AP Local Faves of 2023

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The Allston Pudding staff looks back on our thirty favorite local albums of 2023.

Fest In Review: Boston Calling 2023

Another Boston Calling is in the books! Here’s a sampling of some of the Allston Pudding staff’s favorite sets from the 2023 edition.

AP Staff Picks 2022

Here’s our list of non-local staff picks from the year of our Lorde 2022, featuring Bad Bunny, 100 gecs, Charlie Puth, The 1975, and a bunch more folks.

AP Local Faves of 2022

Was 2022 a good year? That’s debatable. But Boston music stays quality annually. Here’s our picks for favorite local albums of the year.

AP’s Staff Picks of 2021

Peep the Allston Pudding staff’s favorite non-local albums, songs, and additional tomfoolery for 2021!

AP’s Local Faves of 2021

This collection of 30 albums from Boston, Massachusetts and New England not only displayed the wide eclecticism of sounds present in the area, but also didn’t shy away from branching out into the unknown. These projects are beautiful, vulnerable, angry, sexy, curious, melancholic, dark, uplifting, unhinged, heartbreaking, rejoicing, and bombastic. The common thread is that they all embrace their uniqueness in the fullest.

AP’s Staff Picks of 2020

The Allston Pudding staff runs through their favorite non-local picks of the year like HAIM, Phoebe Bridgers, Rina Sawayama, and more. Happy listening!

AP’s Local Faves of 2020

Read through our picks for best local albums of 2020 from breakthroughs like Anjimile’s Giver Taker to locally-loved favorites like Kira McSpice.