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.

AP’s Staff Picks of 2019

We run through our favorite non-local albums, songs, and shows of 2019 from Tyler, the Creator to Black Belt Eagle Scout! What a year it’s been!

Staff Picks for Best of 2019… So Far

We got our writers together to pick some of their favorite albums that have come out so far in 2019 in honor or American hero Megan Rapinoe’s birthday.