Category: Lists

  • The Weekly Coo’s Favorite Albums of 2024

    “Visions” by Norah Jones shines with soulful vocal bliss and evolving instrumentations. “Grip” by SERPENTWITHFEET offers a mix of modest and bombastic production, blending R&B/Soul tenderness. Rapsody’s “Please Don’t Cry” showcases diverse production and melodic constructions. Young Miko’s “att” reflects 2000s-centric hip-hop blend. These albums display artistic diversity and evolution in their genres to make…

  • The Weekly Coos Mid-Year List – Best Albums of 2024 (So Far)

    “Visions” by Norah Jones shines with soulful vocal bliss and evolving instrumentations. “Grip” by SERPENTWITHFEET offers a mix of modest and bombastic production, blending R&B/Soul tenderness. Rapsody’s “Please Don’t Cry” showcases diverse production and melodic constructions. Young Miko’s “att” reflects 2000s-centric hip-hop blend. These albums display artistic diversity and evolution in their genres to make…

  • A Reintroduction.

    Allow me to reintroduce myself; my name is KEVIN–K to the E V—I still write bars down all week–N’ I’m still here for more words all year long. Alright, I’ll admit that line was corny, but I like having some fun; it’s why I try to keep some personality when writing my reviews, but as…

  • The Weekly Coo’s Top 25 Albums of 2023

    It’s past that time of year when publications feel like December is a month filled with nothingness, and end-of-year lists appear like Christmas ornaments at your local store in August. But sometimes gems appear, and they round out what made 2023 a powerful and wonderful year for music. This year didn’t see that much, but…

  • Mid-Year List: Top 20 Albums of 2023 So Far

    20. Aly & AJ – With Love From Aly & AJ’s return to music hit a momentous high on their excellent follow-up to some remarkable EPs: a touch of the beat gets you up on your feet gets you out and then into the sun, and that consistency shined through and through. It keeps us…

  • 6 Albums I Can’t Wait To Plug My Headphones Into 🎧!

    2023 is finally here, and with it, one hopes for a platoon of exceptional new projects from artists we love and debuts, leading to fresh discoveries. However, since Beyonce released her self-titled album, we’ve been getting many more unique rollouts, far from the apropos single, single, eventual album model. Often, we don’t get announcements till…

  • Top 30 Albums of 2022

    It’s past that time of year when publications feel like December is a month filled with nothingness, and end-of-year lists appear like Christmas ornaments at your local store in August. But sometimes gems appear, and they round out what made 2022 a powerful and wonderful year for music. Here’s my list for 2022, filled with…

  • The Weekly Coos: Top 15 Albums of The Year So Far

    15. Wet Leg – Wet Leg “Wet Leg captures you with melodic mysticism and lush instrumentations morphing beyond surface layer cohesion between drum patterns and electric guitar riffs, especially when the band steers toward pop-rock instead of post-punk overtures.” – LINK TO REVIEW 14. 070 Shake – You Can’t Kill Me “You Can’t Kill Me isn’t like…

  • Top 20 Albums of 2021

    Rating Updated: Went from 9/10 to 8.5/10. Digital Meadow is unlike most debuts. Dora Jar comes full force, attacking every part of her senses and letting that inner mythical brain explore the depths of her songwriting. She shifts on a dime, taking intricate themes and playing with them like empowerment on “Wizard.” By creating this…

  • The Weekly Coo’s – Top 15 Hip-Hop Albums of 2021

    All reviews are linked to the album title. Baby Keem came from under the shadows of his superstar cousin Kendrick Lamar to properly define himself after a few test tapes in swampy waters. Hip-Hop isn’t always the kindest, but the niches have allowed any artist to strive – to a certain point, sometimes – and…