Reviews
Mutiny After Midnight: Sturgill Simpson’s Disco Detour (Yes, Really)
Mutiny After Midnight turns Sturgill Simpson into a late-night disco menace—anti-streaming swagger, horny jokes, and a band built for 3 a.m. problems. Sturgill Simpson teases Mutiny... more »
Help (2) Benefit Album: Famous People Rock Out, Surprisingly on Purpose
Help (2) turns the benefit compilation into a real playlist again—big names, weird covers, and new originals that actually feel like Help (2), not brand synergy. Most benefit albums... more »
When It All Falls Down Review: Jakhari Smith Turns Grief Into Homework
When It All Falls Down is Jakhari Smith turning depression, family voices, and survival math into songs—sometimes clumsy, sometimes brutally direct. Some albums invite you in. When It... more »
Mutiny After Midnight Review: A Dance Record That Picks a Fight
Mutiny After Midnight isn’t “fun” by accident—it’s Johnny Blue Skies turning panic, politics, and self-diagnosis into groove as a survival tactic. Some albums ease you in. Mutiny After... more »
Varials “Where The Light Leaves” Review: A Villain Arc With Breakdowns
Varials’ Where The Light Leaves delivers metalcore with unflinching impact, blending relentless heaviness and emotional intensity in a raw, powerful statement. Some albums want to be... more »
Bruno Mars The Romantic Review: Retro-Soul, Zero Shame, Big Flowers
Bruno Mars’ The Romantic doubles down on retro-soul pleasure—disco frosting up front, then a slow-dance sermon that dares you to roll your eyes. Some albums try to impress you. The... more »
KJADE’s On Everything I Love Review: Chaos With a Pulse (Sorry)
On Everything I Love isn’t “vulnerable rap”—it’s a moving target. KJADE makes identity feel like a crime scene you’re still standing in. Some albums greet you at the door. On... more »
Alt Som Finnes Review: Bizarrekult Turns Black Metal Into a Stress Test
Alt Som Finnes is Bizarrekult’s third album, and it’s less “songs” than controlled collapses—Norwegian black metal with post-metal nerve and zero chill. Bizarrekult has been around in... more »
Bruno Mars “The Romantic” Review: Retro-Soul So Polished It’s Suspicious
Bruno Mars’ The Romantic bets everything on retro-soul craft and shameless sincerity—then dares you to call it corny. It mostly wins. If giving people exactly what they came... more »
KJADE Album Review: *On Everything I Love* Is a Panic Attack With Purpose
Blunt take on the KJADE album: it drops you mid-crisis, dares you to keep up, and turns pain into a currency it refuses to spend cheaply. Some albums introduce themselves. This KJADE... more »
Alt Som Finnes Review: Bizarrekult Turns Black Metal Into Weather
Alt Som Finnes sounds like Bizarrekult weaponizing Norwegian black metal—frostbite riffs, post-metal swells, and mood swings that actually land. Some albums feel like a setlist. Alt... more »
Midnight in Houston Review: Sexy Dice Rolls and One Random Reality Check
Midnight in Houston tries to turn lust and gambling into a full night story—then swerves into social commentary like it forgot what room it’s in. This is one of those records that clearly... more »
Water Scores Review: What If Water Started Filing Receipts on Us?
Water Scores turns ambient drone and spoken poetry into a grim audit of pollution, power, and payback—like the ocean keeping a ledger in real time. Most albums want your attention.... more »
Blackpink’s Deadline EP Is a Flex Fest (and Yes, It’s Kind of Weird)
Blackpink’s Deadline EP ditches the pity-ballads and leans into pure stunt energy—five tracks, four egos, and one question: what’s the deadline, exactly? Blackpink don’t... more »
HypernormaL Album Review: Shelf Lives Make Rave-Punk Feel Too Real
HypernormaL album turns Shelf Lives’ punk-and-electronics fixation into a sweaty, two-person riot that somehow ends with a calm comedown. I put on the HypernormaL album expecting another... more »
Leather Temple Review: Carpenter Brut’s Neon Cathedral Is Too Loud to Pray In
Leather Temple turns synthwave into a chrome-plated sermon—thrilling, a little repetitive, and weirdly hopeful when it shouldn’t be. If you put on Leather Temple expecting polite retro... more »
Gorillaz The Mountain Review: Grief in a Party Hat on Purpose
Gorillaz The Mountain turns mourning into a crowded, gorgeous collage—then trips over its own concept just to prove it’s human. Gorillaz albums are basically born wearing a concept like... more »
Soul Woman Album Review: Michelle David’s Gospel Therapy Hits Harder
Soul Woman isn’t “inspirational”—it’s a private argument with God, recorded live so you can hear the doubt breathe. First, here’s the cover—and the warning label The last record,... more »