a lot of my favorite albums from this year are the ones that are the most immersive. they’re the records i keep coming back to because there’s always another detail, transition, or production choice to appreciate. some highlights from my top albums: Tyler, the Creator / IGOR one of the most creative hip hop records of the decade. Tyler completely reinvented his sound here, blending neo-soul, alternative, hip hop, and synth-pop into something that’s emotional, and incredibly c

there’s probably no definitive “best” disco album. the genre is way too varied for that… from orchestral disco and funk to hi-nrg, nu-disco, eurodisco, and club classics, part of what makes disco so special is how many different directions it can go. it’s one of those genres that’s influenced so much of the music i love. you can hear its fingerprints all over pop, rnb, dance, house, electronic music, and even indie music. all these years later artists are still borrowing from

some of my favorite artists of the last two decades came out of this sub genre, and you can hear its influence everywhere now. what started as a niche sound ended up reshaping a lot of modern rnb and pop music. putting this list together was honestly harder than most of my rankings. narrowing it down to 10 was impossible, so this became a top 15 instead. even then, there are so many albums i wish i could’ve included. for this list, i tried to highlight different corners of th

didn’t get to watch as much this month, but still got a few in. Backrooms Send Help Homecoming: A Film by Beyonce Obsession May ended up being a pretty light movie month for me. life got a little busy, so i only managed to squeeze in few films, but each one gave me something different to think about. from horror to comedy to one of my favorite concert films, here’s everything i watched this month. Backrooms (2026) 7/10 i went into backrooms with pretty high expectations. i do

2016 was such a major turning point for music that you could still feel its impact through 2017. a lot of artists were taking bigger creative risks as a result, genre lines were getting blurred, and the top three albums especially defined the year in completely different ways. I ranked 57 albums again for this list and narrowing these down was painful. there were so many records from this year that shaped my taste and are still just as exciting to revisit now. a few albums st

We’re not even halfway through the year and 2026 has already been delivering, week after week we’ve had new albums, remixes, collabs, comebacks. it’s been a really exciting year for music. I’ve been saying this since the start of the year, but 2026 really is starting to feel like 2016 all over again… and so far, it’s living up to that These are the 15 albums i’ve been coming back to the most, plus some honorable mentions worth checking out if you haven’t yet.