Ryan Reed

From launching a long-simmering series to assigning quirky features, these are Senior Editor Ryan Reed’s favorite SPIN moments from 2023.

In the latest installment of SPIN’s “Band Jury,” Grails’ Emil Amos defends Seals & Crofts’ 1975 LP, ‘I’ll Play for You.’

Welcome to Band Jury, a SPIN series in which artists defend black sheep albums they feel deserve another listen. These are projects that, for whatever

Thom Yorke’s ‘Confidenza’ soundtrack finds its own compelling arc as a front-to-back album.

Incubus’ Brandon Boyd talks about re-recording the band’s pivotal 2001 album, ‘Morning View.’

Welcome to Band Jury, a SPIN series in which artists defend black sheep albums they feel deserve another listen. These are projects that, for whatever

Jon Anderson looks back at the ambition and “abstract musical reality” of Yes’ 1972 prog epic “Close to the Edge.”

In the latest installment of Band Jury, XTC’s Andy Partridge defends Captain Beefheart’s 1968 album, ‘Strictly Personal.’

“It the ludicrosity of status symbols,” Andy Partridge says of the 1980 XTC classic, which has a “big dash of Kinks” in its DNA.

In the latest installment of Band Jury, Los Bitchos guitarist Serra Petale defends Red Hot Chili Peppers' 1995 album, 'One Hot Minute.'