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.
Brittany Howard's solo debut Jaime appears on NPR Music's best 10 albums of September. Danny Clinch/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Danny Clinch/Courtesy of the artist Best Music Of 2019 NPR Music's Top 10 Albums Of September September 30, 2019 Brittany Howard formed her own true sound, The Highwomen honored country music's history and DaBaby jam-packed KIRK with diamond-grilled, Cheshire Cat finesse.