james mcmurtry

Year-End Lists
country songs

The 40 Best Country Songs of 2015

In 2015, country saw its usual mix of warmly welcomed returns from legends like Dwight Yoakam, Patty Griffin, and Willie Nelson with Merle Haggard (together!),…
SPIN Staff / December 22, 2015
Genre Reports
Philadelphia's Hop Along

SPIN Overlooked Albums Report: Hop Along Gives Us Palpitations, Mount Eerie Elevates the Mundane

We devour music at such a feverish pace that, more and more, great collections of songs fall through the cracks. In the case of the past…
Dan Weiss / July 8, 2015

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Plus I Freak a Lemon Pie: Ghostface Killah’s <em> Supreme Clientele </em> Turns 20
Plus I Freak a Lemon Pie: Ghostface Killah’s Supreme Clientele Turns 20
Green Day Tinker With Different Styles on <i> Father of All Motherfuckers </i>
Green Day Tinker With Different Styles on Father of All Motherfuckers
Stone Temple Pilots Unplug for Poignant, Atmospheric <em> Perdida </em>
Stone Temple Pilots Unplug for Poignant, Atmospheric Perdida
They Might Be Giants’ Whimsy Feels Boundless on <i>Flood</i>
They Might Be Giants’ Whimsy Feels Boundless on Flood