Noble
Music Writer
Born and raised in Boston, Noble is a music writer for WBUR. He is the 2024 Boston Music Awards Music Journalist of the Year and the creator of Boston's Premier Vlog, The Museum TV. TMTV has been featured in the Huffington Post, Revolt TV, Dig Boston and more for their work seeking to unify Boston's hip-hop scene.
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Our favorite local music from January
From a single inspired by larvae squirming in the dirt to a comically enlightening track about waiting on hold with an insurance company, our music critics share their favorite music...
The best local albums of 2025, according to our critics
Even as the amount of music made by both humans and AI exceeds what any listener could possibly consume, a few local artists managed to break through the glut and...
Our favorite local music from August
From an exclusive song premiere by a Somerville alt-rock band to an album of Hawaiian-inspired exotica, our music critics enjoyed a rich variety of local music this month.
Our favorite local music from July
This month's music roundup brings an angsty song layered with the irony of adulthood, a laid-back yet turned up hip-hop project, a compilation album inspired by a crowd-pleasing food, and...
Our favorite local music from May
This month's local music roundup offers a study in charting something new, from two Berklee jazz professors' expansive improvisation to a trio of rap upstarts with a vivid, inventive LP...
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5 new songs by local artists you need to hear now
Melodic punk, melancholy rap, acoustic folk, even a few jazz standards. Our music critics weigh in on the recent releases they’ve fallen in love with by New England artists.
The best local albums of 2024, according to our critics
From a klezmer clarinetist to one of the most popular singers in the nation, the year’s best local albums are a charmingly eclectic group as indicative of our critics’ varying...
From the Mass. Tiny Desk: Zola Simone's powerful ode to the creative journey
The Boston artist's sonically upbeat song "Nine Lives" deals with the successes and failures in an ever-changing music industry and the constant want for more.
Lowell's DeevoDaGenius is defining the sound of Mass. hip-hop
The producer and engineer is out with "Champion Sound," a 19-track project featuring 15 hip-hop artists from across the state. He says he "wanted to create a sense of unity."
The best local albums of 2023, according to our critics
From a Boston soul singer famous in South America to a pop band barely out of Berklee, the 10 albums on this list paint a pretty accurate picture of what’s...