The 25 Best Albums of 2023
Featuring Sampha, Young Fathers, Kelela,
Lana Del Rey and André 3000, these are the very best albums 2023 had to offer.
The 50 Best Songs of 2023
Featuring Amaarae, PinkPantheress, Sigur Rós, Sufjan Stevens and Bjork, these are the very best songs 2023 had to offer.
The 10 Best EPs of 2023
Featuring 454 & Surf Gang, BAMBII, Sam Gellaitry and Dean Blunt, these are the very best EPs 2023 had to offer.
The 25 Best Albums of 2022
Featuring Denzel Curry, Sam Gellaitry, Isabella Lovestory, Ravyn Lenae and Pusha T, these are the very best albums 2022 had to offer.
The 50 Best Songs of 2022
Featuring The Weeknd, Jockstrap, Rosalia, FKA twigs and The Smile, these are the very best songs 2022 had to offer.
The Best Albums of 2021
Featuring Little Simz, Sufjan Stevens and Kanye West, KEYMAG counts down the albums that defined the year.
The Best Songs of 2021
Featuring Vince Staples, Pa Salieu and James Blake, KEYMAG counts down the songs that defined the year.
The Best Albums of 2020
Featuring Moses Sumney, Charli XCX and Caribou, KEYMAG counts down the albums that defined the year.
The Best Songs of 2020
Featuring Childish Gambino, HAIM and SG Lewis, KEYMAG counts down the songs that defined the year.
Winter 2020: 10 Albums to Spent Winter With
Another random assortment of records to keep you warm and active this winter.
Gateway to Dream Pop
A comprehensive guide to a style of music based on opening up pop progressions and melodies to vast amounts of space, then filling every square inch with cryptic instrumentation and imagery.
The Soft Side of Aphex Twin
Aphex Twin has become a by-word for ‘impenetrably weird’ over the course of a fascinating career. But underneath the surface, he has also made some of the most emotional and humane material under the ‘dance music’ umbrella.
Daft Punk and the Evolution of Disco, Hip-Hop & Punk
This piece analyses how Daft Punk smuggled ideas from three seemingly polar-opposite genres into dance music to become pop culture icons.
Finding Equanimity: How James Blake Assumed Form on His Latest Album
A documented saga involving a young but ominous figure lurking in the shadows growing up to be an accomplished songwriter.