Music Lists

S.G. Goodman's Teeth Marks is one of NPR Music's favorite roots albums of the year.

The Best Roots Music of 2022

This year artists working within the orbit of the unstable category "roots music" got personal even as they explored complex cultural lineages and challenged the rules of established scenes and forms.
Rosalía's Motomami is one of the best Latin albums of 2022.

The 15 Best Latin Albums Of 2022

It was a heart-pounding, dance-inducing, head-spinning year in Latin music, from Bad Bunny's exponential rise to a relentless commitment from up and coming artists to play between genre lines.