Otis Hart
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The drama of Koreless' "Black Rainbow" comes at you from all sides: undulating synths, urgent clatter and hi-res pizzicato loops that pop out of your speakers.
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The high-low breakbeats and ambient bassquakes on Overmono's "So U Kno" sound right out of the classic Burial playbook, but our underground overlord rarely has this much fun these days.
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The title track to the mysterious collective's fifth LP is an aspirational bop about overcoming social injustice.
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In a Grammy ceremony filled that mixed surprisingly intimate moments with familiar staged bombast, Megan Thee Stallion won best new artist and Beyoncé became the most awarded performer of all time.
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The visionary producer and singer whose music melded house, techno, trance, pop and the avant-garde died after an accident in Athens.
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The son of singer Steve Earle, Justin Townes Earle recorded eight albums, including 2019's The Saint of Lost Causes. His death was announced on his Facebook page Sunday night.
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The master lyricist and poet leaves behind a catalog of oblique indie rock that inspired a cult following.
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The guitarist and vocalist helped pave the way for psychedelic rock in the mid-1960s.
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The former member of The Walker Brothers and singer of "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" was also one of experimental music's most beloved composers.
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Dick Dale, the surf rock pioneer who took guitar distortion to new levels and whose version of "Misirlou" became pop-culture shorthand, died on Saturday night.