Daily Newsletter, December 3, 2024

The FADER's weekly roundup of the best new music of the week featuring Kendrick Lamar, Jeff Parker, HiTech, Knifeplay, Fabiano do Nascimento, Oklou, and more.

There was a week in mid-October when The Quietus’ release schedule spreadsheet was overflowing with bounteous goodness, with over ten albums by artists we’re partial to out on the same day. This was a fantastic problem to have – we reviewed some out of release week and squeezed out extra budget from our Subscriber revenues […]

1967 was the year that rock albums came of age, with classics from the Beatles, Dylan & Stones alongside Jimi Hendrix, the Doors & more.

Pop and rock is littered with sorely overlooked albums that lie buried beneath the recognition or mainstream success they deserve, and here we pick five.

Featuring Waxahatchee, Chappell Roan, Kendrick Lamar, skaiwater, Tyla, Xavi, and more

The death of the album has been proclaimed many times, and after decades of piracy and point-and-click listening, cohesive bodies of work have indeed lost some of their cultural stature. Yet the long player remains a meaningful art form, the gold standard breathlessly anticipated by fan bases across the genre spectrum. Even the most brainless stans are always screaming at their idols to “drop the album.”

NME brings you the latest music and pop culture news and reviews, along with videos and galleries, band features, concert tickets, magazine, radio and more.