The bass is rarely in the limelight. But together with the drums, the bass drives the beat of the song, at the same time ...

Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign ...

Looking to expand your knowledge of iconic bass lines? Here is a compilation of amazing female bass players who have consistently killed it.

DJ Louis XIV in Variety magazine was equally impressed. “Billie has remade the look of pop success,” he concluded, “ironic, ...

Eilish’s vocals are syncopated in a pulse-like rhythm with the sub bass. Bad Guy has been variously defined as trap-pop, nu-goth pop, dance pop and electropop. But Eilish and O’Connell blur genres to ...

From portability to active noise cancellation, earbuds have changed the way we listen to our music or binge-watch our shows.

“Balloonerism” was shelved around 2014 in favor of the album “Watching Movies With the Sound Off” and the mixtape “Faces.” To ...

Paul McCartney thuds away relentlessly on bass, and John Lennon fills in the gaps with his rhythm guitar. “Girl” contains a lot of unexpected elements that make it more than just your run-of-the-mill ...

Based on testing 19 pairs over several months, here are the best wireless earbuds I recommend as the Forbes Vetted tech ...

By Bobby Bascomb Birds produce an impressive variety of songs and calls, but the biological and ecological factors that influence the pitch, or frequencies, that birds create hasn’t been well ...

The Edifier NeoDots are a cute pair of earbuds—at least when viewed from outside the ear. The central portion of the buds ...

Feature / In the late 1960s, the recording industry lost interest in America’s greatest art form. But in a small, dark club ...