Deafheaven have bestowed many great gifts upon us over the years, notably including this kinda emo-rocking finale to 2015’s ...

This label’s 86-year run has been one of the most storied in jazz — and it’s still going. Hear tracks by Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins, Robert Glasper and more from the Blue Note catalog.

But Poised to Pop isn’t a consolation prize. These are simply artists (selected solely by me) who deserve to be heard, who ...