Curated by Mitch Mosk, this week's Editor's Picks features music from Fantastic Cat, Maya Engen, MUNA, Stephen Sanchez, Keni Titus, & The Undercover Dream Lovers!

The Heads' chaotic Dionysian abandon is always tempered by a mathematical Apollonian rigour, finds Stewart Lee

From forgotten folk to buried punk, these twelve masterpieces languished in obscurity before time finally caught up with their genius

Most artists spend years trying to find their sound, but every once in a while, a new artist arrives with a first record that feels instantly iconic. These albums did more than just introduce a band or performer; they defined genres, launched legendary careers, and changed the direction of music itself.

"A mix of surreal, supercilious satire and puerile lewdness"

Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.

Partnering with a new band he called the Stray Gators, Young recorded one of his most popular albums of all-time, and it gave him his only #1 single

With the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith and solo, Steve Winwood has shown himself to be a truly singular talent. These are his best albums

Motown gave us The Sound Of Young America throughout the ’60s, but one year – 1966 – was the year Berry Gordy’s label truly came of age

The true story of Karen Dalton - the bewitching blues singer adored by everyone from Bob Dylan to Fred Neil

A playlist, an interview, a new song, and some old songs

Rock of Pages makes a lively case that the theatricality of 1980s heavy metal concealed a more literate imagination than its critics would admit.

Did Music Give Rise to Language?: An interview with a music cognition researcher about the evolutionary roots of music

The FADER's March 18, 2026 roundup of the best new songs right now including tracks by Samara Cyn, Iceage, beabadoobe, The Marías, Jack Harlow, and more.