Music
The Seattle Sound and Its Origins
What is the recipe for musical innovation? It’s not as glamorous as you might think.
Putting Money Where Your Mic Is
Street's curated list of the best songs about money—a penny for our thoughts.
Green Day Just Keeps Doing Pop Punk Right
Thirty years of Dookie, waterproof eyeliner, and the art of staying true
Danny Brown Bares His Soul on "Quaranta"
On his newest album, Danny Brown reflects on addiction, romance and rap's role in turning his life around.
Conan Gray’s Greatest Gamble
Teen pop star Conan Gray kicks off a new era in his music, but will it pay off?
Introducing the Birds and Beats
Spotify Blends is rejecting tradition and embracing modernity one digital mixtape at a time.
Before Taylor Swift was Sylvia Plath
Esther Greenwood was the original member of The Tortured Poets Department.
MJ Lenderman’s Prolific Ascent Continues with "And the Wind (Live and Loose!)"
Eight projects since 2021 would raise concerns of oversaturation for some, but Lenderman’s productivity hasn’t sacrificed his thrilling creativity.
Red Velvet Entrances Listeners in Alluring New Album ‘Chill Kill’
The K–Pop group’s third studio album is a haunting, multidimensional project, highlighting the members’ strengths.
Hark, Hear These Angels Sing!: The Definitive Picks for the Best Renditions of Christmas Music Classics
An entirely objective and indisputable collection of the best Christmas carols
Thanks to Vince Guaraldi, Holidays May Contain 'Peanuts'
Celebrating the jazz pianist whose work found an everlasting legacy in Charlie Brown and his friends
“To Be Eaten Alive”: A Dreamy R&B Project With a Touch of Melancholy
Mariah the Scientist sings to and with Young Thug amid his incarceration, along with tracks on her battles with fame, career, and love.
What We Can Learn From King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
On their 25th album, the Australian rock band shows no signs of slowing down their creativity.
The Weird Ethics of Posthumous Music
How should we handle the craft of an artist who’s no longer with us?
Kidz Bop: The Kernel of American Fascism?
What may first appear to be just a bit of sanitized fun reflects a sick, puritanical instinct to censor embedded deep in American culture.
On "Javelin," Sufjan Stevens Finds the Other Side of Grief
This triumphant, devotional album is one of the indie star’s best
Love is a Pick–Up Truck
An elaboration on country music’s favorite lyrical device
The Outsiders
The otherizing of vulnerability in Outsider music hurts artists, listeners, and the industry, and ignores a rich history of bold creativity.
