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 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.
Flynn Wallen: "Things Always Come 360"
Coinciding with the release of his debut EP, KEYMAG takes a look at an archival interview with the Peterborough soul-rap artist.
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.
Modern Mavens: Pharrell Williams
With the Neptunes and on his lonesome, Pharrell changed the game with a strong foundation in neo-soul, a rebelliously playful conviction and an adamant liking towards minimalism.
Take A Byte Out: DJ Shadow, the Avalanches and the History of Plunderphonics
KEYMAG takes a look into the technique of plunderphonics and two of its greatest accompishments, from DJ Shadow's Endtroducing to the Avalanches' Since I Left You.
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.