There were thousands and thousands of full-length albums released in 2025. We didn’t hear them all, but here are our critics’ ...

Today in Music History for Dec. 26: In 1791, a cantata by English composer John Bentley was performed in Quebec City at the constitutional meeting which marked the partition of the colony into Upper ...

This is what the Defector staff listened to and enjoyed this year. From the Pyre, by The Last Dinner Party In a year where the pop star praised most for being a songwriter put out a lyrically narrow ...