Staff Picks

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  The Sound of December 2021: This Month's Essential Listening

  PUBLISHED Nov 30, 2021

  Very soon, many of us are going to start looking back to the start of the year as we evaluate the year's best music, but there's no need to...

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  The Sound of November 2021: This Month's Essential Listening

  PUBLISHED Nov 3, 2021

  If the winter blues haven't set in yet, they surely will by the time November is over. As we all dig into our trove of self-soothing tools,...

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  The Sound of October 2021: This Month's Essential New Releases

  PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2021

  October is typically spooky season, but this month's essential new releases are anything but — they're warm and inviting, traversing the sp...

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  The Sound of September 2021: This Month's Essential New Releases

  PUBLISHED Sep 14, 2021

  The elusive "fall album" is a quality bestowed to a rare few records, ones that merge the jubilant abandon of its summer counterparts with...

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  The Sound of August 2021: This Month's Essential New Releases

  PUBLISHED Aug 10, 2021

  No matter how often you listen to a song, you'll never forget the first time you heard it. These 18 tracks may come from artists at a varie...

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  The Sonos Review Roundup: Early Summer 2021 Edition

  PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2021

  Not everyone has time to pull together a playlist of the best new tunes, so we're here to do it for you. Here are some can't-miss tracks fr...