Best Lo Fi

Elliott Smiths 'Either/Or' is the definitive document of bedroom-recorded intimacy. Smiths delicate fingerpicking and whispered, double-tracked vocals create a sense of proximity that few other artist...

Pavements debut album is the blueprint for 90s indie rock. With its jagged guitar lines, cryptic lyrics, and a 'don't care' attitude that masked brilliant musicianship, it defined the 'slacker' aesthe...

SZA's 2017 debut 'Ctrl' captured the anxieties and complexities of modern relationships with startling honesty. The album is a collection of raw, stream-of-consciousness vignettes that feel deeply per...

Phil Elverums magnum opus under The Microphones moniker is a sonic journey through the Pacific Northwest. 'The Glow Pt. 2' is a fascinating blend of delicate acoustic folk and crushing, distorted nois...

Pavement is the quintessential indie band, and 'Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain' is their most accessible and beloved record. Stephen Malkmus witty, cynical lyrics paired with loose, jangly guitar lines cr...

Donuts is a landmark instrumental hip-hop album, created by J Dilla while he was terminally ill. It is a collage of soul, funk, and jazz samples, chopped and rearranged with a level of genius that has...

Bee Thousand is the ultimate lo-fi pop record. Robert Pollard and his rotating cast of bandmates managed to cram 20 songs into 37 minutes, each one a brilliant, fuzzy, and incredibly catchy slice of i...