The ragtag group of respected hardcore and punk figures are six albums deep and still packing hefty riffs into their songs.

1974 was the year when the utopian dreams of the sixties finally curdled into a magnificent, decadent reality.

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From Chronixx to Armanii, these are the best albums to come out of the West Indies this year. By Kyle Denis Nobody does it quite like the Caribbean, and 2025 only offered more proof. King of Dancehall ...

Topped by Rosalía’s multilingual, ultra-ambitious Lux, here are the best albums of the year as voted for by 30 Guardian music writers More on the best culture of 2025 50 Marcus Elliot Brown, AKA ...

Fresh entries into the tradition include releases by Luke Bryan, Tyra Banks and Old Crow Medicine Show. By Jon Caramanica Jon Pareles and Lindsay Zoladz Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You ...

For the sixth consecutive year, Marley’s Legend compilation album registers top sales in the genre, while no releases from 2025 are present. Bob Marley and The Wailers’ Legend first released in 1984 ...

The last 12 months have screamed by like a speeding comet, but not before delivering a staggering payload of genuinely great rock'n'roll. From old-stagers to returning cult heroes to prog titans and ...

When he started his music career in the early 1980s, most reggae songs Stevie P heard had a message. That is the concept he went for on Pages Volume I, a compilation album he produced for his Stevie P ...

This year in country music was all about artists discovering ways to innovate old forms and traditions. In some cases, like Eric Church’s Evangeline vs. the Machine and Carter Faith’s stunning debut ...

Rosalía made an album invoking the saints, Lily Allen took us on a tragicomic trip through her domestic hell, Lady Gaga found the sweet spot between artpop and arena-ready funk, and Bad Bunny was just ...

If there's one question that professional music lovers hear most often, it's some variation on: "Heard any good albums lately?" We always have, of course, but when it came time to highlight the cream ...