The Best Music of May

Published: June 1, 2022, 9 a.m.

b'May brought us Bad Bunny\'s stacked summer album, Kendrick Lamar\'s unsettled opus, Ravyn Lenae\'s otherworldly debut, Julia Reidy\'s microtonal guitar dissonance and Ethel Cain\'s haunted pop.

Featured Tracks and Artists:
1. Bad Bunny: "Despu\\xe9s de la Playa" and "Otro Atardecer" from Un Verano Sin Ti
2. Kendrick Lamar: "N95" and "Mother I Sober" from Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
3. Ravyn Lenae: "Where I\'m From (feat. Mereba)" from Hypnos
4. Julia Reidy: "World in World" from World in World
5. Ethel Cain: "Family Tree" from Preacher\'s Daughter

Our panel\'s additional recommendations for May:
\\u2022 My Chemical Romance, "The Foundations of Decay"
\\u2022 Flores, The Lives They Left
\\u2022 Leikeli47, Shape Up

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