For over a decade and a half, Eric Hutchinson has been mastering the art of his unique, personal songwriting while exploring diverse musical genres like pop, soul, Americana, folk, alt-rock, and jazz.

Of course you’ve missed some great stuff since 1985! A lot of you weren’t even born then! Not only has the advent of digital ...

The year 2025 was rich with new original music from New Jersey and here's a sample of the 13 best the state has to offer.

We should address the elephant in the room: hip-hop did not have a strong year on the charts. In fact, rap music had its worst showing in years. Back in October, it made headlines when—for the first ...

Each year at NPR Music, we curate two flagship lists: The Best Albums of the Year and The Best Songs of the Year. But there's a lot more recommendations and criticism where those came from. You'll ...

To make a list is immediately to begin second-guessing it. This year that’s especially true below the Top 10, in my list of 20 runner-up albums, for which I had double that many candidates I could ...

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The Jazz Remix at NBPAC presents guitarist Adam Hawley and saxophonist Marcus Anderson on Friday, December 12, 2025 at 7:00pm. These are two of the hottest names in contemporary ...

On first listen, “total euphoria” sounds like the product of eight people playing completely out of sync with one another. The drums enter and exit the mix of their own accord; the guitars speed up ...

Year-end festivities are well underway here at Stereogum. We've published our lists of 2025's best albums and songs, and we launched our annual readers' poll, the Gummy Awards. Now it's time to get ...

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It’s been a good year for jazz, diverse in every way—styles, influences, tastes, and demographics too. I didn’t aim the list to turn out this way, but four of the albums’ leaders are women, and five ...