As we close one chapter and open another in the wake of the new year, The Weeknd delivered his fifth studio album Dawn FM. It comes following the success of 2020’s After Hours and the milestone of headlining the Super Bowl halftime show. The album delivers dreamy and dreary electronic…

Blood Orange Kyle Kohner’s top 100 list countdown continues with numbers 75 through 51. Catch up with part one first and then dive in. 75. “This Is America” – Childish Gambino Inciting reactionary essays and theorized debates, Childish Gambino creates a piece of music that transcends a contagious chorus.…

Welcome, to my five-part series counting down what I believe to be the 50 best albums of 2017. I listened to an insane amount of new music during my first year as a staff writer with RIFF, nearly 150 album releases, in fact. With that in mind, when narrowing down all…

Progressive electronic artist Oneohtrix Point Never (Daniel Lopatin) has always seemed destined to score a film of pulsating ultraviolence. Lopatin’s preeminent ability to weave together vivid soundscapes has made visualizing perfectly choreographed action scenes or adrenaline-pumping car chases possible. Good Time OST Oneohtrix Point Never Aug. 11 Nevertheless, Lopatin,…