(**)
- Emphatically No [2021, New Professor Music], B+(***)
- Too Much to Ask [2022, self-released], A
Chelsea Light Moving [2013 ]
- Chelsea Light Moving [2013, Matador], B+(***)
Cherub
- Year of the Caprese [2014, Columbia], B+(*)
Cherry Glazerr
- Stuffed and Ready [2019, Secretly Canadian], B
Chicano Batman [2010 ]
- Freedom Is Free [2017, ATO], B
Childbirth
- Women's Rights [2015, Suicide Squeeze], B+(***)
Rachel Chinouriri (1998 )
- Better Off Without [2022, Parlophone/Atlas, EP], B+(*)
- What a Devastating Turn of Events [2024, Elektra], B+(***)
The Chisel
- Retaliation [2021, La Vida Es Un Mus], B+(*)
- What a Fucking Nightmare [2024, Pure Noise], B+(*)
Chloe x Halle
- Ungodly Hour [2020, Columbia], B+(*)
Chook Race
- Around the House [2016, Trouble in Mind], B+(*)
Chronophage [2017 ]
- Chronophage [2022, Bruit Direct Disques], B
Chubby and the Gang
- Speed Kills [2020, Static Shock], B+(*)
- The Mutt's Nuts [2021, Partisan], B+(**)
Chumped
- Teenage Retirement [2014, Anchorless], A
Stef Chura
- Midnight [2019, Saddle Creek], B+(**)
Chvrches [2013 ]
- Recover [2013, Glassnote, EP], B+(*)
- The Bones of What You Believe [2013, Glassnote], B
- Every Open Eye [2015, Glassnote], B+(**)
- Love Is Dead [2018, Glassnote], B+(*)
- Screen Violence [2021, Glassnote], B+(***)
Cigarettes After Sex
- Cigarettes After Sex [2017, Partisan], A
- Cry [2019, Partisan], B+(***)
Cindy Lee [2012 ]
- Diamond Jubilee [2024, Realistik Studios, 2CD], B+(*)
Cïtric Dümmies
- Zen and the Arcade of Beating Your Ass [2023, Feel It], B+(*)
City Yelps
- Half Hour [2016, Odd Box], B+(*)
The Civil Wars [2009 ]
- Barton Hollow [2011, Sensibility], B
- The Civil Wars [2013, Sensibility/Columbia], B
Clairo (1998 )
- Immunity [2019, Fader], B+(***)
- Sling [2021, Fader/Republic], B+(*)
- Charm [2024, Clairo], B+(***)
Class Actress [2010 ]
- Rapprocher [2011, Carpark], A
The Claudettes
- No Hotel [2015, Yellow Dog], B
Chuck Cleaver (1959 )
- Send Aid [2019, Shake It], B+(***)
Benjamin Clementine (1988 )
- At Least for Now [2015, Behind/Virgin EMI], B+(**)
Cleric
- Retrocausal [2017, Web of Memory], B
The Close Readers
- Group Hug [2010, Austin], B+(***)
- New Spirit [2012, Austin], B+(***)
- The Lines Are Open [2014, Austin], A
Cloud Nothings [2010 ]
- Cloud Nothings [2011, Carpark, EP], B+(*)
- Attack on Memory [2012, Carpark], B+(***)
- Here and Nowhere Else [2014, Carpark], A
- Life Without Sound [2017, Carperk], B+(**)
- Last Building Burning [2018, Carpark], B+(**)
- The Shadow I Remember [2021, Carpark], B+(**)
CMAT (1996 )
- If My Wife New I'd Be Dead [2022, AWAL], B+(***)
- Crazymad, for Me [2023, CMATBaby/AWAL], B+(***)
Coco and Clair Clair
- Sexy [2022, self-released], B+(*)
- Girl [2024, Nice Girl World, EP], B+(***)
Amber Coffman
- City of No Reply [2017, Columbia], B+(**)
Code Orange [2012 ]
- Underneath [2020, Roadrunner], B
Cola
- Deep in View [2022, Fire Talk], B+(*)
Cold Specks [2012 ]
- I Predict a Graceful Expulsion [2012, Mute], B+(**)
Louis Cole
- Knower: w/Genevieve Artadi: Think Thoughts [2011, self-released], B+(**)
- Knower: Knower Forever [2023, self-released], B
The Coneheads [2014 ]
- L.P. 1 [2015, Erste Theke Tonträger], B+(***)
Confidence Man
- Confident Music for Confident People [2018, Heavenly], A
- Tilt [2022, Heavenly], B+(***)
- 3AM (La La La) [2024, Chaos/Polydor], B+(***)
Contour
- Love Suite [2021, Good Question, EP], B+(*)
The Contraptionists
- Working Man's Dread [2021, self-released], B
Control Top
- Covert Contracts [2019, Get Better], A
A.G. Cook (1990 )
- Apple [2020, PC Music], B
- Britpop [2024, New Alias], B+(**)
Mike Cooley (1966 )
- w/Patterson Hood, Jason Isbell: Live at the Shoals Theatre [2014, Southeastern], B+(***)
Gaz Coombes (1976 )
- Matador [2015, Hot Fruit], B+(*)
Coriky
- Coriky [2020, Dischord], B+(*)
Corook (1995 )
- Best of Corook (So Far) [20212022, Atlantic], B+(***)
- Serious Person (Part 1) [2023, Atlantic, EP], B+(***)
- Serious Person (Part 2) [2023, Atlantic, EP], A
Bethany Cosentino
- Natural Disaster [2023, Concord], B+(**)
Frankie Cosmos (1994 )
- Zentropy [2014, Midheaven, EP], B+(*)
- Next Thing [2016, Bayonet], B+(***)
- Vessel [2018, Sub Pop], B+(**)
- Close It Quietly [2019, Sub Pop], B+(**)
Country Mice [2011 ]
- Twister [2011, Woo Woo], B+(**)
The Courtneys [2012 ]
- II [2017, Flying Nun], B+(**)
Crack Cloud
- Pain Olympics [2020, Meat Machine], B+(*)
Martin Creed (1968 )
- Thoughts Lined Up [2016, Telephone], B+(***)
Creeper [2017 ]
- Sex, Death and the Infinite Void [2020, Roadrunner], B
Joy Crookes (1998 )
- Skin [2021, Insanity], B+(**)
Crosslegged
- Another Blue [2023, self-released], B+(*)
Allison Crutchfield
- Tourist in This Town [2017, Merge], B+(**)
Brian Cullman
- Winter Clothes [2020, Sunnyside], B+(**)
Madison Cunningham (1996 )
- Revealer [2022, Verve Forecast], B+(**)
Cults [2011 ]
- Cults [2011, ITNO/Columbia], B+(**)
- Static [2013, Columbia], B
Rosalie Cunningham
- Two Piece Puzzle [2022, Machine Elf], B
Cut Worms
- Nobody Lives Here Anymore [2020, Jagjaguwar], B+(*)
Cydnee With a C
- Confessions of a Fangirl [2023, Bread & Butter, EP], B+(*)
The D.A.
- You Kids! [2011, self-released], B+(***)
Lucy Dacus (1995 )
- No Burden [2016, Egghunt], B+(***)
- Historian [2018, Matador], B+(*)
- Home Video [2021, Matador], B+(**)
Daddy Issues [2014 ]
- Can We Still Hang [2015, Infinity Cat, EP], B+(***)
- Deep Dream [2017, Infinity Cat], A
Dagny (1990 )
- Strangers / Lovers [2020, Polydor, EP], B+(**)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. [2010 ]
- It's a Corporate World [2011, Warner Brothers], B+(*)
Damaged Bug
- Bunker Funk [2017, Castle Face], B
Dan Ex Machina
- Bail Shag EP [2017, self-released], B+(*)
- Pity Party Animal [2020, self-released], B+(***)
- My Wife [2020, self-released], B+(**)
- All Is Ours, Nothing Is Theirs [2022, self-released], B+(***)
- Ex's Sexts [2023, self-released], A
Daphne and Celeste
- Daphne and Celeste Save the World [2018, Balatonic], B
The Dare (1996 )
- What's Wrong With New York? [2024, Republic], B+(*)
Daughter [2013 ]
- If You Leave [2013, Glass Note], B+(*)
Chris Dave (1973 )
- Chris Dave and the Drumhedz [2018, Blue Note], B
Ryan Davis
- Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band: Dancing on the Edge [2023, Sophomore Lounge], B+(**)
Richard Dawson (1981 )
- Nothing Important [2014, Weird World], B
- Peasant [2017, Weird World], B
- w/Circle: Henki [2021, Weird World], B
- The Ruby Chord [2022, Domino], B
Lucky Daye (1985 )
- Candydrip [2022, Keep Cool/RCA], B+(***)
Dead Sara [2012 ]
- Pleasure to Meet You [2015, Pocket Kid], B+(*)
Deafheaven [2010 ]
- Sunbather [2013, Deathwish], B+(***)
- New Bermuda [2015, Anti], B+(*)
- Infinite Granite [2021, Sargent House], B+(*)
Olivia Dean
Deap Vally [2013 ]
- Sistrionix [2013, Island], B+(*)
- Femejism [2016, Nevado], B+(***)
Death Grips
- Exmilitary [2011, Third Worlds], B+(*)
- The Money Store [2012, Epic], B
- No Love Deep Web [2012, Third Worlds/Harvest], B
- Government Plates [2013, Third Worlds], B
- The Powers That B [20142015, Electro Magnetic/Harvest, 2CD], B+(*)
- Bottomless Pit [2016, Third Worlds/Harvest], B+(*)
Erika De Casier (1990 )
- Sensational [2021, 4AD], B+(**)
Deep State
- The Path to Fast Oblivion [2019, Friendship Fever], B
Darwin Deez
- Darwin Deez [2010, Lucky Number], B+(*)
Dehd [2016 ]
- Flower of Devotion [2020, Fire Talk], B+(*)
Helena Deland
- Someone New [2020, Luminelle], B+(*)
- Goodnight Summerland [2023, Chivi Chivi], B+(*)
Delicate Steve (1987 )
- Wondervisions [2009, Luaka Bop], B
The Delines [2014 ]
- Colfax [2014, El Cortez], A
- The Imperial [2019, El Cortez], B+(***)
- The Sea Drift [2022, Jealous Butcher], B+(**)
Lana Del Rey (1986 )
- Born to Die [2012, Interscope], B+(**)
- Paradise [2012, Interscope], B
- Ultraviolence [2014, Interscope], B+(***)
- Honeymoon [2015, Interscope], B+(***)
- Lust for Life [2017, Interscope], B+(***)
- Norman Fucking Rockwell [2019, Polydor/Interscope], A
- Chemtrails Over the Country Club [2021, Polydor/Interscope], B+(**)
- Blue Bannisters [2021, Polydor/Interscope], B+(***)
- Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd [2023, Interscope/Polydor], B+(**)
Demae
- Life Works Out . . . Usually [2020, Touching Bass, EP], B
Mac DeMarco (1990 )
- 2 [2012, Captured Tracks], B+(*)
- Salad Days [2014, Captured Tracks], B
Deradoorian
- The Expanding Flower Planet [2015, Anticon], B
Jason Derulo (1989 )
- Jason Derülo [2010, Warner Brothers], B
- Talk Dirty [2014, Warner Brothers], A
- Everything Is 4 [2015, Warner Brothers], B+(*)
The Deslondes [2015 ]
- The Deslondes [2015, New West], B
- Hurry Home [2017, New West], B
Indigo De Souza (1997 )
- Any Shape You Take [2021, Saddle Creek], B+(*)
- All of This Will End [2023, Saddle Creek], B+(*)
Dev (1989 )
- I Only See You When I'm Dreamin' [2017, Devishot], A
Hannah Diamond (1991 )
- Perfect Picture [2023, PC Music], B+(*)
Diamond Rugs [2012 ]
- Diamonds Rugs [2012, Partisan], B+(**)
Diet Cig
- Over Easy [2015, Father/Daughter, EP], B+(*)
- Swear I'm Good at This [2017, Frenchkiss], B+(***)
DIIV [2012 ]
- Oshin [2012, Captured Tracks], B+(**)
- Is the Is Are [2016, Captured Tracks], B+(**)
- Frog in Boiling Water [2204, Fantasy], B+(*)
Dijon (1992 )
- Absolutely [2021, R&R Digital/Warner], B
Dilly Dally
- Sore [2015, Partisan], B+(**)
The Dirt Drifters [2011 ]
- This Is My Blood [2011, Warner Brothers], A
Dirty Loops [2014 ]
- Loopified [2014, Verve], C+
Beth Ditto (1981 )
- EP [2011, Columbia], A
- Fake Sugar [2017, Virgin], B+(***)
Divine Fits [2012 ]
- A Thing Called Divine Fits [2012, Merge], B+(***)
Kevin Dixon
- The Summer We All Bought Guns [2020, Covid Charlie's Demo-lution], B
Django Django [2012 ]
- Django Django [2012, Because], B
Djo (1992 )
Dodie (1995 )
- Hot Mess [2022, Doddleoddle, EP], B
Dog Party [2011 ]
- Vol. 4 [2015, Asian Man], B+(**)
Dogbrain
- Blue Dog [2016, Dogbrain Music, EP], B+(***)
Dogleg
- Melee [2020, Triple Crown], B
Bo Dollis Jr. (1981 )
- A New Kind of Funk [2013, self-released], B+(***)
Stella Donnelly (1992 )
- Beware of the Dogs [2019, Secretly Canadian], A
- Flood [2022, Secretly Canadian], B+(**)
Don't Talk to the Cops [2012 ]
- Let's Quit [2012, Greedhead], B+(**)
Doss
- 4 New Hit Songs [2021, LuckyMe, EP], B+(***)
Charlotte Dos Santos (1990 )
- Morfo [2022, Because Music], B+(***)
Dott
- Swoon [2013, Graveface], B+(*)
Dorian Electra (1992 )
- My Agenda [2020, self-released], B
Downtown Boys [2015 ]
- Full Communism [2015, Don Giovanni], A
- Cost of Living [2017, Sub Pop], B+(**)
Drain
- Living Proof [2023, Epitaph], B+(*)
Dream Wife
- Dream Wife [2018, Lucky Number], B+(***)
- So When You Gonna . . . [2020, Lucky Number], A
- Social Lubrication [2023, Lucky Number], B+(***)
Dry Cleaning
- Sweet Princess [2018, It's OK, EP], B+(***)
- Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks [2019, It's OK, EP], B+(***)
- New Long Leg [2021, 4AD], A
Ducks Ltd. [2021 ]
- Get Bleak [2019, Carpark, EP], B+(**)
- Modern Fiction [2021, Carpark], B+(**)
- Harm's Way [2024, Carpark], B+(**)
Dub Thompson [2014 ]
- 9 Songs [2013, Dead Oceans, EP], A
Emily Duff
- Maybe in the Morning [2017, Mod Prom], B+(***)
- Hallelujah Hello [2019, Mr. Mudshow Music], B+(**)
- Born on the Ground [2020, Mr. Mudshow Music], B+(***)
- Razor Blade Smile [2021, Mr. Mudshow Music], A
Dumb
- Club Nites [2019, Mint], B+(***)
D.D. Dumbo
- Utopia Defeated [2016, 4AD], B
Dump Him
- Dykes to Watch Out For [2019, Musical Fanzine/Get Better], B+(*)
C Duncan (1989 )
- Architect [2015, Fat Cat], B
Dvsn
- Sept. 5th [2016, OVO Sound/Warner Brothers], B+(*)
- A Muse in Her Feelings [2020, OVO Sound/Warner Brothers], B+(*)
Dyke Drama
- Tender Resignation [2015, Salinas, EP], B
Eagulls [2014 ]
- Eagulls [2014, Partisan], B+(*)
Anderson East (1988 )
- Delilah [2015, Low Country Sound/Elektra], B+(***)
East India Youth
- Total Strife Forever [2014, Stolen], B
Che Ecru
- Til Death [2020, F Plus], B+(**)
The 81's [2020 ]
- 2 Things and 118 Others [2020, The 81's], B+(**)
Billie Eilish (2001 )
- Don't Smile at Me [2017, Darkroom/Interscope, EP], B+(***)
- When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? [2019, Darkroom/Interscope], A
- Happier Than Ever [2021, Interscope], A
- Hit Me Hard and Soft [2024, Interscope], A
Ekko Astral
- Pink Balloons [2024, Topshelf], B+(***)
The Ekphrastics
- Special Delivery [2023, Harriet], B+(*)
Hanni El Khatib
- Head in the Dirt [2013, Innovative Leisure], B+(**)
Ella Mai
- Heart on My Sleeve [2022, 10 Summers/Interscope], B
EMA (1982 )
- Past Life Martyred Saints [2011, Souterrain Transmissions], B+(***)
- The Future's Void [2014, Matador], B+(***)
- Exile in the Outer Ring [2017, City Slang], B+(**)
Empath
- Active Listening: Night on Earth [2019, Get Better], B+(*)
- Visitor [2022, Fat Possum], B
Empress Of (1989 )
- Me [2015, Terrible/XL], B+(*)
- I'm Your Empress Of [2020, Terrible], B+(**)
- For Your Consideration [2024, Major Arcana/Giant], B+(**)
En Attendant Ana
- Juillet [2020, Trouble in Mind], B+(**)
- Principia [2023, Trouble in Mind], B
Hazel English (1990 )
- Wake UP! [2020, Polyvinyl], B+(*)
English Teacher [2022 ]
- This Could Be Texas [2024, Island], B+(***)
EOLA
- Dang [2016, Leaving, EP], B
Noga Erez (1989 )
- Off the Radar [2017, City Slang], B
- Kids [2021, City Slang], B+(***)
Escort [2011 ]
- Escort [2011, Tirk], B+(***)
Eska (1971 )
- Eska [2015, Naim Edge], B+(*)
Tianna Esperanza
- Terror [2023, BMG], B+(***)
Everything Everything [2010 ]
- Raw Data Feel [2022, AWAL], B+(*)
Ex Cops [2011 ]
- True Hallucinations [2013, Other], B+(*)
- Daggers [2014, Downtown], B+(*)
Ex Hex [2014 ]
- Rips [2014, Merge], B+(***)
- It's Real [2019, Merge], B+(**)
The Exbats [2016 ]
- A Guide to the Health Issues Affecting Rescue Hens [2016, Burger], B+(**)
- I've Got the Hots for Charlie Watts [2018, Burger], B+(***)
- E Is 4 Exbats [20162018, Burger], B+(***)
- Kicks, Hits and Fits [2020, Burger], B+(***)
Eyelids
- The Accidental Falls [2020, Decor], B+(**)
George Ezra (1993 )
- Wanted on Voyage [2014, Columbia], B
EZTV [2015 ]
- Calling Out [2015, Captured Tracks], B
FACS
- Still Life in Decay [2023, Trouble in Mind], B+(**)
Joe Fahey
- February on Ice [2021, Rough Fish], B+(***)
- Baker's Cousin [2022, Rough Fish], B+(**)
- Andrea's Exile [2024, Rough Fish], B+(**)
Brent Faiyaz (1995 )
- Wasteland [2022, Lost Kids], B+(*)
Chet Faker (1988 )
- Built on Glass [2014, Downtown], B+(**)
Erica Falls
- Home Grown [2017, Southern Girls], B+(**)
Fang Island [2010 ]
- Fang Island [2010, Sargent House], B
Fantastic Negrito (1968 )
- The Last Days of Oakland [2016, Blackball Universe], B+(***)
- Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? [2020, Cooking Vinyl/Blackball Universe], B+(***)
- White Jesus Black Problems [2022, Storefront], B+(***)
Father John Misty (1981 )
- Fear Fun [2012, Sub Pop], B
- I Love You, Honeybear [2015, Sub Pop], B
- Pure Comedy [2017, Sub Pop], B
- God's Favorite Customer [2018, Sub Pop], B
- Chloë and the Next 20th Century [2022, Sub Pop], B
FAVX
- Welfare [2018, Miel de Moscas/Burger, EP], B+(**)
Fear of Men [2011 ]
- Early Fragments [20112013, Kanine, EP], B+(**)
Feeble Little Horse [2021 ]
- Girl With Fish [2023, Saddle Creek], B+(***)
Heidi Feek (1979 )
- The Only [2013, Western Pin-Up], B+(***)
Jared Feinman
- Love Is an Obstacle [2021, West of Philly], B+(*)
Simone Felice (1976 )
- Strangers [2014, Dualtone], B+(*)
Laura Fell
- Safe From Me [2020, Balloon Machine], B+(*)
Sam Fender
- Seventeen Going Under [2021, Polydor], B
Sky Ferreira (1992 )
- Night Time, My Time [2013, Capitol], B+(**)
Fickle Friends
- You Are Someone Else [2018, Polydor], B+(**)
Fiddlehead
- Between the Richness [2021, Run for Cover], B+(*)
FIDLAR [2011 ]
- FIDLAR [2013, Mom + Pop Music], B+(***)
Filthy Friends [2014 ]
- Invitation [2017, Kill Rock Stars], B+(*)
- Emerald Valley [2019, Kill Rock Stars], B+(**)
Craig Finn (1971 )
- Clear Heart Full Eyes [2012, Full Time Hobby], B+(***)
- Faith in the Future [2015, Partisan], A
- I Need a New War [2019, Partisan], B+(***)
- A Legacy of Rentals [2021, Positive Jams], A
The Fireworks
- Switch Me On [2015, Shelflife], B+(**)
Fist City [2010 ]
- It's 1983 Grow Up [2012, Black Tent Press], B+(**)
5 Seconds of Summer
- 5 Seconds of Summer [2014, Capitol], B
FKA Twigs (1988 )
- LP1 [2014, Young Turks], B
- M3LL155X [2015, Young Turks, EP], C+
- Magdalene [2019, Young Turks], B
- Caprisongs [2022, Young/Atlantic], B+(**)
Flasher
- Loe Is Yours [2022, Domino], B+(*)
The Flat Five
- It's a World of Love and Hate [2016, Bloodshot], B
Florist [2014 ]
- Florist [2022, Double Double Whammy], B+(***)
Brandon Flowers (1981 )
- The Desired Effect [2015, Virgin EMI], B+(**)
Wolfgang Flür (1947 )
- Magazine 1 [2022, Cherry Red], B+(***)
Miya Folick (1989 )
- Roach [2023, Nettwerk], B+(**)
Föllakzoid [2011 ]
- III [2015, Sacred Bones], B+(**)
Fontaines D.C. [2019 ]
- Dogrel [2019, Partisan], B+(***)
- A Hero's Death [2020, Partisan], B+(*)
- Skinty Fia [2022, Partisan], B+(*)
- Romance [2024, XL], B+(**)
For Those I Love
- For Those I Love [2019, September], B+(***)
Hannah Frances (1997 )
- Keeper of the Shepherd [2024, Ruintation], B+(*)
Frazey Ford
- U Kin B the Sun [2020, Arts & Crafts], B+(**)
Sallie Ford
- Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside: Dirty Radio [2011, Partisan], B+(*)
- Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside: Untamed Beast [2013, Partisan], B
Keeley Forsyth (1979 )
- Debris [2020, The Leaf Label], B
Foster the People [2011 ]
- Torches [2011, Columbia], B
Fox Green [2020 ]
- The Longest April [2020, self-released], B+(***)
- Holy Souls [2022, self-released], A
- Light Over Darkness [2024, self-released], A
Foxes (1989 )
- The Kick [2022, PIAS], B+(*)
Foxygen [2012 ]
- We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic [2013, Jagjaguwar], B
Martin Frawley
- Undone at 31 [2019, Merge], B+(***)
Mark Fredson
- Nothing but Night [2021, self-released], B+(*)
Debby Friday
- Good Luck [2023, Sub Pop], A
Eleanor Friedberger (1976 )
- Last Summer [2011, Merge], B+(*)
The Front Bottoms [2011 ]
- The Front Bottoms [2011, Bar/None], B+(***)
- Talon of the Hawk [2013, Bar/None], B+(**)
- In Sickness and in Flames [2020, Fueled by Ramen], B+(**)
- You Are Who You Hang Out With [2023, Fueled by Ramen], B+(*)
Alex G (1993 )
- Alex G: DSU [2014, Orchid Tapes], B+(*)
- Rocket [2017, Domino], B
- House of Sugar [2019, Domino], B
- God Save the Animals [2022, Domino], B
Gabriels
- Angels and Queens Part 1 [2022, Atlas Artists/Parlophone], B+(**)
- Angels and Queens [2023, Atlas Artists/Parlophone], B+(**)
Gabriel Garzón-Montano
- Jardin [2017, Stones Throw], B
Liam Gallagher (1972 )
- C'mon You Know [2022, Warner], B+(*)
Gang of Youths [2015 ]
- Angel in Realtime [2022, Warner], B+(*)
Angelica Garcia
- Cha Cha Palace [2020, Spacebomb], B
Gabriel Garzón-Montano (1989 )
- Agüita [2020, Jagjaguwar], B+(*)
Gauche [2015 ]
- A People's History of Gauche [20162018, Merge], B+(***)
Dana Gavanski
- Yesterday Is Gone [2020, Ba Da Bing!], B+(*)
- Wind Songs [2020, Ba Da Bing!, EP], B
Gayngs [2010 ]
- Relayted [2010, Jagjaguwar], B+(*)
Gazelle Twin
- Unflesh [2014, Last Gang], B+(**)
Geese
- 3D Country [2023, Partisan], B
Gel
- Only Constant [2023, Convulse, EP], B
Georgia (1990 )
- Seeking Thrills [2020, Domino], B+(***)
- Euphoric [2023, Domino], B+(***)
GFOTY
- Call Him a Doctor [2016, PC Music, EP], B
Ghost [2010 ]
- Impera [2022, Loma Vista], B
Billy Gibbons (1949 )
- The Big Bad Blues [2018, Concord], B+(*)
Gilla Band [2015 ]
- Girl Band: Holding Hands With Jamie [2015, Rough Trade], B+(**)
- Girl Band: The Talkies [2019, Rough Trade], B+(*)
- Most Normal [2022, Rough Trade], B
Girl in Red (1999 )
- Chapter 1 [2018, AWAL/Human Sounds, EP], B+(*)
- Chapter 2 [2019, AWAL, EP], B+(*)
- If I Could Make It Go Quiet [2021, AWAL], B+(***)
- I'm Doing It Again Baby! [2024, Columbia], B+(**)
Girl Ray
- Prestige [2023, Moshi Moshi], B
Girl Scout
- Real Life Human Garbage [2023, Made, EP], B+(**)
Girlpool [2014 ]
- Girlpool [2014, Wichita, EP], B+(**)
- Before the World Was Big [2015, Wichita], B+(**)
- Powerplant [2017, Anti-], B
- What Chaos Is Imaginary [2019, Anti-], B
- Forgiveness [2022, Anti-], B
Girls on Grass [2015 ]
- Dirty Power [2019, self-released], B+(**)
Margaret Glaspy (1989 )
- Emotions and Math [2016, ATO], B+(**)
- Echo the Diamond [2023, ATO], A
- The Sun Doesn't Think [2024, ATO, EP], B+(***)
Glass Beach
- Plastic Death [2024, Run for Cover], B
Glasser
- Ring [2010, True Panther Sounds], B+(*)
- Interiors [2013, True Panther Sounds], B+(*)
Glitter Wizard [2009 ]
- Kiss the Boot [2023, Kitten Robot, EP], B
Glitterbust [2016 ]
- Glitterbust [2016, Burger], B+(*)
GLOSS [Girls Living Outside Society's Shit] [2015 ]
- Demo [2015, self-released, EP], B+(***)
GOAT [2012 ]
- World Music [2012, Rocket], B+(***)
- Commune [2014, Sub Pop], A
- Requiem [2016, Sub Pop], B+(***)
Goat Girl [2016 ]
- On All Fours [2021, Rough Trade], B+(**)
Gold Motel [2010 ]
- Summer House [2010, Good as Gold], B+(*)
Gold-Bears [2011 ]
- Are You Falling in Love? [2011, Slumberland], B+(***)
- Dalliance [2014, Slumberland], B+(**)
Golden Pelicans
- S/T [2014, Total Punk, EP], B+(***)
- Oldest Ride Longest Line [2015, Total Punk, EP], B+(**)
- Disciples of Blood [2017, Goner], B+(***)
Alison Goldfrapp (1966 )
- The Love Invention [2023, Skint/BMG], B+(***)
Max Gomez
- Rule the World [2013, New West], B
The Goon Sax [2016 ]
- Up to Anything [2016, Chapter Music], B+(***)
- We're Not Talking [2018, Wichita], A
- Mirror II [2021, Matador], B+(**)
Diana Gordon (1985 )
- Pure [2019, self-released, EP], B+(*)
Ellie Goulding (1986 )
- Lights [2010, Cherrytree/Interscope], B
Ciara Grace
- Write It Down [2024, self-released], B+(***)
Laura Jane Grace (1980 )
- Hole in My Head [2024, Polyvinyl], B+(***)
Ariana Grande (1993 )
- Yours Truly [2013, Island/Republic], B+(***)
- My Everything [2014, Island/Republic], B+(**)
- Dangerous Woman [2016, Republic], B+(*)
- Sweetener [2018, Republic], B
- Thank U, Next [2019, Republic], B+(**)
- Positions [2020, Republic], B+(*)
- Eternal Sunshine [2024, Republic], B+(**)
John Grant (1968 )
- Queen of Denmark [2010, Bella Union], B
- Grey Tickles, Black Pressure [2015, Partisan], B+(*)
Grass Widow [2010 ]
- Past Time [2010, Kill Rock Stars, EP], B+(*)
Conan Gray (1998 )
- Kid Krow [2020, Republic], B+(*)
Colleen Green
- I Want to Grow Up [2015, Hardly Art], B
- Cool [2021, Hardly Art], B+(**)
Phoebe Green
- Lucky Me [2022, Chess Club], B+(**)
Grimes (1988 )
- Visions [2012, 4AD], B+(*)
- Art Angels [2015, 4AD], A
- Miss Athropocene [2020, 4AD], B+(***)
Danny Paul Grody
- In Search of Light [2011, Students of Decay], B+(*)
Grouplove [2011 ]
- Never Trust a Happy Song [2011, Canvasback/Atlantic], B+(*)
Grrrl Gang
- Here to Stay! [20172018, Damnably, EP], B+(**)
- Spunky! [2023, Big Romantic], B+(**)
Gwenno
- Y Dydd Olaf [2014, Heavenly], A
- Le Kov [2018, Heavenly], B+(**)
- Tresor [2022, Heavenly], B+(**)
Marika Hackman (1992 )
- I'm Not Your Man [2017, Sub Pop], B+(**)
- Big Sigh [2024, Chrysalis], B+(**)
Haiku Hands
- Haiku Hands [2020, Mad Decent], B+(*)
Haiku Salut
- Etch and Etch Deep [2015, How Does It Feel to Be Loved], B+(**)
Haim [2013 ]
- Days Are Gone [2013, Columbia], B+(**)
- Something to Tell You [2017, Columbia], B+(**)
- Women in Music Pt. III [2020, Columbia], B+(**)
Nigel Hall (1981 )
- Ladies and Gentlemen . . . Nigel Hall [2015, Feel Music Group], B+(***)
Halsey (1994 )
- Badlands [2015, Astralwerks], A
- Hopeless Fountain Kingdom [2017, Astralwerks], B+(**)
- Manic [2020, Capitol], B+(***)
- If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power [2021, Capitol], B+(***)
- The Great Impersonator [2024, Columbia], A
Cory Hanson
- Western Cum [2023, Drag City], B+(*)
Happy Birthday [2010 ]
- Happy Birthday [2010, Sub Pop], B+(**)
The Happy Fits
- What Could Be Better [2020, The Happy Fits], B+(**)
Hard Working Americans [2014 ]
- Hard Working Americans [2014, Melvin/Thirty Tigers], B+(***)
- The First Waltz [2013, Melvin], B+(*)
- Rest in Chaos [2016, Melvin], B+(**)
- We're All in This Together [2017, Melvin], B+(***)
Aldous Harding (1990 )
- Party [2017, 4AD], B
- Designer [2019, 4AD], B
- Warm Chris [2022, 4AD], B+(**)
Curtis Harding (1979 )
- If Words Were Flowers [2021, Anti-], B+(***)
Honey Harper (1989 )
Hutch Harris (1975 )
- Suck Up All the Oxygen [2021, self-released, EP], B+(**)
Hash Redactor
- Drecksound [2019, Goner], B+(**)
Hatchie (1993 )
- Giving the World Away [2022, Secretly Canadian], B+(**)
Anna von Hausswolff (1986 )
- The Miraculous [2015, Other Music], B
- Live at Montreux Jazz Festival [2018, Southern Lord], B
Hamish Hawk (1991 )
- Angel Numbers [2023, Post Electric], B
H. Hawkline (1985 )
- I Romanticize [2017, Heavenly], B
Lande Hekt
- Gigantic Disappointment [2019, self-released, EP], B+(*)
- Going to Hell [2021, Get Better], B+(***)
Helen
- The Original Faces [2015, Kranky], B+(*)
Amy Helm (1970 )
- Didn't It Rain [2015, E1], B+(**)
H.E.R.
- Back of My Mind [2021, RCA], B+(**)
Jessica Hernandez
- Secret Evil [2014, Instant], B+(***)
Heron Oblivion
- Heron Oblivion [2016, Sub Pop], B+(**)
Herzog [2012 ]
- Cartoon Violence [2011, Exit Stencil], B+(*)
Haley Heynderickx
- I Need to Start a Garden [2018, Mama Bird], B+(**)
Hiatus Kaiyote [2013 ]
- Choose Your Weapon [2015, Flying Buddha], B
- Mood Valiant [2021, Brainfeeder], B+(*)
Lauran Hibberd (1997 )
- Garageband Superstar [2022, Virgin], B+(***)
Hickeys [2022 ]
- Fragile Structure [2022, self-released], B+(**)
Hinds
- Leave Me Alone [2016, Mom + Pop], B
- I Don't Run [2018, Mom + Pop], B+(***)
- The Prettiest Curse [2020, Mom + Pop], A
- Viva Hinds [2024, Lucky Number], A
Hippo Campus
- LP3 [2022, Grand Jury], B+(**)
The History of Apple Pie [2013 ]
- Out of View [2013, Marshall Teller], B+(**)
Julia Holter (1984 )
- Ekstasis [2012, RVNG], B
- Loud City Song [2013, Domino], B
- Have You in My Wilderness [2015, Domino], B
- Aviary [2018, Domino], B
- Something in the Room She Moves [2024, Domino], B+(*)
Holychild [2015 ]
- The Shape of Brat Pop to Come [2015, Glassnote], B+(**)
Home Counties
- Redevelopment [2020, Alcopop!, EP], B+(*)
- Exactly as It Seems [2024, Submarine Cat], B+(*)
Home Is Where
- The Whaler [2023, Wax Bodega], B+(**)
Honeyblood [2014 ]
- Honeyblood [2014, Fat Cat], B
Hookworms [2013 ]
- Pearl Mystic [2013, Weird World], A
- The Hum [2014, Weird World], B+(***)
- Microshift [2018, Domino], B+(*)
Hop Along [2013 ]
- Painted Shut [2015, Saddle Creek], B+(*)
- Bark Your Head Off, Dog [2018, Saddle Creek], B+(*)
Hope D
- Clash of the Substance [2023, self-released], B+(**)
Horse Lords [2012 ]
- Interventions [2016, Northern Spy], B+(**)
- The Common Task [2020, Northern Spy], B+(*)
- Comradely Objects [2022, RVNG Intl], B+(***)
- Live in Leipzig [2022, Northern Spy, EP], B+(*)
Horsegirl [2020 ]
- Versions of Modern Performance [2022, Matador], B+(*)
Hospitality [2012 ]
- Hospitality [2012, Merge], B+(*)
The Hotelier [2014 ]
- Home, Like Noplace Is There [2014, Tiny Engines], B+(*)
- Goodness [2016, Tiny Engines], B+(**)
Hotline TNT
- Cartwheel [2023, Third Man], B+(*)
Hovvdy
- Hovvdy [2024, Arts & Crafts], B+(*)
How to Dress Well [2010 ]
- Total Loss [2012, Acephale], B
- What Is This Heart? [2014, Domino], B
Ben Howard (1987 )
- Every Kingdom [2011, Universal Republic], B
- Is It? [2023, Island], B+(*)
Brittany Howard (1988 )
- Jaime [2019, ATO], B
- What Now [2024, Island], B+(**)
Hozier (1990 )
- Unreal Unearth [2023, Island], B+(**)
The Human Hearts [2012 ]
- Viable [2023, Open Boat], B+(**)
Hunx and His Punx [2010 ]
- Too Young to Be in Love [2011, Hardly Art], B+(**)
Jenny Hval (1980 )
- Apocalypse, Girl [2015, Sacred Bones], B+(*)
- Blood Bitch [2016, Sacred Bones], C+
- The Practice of Love [2019, Sacred Bones], B+(***)
- Classic Objects [2022, 4AD], B+(**)
Chrissie Hynde (1951 )
- Stockholm [2014, Caroline], B+(*)
- Chrissie Hynde and the Valve Bone Woe Ensemble: Valve Bone Woe [2019, BMG], B
- Standing in the Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan [2021, BMG], B+(**)
I Break Horses [2011 ]
- Hearts [2011, Bella Union], B
Ibeyi [2015 ]
- Ibeyi [2015, XL], B
- Ash [2017, XL], B+(*)
Iceage [2011 ]
- New Brigade [2011, What's Your Rupture?], B+(***)
- You're Nothing [2013, Matador], B
- Plowing Into the Field of Love [2014, Matador], B
- Seek Shelter [2021, Mexican Summer], B
Ich Bin Nintendo
- Lykke [2016, Shhpuma], B+(**)
Icona Pop [2012 ]
- This Is . . . Icona Pop [2013, Atlantic/Big Beat], B+(*)
Idles [2012 ]
- Brutalism [2017, Bailey], B+(***)
- Joy as an Act of Resistance [2018, Partisan], B+(***)
- Ultra Mono: Momentary Acceptance of the Self [2020, Partisan], B+(***)
- Crawler [2021, Partisan], B+(***)
- Tangk [2024, Partisan], B+(**)
Illuminati Hotties [2018 ]
- Kiss Yr Frenemies [2018, Tiny Engines], B+(**)
- Free I.H.: This Is Not the One You've Been Waiting For [2020, Snack Shack Tracks], B+(*)
- Let Me Do One More [2021, Snack Shack Tracks/Hopeless], A
- Power [2024, Hopeless], B+(**)
Inc. [2013 ]
- No World [2013, 4AD], B+(*)
Indoor Pets
- Be Content [2019, Wichita], B+(*)
Insignificant Other
- I'm So Glad I Feel This Way About You! [2019, Counter Intuitive], B+(*)
International Teachers of Pop [2018 ]
- Pop Gossip [2019, Desolate Spools], B+(**)
The Internet [2011 ]
- Ego Death [2015, Columbia], B+(**)
- Hive Mind [2018, Columbia], B+(***)
Grace Ives
- 2nd [2019, Dots Per Inch], B+(***)
- Janky Star [2022, True Panther Sounds/Harvest], B+(***)
Jessie J (1988 )
- Who Are You [2011, Universal Republic], B
Julia Jacklin (1990 )
- Crushing [2019, Polyvinyl], B
- Pre Pleasure [2022, Polyvinyl], B+(*)
Kate Jackson (1979 )
- British Road Movies [2016, Hoo Ha], B+(*)
Jamaican Queens [2013 ]
- Wormfood [2013, Notown], B
Luke James
- Luke James [2014, Island], B+(**)
Japanese Breakfast
- Psychopomp [2016, Dead Oceans], B+(*)
- Soft Sounds From Another Planet [2017, Dead Oceans], B+(**)
- Jubilee [2021, Dead Oceans], B+(***)
The Japanese House (1995 )
- Good at Falling [2019, Dirty Hit], B+(*)
- In the End It Always Does [2023, Dirty H it], B+(*)
Japanese Television [2018 ]
- Space Fruit Vineyard [2022, Tip Top], B
Jealous of the Birds
- Wisdom Teeth [2019, Atlantic, EP], B+(**)
- Peninsula [2020, Atlantic], B+(*)
JER
- Bothered / Unbothered [2022, Bad Time], B+(*)
Tobias Jesso, Jr. (1985 )
- Goon [2015, True Panther Sounds], B+(**)
Jaill [2010 ]
- That's How We Burn [2010, Sub Pop], B+(**)
Nikki Jean
- Pennies in a Jar [2011, S-Curve], B
Cassandra Jenkins
- An Overview on Phenomenal Nature [2021, Ba Da Bing], B+(**)
- My Light, My Destroyer [2024, Dead Oceans], B+(*)
Joanna Gruesome [2013 ]
- Weird Sister [2013, Slumberland], B+(***)
- Peanut Butter [2015, Slumberland], B+(*)
Jockstrap
- Wicked City [2020, Warp, EP], B
Sly Johnson
Durand Jones
- Durand Jones and the Indications: Private Space [2021, Dead Oceans], A
- Wait Til I Get Over [2023, Dead Oceans], B+(*)
Rochelle Jordan
- Play With the Changes [2021, Young Art], B+(***)
Kathryn Joseph (1974 )
- For Those Who Are Wronged [2022, Rock Action], B+(*)
Camden Joy
- Updated Just Now [2020, self-released, EP], B+(**)
- American Love [2020, self-released], B+(**)
Judy and the Jerks
- Music for Donuts EP [2019, Thrilling Living, EP], C+
Julie
- My Anti-Aircraft Friend [2024, Atlantic], B+(*)
Jumpstarted Plowhards
- Round One [2019, Recess, EP], B+(*)
Jungle [2014 ]
- Jungle [2014, XL], B+(**)
- Loving in Stereo [2021, Awal], B+(*)
- Volcano [2023, Caiola/AWAL], Spotify
Junip
Juniper
- Juniper [2020, self-released], A
Just Mustard [2016 ]
- Heart Under [2022, Partisan], B+(*)
K. Michelle (1986 )
- Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? [2014, Atlantic], B+(*)
- All Monsters Are Human [2020, EOne Music], B+(**)
Kacy and Clayton [2011 ]
- w/Marlon Williams: Plastic Bouquet [2020, New West], B+(**)
Noah Kahan
- Stick Season [2022, Republic], B+(***)
Kehlani (1995 )
- You Should Be Here [2015, self-released], B
- SweetSexySavage [2017, Atlantic], B+(*)
- While We Wait [2019, Atlantic/TNMI], B+(**)
- It Was Good Until It Wasn't [2020, Atlantic], A
- Blue Water Road [2022, Atlantic], B+(***)
KeiyaA
- Forever, Ya Girl [2020, Keiya], B+(**)
Kele
- The Boxer [2010, Glassnote], B+(**)
Kelela (1983 )
- Cut 4 Me [2013, Fade to Mind], B+(*)
- Hallucinogen [2015, Cherry Coffee, EP], B+(*)
- Take Me Apart [2017, Warp], B+(**)
- Raven [2023, Warp], B+(**)
Khalid (1998 )
- American Teen [2017, Right Hand/RCA], A
- Suncity [2018, RCA, EP], B+(*)
- Free Spirit [2019, RCA], B+(***)
K-Holes [2011 ]
- Dismania [2012, Hardly Art], B+(*)
Khruangbin
- Con Todo El Mundo [2018, Dead Oceans], B+(*)
- Mordechai [2020, Dead Oceans], B+(*)
- w/Leon Bridges: Texas Sun [2020, Dead Oceans, EP], B+(**)
- w/Leon Bridges: Texas Moon [2022, Dead Oceans, EP], B+(*)
Amythyst Kiah
- Wary + Strange [2021, Rounder], B+(*)
Kyle Kidd
- Soothsayer [2022, American Dreams], B+(*)
Natalia Kills (1986 )
- Perfectionist [2011, Interscope], B+(**)
Kimbra (1990 )
- Vows [2011, Warner Brothers], B+(*)
- A Reckoning [2023, self-released], B+(**)
Kindness
- World, You Need a Change of Mind [2012, Female Energy/Polydor], C+
King
- We Are King [2016, King Creative], B+(*)
Elle King (1989 )
- Love Stuff [2015, RCA], B+(**)
- Come Get Your Wife [2023, RCA], B+(**)
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard [2012 ]
- Nonagon Infinity [2016, ATO], B+(*)
King Princess (1998 )
- Hold On Baby [2022, Zelig/Columbia], B+(**)
Kings Go Forth [2010 ]
- The Outsiders Are Back [2010, Luaka Bop], B
Katy Kirby
- Blue Raspberry [2024, Anti-], B+(**)
Kilo Kish (1990 )
- American Gurl [2022, Kisha Soundscape + Audio], B+(*)
Kitten
- Kitten [2014, Elektra], B+(**)
Michael Kiwanuka (1987 )
- Love and Hate [2016, Polydor], B+(**)
- Kiwanuka [2019, Polydor], B+(*)
Kiwi Jr.
- Football Money [2020, Persona Non Grata], B+(**)
- Cooler Returns [2021, Sub Pop], B+(***)
- Chopper [2022, Sub Pop], B+(***)
Hayley Kiyoko (1991 )
- Expectations [2018, Empire/Atlantic], B+(*)
Terry Klein
- Great Northern [2017, self-released], B+(***)
- Tex [2019, self-released], B+(*)
- Good Luck Take Care [2022, self-released], A
- Leave the Light On [2023, self-released], B+(***)
Knife Pleats
- Hat Bark Beach [2015, Jigsaw], B+(*)
Lily Konigsberg
- The Best of Lily Konigsberg Right Now [20172021, Wharf Cat], B+(*)
- Lily We Need to Talk Now [2021, Wharf Cat], B+(**)
Korallreven [2011 ]
- An Album by Korallreven [2011, Acephale], B+(**)
Rich Krueger (1960 )
- The Troth Sessions [2002, Rockin'K Music], B
- Life Ain't That Long [2017, Rockin'K Music], B+(**)
- NOWThen [2018, Rockin'K Music], B+(***)
Kwes.
La Femme [2013 ]
- Psycho Tropical Berlin [2013, Disque Pointu], B+(***)
- Paradigmes [2020, Disque Pointu], B+(**)
Labrinth (1989 )
- w/Sia, Diplo: Labrinth/Sia/Diplo Present . . . LSD [2019, Columbia], B
Yazmin Lacey
- Voice Notes [2023, On Your Own/Believe], B+(**)
Steve Lacy (1998 )
- Steve Lacy's Demo [2017, Three Quarter, EP], B
- Apollo XXI [2019, 3Qtr], B+(*)
- Gemini Rights [2022, RCA], B
Lianne La Havas (1989 )
- Is Your Love Big Enough? [2012, Nonesuch], B+(***)
- Lianne La Havas [2020, Nonesuch], B+(*)
Alex Lahey (1992 )
- I Love You Like a Brother [2017, Dead Oceans], B+(***)
- The Best of Luck Club [2019, Dead Oceans], B+(**)
- The Answer Is Always Yes [2023, Liberation], B+(**)
Lame Drivers
- Chosen Era [2015, Jigsaw], B+(*)
Låpsley (1996 )
- Long Way Home [2016, XL], B+(*)
- Cautionary Tales of Youth [2023, Believe], B+(**)
Larkin Poe
- Blood Harmony [2022, Tricki-Woo], B+(*)
Zara Larsson (1997 )
- So Good [2017, Epic/TEN], B+(**)
The Last Dinner Party
- Prelude to Ecstasy [2024, Island], B+(*)
Laufey (1999 )
- Everything I Know About Love [2022, Awal], B+(**)
- Bewitched [2023, AWAL], B+(*)
Lauv (1994 )
- All 4 Nothing [2022, Virgin], B+(*)
Le Butcherettes [2010 ]
- Sin Sin Sin [2010, Rodriguez Lopez Productions], B+(*)
Hamilton Leithauser
- w/Rostam Batmanglij: I Had a Dream That You Were Mine [2016, Glassnote], B
Leland Sundries
- The Foundry EP [2012, L'Echiquier, EP], B+(**)
- Music for Outcasts [2016, L'Echiquier], B+(***)
The Lemon Twigs [2014 ]
- Everything Harmony [2023, Captured Tracks], C+
Ravyn Lenae (1999 )
- Crush EP [2018, Atlantic, EP], B+(*)
- Hypnos [2022, Atlantic], B+(**)
MJ Lenderman (1999 )
- Boat Songs [2022, Dear Life], B+(**)
- MJ Lenderman and the Wind: Live and Loose! [2023, Anti-], B+(**)
- Manning Fireworks [2024, Anti-], B+(***)
Adrianne Lenker (1991 )
- Abysskiss [2018, Saddle Creek], B+(*)
- Songs [2020, 4AD], B+(*)
- Instrumentals [2020, 4AD], B
- Bright Future [2024, 4AD], B+(***)
Ari Lennox (1991 )
- Shea Butter Baby [2019, Dreamville/Interscope], B+(*)
- Age / Sex / Location [2022, Dreamville/Interscope], B+(**)
Let's Eat Grandma
- I, Gemini [2016, Transgressive], B
- I'm All Ears [2018, Transgressive], B+(*)
- Two Ribbons [2022, Transgressive], B+(*)
Lewsberg [2017 ]
- Out and About [2023, self-released], B+(**)
Fenne Lily
- Breach [2020, Dead Oceans], B+(**)
Limousines [2011 ]
- Get Sharp [2011, Dangerbird], A
The Linda Lindas [2020 ]
- The Linda Lindas [2020, self-released, EP], B+(***)
- Growing Up [2022, Epitaph], B+(***)
- No Obligation [2024, Epitaph], B+(**)
Lingua Ignota (1986 )
- Sinner Get Ready [2021, Sargent House], B
Dua Lipa (1995 )
- Dua Lipa [2017, Warner Brothers], B+(**)
- Future Nostalgia [2020, Warner], A
- w/The Blessed Madonna: Club Future Nostalgia [2020, Warner], B+(***)
- Radical Optimism [2024, Warner], A
Liquid Mike [2021 ]
- Stuntman [2021, Lost Dog], B
- You Can Live Forever on Paradise Earth [2021, Sweet Chin Music, EP], B
- A Beer Can and a Bouquet [2022, self-released, EP], B+(**)
- S/T [Self-Titled] [2023, Kitschy Spirit, EP], B+(***)
- Paul Bunyan's Slingshot [2023, self-released], B+(**)
Brian Lisik
- Güdbye Stoopid Whirled [2020, Cherokee Queen], B+(**)
Lithics
- Mating Surfaces [2018, Kill Rock Stars], B+(***)
- Tower of Age [2020, Trouble in Mind], A
Tove Lo (1987 )
- Queen of the Clouds [2014, Island], B
- Lady Wood [2016, Island], B+(*)
- Dirt Femme [2022, Pretty Swede], A
Lomelda
- Hannah [2020, Double Double Whammy], B+(*)
London Grammar [2013 ]
- If You Wait [2013, Warner/Chappell], B+(*)
The Lone Bellow [2013 ]
- The Lone Bellow [2013, Descendant], B
Lord Huron [2012 ]
- Lonesome Dreams [2012, Iamsound], B+(*)
- Strange Trails [2015, Iamsound], B+(**)
- Long Lost [2021, Republic], B
Lorde (1996 )
- Pure Heroine [2013, Lava/Republic], B+(**)
- Melodrama [2017, Lava/Republic], A
- Solar Power [2021, Universal], B+(**)
Los Bitchos
- Let the Festivities Begin! [2022, City Slang], B+(***)
Los Bonsáis
- Nordeste [2015, Elefant], B+(*)
Lost Girls
- Menneskekollektivet [2020, Smalltown Supersound], A
Low Cut Connie [2011 ]
- Get Out the Lotion [2011, self-released], A
- Call Me Sylvia [2012, self-released], A
- Hi Honey [2015, Ardent Music/Contender], A
- "Dirty Pictures" (Part 1) [2017, Contender], B
- "Dirty Pictures" (Part 2) [2018, Contender], B+(**)
- Private Lives [2020, Contender], B
- Tough Cookies [2020, Contender], B+(***)
- Art Dealers [2023, Contender], B
Low Society
- You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down [2014, Icehouse], B+(*)
Rosie Lowe
- Yu [2019, Wolf Tone], B+(**)
Lower Dens
- Twin-Hand Movement [2010, Gnomonsong], A
- Nootropics [2012, Ribbon Music], B+(*)
L'Rain
- Fatigue [2021, Mexican Summer], B+(*)
- I Killed Your Dog [2023, Mexican Summer], B+(**)
Kelsey Lu
- Blood [2019, Columbia], B+(**)
Lucius [2013 ]
- Wildewoman [2013, Mom + Pop Music], B+(*)
Lucy Rose
- This Ain't the Way You Go Out [2024, Communion], B+(*)
The Lumineers [2012 ]
- The Lumineers [2012, Dualtone], B+(*)
Lump
- Lump [2018, Dead Oceans], B+(*)
- Animal [2021, Chrysalis], B+(**)
Mabel (1996 )
- About Last Night . . . [2022, Polydor], B+(**)
Mad Crush
- Mad Crush [2018, Upon This Rock, EP], B+(**)
Ryan Maffei
- Country Town [2013, Jamrag], B+(***)
Magdalena Bay
- Mercurial World [2021, Luminelle], A
- Imaginal Disk [2024, Mom + Pop], B+(**)
Mahalia (1998 )
- IRL [2023, Atlantic], B+(***)
Mammoth Penguins [2015 ]
- There's No Fight We Can't Both Win [2019, Fika], B+(**)
Man on Man [2020 ]
- Man on Man [2021, Polyvinyl], B+(**)
- Provincetown [2023, Polyvinyl], B+(***)
Mandy, Indiana [2020 ]
- I've Seen a Way [2023, Fire Talk], B+(**)
Mannequin Pussy
- Romantic [2016, Tiny Engines, EP], B+(*)
- Patience [2019, Epitaph], B+(**)
- I Got Heaven [2024, Epitaph], B+(**)
Gia Margaret
- Mia Gargaret [2020, Orindal], B+(*)
- Romantic Piano [20212022, Jagjaguwar], B+(*)
The Margots [2013 ]
- Pescado [2013, Okka Disk], B+(***)
- Soplé [2014, Okka Disk], B+(***)
Marina and the Diamonds (1985 )
- The Family Jewels [2010, Chop Shop/Atlantic], B+(**)
- Froot [2015, Atlantic], B+(*)
- Marina: Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land [2021, Atlantic], A
Amber Mark (1994 )
- Conexão [2018, PMR/Virgin EMI, EP], B+(**)
- Three Dimensions Deep [2022, PMR], B+(***)
Bruno Mars (1985 )
- Doo-Wops and Hooligans [2010, Elektra], A
- Unorthodox Jukebox [2012, Atlantic], B+(**)
- 24K Magic [2016, Atlantic], B
- Silk Sonic: w/Anderson .Paak: An Evening With Silk Sonic [2021, Aftermath/Atlantic], B+(**)
Archy Marshall (1994 )
- King Krule: 6 Feet Beneath the Moon [2013, True Panther Sounds], B+(**)
- King Krule: A New Place 2 Drown [2015, True Panther Sounds], A
- King Krule: The OOZ [2017, True Panther Sounds], B
- King Krule: Man Alive! [2020, True Panther Sounds], B
- King Krule: Space Heavy [2023, XL/Matador], B+(*)
Martha [2012 ]
- Blisters in the Pit of My Heart [2016, Dirtnap], A
- Love Keeps Kicking [2019, Dirtnap], B+(**)
- Please Don't Take Me Back [2022, Dirtnap], B+(*)
Dom Martin
- Buried in the Hail [2023, Forty Below], B+(*)
Walter Martin
- Reminisce Bar and Grill [2018, Family Jukebox], B
Melanie Martinez (1995 )
- Cry Baby [2015, Atlantic], B+(***)
Maximum Balloon
- Maximum Balloon [2010, DGC/Interscope], B+(*)
Michael Mayo
- Bones [2021, Artistry Music], B+(*)
Mazes [2011 ]
- A Thousand Heys [2011, Fat Cat], B+(*)
Anna McClellan
- I Saw First Light [2020, Father/Daughter], B+(*)
Eliza McLamb
- Going Through It [2024, Royal Mountain], B+(***)
JD McPherson (1977 )
- Signs and Signifiers [2010, Rounder], B+(**)
- Let the Good Times Roll [2015, New Rounder], B+(**)
- Undivided Heart and Soul [2017, New West], B+(*)
- Nite Owls [2024, New West], B+(**)
Tate McRae (2003 )
- I Used to Think I Could Fry [2022, RCA], B+(***)
Melkbelly [2014 ]
- PITH [2020, Wax Nine/Carpark], B
Melody's Echo Chamber (1987 )
- Bon Voyage [2018, Fat Possum], B
Melt Yourself Down [2013 ]
- Melt Yourself Down [2013, The Leaf Label], B+(**)
- Pray for Me I Don't Fit [2022, Decca], B+(*)
Memphis LK
- Too Much Fun [2023, Dot Dash, EP], B+(**)
- True Love and Its Consequences [2023, Dot Dash, EP], B+(***)
The Men [2011 ]
- Leave Home [2011, Sacred Bones], B+(*)
- Open Your Heart [2012, Sacred Bones], B+(**)
- New Moon [2013, Sacred Bones], B
Shawn Mendes (1998 )
- Shawn Mendes [2018, Island], B+(***)
- Wonder [2020, Island], B+(*)
Greg Mendez
- Greg Mendez [2023, Forged Artifactds], B
Mereba (1990 )
- Azeb [2021, Interscope, EP], B+(***)
Anna Meredith (1978 )
- Varmints [2016, Moshi Moshi], B
- Fibs [2019, Moshi Moshi], B
Merso
- Red World [2016, Good to Die], B+(**)
The Messthetics [2018 ]
- Anthropocosmic Nest [2019, Dischord], B+(*)
- w/James Brandon Lewis: The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis [2024, Impulse!], B+(***)
Methodist Hospital
- Giants [2017, self-released], B+(***)
Metz [2012 ]
- Metz [2012, Sub Pop], B
- Atlas Vending [2020, Sub Pop], B
M(h)aol
- Attachment Styles [2023, Tulle], B+(**)
Microwave [2014 ]
- Death Is a Warm Blanket [2019, Pure Noise], B+(*)
Middle Brother [2011 ]
- Middle Brother [2011, Partisan], A
Miguel (1986 )
- All I Want Is You [2010, Jive], B+(**)
- Art Dealer Chic Vol. 1 [2012, self-released, EP], B
- Kaleidoscope Dream [2012, RCA], B+(*)
- Wildheart [2015, Wildheart], B+(***)
- War and Leisure [2017, ByStorm/RCA], B+(*)
Militarie Gun
- Life Under the Gun [2023, Loma Vista], B
Blake Mills
- Mutable Set [2020, New Deal/Verve], B
- Jelly Road [2023, New Deal/Verve Forecast], B
Parker Millsap
- Parker Millsap [2014, Okrahoma], B+(**)
Mindtroll
- And That's Just Some of the Good Ones [2013, self-released], B+(**)
- EP #4 [2014, self-released], B+(***)
Minks [2011 ]
- By the Hedge [2011, Captured Tracks], B+(**)
Ela Minus
- Acts of Rebellion [2020, Domino], B+(***)
Miracles of Modern Science
- Dog Year [2011, self-released], B
Tom Misch (1995 )
- w/Yussef Dayes: What Kinda Music [2020, Beyond the Groove], B+(**)
Mitski (1990 )
- Puberty 2 [2016, Dead Oceans], B+(*)
- Be the Cowboy [2018, Dead Oceans], B
- Laurel Hell [2022, Dead Oceans], B+(*)
- The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We [2023, Dead Oceans], B+(*)
Mk.gee (1997 )
- Two Star and the Dream Police [2024, R&R Digital], B+(**)
Model / Actriz [2017 ]
- Dogsbody [2023, True Panther Sounds], B+(***)
Modern Baseball [2014 ]
- The Nameless Ranger [2011, Lame-O, EP], B+(*)
- You're Gonna Miss It All [2014, Run for Cover], B+(***)
- Holy Ghost [2016, Run for Cover], B+(**)
Modern Mal
- The Misanthrope Family Album [2017, Mal], B+(*)
Momma
- Household Name [2022, Lucky Number], B+(*)
Janelle Monáe (1985 )
- The Archandroid [2010, Bad Boy], B+(**)
- The Electric Lady [2013, Bad Boy], A
- Dirty Computer [2018, Bad Boy], A
- The Age of Pleasure [2023, Wondaland/Bad Boy/Atlantic], A
Victoria Monét (1993 )
- Jaguar [2020, Tribe, EP], B+(**)
- Jaguar II [2023, RCA], B+(**)
Money for Guns
- Dead Tracks [20072020, Money for Guns], B
- All the Darkness That's in Your Head [2023, Money for Guns], B+(**)
The Moonlandingz
- Interplanetary Class Classics [2017, Transgressive], B
Kevin Morby (1988 )
- Singing Saw [2016, Dead Oceans], B+(***)
- Sundowner [2020, Dead Oceans], B+(*)
- This Is a Photograph [2022, Dead Oceans], B+(*)
Elizabeth Morris
- Optimism [2013, self-released, EP], B+(***)
Rae Morris (1992 )
- Someone Out There [2018, Atlantic], B+(*)
PJ Morton (1981 )
- Watch the Sun [2022, Morton/Empire], B+(**)
The Mowgli's [2012 ]
- Kids in Love [2015, Photo Finish/Island], A
- Where'd Your Weekend Go? [2016, Photo Finish/Island], B
Mozart Estate (1961 )
- Pop-Up! Ker-Ching! And the Possibilities of Modern Shopping [2023, West Midlands/Cherry Red], B+(*)
Mozes and the Firstborn [2013 ]
- Mozes and the Firstborn [2013, Burger], B+(**)
Mr Twin Sister
- Mr Twin Sister [2014, Twin Group/Infinite Best], B
Mr. Wrong [2016 ]
- Babes in Boyland [2017, Water Wing, EP], B+(**)
- Create a Place [2020, Water Wing, EP], B+(***)
MSPAINT
- Post-American [2023, Convulse], B+(**)
Nick Mulvey (1987 )
- First Mind [2014, Fiction/Harvest], B+(*)
Muna [2017 ]
- About U [2017, RCA], B+(*)
- Saves the World [2019, RCA], B+(**)
- Muna [2022, Saddest Factory/Dead Oceans], B+(*)
Muncie Girls [2012 ]
- Fixed Ideals [2018, Buzz], B+(**)
The Murder Capital [2019 ]
- When I Have Fears [2019, Human Season], B+(*)
Mush [2016 ]
- Down Tools [2022, Memphis Industries], B+(**)
The Muslims [2018 ]
- Fuck These Fuckin Fascists [2021, Epitaph], B+(***)
Mustafa (1996 )
- When Smoke Rises [2021, Regent Park Songs, EP], B+(*)
Laura Mvula (1986 )
- Pink Noise [2021, Atlantic], B+(*)
Mxmtoon (2000 )
- The Masquerade [2019, House Arrest], B+(*)
- Dawn and Dusk [2020, AWAL], B+(**)
- Rising [2022, AWAL], A
My Idea
- That's My Idea [2021, Hardly Art, EP], B+(**)
Mythic Sunship [2010 ]
- Changing Shapes: Live at Roadburn [2019, El Paraiso], B+(**)
Nao (1987 )
- For All We Know [2016, Little Tokyo], B+(*)
Naomi Punk [2012 ]
- Television Man [2014, Captured Tracks], B
Nation of Language [2016 ]
- A Way Forward [2021, PIAS], B+(**)
- Strange Disciple [2023, PIAS], B+(*)
Natural Child [2011 ]
- 1971 [2011, Infinity Cat], B+(***)
- Dancin' With Wolves [2014, Burger], B+(**)
Nervous Dater
- Call in the Mess [2021, Counter Intuitive], B+(**)
New Age Doom [2019 ]
- Lee "Scratch" Perry's Guide to the Universe [2021, We Are Busy Bodies], B+(**)
The New Basement Tapes [2014 ]
- Lost on the River [2014], B+(*)
The New Mendicants [2013 ]
- Into the Lime [2014, Ashmont], A
Nikki Jean (1983 )
- Pennies in a Jar [2011, S-Curve], B
The 1975 [2013 ]
- I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It [2016, Dirty Hit/Interscope], B+(*)
- A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships [2018, Dirty Hit/Interscope], B
- Notes on a Conditional Form [2020, Dirty Hit], B+(***)
- Being Funny in a Foreign Language [2022, Dirty Hit], B+(***)
No Fun [2014 ]
- How I Spent My Bummer Vacation [2014, Concrete Jungle], B+(***)
No Joy [2010 ]
- Wait to Pleasure [2013, Mexican Summer], B+(*)
- Motherhood [2020, Joyful Noise], B+(*)
Billy Nomates
- Billy Nomates [2020, Invada], A
- Emergency Telephone [2020, Invada, EP], B+(***)
- Cacti [2023, Invada], B+(**)
No-No Boy
- 1942 [2018, No-No Boy], A
- 1975 [2021, Smithsonian Folkways], A
- Empire Electric [2023, Smithsonian Folkways], B+(***)
Normani (1996 )
- Dopamine [2024, RCA], B+(**)
Matt North
- Above Ground Fools [2017, self-released], A
- Bullies in the Backyard [2022, self-released], B+(***)
Nots [2014 ]
- We Are Nots [2014, Goner], A
- Cosmetic [2016, Goner], A
- 3 [2019], B+(**)
Nourished by Time
- Erotic Probiotic 2 [2023, Scenic Route], B
Nova Twins [2016 ]
- Nova Twins EP [2016, Robotunes, EP], A
- Who Are the Girls [2020, 333 Wreckords Crew], A
- Supernova [2022, 333 Wreckords Crew], A
Nubiyan Twist
- Jungle Run [2019, Strut], B
- Freedom Fables [2021, Strut], B
- Find Your Flame [2024, Strut], B+(*)
NZCA Lines [2012 ]
- NCZA/Lines [2012, Loaf], B+(*)
- Pure Luxury [2020, Memphis Industries], B+(*)
Obnox [2011 ]
- Know America [2015, Ever/Never], B+(*)
Sinéad O'Brien
- Time Bend and Break the Bower [2022, Chess Club], B+(***)
Frank Ocean
- Nostalgia, Ultra [2011, mixtape], A
- Channel Orange [2012, Def Jam], A
- Blonde [2016, Boys Don't Cry], B+(**)
Off! [2010 ]
- First Four EPs [2010, Vice, EP], A
- OFF! [2012, Vice, EP], B+(***)
- Wasted Years [2014, Vice], B+(**)
- Free LSD [2022, Fat Possum], B+(**)
Ohmme [2015 ]
- Parts [2018, Joyful Noise], B+(**)
Dave Okumu (1976 )
- Dave Okumu and the Seven Generations: I Came From Love [2023, Transgressive], B+(*)
Joy Oladokun (1992 )
- In Defense of My Own Happiness [2021, Amigo/Verve Forecast/Republic], A
- Proof of Life [2022, Amigo/Verve Forecast/Republic], A
Angel Olsen (1987 )
- Burn Your Fire for No Witness [2014, Jagjaguwar], B+(*)
- My Woman [2016, Jagjaguwar], B+(***)
- All Mirrors [2019, Jagjaguwar], B+(*)
- Whole New Mess [2020, Jagjaguwar], B
- Big Time [2022, Jagjaguwar], B+(*)
- Forever Means [2023, Jagjaguwar, EP], B
Omnigone (2019 )
- Against the Rest [2023, Bad Time], B+(*)
One Direction [2012 ]
- Up All Night [2012, Syco/Columbia], B+(*)
- Take Me Home [2012, Syco/Columbia], C+
100 Gecs
- 1000 Gecs [2019, Dog Show, EP], B
- 1000 Gecs and the Tree of Clues [2020, Dog Show], B+(**)
- Snake Eyes [2022, Dog Show/Atlantic, EP], B+(*)
- 10,000 Gecs [2023, Dog Show/Atlantic], B+(*)
Operation ID
- Legs [2011, Table & Chairs], B
Optic Sink
- Optic Sink [2020, Goner], B+(***)
Rita Ora (1990 )
- You and I [2023, BMG], B+(**)
The Orielles [2018 ]
- Disco Volador [2020, Heavenly], B+(*)
Ought [2014 ]
- More Than Any Other Day [2014, Constellation], A
- Sun Coming Down [2015, Constellation], B+(*)
Palberta [2013 ]
- Palberta 5000 [2021, Wharf Cat], B+(*)
Palehound
- Eye on the Bat [2023, Polyvinyl], B+(**)
Fabiana Palladino
- Fabiana Palladino [2024, Paul Institute/XL], B+(***)
Owen Pallett
- Heartland [2010, Domino], B+(*)
Palma Violets [2013 ]
- 180 [2013, Rough Trade], B+(**)
The Paranoid Style [2013 ]
- The Power of Our Proven System [2013, Misra, EP], B+(***)
- The Purposes of Music in General [2013, Bar/None, EP], A
- Rock and Roll Just Can't Recall [2015, Worldwide Battle, EP], B+(***)
- Rock and Roll Just Can't Recall + 3 [2015, Bar/None, EP], B+(***)
- Rolling Disclosure [2016, Bar/None], A
- Underworld USA [2017, Bar/None, EP], B+(***)
- A Goddamn Impossible Way of Life [2019, Bar/None], B+(***)
- For Executive Meeting [2022, Bar/None], A
- The Interrogator [2024, Bar/None], A
The Paranoyds
- Talk Talk Talk [2022, Third Man], B+(*)
Pardoner [2016 ]
- Peace Loving People [2023, Bar/None], B+(*)
Arlo Parks (2000 )
- Collapsed Into Sunbeams [2021, Transgressive], A
- My Soft Machine [2023, Transgressive], A
Tess Parks (1992 )
- w/Anton Newcombe: I Declare Nothing [2015, A Records], B+(***)
- And Those Who Were Seen Dancing [2022, Fuzz Club], B+(***)
Parquet Courts [2012 ]
- Light Up Gold [2012, What's Your Rupture?], A
- Parkay Quarts: Tally All the Things You Broke [2013, What's Your Rupture?, EP], B+(***)
- Sunbathing Animal [2014, What's Your Rupture?], A
- Parkay Quarts: Content Nausea [2014, What's Your Rupture?], A
- Monastic Living [2015, Rough Trade, EP], B+(**)
- Human Performance [2016, Rough Trade], A
- Wide Awake! [2018, Rough Trade], A
- Sympathy for Life [2021, Rough Trade], B+(***)
Part Chimp
- Drool [2021, Wrong Speed], B
Tayla Parx (1993 )
- Coping Mechanisms [2020, Taylamade], B+(*)
Esmé Patterson
- There Will Come Soft Rains [2020, BMG], B+(**)
Jai Paul
- Leak 0413 (Bait Ones) [2013, XL], B+(**)
Peach Kelli Pop
- Peach Kelli Pop III [2015, Burger, EP], B+(*)
Peaness [2015 ]
- World Full of Worry [2022, Totally Snick], B+(**)
Josh T. Pearson
- Last of the Country Gentlemen [2011, Mute], B
Katy J Pearson
- Sound of the Morning [2022, Heavenly], B+(*)
Hannah Peel (1985 )
- Awake but Always Dreaming [2016, My Own Pleasure], B
- Fir Wave [2021, My Own Pleasure], B+(**)
Peggy Sue [2010 ]
- Acrobats [2011, Yep Roc], B
Greentea Peng (1994 )
- Man Made [2021, AMF], B+(***)
Pennybirdrabbit
- Safer [2013, Big Beat, EP], B+(**)
Perfect Pussy [2013 ]
- I Have Lost All Desire for Feeling [2013, self-released, EP], B
- Say Yes to Love [2014, Captured Tracks], B
Perfume Genius (1981 )
- Put Your Back N 2 It [2012, Matador], B
- Too Bright [2014, Turnstile], B
- No Shape [2017, Matador], B
- Set My Heart on Fire Immediately [2020, Matador], B+(*)
- Ugly Season [2022, Matador], B+(*)
Peter Perrett (1952 )
- How the West Was Won [2017, Domino], A
- Humanworld [2019, Domino], A
- The Cleansing [2024, Domino], B+(**)
Pest Control
- Don't Test the Pest [2023, Quality Control HQ], B+(*)
- Year of the Pest [2024, Quality Control HQ, EP], B+(***)
Maisie Peters (2000 )
- The Good Witch [2023, Gingerbread Man], B+(**)
Kim Petras (1992 )
- Slut Pop [2022, Republic, EP], A
- Feed the Beast [2023, Island], B+(*)
Petrol Girls [2014 ]
- Baby [2022, Hassle], B+(**)
Zach Phillips
- The Wine of Youth [2020, self-released], B+(*)
- Goddaughters [2022, self-released], A
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs
- Viscerals [2020, Rocket], B
Pinegrove
- Cardinal [2016, Run for Cover], B+(*)
- Marigold [2020, Rough Trade], B+(*)
PinkPantheress (2001 )
- To Hell With It [2021, Parlophone, EP], A
- Take Me Home [2022, Warner Music, EP], B+(*)
- Heaven Knows [2023, 300 Entertainment], B+(***)
Yunè Pinku
- Bluff [2022, Platoon, EP], B+(**)
- Babylon IX [2023, Platoon, EP], B+(**)
PINS [2013 ]
- Girls Like Us [2013, Bella Union], B+(*)
- Wild Nights [2015, Bella Union], B+(**)
Pixel [2012 ]
- Reminder [2011, Cuneiform], B
- Golden Years [2015, Cuneiform], B
Pkew Pkew Pkew
- Open Bar [2022, Dine Alone], B+(*)
Planet Z
- Planet Z Featuring Susan Aquila [2011, Blue Chair], B
Plus Sized Dan
- w/Marshall Ruffin: Plus Sized Dan With Marshall Ruffin [2015, self-released, EP], B+(***)
Caroline Polachek (1985 )
- Pang [2019, Columbia], B+(*)
- Desire, I Want to Turn Into You [2023, Perpetual Novice], B+(*)
Pom Poko
- Birthday [2019, Bella Union], B+(*)
Pom Pom Squad [2017 ]
- Death of a Cheerleader [2021, City Slang], B+(**)
Pony [2015 ]
- TV Baby [2021, Take This to Heart], B
- Velveteen [2023, Take This to Heart], B+(*)
Ponykiller
- The Wilderness [2011, Housecore], C+
Poppy (1995 )
- I Disagree [2020, Sumerian], B+(*)
- Flux [2021, Sumerian], B+(***)
Porcelain Raft [2012 ]
- Strange Weekend [2012, Secretly Canadian], B+(**)
Porridge Radio [2015 ]
- Every Bad [2020, Secretly Canadian], B+(*)
- Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky [2022, Secretly Canadian], B+(*)
Pottery [2019 ]
- Welcome to Bobby's Motel [2020, PTKF], B+(*)
Pouty
- Forget About Me [2024, Get Better], B+(**)
Power Animal
- Exorcism [2012, Crash Symbols], B+(**)
The Pozniaks [2013 ]
- Pozniak Street [2013, Jamrag], A
Natalie Prass (1986 )
- Natalie Prass [2015, Spacebomb], B+(*)
Jessica Pratt (1987 )
- Quiet Signs [2019, Mexican Summer], B
- Here in the Pitch [2024, Mexican Summer], B
Preoccupations [2016 ]
- Preoccupations [2016, Jagjaguwar], B+(*)
Priests
- Bodies and Control and Money and Power [2014, Don Giovanni, EP], B+(*)
- Nothing Feels Natural [2017, Sister Polygon], B+(**)
- The Seduction of Kansas [2019, Sister Polygon], B+(***)
Protomartyr [2014 ]
- Under Color of Official Right [2014, Hardly Art], B+(**)
- The Agent Intellect [2015, Hardly Art], B+(**)
- Relatives in Descent [2017, Domino], B+(***)
- Ultimate Success Today [2020, Domino], B+(**)
PUP
- The Dream Is Over [2016, Side One Dummy], C+
- Morbid Stuff [2019, Rise], B
- This Place Sucks Ass [2020, Rise, EP], B+(*)
- The Unraveling of PUPTheBand [2022, Rise/BMG], B+(**)
Purity Ring
- Shrines [2012, 4AD], B+(*)
Purple Mountains
- Purple Mountains [2019, Drag City], B+(***)
Pussy Riot
- XXX [2016, Nice Life, EP], B+(***)
- Matriarchy Now [2022, Neon Gold, EP], B+(*)
Charlie Puth (1991 )
- Voicenotes [2018, Atlantic], B+(*)
- Charlie [2022, Atlantic], B+(**)
PVRIS [2013 ]
Pylon Reenactment Society
- Magnet Factory [2024, Strolling Bones], B+(***)
Quadron
- Avalanche [2013, Vested in Culture], B+(**)
Francis Quinlan (1986 )
- Likewise [2020, Saddle Creek], B+(*)
Quttinirpaaq
- Dead September [2015, Rural Isolation Project], C+
R. Ring
- War Poems, We Resisted [2023, Don Giovanni], B+(*)
Radical Dads
- Rapid Reality [2013, Uninhabitable Mansions], A
- Universal Coolers [2015, Old Flame], A
Rag'n'Bone Man (1985 )
- Human [2017, Columbia], B
Priya Ragu (1985 )
- Santhosam [2023, Warner], B+(**)
The Rails
- Cancel the Sun [2019, Psychonaut], B+(*)
Billie Rainbird
- Deep Blue [2015, Phantom], B+(*)
Jordan Rakei (1992 )
- What We Call Life [2021, Ninja Tune], B+(*)
Raymond Byron Raposa (19812022)
- Raymond Byron: Bond Wire Cur [2021, ESP-Disk], B+(***)
Reneé Rapp (2000 )
- Snow Angel [2023, Interscope], B
Ratboys
- Printer's Devil [2020, Topshelf], B+(*)
- The Window [2023, Topshelf], B+(***)
Nathaniel Rateliff
- Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats [2015, Stax], B+(*)
Shilpa Ray
- Teenage and Torture [2011, Knitting Factory], B
Raye (1997 )
- My 21st Century Blues [2023, Human Re Sources], B+(**)
The Reds, Pinks and Purples [2019 ]
- Uncommon Weather [2021, Tough Love], B+(*)
Raze Regal
- w/White Denim: Raze Regal and White Denim Inc. [2023, Bella Union], B
The Regrettes [2015 ]
- Feel Your Feelings Fool! [2017, Warner Brothers], B+(**)
- How Do You Love? [2019, Warner Brothers], B+(***)
- Further Joy [2022, Warner], A
Nadia Reid
- Preservation [2017, Basin Rock], B+(*)
Re-TROS
- Before the Applause [2017, Modern Sky Entertainment], A
Rex Orange County (1998 )
Bebe Rexha (1989 )
- Expectations [2018, Warner Brothers], B+(*)
Jessie Reyez (1991 )
- Before Love Came to Kill Us [2020, Island], B+(**)
R5 [2013 ]
- Sometime Last Night [2015, Hollywood], B+(*)
The Ridiculous Trio
- The Ridiculous Trio Plays the Stooges [2020, Modern Harmonic], B+(**)
Chappell Roan (1998 )
- The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess [2023, Amusement/Island], A
Rocket 808
- Rocker 808 [2019, 12XU], B
Olivia Rodrigo (2003 )
- Sour [2021, Geffen], A
- Guts [2023, Geffen], A
Maggie Rogers (1994 )
- Heard It in a Past Life [2019, Capitol], B+(**)
- Surrender [2022, Capitol], B+(*)
- Don't Forget Me [2024, Capitol], A
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever [2016 ]
- Talk Tight [2015, Sub Pop, EP], A
- The French Press [2017, Sub Pop, EP], B+(**)
- Hope Downs [2018, Sub Pop], A
- Sideways to New Italy [2020, Sub Pop], B+(**)
- Endless Rooms [2022, Sub Pop], B
Romy (1989 )
- Mid Air [2023, Young], A
Roosevelt (1990 )
- Roosevelt [2016, City Slang], B+(*)
Rosali (1982 )
- Bite Down [2024, Merge], B
Caroline Rose (1989 )
- Loner [2018, New West], B
- Superstar [2020, New West], B
- The Art of Forgetting [2023, New West], B+(*)
Frankie Rose (1979 )
- Interstellar [2012, Slumberland], B
- Love as Projection [2023, Slumberland], B
Jimetta Rose
- The Light Bearer [2016, Temporary Whatever], B
Rose City Band
- Summerlong [2020, Thrill Jockey], B+(*)
Jeff Rosenstock (1982 )
- Worry [2016, Side One Dummy], B+(*)
- Post- [2018, Polyvinyl], B+(*)
- No Dream [2020, Polyvinyl], B
- Ska Dream [2021, Polyvinyl], B+(*)
- Hellmode [2023, Polyvinyl], B+(*)
Daniel Rossen
- You Belong Here [2022, Warp], B
Royal Baths [2010 ]
- Better Luck Next Life [2012, Kanine], B+(*)
Royal Blood [2014 ]
- Royal Blood [2014, Warner Brothers], B
Royal Headache [2011 ]
- Royal Headache [2011, What's Your Rupture?], B
- High [2015, What's Your Rupture?], B+(*)
Xenia Rubinos
- Black Terry Cat [2016, Anti-], B+(*)
Rüfüs Du Sol [2013 ]
- Solace [2018, Reprise], B+(*)
- Surrender [2021, Rose Avenue/Reprise], B+(**)
Rumer (1979 )
- Nashville Tears: The Songs of Hugh Prestwood [2020, Cooking Vinyl], B+(**)
Allison Russell
- Outside Child [2021, Fantasy], A
- The Returner [2023, Fantasy], A
Rust Dust
- Twere but It Were so Simple [2023, Omad], B+(**)
RVG [2016 ]
- Brain Worms [2023, Ivy League/Fire], B+(**)
Bill Ryder-Jones
- Iechyd Da [2024, Domino], A
Sabina (1975 )
- Toujours [2014, Bar/None], B+(**)
Sad13
- Slugger [2016, Carpark], B+(*)
- Haunted Painting [2020, Wax Nine], B+(*)
St. Paul and the Broken Bones [2014 ]
- Half the City [2014, Single Lock], B+(*)
L.A. Salami
- Dancing With Bad Grammar [2016, PIAS America], B+(*)
Salem [2010 ]
- King Night [2010, IAmSound], B
Samia
- Honey [2023, Grand Jury], B+(*)
Sampha (1988 )
- Process [2017, Young Turks], B+(*)
- Lahai [2023, Young], B+(*)
John K. Samson (1973 )
- Provincial [2012, Epitaph], B+(***)
- Winter Wheat [2016, Anti-], B+(*)
Sasami (1990 )
- Sasami [2019, Domino], B+(*)
- Squeeze [2022, Domino], B+(**)
Sault [2019 ]
- 5 [2019, Forever Living Originals], A
- 7 [2019, Forever Living Originals], A
- Untitled (Black Is) [2020, Forever Living Originals], B+(***)
- Untitled (Rise) [2020, Forever Living Originals], B+(***)
- Nine [2021, Forever Living Originals], B+(***)
- Air [2022, Forever Living Originals], B
- 11 [2022, Forever Living Originals], B+(*)
- AIIR [2022, Forever Living Originals], B
- Earth [2022, Forever Living Originals], B+(*)
- Today and Tomorrow [2022, Forever Living Originals], B+(*)
- Untitled (God) [2022, Forever Living Originals], B
- Acts of Faith [2024, Forever Living Originals], B+(*)
Andrew Savage (1986 )
- A. Savage: Thawing Down [2017, Dull Tools], B+(*)
- A. Savage: Several Songs About Fire [2023, Rough Trade], B+(**)
- The Loft Sessions [2024, Rough Trade, EP], B+(*)
Anna B Savage
- A Common Turn [2021, City Slang], B
Savages [2012 ]
- Silence Yourself [2013, Matador], B+(*)
- Adore Life [2016, Matador], B+(***)
Rina Sawayama (1990 )
- Rina [2017, self-released, EP], B
- Sawayama [2020, Dirty Hit], B
- Hold the Girl [2022, Dirty Hit], B+(**)
Say She She
- Silver [2023, Colemine], B+(***)
Scalping
- Void [2022, Houndstooth], B+(**)
Bill Scorzari
- Just the Same [2015, self-released], B+(*)
- Through These Waves [2016, self-released], A
- Now I'm Free [2019, self-released], A
- The Crosswinds of Kansas [2022, self-released], A
Penelope Scott
- Public Void [2020, Tesla's Pigeon, EP], A
- Hazards [2021, Many Hats, EP], B+(*)
Scrunchies [2018 ]
- Feral Coast [2022, Dirtnap], B+(***)
Seablite
- Lemon Lights [2023, Mt. St. Mtn.], B+(*)
2nd Grade
- Hit to Hit [2020, Double Double Whammy], B+(**)
Secret Cities [2010 ]
- Pink Graffiti [2010, Western Vinyl], B+(*)
Self Esteem
- Prioritise Pleasure [2021, Fiction], B+(**)
Derek Senn
- The Technological Breakthrough [2014, self-released], B+(**)
- Avuncular [2016, self-released], B+(***)
- How Could a Man [2019, self-released], B+(***)
- The Big Five-O [2022, self-released], B+(**)
Serpentwithfeet (1988 )
- Deacon [2021, Secretly Canadian], B+(*)
Sevdaliza (1987 )
- Shabrang [2020, Twisted Elegance], B+(**)
- Raving Dahlia [2022, Twisted Elegance, EP], B+(*)
75 Dollar Bill
- Olives in the Ears [2014, self-released], B+(***)
- Wooden Bag [2015, Other Music], B+(***)
- Wood / Metal / Plastic / Pattern / Rhythm / Rock [20132015, Thin Wrist], A
- 75 Dollar Bill Little Big Band: Roulette, March 27, 2017 [2017, self-released], B+(**)
- Live Ateliers Claus [20162019, self-released], B+(**)
- I Was Real [2019, Thin Wrist], A
- Live at Cafe Oto Dec. 19, 2019 [2019, self-released], A
- Little Big Band Live at Tubby's [2020, self-released], B+(***)
- Power Failures [2018, self-released], B+(**)
- w/Barry Weisblat: Social Music at Troost Vol. 1 [2017, self-released], B+(***)
- w/David Watson: Social Music at Troost Vol. 2 [2017, self-released], B+(*)
- Social Music at Troost Vol. 3: (Other) People's Music [20152017, self-released], A
- Singularity 06: Anchor Dragging Behind [2023, The State51 Conspiracy, EP], B+(***)
79rs Gang
- Fire on the Bayou [2015, Sinking City/Urban Unrest], A
- Expect the Unexpected [2020, Sinking City], B+(***)
Seinabo Sey (1990 )
- Pretend [2015, Virgin], B+(*)
Nadine Shah (1986 )
- Holiday Destination [2017, 1965], B+(*)
- Kitchen Sink [2020, Infectious Music], B+(**)
- Filthy Underneath [2024, EMI North], B+(*)
Shalom
- Sublimation [2023, Saddle Creek], B+(***)
Shame
- Songs of Praise [2018, Dead Oceans], B
- Drunk Tank Pink [2021, Dead Oceans], B+(***)
Shamir (1994 )
- Northtown [2014, God Mode, EP], B+(*)
- Ratchet [2015, XL], A
- Shamir [2020, self-released], B
- Heterosexuality [2022, AntiFragile], B+(*)
Shannon Shaw
- Shannon in Nashville [2018, Easy Eye Sound/Nonesuch], B+(***)
Sheer Mag [2014 ]
- II 7" [2015, Wilsuns RC/Katorga Works, EP], B
- III 7" [2016, Wilsuns RC/Static Shock, EP], B+(*)
- Compilation [20142016, Wilsuns RC], B+(***)
- Need to Feel Your Love [2017, Static Shock], B+(**)
- A Distant Call [2019, Wilsuns], B+(**)
- Playing Favorites [2024, Third Man], B+(**)
Ed Sheeran (1991 )
- + [2011, Atlantic], B
- X [2014, Atlantic], B+(**)
- No. 6 Collaborations Project [2019, Atlantic], B+(**)
Chris Shifflet (1971 )
- All Hat and No Cattle [2013, Side One Dummy, EP], B+(**)
Shinyribs [2010 ]
- I Got Your Medicine [2016, Mustard Lid], B+(*)
Shitkid (1992 )
- ShitKid [2016, PNKSLM, EP], B
- EP2 [2017, PNKSLM, EP], B
- Fish [2017, PNKSLM], B+(*)
- [Detention] [2019, PNKSLM], B+(*)
Sarah Shook (1985 )
- Sarah Shook & the Disarmers: Sidelong [2015, Bloodshot], B+(***)
- Sarah Shook & the Disarmers: Years [2018, Bloodshot], B+(*)
- Sarah Shook & the Disarmers: On Audiotree Live [2018, Audiotree, EP], B+(*)
- Sarah Shook & the Disarmers: Nightroamer [2022, Abeyance], B+(**)
- Sarah Shook & the Disarmers: Revelations [2024, Abeyance], B+(**)
Shopping
- Consumer Complaints [2014, FatCat], B+(***)
- Why Choose [2015, FatCat], A
- The Official Body [2018, FatCat], A
- All or Nothing [2020, FatCat], A
Shopping
- Urge Surfing [2015, self-released], B+(*)
- Gizzard Shingles [2015, self-released], B
Shovels and Rope [2012 ]
- O' Be Joyful [2012, Dualtone], B+(*)
Shura (1991 )
- Nothing's Real [2016, Polydor], B+(**)
Shygirl (1993 )
- Nymph [2022, Because Music], B+(*)
- Club Shy [2024, Because Music, EP], B+(*)
Sigrid (1996 )
- Sucker Punch [2019, Island], B+(**)
- How to Let Go [2022, Island], B+(*)
Sylvie Simmons
- Sylvie [2014, Light in the Attic], B+(*)
Sir Babygirl
- Crush on Me [2019, Father/Daughter, EP], B+(***)
- Golden Bday: The Mixtape [2021, self-released], B+(**)
Troye Sivan (1995 )
- Blue Neighbourhood [2015, Capitol], B+(*)
- Bloom [2018, Capitol], B
- Something to Give Each Other [2023, Capitol], B+(**)
Sleigh Bells [2010 ]
- Treats [2010, Mom & Pop Music], B+(***)
- Reign of Terror [2012, Mom & Pop Music], B+(***)
- Bitter Rivals [2013, Lucky Number], B+(*)
- Jessica Rabbit [2016, Torn Clean], B
Slayyyter (1996 )
- Slayyyter (The Mixtape) [2019, self-released], B+(**)
- Troubled Paradise [2021, Fader Label], B+(*)
- Starfucker [2023, Fader], B+(***)
Sløtface
- Sorry for the Late Reply [2020, Nettwerk], B+(***)
Slow Pulp
- Yard [2023, Anti-], B+(**)
Slum of Legs
- Slum of Legs [2020, Spurge], A
Slutever
- Sorry I'm Not Sorry [2010, self-released, EP], B
- Slutever Demos [2013, self-released, EP], B+(*)
- Almost Famous [2015, self-released, EP], B+(**)
The Smile [2022 ]
- A Light for Attracting Attention [2022, XL], B+(*)
- Wall of Eyes [2024, XL], B
Bette Smith
- The Good, the Bad and the Bette [2020, Ruf], B+(**)
Jorja Smith (1997 )
- Lost and Found [2018, FAMM], B+(**)
- Falling or Flying [2023, FAMM], B+(***)
Sam Smith (1992 )
- In the Lonely Hour [2014, Capitol], B
- Gloria [2023, Capitol], B
Snail Mail (1999 )
- Lush [2018, Matador], B+(*)
- Valentine [2021, Matador], B+(**)
Sneaks [2014 ]
- Gymnastics [2016, Merge, EP], B+(*)
- Highway Hypnosis [2019, Merge], B+(*)
- Happy Birthday [2020, Merge], B+(***)
Snooper [2020 ]
- Super Snõõper [2023, Third Man], B+(***)
Snowbird
- Moon [2014, Bella Union, 2CD], B
Soccer Mommy (1997 )
- Collection [20152017, Fat Possum, EP], B+(*)
- Clean [2018, Fat Possum], B+(**)
- Color Theory [2020, Loma Vista], B+(***)
- Sometimes, Forever [2022, Loma Vista], B+(*)
- Evergreen [2024, Loma Vista], B+(*)
Sofi Tukker
- Wet Tennis [2022, Ultra Music], B+(**)
Soft Metals [2011 ]
- Soft Metals [2011, Captured Tracks], B+(**)
The Soft Moon
- The Soft Moon [2010, Captured Tracks], B+(***)
Sohn
- Tremors [2014, 4AD], B+(*)
Cleo Sol
- Mother [2021, Forever Living Originals], B+(***)
- Heaven [2023, Forever Living Originals], B+(*)
- Gold [2023, Forever Living Originals], B+(**)
Vera Sola (1989 )
- Peacemaker [2024, Spectraphonic/City Slang], B+(**)
Jay Som [2012 ]
- Everybody Works [2017, Polyvinyl], B+(*)
- Anak Ko [2019, Polyvinyl], B+(**)
Sorority Noise
- You're Not as ____ as You Think [2017, Triple Crown], B+(**)
Sorry [2020 ]
- 925 [2020, Domino], B+(**)
Soul Glo
- Diaspora Problems [2022, Epitaph], B+(*)
Spanish Love Songs [2015 ]
- Brave Faces Everyone [2020, Pure Noise], B
Special Interest [2016 ]
- The Passion Of [2020, Thrilling Living], B+(***)
- Endure [2022, Rough Trade], B+(*)
Speedy Ortiz [2011 ]
- Major Arcana [2013, Carpark], B+(**)
- Real Hair [2014, Carpark, EP], B+(*)
- Foil Deer [2015, Carpark], B+(*)
- Twerp Verse [2018, Carpark], B+(*)
- Rabbit Rabbit [2023, Wax Nine], B+(*)
Spellling (1991 )
- Pantheon of Me [2017, self-released], B
- Mazy Fly [2018, Sacred Bones], B+(**)
- The Turning Wheel [2021, Sacred Bones], B+(*)
Skylar Spence (1993 )
- Prom King [2015, Carpark], A
The Spirit of the Beehive [2014 ]
- Entertainment, Death [2021, Saddle Creek], B
Split System [2022 ]
- Vol I [2022, Legless], B+(***)
- Vol II [2024, Legless], B+(***)
The Spook School
- Try to Be Hopeful [2015, Fortuna Pop], B+(**)
Sports Team [2018 ]
- Deep Down Happy [2020, Island], B+(***)
Hemlocke Springs (1998 )
- Going . . . Going . . . Gone! [2023, Good Luck Have Fun, EP], B+(***)
Sprints
- Manifesto [2021, Nice Swan, EP], B+(*)
- A Modern Job [2022, Nice Swan, EP], B+(***)
- Letter to Self [2024, City Slang], A
Squid [2016 ]
- Bright Green Field [2021, Warp], B+(**)
- O Monolith [2023, Warp], B+(**)
Standard Fare [2010 ]
- The Noyelle Beat [2010, Bar/None], B+(***)
- Out of Sight, Out of Town [2011, Melodic], B+(**)
The Steel Woods
- Old News [2019, Woods Music], B
- All of Your Stones [2021, Thirty Tigers], B
Joanna Sternberg (1991 )
- I've Got Me [2023, Fat Possum], A
Still Corners [2011 ]
- Strange Pleasures [2013, Sub Pop], B+(*)
Still House Plants
- If I Don't Make It, I Love U [2023, Bison], B
Dexter Story
- Wondem [2015, Soundway], B+(*)
- Bahir [2019, Soundway], B+(*)
Bartees Strange (1989 )
- Live Forever [2020, Memory Music], B+(*)
- Farm to Table [2022, 4AD], B+(*)
Nora Jane Struthers (1983 )
- Wake [2015, Blue Pig Music], B
The Strypes [2013 ]
- Snapshot [2013, Island/Photo Finish], A
Stuck
- Freak Frequency [2023, Born Yesterday], B+(**)
Patrick Stump
- Soul Punk [2011, Island], B
Harry Styles (1994 )
- Harry Styles [2017, Columbia], B
- Fine Line [2019, Columbia], C+
- Harry's House [2022, Columbia], B
Tove Styrke (1992 )
- Tove Styrke [2010, Epic], B+(*)
Moses Sumney (1990 )
- Aaromanticism [2017, Jagjaguwar], B+(*)
- Grae: Part 1 [2020, Jagjaguwar], B
- Grae [2020, Jagjaguwar], B
- Sophcore [2024, Tuntum, EP], B+(*)
Sunflower Bean [2016 ]
- Twentytwo in Blue [2018, Mom + Pop], B+(*)
- King of the Dudes [2019, Mom + Pop, EP], B+(**)
- Headful of Sugar [2022, Mom + Pop], B+(**)
Sunny War
- Anarchist Gospel [2023, New West], B+(***)
Sunwatchers
- Oh Yeah? [2019, Trouble in Mind], B
Superorganism [2017 ]
- Superorganism [2018, Domino], B+(***)
- World Wide Pop [2022, Domino], B+(***)
Superviolet
- Infinite Spring [2023, Lame-O], B+(*)
Surfer Blood [2010 ]
- Astro Coast [2010, Kanine], B+(**)
Swearin' [2012 ]
- Swearin' [2012, Salinas], B+(**)
- Surfing Strange [2013, Wichita], B+(**)
Sweeping Promises
- Hunger for a Way Out [2020, Feel It], A
- Good Living Is Coming for You [2023, Sub Pop], B+(**)
Emma Swift (1981 )
- Blonde on the Tracks [2020, Tiny Ghost], B
Syd (1992 )
- Fin [2017, Epic], A
- Broken Hearts Club [2022, Columbia], B+(***)
Sylvan Esso
- Sylvan Esso [2014, Partisan], B+(*)
- What Now [2017, Loma Vista], A
- Free Love [2020, Loma Vista], B+(**)
- No Rules Sandy [2022, Loma Vista], B+(***)
SZA
- S [2013, self-released, EP], B
- Ctrl [2017, Top Dawg/RCA], B+(**)
- SOS [2022, Top Dawg/RCA], B+(**)
Tacocat [2010 ]
- NVM [2014, Hardly Art], B+(***)
- Lost Time [2016, Hardly Art], B+(***)
Tank and the Bangas [2014 ]
- Red Balloon [2022, Verve Forecast], B+(***)
Teyana Taylor (1990 )
- K.T.S.E. [2018, GOOD Music/Def Jam, EP], B
- The Album [2020, GOOD Music/Def Jam], B+(***)
Teddy and the Rough Riders
- Teddy and the Rough Riders [2022, self-released, EP], B
Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers [2017 ]
- Pretty Good for a Girl Band [2022, Domestic La La, EP], B+(*)
- I Love You [2023, Domestic La La], B+(**)
Teenage Halloween
- Teenage Halloween [2020, Don Giovanni], B+(*)
Teengirl Fantasy
- 7AM [2010, Merok], B+(**)
Tele Novella
- Merlynn Belle [2021, Kill Rock Stars], B+(***)
- Poet's Tooth [2023, Kill Rock Stars], B+(*)
Alfie Templeman (2003 )
- Forever Isn't Long Enough [2021, Chess Club], B+(**)
Temples [2014 ]
- Sun Structures [2014, Fat Possum], B+(*)
Tennis [2011 ]
- Young and Old [2012, Fat Possum], B+(*)
Thaba
- Eyes Rest Their Feet [2020, Soundway], B+(*)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
- Girl in Her 29s [2020, Sounds Deevine], A
Thick
- Thick [2019, Epitaph, EP], B+(*)
- 5 Years Behind [2020, Epitaph], B+(**)
- Happy Now [2022, Epitaph], B+(**)
This Is Lorelei
- Box for Buddy, Box for Star [2022, Double Whammy Whammy], B+(**)
Leon Thomas III (1993 )
- Electric Dusk [2023, Ezmny/Motown], B+(**)
Thurst
- Cut to the Chafe [2017, self-released], B+(**)
Tinashe (1993 )
- Aquarius [2014, RCA], B+(**)
- 333 [2021, Tinashe Music], B+(***)
- BB/ANG3L [2023, Nice Life, EP], B+(*)
- Quantum Baby [2024, Nice Life/Tinashe Music], B+(**)
Tiny Ruins
- Ceremony [2023, Ba Da Bing], B+(*)
Tirzah
- Devotion [2018, Domino], B+(**)
- Colourgrade [2021, Domino], B+(*)
- Trip9love [2023, Domino], B+(*)
Jonah Tolchin (1992 )
- Clover Lane [2014, Yep Roc], A
- Thousand Mile Night [2016, Yep Roc], B+(**)
- Fires for the Cold [2019, Yep Roc], B+(*)
Tomberlin (1995 )
- I Don't Know Who Needs to Hear This [2022, Saddle Creek], B+(*)
MF Tomlinson
- We Are Still Wild Horses [2023, Prah], B+(*)
Toro y Moi (1986 )
- Causers of This [2010, Carpark], B+(*)
- Underneath the Pine [2011, Carpark], B+(**)
- What For? [2015, Carpark], B+(*)
- Outer Peace [2019, Carpark], B+(*)
- Mahal [2022, Dead Oceans], B
Torres (1990 )
- Torres [2013, self-released], B+(**)
- Sprinter [2015, Partisan], B+(*)
- Silver Tongue [2020, Merge], B+(*)
- Thirstier [2021, Merge], B+(*)
TØRSÖ
- Home Wrecked [2021, self-released, EP], B
Total Babes
- Heydays [2015, Wichita], B+(*)
Toy [2012 ]
- Toy [2012, Heavenly], B+(*)
Meghan Trainor (1993 )
- Title [2015, Epic], B+(***)
Tropical Fuck Storm [2017 ]
- A Laughing Death in Meatspace [2018, Tropical Fuck Storm/Mistletone], B+(**)
- Braindrops [2019, Joyful Noise], B+(*)
- Deep States [2021, Joyful Noise], B+(*)
- Tropical Fuck Storm's Inflatable Graveyard [2024, Three Lobed], B+(*)
Truth Cult
- Walk the Wheel [2023, Pop Wig], B+(*)
The Tubs
- Dead Meat [2023, Trouble in Mind], B+(*)
Corin Tucker (1972 )
- 1,000 Years [2010, Kill Rock Stars], B+(*)
- Kill My Blues [2012, Kill Rock Stars], B+(**)
Rosie Tucker
- Lowlight [2015, self-released, EP], A
- Never Not Never Not Never Not [2019, New Professor], B+(***)
- Sucker Supreme [2021, Epitaph], B+(***)
- Utopia Now! [2024, Sentimental], B+(***)
Turnstile [2011 ]
- Glow On [2021, Roadrunner], B+(*)
Tuxedo
- Tuxedo [2015, Stones Throw], B+(***)
Jeff Tweedy (1967 )
- Warm [2018, dBpm], B+(**)
- Love Is the King [2020, dBpm], B+(**)
Tweens [2014 ]
- Tweens [2014, Frenchkiss], B
Twin Shadow
- Forget [2010, Terrible], B+(*)
- Confess [2012, 4AD], B
Two Door Cinema Club [2010 ]
- Tourist History [2010, Glassnote], B+(**)
Typefighter
- The End of Everything [2014, Huge Witch], B+(**)
Kali Uchis (1994 )
- Isolation [2018, Virgin EMI], A
- To Feel Alive [2020, Virgin EMI, EP], B
- Sin Miedo (Del Amor Y Otros Demonios) [2020, Interscope], B+(*)
- Red Moon in Venus [2023, Interscope], B+(**)
- Orquídeas [2024, Geffen], A
Uffie (1987 )
- Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans [2010, Ed Banger/Elektra], B+(**)
Stephen Ulrich
- Music From This American Life [2023, Barbès], B+(***)
The Umbrellas
- Fairweather Friend [2024, Tough Love], B+(*)
Underscores (2000 )
- Wallsocket [2023, Mom + Pop], B+(***)
Unknown Mortal Orchestra [2011 ]
- Unknown Mortal Orchestra [2011, Fat Possum], B
- Multi-Love [2015, Jagjaguwar], B
Vagabon
- Infinite Worlds [2017, Father/Daughter], B+(*)
Valerie June (1982 )
- Pushin' Against a Stone [2013, Sunday Best], B+(***)
- The Order of Time [2017, Concord], B+(**)
- The Moon and Stars: Prescription for Dreamers [2021, Fantasy], B+(*)
- Under Cover [2022, Fantasy, EP], B
Valley Queen
- Destroyer [2017, self-released, EP], B
The Vamps
- Meet the Vamps [2014, Island], B+(**)
Ecca Vandal
- Ecca Vandal [2017, Dew Process], B+(**)
Kate Vargas
- For the Wolfish and Wandering [2018, self-released], B+(*)
- Rumpumpo [2021, Bandaloop], B+(**)
Pictoria Vark
- The Parts I Dread [2022, Get Better], B+(*)
Elle Varner (1989 )
- Perfectly Imperfect [2012, RCA], B+(**)
Viagra Boys [2016 ]
- Welfare Jazz [2021, Year0001], B+(***)
- Cave World [2022, Year0001], B+(*)
Viet Cong
- Cassette [2014, Mexican Summer], B
- Viet Cong [2015, Jagjaguwar], B+(**)
Katie Von Schleicher
- A Little Touch of Schleicher in the Night [2023, Sipsman], B+(*)
Alan Walker
- A Little Too Late [2024, Aunt Mimi's], B+(*)
Summer Walker (1996 )
- Over It [2019, Interscope], B
- Life on Earth [2020, LVRN/Interscope, EP], B
- Still Over It [2021, LVRN/Interscope], B+(*)
Ward Thomas
- From Where We Stand [2015, WTW Music], B+(*)
Jessie Ware (1985 )
- Devotion [2012, Island], B
- Tough Love [2014, Interscope], B+(*)
- Glasshouse [2017, Interscope], B+(*)
- What's Your Pleasure? [2020, Interscope], A
- That! Feels Good! [2023, PMR/EMI], A
Warehouse
- Super Low [2016, Bayonet], B+(**)
Warpaint [2010 ]
- Warpaint [2014, Rough Trade], B
- Radiate Like This [2022, Virgin], B+(*)
Washed Out (1983 )
- Within and Without [2011, Sub Pop], B+(***)
Water Damage
- Repeater [2022, 12XU], A
Water From Your Eyes
- Everybody's Crushed [2023, Matador], B+(**)
Waterparks [2012 ]
- Greatest Hits [2021, 300 Entertainment], B+(*)
Juan Wauters
- Who Me? [2015, Captured Tracks], B+(*)
Waxahatchee [2012 ]
- American Weekend [2012, Don Giovanni], B+(*)
- Cerulean Salt [2013, Don Giovanni], A
- Ivy Tripp [2015, Wichita], B+(**)
- Out in the Storm [2017, Merge], A
- Saint Cloud [2020, Merge], A
- Tigers Blood [2024, Anti-], B+(***)
Faye Webster (1998 )
- Atlanta Millionaires Club [2019, Secretly Canadian], B
- I Know I'm Funny Haha [2021, Secretly Canadian], B+(*)
- Underdressed at the Symphony [2024, Secretly Canadian], B+(*)
Weakened Friends [2015 ]
- Quitter [2021, Don Giovanni], B+(**)
Wednesday [2019 ]
- Mowing the Leaves Instead of Piling 'Em Up [2022, Orindal], B+(*)
- Rat Saw God [2023, Dead Oceans], B+(*)
Weekend [2010 ]
- Sports [2010, Slumberland], B+(***)
The Weeknd (1990 )
- House of Balloons [2011, XO], A
- Kiss Land [2013, Universal Republic], B+(*)
- Beauty Behind the Madness [2015, Republic], B+(*)
- Starboy [2016, XO/Republic], B+(*)
- My Dear Melancholy [2018, XO/Republic, EP], B+(*)
- After Hours [2020, Republic], B
- Dawn FM [2022, Xo/Republic], B+(***)
Orlando Weeks
- Hop Up [2022, PIAS], B+(*)
Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties [2014 ]
- In Lieu of Flowers [2024, Hopeless], B
Wet [2013 ]
- Don't You [2016, Columbia], B
Wet Leg [2021 ]
- Wet Leg [2022, Domino], B+(***)
Weyes Blood (1988 )
- Front Row Seat to Earth [2016, Mexican Summer], B
- Titanic Rising [2019, Sub Pop], B
- And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow [2022, Sub Pop], B
Conchúr White
- Swirling Violets [2024, Bella Union], B+(***)
Hannah White
- About Time [2022, Paper Blue], B+(***)
Jack White (1975 )
- Blunderbuss [2012, Third Man], B+(**)
- Lazaretto [2014, Third Man], B
- Boarding House Reach [2018, Third Man], B
- Fear of the Dawn [2022, Third Man], B
- Entering Heaven Alive [2022, Third Man], B
- No Name [2024, Third Man], B+(**)
Matthew E. White
- Big Inner [2012, Hometapes], B
White Lung [2010 ]
- Deep Fantasy [2014, Domino], B+(**)
- Paradise [2016, Domino], B+(**)
White Reaper [2015 ]
- White Reaper Does It Again [2015, Polyvinyl], B+(***)
Whitney
- Light Upon the Lake [2016, Secretly Canadian], B
Betty Who (1991 )
- The Movement [2013, self-released, EP], B+(**)
- Take Me When You Go [2014, RCA], B+(*)
- Betty [2019, AWAL], B+(**)
Wild Flag [2011 ]
- Wild Flag [2011, Merge], B+(**)
Wildest Dreams
- Wildest Dreams [2014, Smalltown Supersound], B+(**)
Wildhoney
- Sleep Through It [2015, Deranged], B+(*)
- Your Face Sideways [2015, Topshelf, EP], B+(*)
Wildlife Control
- Wildlife Control [2012, self-released], B+(*)
Sam Wilkes
- Driving [2023, Wilkes], B+(*)
Hayley Williams
- Petals for Armor [2020, Atlantic], B+(*)
- Flowers for Vases / Descansos [2021, Atlantic], B+(***)
Willow
- Lately I Feel Everything [2021, MSFTS Music/Roc Nation], B+(*)
WILSN
- Those Days Are Over [2023, Ivy League], B+(***)
Wimps [2013 ]
- City Lights [2023, Youth Riot], B+(***)
Luke Winslow-King (1983 )
- The Coming Tide [2013, Bloodshot], B+(*)
- Everlasting Arms [2014, Bloodshot], B
- Blue Mesa [2018, Bloodshot], B+(*)
- Flash-a-Magic [2024, Bloodshot], B+(*)
Wiri Donna
- Being Alone [2022, self-released, EP], B
Remi Wolf (1996 )
- You're a dog [2019, Island, EP], B+(*)
- I'm Allergic to Dogs [2020, Island, EP], B+(**)
- We Love Dogs [2021, Island], B+(**)
- Juno [2021, Island], B+(***)
Wolf Alice [2015 ]
- My Love Is Cool [2015, Dirty Hit/RCA], B+(*)
- Visions of a Life [2017, Dirty Hit], B+(*)
- Blue Weekend [2021, Dirty Hit], B+(**)
Roy Woods (1996 )
- Say Less [2017, OVO Sound/Warner Brothers], B+(**)
Working Men's Club
- Working Men's Club [2020, Heavenly], B+(**)
- Fear Fear [2022, Heavenly], B+(**)
Worriers [2015 ]
- Imaginary Life [2015, Don Giovanni], B+(**)
Joyce Wrice
- Overgrown [2021, Joyce Wrice Music], B+(**)
Wu-Lu
- Loggerhead [2022, Warp], B+(*)
Charli XCX (1992 )
- True Romance [2013, Asylum], B+(**)
- Sucker [2014, Atlantic], A
- Vroom Vroom [2016, Vroom Vroom, EP], B+(*)
- Number 1 Angel [2017, Asylum], A
- Pop 2 [2017, Asylum], B+(***)
- Charli [2019, Asylum], B+(**)
- How I'm Feeling Now [2020, Asylum], B+(***)
- Crash [2022, Asylum], A
- Brat [2024, Atlantic], B+(***)
Jamie XX (1988 )
- In Colour [2015, XL/Young Turks], B+(***)
- In Waves [2024, Young], A
Nilüfer Yanya (1996 )
- Miss Universe [2019, ATO], A
- Painless [2022, ATO], A
- My Method Actor [2024, Ninja Tune], B+(***)
Yard Act [2019 ]
- Dark Days [2021, ZEN FC, EP], B+(***)
- The Overload [2022, Island], A
- Where's My Utopia? [2024, Island], B+(**)
The Yawpers
- American Man [2015, Bloodshot], A
- Human Question [2019, Bloodshot], B+(**)
Years and Years
- Palo Santo [2018, Polydor], B
- Night Call [2022, Polydor], B+(**)
Yellow Ostrich
- The Mistress [2010, Barsuk], B
Yeule (1997 )
- Glitch Princess [2022, Bayonet], B+(**)
- Softscars [2023, Ninja Tune], B+(***)
Yola
- Walk Through Fire [2019, Easy Eye Sound/Nonesuch], B+(*)
- Stand for Myself [2021, Easy Eye Sound], B
Yonic South [2019 ]
- Wild Cobs [2019, La Tempesta, EP], B+(**)
- Twix and Dive [2020, La Tempesta, EP], B+(**)
- Devo Challenge Cup [2023, Wild Honey], B+(*)
Young Guv
- Ripe 4 Luv [2015, Slumberland], B+(***)
Youth Lagoon [2011 ]
- The Year of Hiberation [2011, Fat Possum], B+(*)
- Wondrous Bughouse [2013, Fat Possum], B
- Heaven Is a Junkyard [2023, Fat Possum], B+(*)
Youth Worship [2014 ]
- LP1 [2015, Self Harm], B+(***)
Yuck [2011 ]
- Yuck [2011, Fat Possum], B+(**)
Zeal and Ardor
- Devil Is Fine [2016, MVKA], B+(***)
- Stranger Fruit [2018, MVKA], B+(*)
Zulu [2019 ]
- A New Tomorrow [2023, Flatspot], B+(*)
Zun Zun Egui [2011 ]
- Shackles' Gift [2015, Bella Union], B+(*)
Various Artists
- Battle Hymns [2017, Quasi Band], B+(**)
- Bob Dylan in the 80s: Volume One [2014, ATO], B+(**)
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!! And Rights!! [(2018), FOLC], A
- He's Bad! 11 Bands Decimate the Beats of Bo Diddley [(2021), Slovenly], B
- Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen [2022, Blue Note], B
- I'll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground and Nico [2011, Verve], B+(***)
- Modern Love [2021, BBE], B+(**)
- Now That's What I Call Tailgate Anthems [19752016, Sony Music Entertainment], B+(*)
- Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono [2022, Canvasback], B+(*)
- Occupy This Album [(2012), Razor & Tie, 4CD], A
- PC Music Volume 1 [20132015, PC Music], B+(**)
- The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed [2024, Light in the Attic], B+(**)
- Rave On: Buddy Holly [2011, Hear Music], B
- The Red Line Comp: A DCHC Compilation [(2015), self-released, EP], B+(*)
- Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle [20102012, Nonesuch, 2CD], B+(**)
- The Velvet Underground: A Documentary Film by Todd Haynes [195470, Polydor, 2CD], B+(***)
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