The River City is nothing if not consistent. The world could be on fire, and that cool hip-hop collective you’ve heard of would still release four albums in a single year. Half the city could be ...

This year, television seems to have finally stopped shielding us from the myriad nighmares unfolding in real time, and the very best among its offerings documented the slow malfunction of reality with ...

This is what the Defector staff listened to and enjoyed this year. From the Pyre, by The Last Dinner Party In a year where ...