Jed I. Rosenberg/Courtesy of the artist Music Features Dystopian Rap Is The Death Rattle Of The American Dream December 11, 2019 • A lot of the rap that felt worth listening to in 2019 was hard to listen to — full of sonic dissonance and emotional distance, and pregnant with a particularly black depiction of dystopia.
Gareth Cattermole and Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Best Music Of 2019 The Collaborations That Shaped 2019 December 11, 2019 • Collaborations offer artists a chance to stretch their musical boundaries and have some fun with their peers — as such, these one-offs often represent the sonic vanguard in pop.
Lil Nas X (left), FKA Twigs and Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend Courtesy of the artists hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artists Best Music Of 2019 The 20 Best New Songs We Heard In April April 30, 2019 • Lil Nas X upended country's traditional gatekeepers, FKA Twigs experienced a phoenix-esque rebirth, Carly Rae Jepsen shimmied into the corners of what-could've-been, plus 17 must-hear songs.
