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.
