Reviews
Un Baile Inolvidable, Bad Bunny’s Artistic Homecoming
Yo soy de P fuckin’ R. “LA MuDANZA,” Track 17 on Debí Tirar Más Fotos Benito Martínez Ocasio, better known as Bad Bunny, is one of the decade’s highly acclaimed…
Staff Picks: Albums of the Year
Imaginal Disk Magdalena Bay Mag Bay’s newest album encapsulates autumn with its perfect blend of synthpop, psychedelia, and weird glitches. I was not crazy about my introduction to the album,…
Jamie xx Returns With Record of Heartfelt, Dancefloor Ready Bops, In Waves
Though best known for work with pop and indielectronica band The xx, member Jamie xx has also garnered success as a solo artist in the past decade. Most notably, Jamie’s…
The Alchemist Embraces Uncle Status on The Genuine Articulate
Al’s latest record flexes his lyrical muscles. Boasting a discography that extends longer than a CVS receipt, The Alchemist has established himself as one of the most prolific figures in…
LE SSERAFIM Is Back and Crazier Than Ever
Falling under the umbrella of the “Big 4” entertainment management in the K-Pop industry, LE SSERAFIM will always be guaranteed moderate success, regardless of their new releases’ mediocrity and the…
‘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 sold out in…
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. Her enthusiasm was…
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 his Super Bowl…
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 thirteenth studio album,…
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 viral almost immediately,…
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, who repeatedly distanced…
“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 eerie slogan in…
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 the age demographic…
Let’s Start Here: Offering 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,” Yachty said at…
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 have an answer.…