Category: Reviews
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After listening to Mariah the Scientist’s last album, Ry Ry World, I became fixated by her attempt to retain a sense of creativity through themes very typical to the genre she inhabits, bringing a grounded sense of reality. She brings an emotional soul to the front, giving them these tenderer moments that never open themselves…
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Throughout Taylor Swift’s rerecording process, it’s become evident how revered these albums are to her and her fans, myself included. Growing up with these albums felt very in the moment, but retroactively reaffirmed everlasting power as the music retained presence in our memories. With this attachment had with the rerecordings, there is still a divide…
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As I dove into the Toronto Indie band New West’s debut album, Based On A True Story…, I couldn’t help but feel like I’ve heard similar before. Though not an inherent parallel, what I kept getting reminded of is an older 2000s Alternative Rock that was a little narrow but loose enough through the tunnel…
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I’ve said it before, and it rings true – nostalgia is one helluva drug, and it speaks poignantly in music as artists retain a presence through our sheer enjoyment and connectivity throughout their careers, especially when a specific era of music was a cornerstone of growing up. I’m guilty of succumbing to the nostalgia and…
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Surprises come in all forms, and when it’s in the negative sense (with an album), that ruins the appeal of what can arrive as you progress through the journey with the artist. That is how I felt listening to the new Westside Gunn album, And Then You Pray 4 Me. Though one might immediately think…
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My mind wanders when listening to indie-pop music, and I think to myself: do all these indie-pop UK singer-songwriters have similar directions with their music? Obviously, I’m wrong, as they tend to have a proper identity within the production, and I have heard my fair share of artists I’ve become a fan of, like Birdy.…
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It’s never a surprise when Bad Bunny drops an album that feels different from the album prior. However, what did was his embrace of public celebrity life, hitching his hip to Kendall Jenner’s, and venturing into movies – it turned him into more of a petty, one-dimensional rapper who’s as good as his surroundings. That’s…
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It’s been a little over twenty years since we’ve heard new studio-recorded music from Dogstar, a band from Bret Domrose, Robert Mailhouse, and Keanu Reeves, the latter of which recently made a splash over summer with the fourth installment of the John Wick series. Dogstar isn’t as well known as Keanu or as others within…
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Multiple delays, a lot of amassed hype, and a tour that stood out from conception to delivery on social media, so it makes sense that Drake would end up delivering something mostly forgettable and cringe. For All The Dogs (FATD) is many things, but when it’s all placed together, it’s just another Drake album without…
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The last two years were productive for Animal Collective, especially 2022, which saw them delivering their first album in 6 years and conducting the scores and soundtracks to films Crestone and The Inspection, respectively. I haven’t dug my nails into their work for The Inspection outside of its lead single and the album preceding it…
