Best of 2025
Crucial Releases for February 14
New releases for the week ending February 14th, including Bartees Strange, venturing, Horsegirl, Kestrels, and Frog.
Jason
I am a patient boy.
Crucial Tracks
Crucial Tracks 006: Patrick Rhone
This month's Crucial Tracks interview features Patrick Rhone, author, blogger, and Master Generalist.
Best of 2025
Crucial Releases for February 7
New releases from Squid, Sleeper's Bell, Sharon Van Etten, Heartworms, Inhaler, Michigander, and Larry June/2 Chainz/The Alchemist.
Best of 2025
Crucial Releases for January 31
No featured release this week, but solid records from The Weeknd, Charlie Houston, MIKE, and Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
Best of 2025
Crucial Releases for January 24
New music from Ditz, Ghais Guevara, Mogwai, FKA twigs, and Boldy James this week.
Best of 2025
Crucial Releases for January 17
A handful of really good releases this week, featuring lots of hands, Ex-Void, Flora Hibberd, Delivery, Kele, Mac Miller, and jasmine.4.t
Crucial Tracks
Crucial Tracks 005: Matt Dente
New year, new Crucial Tracks interview! We are kicking off 2025 with another close friend of ours, Matt Dente. Dig in, it's good!
Best of 2025
Featured Crucial Releases for January 10
Welcome to 2025! Featuring new releases from Ethel Cain, Lambrini Girls, and zzzahara.
Best of 2024
My Favorite Albums from 2024
Jason runs down his favorite 20 albums from 2024. LOTS of great music this past year.
Operation Mainstream
Deep dive into the RollingStone top 150 albums of all time: S1E2
I'm taking a deep dive into mainstream records I've missed via the RollingStone Top 150 albums of all time list. This installment looks at #131 to 140.
Operation Mainstream
Deep dive into the RollingStone top 150 albums of all time: S1E1
I'm taking a deep dive into mainstream records I've missed via the RollingStone Top 150 albums of all time list. This initial installment looks at 141 to 150.
Featured Crucial Releases for October 25
I had a lot of releases on my watch list for this week. As usual, some didn't live up to what I had in mind and a few ones I didn't have on my radar caught my ear. Records from Pixies and Better Lovers fell into