Playlists

The 50 best releases of the year according to the best ears on the planet aka The Alternative staff.

The entire first half of the year was full of excellent albums, and I think the pace might even increase as the weather warms up. What I’m trying to say is, this summer is about to be jam packed with great releases, and I’m including May in that too because this month has been nonstop gems.

April was jam packed with good music. I felt like every single day I was hearing a new album or single, or finding a new video that I was in love with. With that many good tunes being launched onto the internet, you might have missed a bunch of the gems! Don’t worry, that’s what we’re here for. Here are a bunch of our favorites and then a Spotify Playlist with all those and more!

March was honestly the month I have been most proud of our site. Our staff came together and kicked ass. I love to see it, and March was also a great month for new music! Here are a bunch of our favorites, and then a Spotify playlist including all those cool tracks and more. Take a listen, and I hope you find your new favorite band.

If January was a month of singles forecasting an incredible year of new music upcoming, than February was a delivery of that promise. So many worthy albums have come out this month that I can barely list them all, let alone write about them. Here's some of our absolute favorites, and a Spotify playlist of all those and more.

Each month we put together a writeup and Spotify playlist with all of our favorite music of the month. Check out the best of January, the start of a 2018 full of great new music.

Here are our 50 favorite releases of 2017. Please give these records a listen. We promise they're worth it.

November was a month mostly marred by the sexual assault allegations throughout music, entertainment, business, and politics. Luckily, there was also a ton of good music to give us hope. Here are our favorites.

All the best stuff from October: our 2 cool announcements from this month, write ups of our favorite tracks, and a Spotify playlist with all those favorites and more.

We've decided to combine two of our favorite monthly features: Hendo’s Headspace and our monthly Spotify Playlist. Both of those posts were recommending our favorite tracks of the month, so why not give you all the great new music in one place? Hope you enjoy the new format!

Each month we put together a Spotify Playlist of our most listened to tracks. Take a listen to our favorites from August. Hope you enjoy!

Each month, our staff puts together a Spotify playlist including all of our favorite tracks from the month. July's is full of winners. Take a listen and find your new jam.