Features
Friday, December 24 2010
The 70 Best Albums of 2010
PopMatters is on its annual publishing break until 3 January 2011, except for some film reviews and blogs. In the meantime, enjoy some of the year's best...
The year's best albums are highlighted by the emergence of a future superstar, two veteran and virtuoso rappers, and a Dream Team of indie bands releasing career peaks.
Friday, December 24 2010
The Best Electronic Music of 2010
As per usual, electronic music in 2010 was rhizomatic, but it was curiously unnamed. We're getting no help from the artists themselves, who seem gleefully unconcerned with staying in one spot very long.
Friday, December 17 2010
The Best Experimental Music of 2010
It's not that more experimental-type music was made in 2010. It's just that more of it was getting heard.
Reviews
Thursday, September 16 2010
Emeralds: Does It Look Like I'm Here?
Emeralds, thank God you're here...
Monday, April 20 2009
Emeralds: What Happened
The majestic and carefully considered playing on What Happened finds Emeralds working as one to produce a solid collection of electronic landscapes.

































