Category: 4-7 Ratings
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Tyler, the Creator is back, but he is not better than ever as his new album Chromakopia brings enough ideas to the forefront, but stifles them in a mosh of recreating something that won’t meet the heights of similar-minded projects like 2018’s Igor. Though I was very partial to his last album, Call Me If…
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Kelly Lee Owens has taken pop to unique landscapes that perpetuate a beauty in the melodically tempered, allowing the pop tinges to escape into the ethos of her electronic/techno sonic structure. Her music is focused and sometimes mild as it reels into this escapist sound that can shift from Dream-Pop to Techno Pop, amongst others…
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Coming as a surprise to me, Kylie Minogue releases a companion piece to 2023’s Tension with Tension II; she’s taking a complete 180 from what the first album delivered in shifting away from the lively disco pop and synth-pop tones of the former. Tension was an amazing romp, especially after the equally amazing Magic, where…
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Yandel’s legacy has been cemented in stone in reggaeton, no doubt about it; that legacy is why most times his musical drops are something to listen to, even if the final product is whatever. Earlier this year, that became evident with the collaboration tape with Feid, which I’ve replayed more than any other tape this…
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When I first heard “Million Dollar Baby” by Tommy Richman, the intrigue was there, specifically in the production, this electro-R&B groove that captivates you more than the lyrics can. Fortunately, you’ll be hooked by the vocals and funk. Unfortunately, his debut album Coyote doesn’t move the needle from the single. It’s an outwardly intriguing sound…
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Smitten by Pale Waves is a return to the sound that hooked me; however, it doesn’t have blazing power chords or crazy synths to emphasize certain genre complexions, instead allowing it to feel naturally unwound to match the album’s focus. Pale Waves delivers poignant and potent lyrics that sway from the angsty pop-punk nature of…
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Fred Again’s new album Ten Days came and went without whiffing my attention over its direction with each fleeting moment he emotionally displays song to song. It makes the final product more understandable, but a considerable disappointment as you get rare moments that can retain some sense of attraction around mostly moody deep or progressive…
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It’s been 11 years since we’ve gotten an LL Cool J album and not much to attribute toward the why, but he hasn’t been silent. Acting and hosting shows like the big personality he is, there was no shock that he was striving; the personality is what made him who he is, and the confidence…
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Beabadoobee’s music has always hit a soft spot via the sound that has influenced her heavily, like 00s Alt-Rock. There was this sense of wonder, where pop was only a sub-product of the progressiveness brought to the table; however, there maintains an inconsistency that derides what would be more fantastic listens. That changes with This…
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Myke Towers shifts the paradigm for expectancy frequently; I can’t deny I’m left surprised by it. Whether he’s implementing some hard bars into these livelier pop reggaeton songs or just coming at us with more of a Hip-Hop flavor that allows him to get grounded with his flows, significant moments hit. Of course, that doesn’t…
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