From a single inspired by larvae squirming in the dirt to a comically enlightening track about waiting on hold with an insurance company, our music critics share their favorite music from the month.

When Link Wray recorded “Rumble” in early 1958, most rock-and-roll guitarists were doing everything they could to avoid distortion. Wray did the opposite, unabashedly leaning into it and, in the ...

It’s never not surprising when artists create adventurous, instrumental electronic music that breaks through to a wider audience. In an era of formulaic, innocuous mega-streamers, challenging sounds ...

A rare Fugees reunion lights up the 2026 GRAMMYs as Lauryn Hill leads a tribute honoring Roberta Flack’s legacy The […] The ...