Moments in Timelessness

Förstår om du inte förstår Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2025 23 The word "erst" is an obsolete adverb meaning "at a previous time" or "formerly."  Synonyms for "erst" include  formerly, at one time, erstwhile, once, and at first .  

Goodwill Album ∙ Alternative ∙ 2025 Weeping Willows A synonym for teratoid is  monstrous .  Other similar words include abnormal, malformed, grotesque, and freakish.  

Ya No Se Llevan Serenatas Album ∙ Latin ∙ 2025 Gabito Ballesteros Rising in música mexicana via a string of 2023 and 2024 hits and fan favorites alongside some of the genre’s brightest, Gabito Ballesteros reached star status with a viral swiftness. By the time his album  THE GB  dropped, he’d become one of the more prominent young figures in the modern corridos scene. Yet on his follow-up  Ya No Se Llevan Serenatas , the singer reveals a previously muted romantic side, now fully on display as he gives voice to relatable matters of the heart. Songs like “PICASSO” and the rousing “OTRO LOKERON” show how seamlessly such themes suit his existing style. A spectrum of emotions fills the substantial album’s contents, from the jealous rage simmering on “NISSANCITA” to the conciliatory come-ons behind “DISNEYLANDIA.” His earnest performance on “ÁREA 51 V1” bolsters the track’s case for loving protections, all the more impressive when he subsequently concedes in owning flaws on the...

Lilo & Stitch (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Album ∙ Soundtrack ∙ 2025 Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu, Iam Tongi & Dan Romer The live-action remake gets a glorious and exciting score—plus an Elvis tune!

The Talco Tapes Album ∙ Country ∙ 2025 Treaty Oak Revival Treaty Oak Revival revisits some of their best-loved tracks on this stripped-down acoustic collection, which pulls material from the Odessa, Texas, act’s first two full-length albums, 2021’s  No Vacancy  and 2023’s  Have a Nice Day  and tosses in a cover for good measure. Known for their rough and rowdy approach to country rock, the band still sounds raw and potent with these toned-down arrangements, which offer a little more space for lead vocalist Sam Canty to wrench emotion out of the songs’ often narrative lyrics. Recorded at the SoundBank Studios in Talco, Texas,  The Talco Tapes  kicks off with “I’m the Worst,” a fan favorite that, in this incarnation, sounds twangier than its sludgy studio counterpart. “Boomtown” swaps the Tom Petty influence of the original for a more Red Dirt sound, with pristine pedal steel cutting through acoustic guitar. “Ode to Bourbon” dials up the harmonies, and “Fishn...

2025 Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2025 1TakeJay Compton-based 1TakeJay, who broke through in 2018 with “Arco,” is one of the leading modern figures of underground West Coast rap and hip-hop. ∙ He’s been featured on tracks by Mustard (“Intro”), Problem (“F*ck Me Too”), and Blxst (“Slip & Slide”). ∙ Hip-hop group Shoreline Mafia and 1TakeJay have toured together and appeared on each other’s albums, with the rapper featuring on “Bitches,” from 2020’s  Mafia Bidness .

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Music For People Who Believe In Love Album ∙ Pop ∙ 2025 Joe Jonas The spark for Joe Jonas’ first solo album since 2011 arrived on the road. While driving from Los Angeles to Houston in advance of Jonas Brothers playing the Houston Rodeo in 2024, he stopped by national parks like Joshua Tree, and his trip’s soundtrack involved him getting back in touch with his musical roots. “Driving through on that road trip, [I was] inspired by what I was seeing and what I was hearing,” he tells Apple Music. Jonas’ listening on that long drive included a lot of country music and the alt-rock that he grew up on, and when he got back to Los Angeles, he was ready to turn the music in his head into actual songs. Music for People Who Believe in Love  stands apart from Jonas’ chart-topping work with his brothers and the party-playlist funk pop he makes as leader of DNCE because of its genre fluidity and its feeling. On the live-wire cut “Work It Out,” he dives inside his head in an effort to make sense...

ATLANTA Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2025 PlaqueBoyMax

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Cry For Help Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2025 BabyDrill Atlanta MC BabyDrill is a straight shooter with very little patience for anyone who isn’t. “N***a, I’m ski’d up in the winter/N***a, I’m ski’d up in the summer/I spin shit ’bout my gang, n***a/I kill shit ’bout my mama,” he raps on  Cry for Help  standout “Murk Sum.” “He went from catching doors to slanging poles/Boy, that boy a ho/Why the fuck you acting like you a shooter?/Know you never scored.” Keeping it gutter is paramount across the project, an endeavor fortified by the company the MC keeps. Young Nudy brings his signature drawl to “Bypass,” while 21 Savage adds his own trench veteran’s menace to the Mike WiLL Made-It-produced “30 Deep.” The introspective “Can’t Know Where I Live” then offers a powerful energy shift. The ATL Jacob-produced track showcases Drill’s storytelling ability while delving into family dynamics and a lifestyle that only breeds unending paranoia. “Surviving a lot, but I’m dying to live,” he confess...

Let Me Fly Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2025 Rob49 If New Orleans MC Rob49’s  Let Me Fly  was an IRL coming-out party, it’s likely one you wouldn’t be able to get into. Just look at who showed up to pay homage: The album has features from Lil Wayne, Cardi B, Fridayy, Meek Mill, Sexyy Red, Quavo, G Herbo, YTB Fatt, and Polo G, and an increasingly rare appearance from Cash Money Records impresario Bryan “Birdman” Williams, who pops up just to talk shit between a few Rob49 verses (“Get the Picture,” “JetWifi”). Artists—as well as fans—love Rob49, and not just for his impossible-to-see-coming runaway smash “WTHELLY.” The MC has plenty to offer, and he offers plenty of it across  Let Me Fly ’s 22 tracks. There are songs for war (“Get the Picture,” “Supposedly,” “On Sight”), for celebrating (“BLOUSIN,” “High or What”), for repenting (“Hear Me Momma”), for those in need of motivation (“Pick Your Poison,” “Widebody”), for women who think he’s sexy (“So Sexyy,” “I Swear to God,” “Tell No...

Dlow Curry (Deluxe) Album ∙ Rap ∙ 2025 Bossman Dlow Bossman Dlow began building momentum off his  Too Slippery  mixtape, but the success of his 2024 hit single “Get in with Me” really put numbers on the board for the Florida rap phenom. Following his  Mr Beat the Road  project from earlier in the year,  Dlow Curry  is a game-winning buzzer-beater from the logo. After likening himself to a certain point guard on the title track, he backs it up with skillful braggadocio on booming cuts like “The Biggest Pt. 2,” “Dlow Gucci,” and “Star Life.” While most of the tracks rightfully center him, he does get some notable support on the proverbial court. He’s joined by New York rap royalty on two occasions here—first by Bronx drill princess Ice Spice on the mellowed “Pillsbury Dlow” and then by Coke Boys don French Montana for the effortlessly swaggering “Mo Chicken.” Elsewhere, he trades off with Lil Baby and NoCap on “PJ” and “What You Need,” respectively, reminding...

American Heart Album ∙ Pop ∙ 2025 Benson Boone