Category: Music
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When I discovered Telenova, I was gripped by their perky and thrilling energy when they covered “Hung Up” by Madonna for Triple J’s Like A Version. From there, I dug into their two EPs, and like most synth-pop trios, I became hooked. However, not much of their originality struck me as much as their songwriting…
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With From A Birds Eye View, Cordae delivered something lesser than expected, falling into what some call a sophomore slump; however, after heading back to the drawing board to create something that resembles moderate cohesion without the sidesteps in The Crossroads. It isn’t an album with filler, instead, becoming whole with emotional depth from burgeoning…
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The Greatest Love sees London Grammar finding themselves more curiously positive and enjoyable pop. It’s blending into what is already unique and substantive—a modest shift from the heavily textured atmosphere of Californian Soil—sometimes you notice they matured past a comfort zone. They find a nice niche spot where all the concoctions connect and you get…
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070 Shake has always been an artist who keeps the intrigue high and delivers potent music, even when I feel it’s not reaching the ceiling. We have had some quality drops with her first two albums; as she comes with her third, Petrichor, we see her taking a step back from the progressive R&B, Hip-Hop,…
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2024 has been one helluva year for Hip-Hop in the public eye, specifically emanating from a dynamic beef between two heavyweights in this era of the genre, Drake and Kendrick Lamar, over the summer. It brought back memories of iconic beef and the tug-and-pull between fandoms, like East Coast vs. West Coast in the 90s…
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Despite Rauw Alejandro’s infidelity and eventual break up with Rosalia feeling one-sided, especially when their collab EP lost its luster due to how focused it was on their relationship and engagement, he still finds ways to reel you back in with heaters. Surprisingly, those heaters come in sounds influenced by Salsa, Merengue, Bolero, and Jazz;…
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Though it’s been nine years since Jamie xx’s last album, In Colour, that isn’t to say he has been all quiet, producing here and there; however, that spark he gave us with In Colour is missing from In Waves, quelling some hunger with it’s more tepid ride in the middle of the album. He’s trying…
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As Ab-Soul would spout in the bridge for “Gotta Rap,” off his last album Herbert, “I like to call myself the God of rap/But really I just gotta rap (Gotta rap),” showcasing the ego within his earlier drug and social raps that were too hazy and atmospheric, instead of flexing what he does best. Within…
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Solo DOLO albums by Freddie Gibbs are a rarity. Rather, we’ve truly only had two before. They have been some of his better records to date—Freddie and You Only Live 2wice—that continues to be the case with his latest album You Only Die 1nce, which becomes an antithesis to the conceptual background beholden to You…
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Continuing a thread started by Pray For Paris of humbling oneself, Westside Gunn has returned with the DJ Drama hosted Still Praying, just one day after his Kay Slay posthumously hosted(?) EP, 11. However, what makes Still Praying different is its conceptual turn through the pro-wrestling sampled vocals that orchestrate a wrestling stage for us…
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