Alarming Frequency: The Year In Noise
Death Grips, Kanye, and BadBadNotGood pointed the way forward in a punishingly loud world
Mitski The Healer
In a year of fear and hopelessness, ‘Puberty 2’ was what we needed
Americana’s Year Of Reckoning
Can the genre evolve fast enough to catch up to today’s American realities?
The Glitch Inside
By corrupting their images, Calvin Harris’s 2016 music videos relieve the tension between technology and memory
Britney Now, Britney Forever
If she could make it through 2007, we can make it through 2017
Kendrick Lamar’s Prophecy
‘Untitled Unmastered’ pulled back the curtain on the creation of a black masterpiece
Rihanna: 2016's Rockstar in Repose
What her tender, flippant, comforting, unnerving album ‘Anti’ meant to 2016
Chance The Rapper: Artist Of The Year
In a cynical year, he was our greatest optimist
2016's Best Horror Was In The Music Section
Beyoncé, White Lung, Jenny Hval, and more used horror imagery to explore real-life passion and pain
Listening To Marshmello At The End Of The World
2016’s perfect mascot was a dancing marshmallow, blissfully trolling America
Signal & Noise: 2016 Year In Review
We didn’t see this year coming, but we heard it from all sides. In Signal & Noise 2016, you’ll find what we really listened to, loud and clear.
