Music Features — saved by old times

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Welcome to Rob Hakimian’s website, collecting together the best of his writing from over the years.

We'll be lucky if I don't bust out crying: The Albini memorial playlist

May 13

May 13 We'll be lucky if I don't bust out crying: The Albini memorial playlist

BPM's Top 50 Albums, Top 50 Songs and Honourable Mentions from 2023

Dec 18

Dec 18 BPM's Top 50 Albums, Top 50 Songs and Honourable Mentions from 2023

Overlooked 2023: The best albums of the year so far we didn't review

Aug 28

Aug 28 Overlooked 2023: The best albums of the year so far we didn't review

Run It Back: BPM's Top 50 Albums of 2013

Jul 17

Jul 17 Run It Back: BPM's Top 50 Albums of 2013

Interview: Black Belt Eagle Scout guides us through her homeland and its influence on her new album

Feb 13

Feb 13 Interview: Black Belt Eagle Scout guides us through her homeland and its influence on her new album

BPM's Top Albums and Songs of 2022

Dec 15

Dec 15 BPM's Top Albums and Songs of 2022

Interview: Special Interest and their intense and intentional new album Endure

Nov 22

Nov 22 Interview: Special Interest and their intense and intentional new album Endure

18 songs that display Mimi Parker as the beating heart of Low

Nov 8

Nov 8 18 songs that display Mimi Parker as the beating heart of Low

Interview: Gilla Band discuss the construction of their pulverising new album Most Normal

Oct 6

Oct 6 Interview: Gilla Band discuss the construction of their pulverising new album Most Normal

BPM's Top 30 Big Thief Songs

May 27

May 27 BPM's Top 30 Big Thief Songs

Interview: Grace Cummings - “I'm just a dramatic person”

Feb 21

Feb 21 Interview: Grace Cummings - “I'm just a dramatic person”

Interview: Mumble Tide – “They say don’t mix relationships and bands, but it’s worked out pretty well”

Feb 14

Feb 14 Interview: Mumble Tide – “They say don’t mix relationships and bands, but it’s worked out pretty well”

Beats Per Minute Best of 2021 Round-ups

Jan 10

Jan 10 Beats Per Minute Best of 2021 Round-ups

BPM's Top 50 Albums of the 2010s

Oct 12

Oct 12 BPM's Top 50 Albums of the 2010s

BPM's Albums of the 2010s: Honorable Mentions

Oct 11

Oct 11 BPM's Albums of the 2010s: Honorable Mentions

Interview: Self Esteem - Prioritise This

Aug 31

Aug 31 Interview: Self Esteem - Prioritise This

Vespertine at 20: Our guide to Björk's romantic opus

Aug 27

Aug 27 Vespertine at 20: Our guide to Björk's romantic opus

Interview: Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay find their freedom in the fantasy world of LUMP

Jul 30

Jul 30 Interview: Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay find their freedom in the fantasy world of LUMP

Interview: ‘Extraterrestrial’ artist jopippins discusses his unique style, imagery and new song “24/7 THOT”

Jul 23

Jul 23 Interview: ‘Extraterrestrial’ artist jopippins discusses his unique style, imagery and new song “24/7 THOT”

Hip Hop 2021: Halftime

Jul 19

Jul 19 Hip Hop 2021: Halftime