Good music longreads / Hype Machine

Do I like their new album or do I just really, really want to like it?
— Gawker

In tragedy, music provided solace during the AIDS epidemic
— The New York Times

And a Glimpse Into Our New Abnormal
— The Ringer

A guitar solo is not just a display of musical showmanship, technical mastery and bravado.
— The New York Times

Compact discs are still the ideal format for getting lost inside your music collection
— Rolling Stone

How Grimes' Breakout Single Turned the Montreal Crust-Punk into a Worldwide Pop Phenomenon
— What's Good

Promoters assess the various financial challenges involved in throwing parties
— Resident Advisor

From its first wave to its golden age
— NPR

Contemporary producers are looking to the past to help unlock the present.
— Pitchfork

The kids from Euphoria High listen to ’90s hip-hop and cry to Sinead O’Connor
— The Ringer

When climate crisis came to a reporter's backyard, only music made it make sense
— NPR

Gestures at post-racial universality have in many ways entrenched white power in the music press.
— Study Hall

Good music longreads