Category: Reviews
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Despite age, internally my music sensitivities in hip-hop have been steered toward the kind of rap that dominated the Golden Age (80s-90s) and the start of it’s meteoric rise in pop. Because of this, the amount of legendary artists that have breached the nostalgia realm and legend status have been the safer – more accessible…
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In the ever-growing popularity of hip-hop from the United Kingdom in the United States, many artists have crossed the territorial borders that distinguish the two. Some have made a name past that into the pop world, but their prominence still stays within the hip-hop community. One artist, AJ Tracey, has a career going back some…
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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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Fearless (Taylor Swift’s Version) brings matured vocal performances that carry personal-emotional experiences from the career and life she has had since the release of Fearless in 2008. However, this version is not that different from the original, outside minimal tweaks and maturity in her voice that adds a new perspective to writing and production, with…
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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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Deacon brings forth a series of paintings that tell stories about love, religion, and identity, as Serpentwithfeet brings forth a strong fortitude in his thematic transitions, even when songs don’t leave the consistent impact that Soil did.
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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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Following a quiet seven years, The Antlers have made a return with their new album Green To Gold. At the time, the problem I had with their previous album, Familiars, was the length of tracks, some of which didn’t have any rewarding payoff at the end. Though it was not much of a hindrance with…
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Batiste is coming off a fresh nomination for Best Original Score at the upcoming 93rd Academy Awards for his work in the film Soul. But within the last year and a half, Jon Batiste has become “that guy” in jazz and he never disappoints. His new album, We Are, is an eclectic array of jazz,…
