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New Music Drops: June 5, 2026
As new albums and singles get constantly flooded into our radar, look no further than skimming through the release week of June 5th. We know it can be a…
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Album Review: Seen by Latanya Alberto
A poet by training, Latanya Alberto fills her debut with kept knives, dodged bullets, and a healer’s scarred hands. Her comfort songs are greeting-card…
 • Shatter the Standards and Ulani Iona
Album Review: Sir Render by Navy Blue
Closing a self-produced trilogy, the Brooklyn rapper turns in his densest, most allusive set yet and keeps pace with guests like Mike Shabb and a…
 • Shatter the Standards and Koda Lin
Album Review: BITCH by Lizzo
Lizzo is funnier and meaner than she is grand. The jokes and grudges hold up where the big self-claims sag.
 • Shatter the Standards and Amaya🎀
Our Favorite R&B Songs of 2026 So Far
The hits are not the story this year. The sleepers are, and 2026 buried more gems in deluxe editions, and stray singles than most full albums hold.
 • Shatter the Standards and Asa McKenzie
The 75 Best Albums of 2026 So Far
No filler, no genre silos, no other list in its weight class. Seventy-five records make 2026 impossible to call a slow year. Match this range if you…
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Peabo Bryson Was a Songwriter Before He Was a Disney Voice
The two movie themes that made him famous are the least revealing things he ever sang. His self-written ballads and his duets make a better case.
 • Shatter the Standards and Brandon O'Sullivan
Album Review: Papercut by Imani Imani
On her surprise pgLang debut, Imani Imani sings desire as a flat demand and turns it into a study in control.
 • Shatter the Standards and Maya LeRoux
Album Review: Family Over Fame by J Nolan
His most personal album is cutting in the working life and softest when it reaches the flex template. Faith braided with hustle gets him further here…
 • Shatter the Standards and Zachary Penn
Album Review: 5786 AM: Easy Listen by Mach-Hommy
Some of the densest, funniest writing of Mach-Hommy’s career is locked on a physical-only record built to keep most people out.
 • Shatter the Standards and Lance “LX” Brooks
Wednesday Roundups #152: 22 New Projects You Should Listen to Now
Listen to new releases from Brian Jackson, Skye Newman, Ye Ali, 38 Spesh, Saint Hairson, Phoenix James, MALIA, Le$ & DJ Mr. Rogers, Cecily Wilborn…
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Dexter Wansel Brought the Synthesizer to the Sound of Philadelphia
Dexter Wansel’s four solo albums chased the cosmos; his most durable songs went out under other singers’ names.
 • Shatter the Standards and Reuben Dara
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