There’s nothing quite like pressing play on a new release from Dry Cleaning — or better yet, walking into one of their shows. On any given song, you might hear the English band skipping dexterously ...

Here we are in the last days of 2025, one of the longest years on record, judging by the levels of burnout. But we have something to lift your spirits as the solstice approaches: The long-awaited ...

Every Thursday, the Paste staff and contributors will choose their five favorite songs of the week, awarding one entry a “Song of the Week” designation. You can hear these songs in our ongoing Best ...

Year-end season is normally all about positivity—publications pick their favorite albums and songs from the previous 12 months, and then we all argue over placements and omissions. “Where’s __?” is an ...

Now that we’ve finished rounding up our favourite albums of 2025, it’s already time to look ahead and think about the coming year... This year has been a very solid one in terms of new releases, with ...

The Stitch Bank now has 275 types of embroidery stitches known across the globe, thanks to the recent addition of 25, reports the Stitch Bank’s manager, the Royal School of Needlework, a 150-year-old ...

We’ve reached the finale of this year’s #1 hits ranking series, and we’re ending on one of the strongest Top 5s of the whole event. It helps that I lived through all of these songs dominating radio ...