Category: 4-7 Ratings
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Kevin Abstract, the de facto leader of BROCKHAMPTON, has declared their new album ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE their best, but Iridescence is and this new one feels like it is trying too much to be many things, instrumentally, which fortunately lands on both feet more than not.
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His new album Destined 2 Win continues the skyward up-tick he’s shown in the past, with more harrowing and dark sonic overtones that dives into the undertow of the endurance he had in life.
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Her new album, Dancing With the Devil… The Art Of Starting Over, upgrades from the bleachers and we finally see Demi delivering a very personal album that takes the direct approach in telling her story and incorporating themes of loneliness, substance abuse, and love within them.
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Camp Nowhere has consistent momentum, despite losing itself in the sound by feeling slightly repetitive; however there are a number of elegant songs that keep a rhythm, albeit nothing popping out as anything really special outside of the production.
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And while last year’s Everything is the better project by Kota recently, the amount of effort put in by both artist/producer is on wave all its own.
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Bringing along Jack Antonoff is only one of the many reasons this unique direction for Lana Del Rey who continues to weave, in vibrant consistency, the themes around the idea right and wrong duality.
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In pop music, there are some artists who show fright when it comes to leaving a comfort zone. If they make it unique and akin to their style, like Dua Lipa’s foray into disco from electropop, it is to be admired; the others push out products of lesser quality in order to have mainstay in…
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First impressions are always key, especially for an artist. That is why in the past, turning on the TV to MTV Hits at 6 in the morning allowed for a simple variety of music. Unfortunately artist Zara Larsson gave off one of the worst impressions with the standout – and abhorrent sad-anthem “Never Forget You,”…
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She delivers a lot of great pop bangers, but most times those pop bangers come from the instrumentations/production camouflaging the slightly lackluster songwriting. Though it isn’t much of a surprise, since the expectations are not to deliver some poignant master craft quality music. And unfortunately, on her debut album Life Support, some things come together…
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Don’t Forget Where You Came From is a plethora of varying shifts in the emo-rock/hip-hop hybrid that amass to an elegant portrayal of emotional angst, that we’ve rarely seen done well in the past.
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