Reviews
The Roster (8/30)
“The Roster” is a series created by Aneesh Batchu. Each week, a tier list of the best, most average, and worst new releases is published alongside blistering…
‘Short N’ Sweet’ or Hot N’ Cold?
In May of 2023, my floor ticket to Sabrina Carpenter’s emails i can’t send tour was just $50. Earlier this month, her Short N’ Sweet stadium tour…
The Roster (8/23)
“The Roster” is a series created by Aneesh Batchu. Each week, a tier list of the best, most average, and worst new releases is published alongside blistering…
Rites Wrapped
GOOD Orion Sun: It was Orion Sun’s first time in Nashville, and she came out dressed for us: cowboy hat, Lacoste polo, and boots, just oozing swag.…
The Roster (4/5)
Each week, Aneesh (Roster Chair) delivers his takes via a tier list of the best, average, and worst tracks for the week. First, here are his bite-sized…
Usher’s New Coming Home: A Marketing Ploy or Real New Music?
I know, I wasn’t expecting it either. I didn’t even know Usher was still releasing new music— let alone a 20 song album the same week as…
Sufjan Stevens’ “Javelin” pierces the heart and soul
Sufjan Stevens has always been an achingly raw writer, bringing universal themes to life through metaphor in a way that reads like a story. With Javelin, his…
Olivia Rodrigo Spills her ‘GUTS’ in her Latest Album
From the second it was announced she would be releasing her own music, Disney-actress-turned-pop star Olivia Rodrigo has become wildly successful. Her first single, drivers license, went…
Why “Scarlet” is Doja Cat’s Cry For Help
After a two-year gap from her last studio album “Plant Her”, Doja Cat’s comeback was a much anticipated release. The hype mainly came from the artist herself,…
“The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We” Sounds Like Home
Both multi-textured and understated, “The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We” is Mitski at her most mature. Against a monochrome stiff, the album cover sports its…
Laufey Bewitches & Bewilders Us with “Bewitched”
Some say that today’s jazz musicians are the epitome of “right people, wrong time.” As coffee shops lean towards serenading college students with stripped-down pop, and as…
“Let’s Start Here” Offers an Auditory Taste of Lil Yachty’s Psych-Laced Woooooooock
The hip-hop world seemingly moved beyond mumbled Soundcloud rap, but Lil Yachty has seemingly moved beyond hip-hop. “I really wanted to be taken serious as an artist,”…
What are You Waiting For? “RUSH!” To Listen to Måneskin’s Newest Album
In a world full of stale glamour and superficiality, what does it mean to be a rock star? From Eurovision winners to international stardom, Måneskin seems to…
Review: Vulfpeck Gets Steamy with “Schvitz”
Born from the musical womb of James Brown and christened in the rhythmic spirit of The Meters, Vulfpeck are this century’s funk overlords. Propelled by an accessible,…
His Loss: Disappointment from an ex-Certified Lover Girl
On Nov. 6, Drake had the world on notice after dropping “Her Loss,” his highly anticipated collaborative album with Atlanta’s 21 Savage. And I mean the world. In 2018,…