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The 20 Best Local Albums of 2024

Your album was No. 21, I swear.

December 18, 2024

Picked to Click 2024: The Complete Ballots

Here's who voted in Picked to Click—and how.

November 4, 2024

Picked to Click 2024 No. 5: Anita Velveeta

Anita Velveeta's holds her own near the center of a thriving local queer rock scene.

November 4, 2024

Picked to Click 2024 No. 4: Laamar

Lamaar's topical music struck a major chord with voters.

November 4, 2024

Picked to Click 2024 No. 6: Prize Horse

This heavy shoegaze trio has been touring relentlessly over the past two years, and people everywhere are taking notice.

November 4, 2024

Picked to Click 2024 No. 7: Upright Forms

Nick Sakes needed advice about his 401K, and now we've got a new post-punk project from a trio of veteran musicians.

November 4, 2024

Picked to Click 2024 No. 3: Ber

Minnesota started noticing Ber in 2023. In 2025 she'll be hard to ignore.

November 4, 2024

Picked to Click 2024 No. 10: Buio Omega

Sex, sleaze, self-destruction—throw it all in a blender with ’80s glam makeup and a chainsaw, and you’ve got a Buio Omega EP.

November 4, 2024

Picked to Click 2024 No. 2: She’s Green

The textural guitars and dreamy vocals of She's Green have made them the local band of the moment.

November 4, 2024

Picked to Click 2024 No. 1: Papa Mbye

Meet the most exciting newish Twin Cities music act of 2024.

November 4, 2024