What were the best albums of the year? As time goes by, it only gets harder and harder to answer that question. With an audience of listeners with shorter attention spans and a seemingly infinite amount of music released to compete for that attention, finding a favorite album that you can truly sink your teeth […]
In the chaotic and confusing world that was 2025, I couldn’t help but find solace in music. While the world was burning around us (quite literally for us Southern Californians), it became a necessary escape from what felt like the apocalypse that was happening at that moment. As I’m writing this in 2026, it doesn’t […]
It’s three months into the new year, and hey — it’s probably time to release that Best Albums of 2024 list before it turns into four. You’ll see that unlike previous installments of our Best Of series, there are not a lot of blurbs this time around. A lot has happened within the past few […]
We picked out our favorite EPs back in December, but that doesn’t make them any less special just because it’s *ahem* three months into the new year. Good music is forever and deserves to be recognized! Special thanks to Justin Ricafort for contributing additional blurbs. -Li-Wei Chu From the Intercom Staff
I’m not going to pretend that it’s not already March 2025 by the time we release this. Shit’s been tough, I’ll admit it! But even though the world’s burning down and it’s starting to feel like everything’s all topsy-turvy these days, I still want to take the moment to celebrate some of the music that […]