Reviews
Little Simz Sugar Girl EP Review: Four Tracks, One Big Flex (Mostly)
Little Simz’ Sugar Girl EP keeps switching masks—hard bars, queer softness, Yoruba command. The Sugar Girl EP works best when she stops “proving” it. Four songs isn’t much room to build... more »
Telomyras Duskfall Review: Power Metal Cosplays as a Knife Fight
Telomyras Duskfall swerves from heroic trad metal to blackened thrash mid-song—sometimes brilliant, sometimes awkward, always loud about it. I hit play expecting a fairly straightforward... more »
The Prelude EP Review: SWAVAY’s “Warm-Up” That Swings Like a Hammer
The Prelude EP is a raw and unfiltered exploration of SWAVAY’s life, blending moments of confidence with harsh realities, and delivering an intense listening experience that... more »
Imperatrix Sanguinis Album Review: Blood Countess Goes Full Ice-Cold Goblin Mode
Blood Countess delivers a feral, raw, and relentless black metal experience with their second album Imperatrix Sanguinis, channeling the primal spirit of the genre through a chilling... more »
Today Sounds Good Review: Like’s “Today Sounds” Hosts the Party—Awkwardly
Like’s Today Sounds plays like a rapper dodging the spotlight on purpose—until the guests start outshining him and the whole point gets uncomfortably clear. The first thing Today Sounds... more »
Slowe’s In Moments Album Review: One Room, 12 Songs, No Exit
Slowe’s In Moments album traps you in a cozy loop—then dares you to call it growth. Here’s what that choice really means. Some albums kick the door in. In Moments shuts it gently, turns... more »
Social Distortion’s Born To Kill Review: Punk for People Who Hate Waiting
Born To Kill is Social Distortion kicking down the door after 15 years—loud, defiant, and weirdly life-affirming even when it snarls. For a band that’s been around for more than 40... more »
LORE Album Review: Black Orchid Empire Tries to Prog Without the Homework
LORE album hits like prog-metal with a pop-length attention span: tight songs, big layers, and just enough chug to start arguments. There’s a specific kind of tension when you press... more »
Cold Comfort Album Review: Stik Figa & Heather Grey Keep It Too Real
Cold Comfort is stubborn rap-as-day-job music: dry drums, no detours, and a few moments that accidentally get profound. Note: I first shaped these thoughts in Japanese, then translated... more »
No Place Album: Frozen Soul Turns Texas Into a Walk-In Freezer
No Place album thoughts: Frozen Soul weaponizes groove, guests, and icy death metal—then dares you to call it “just” brutal. Fort Worth averages around thirty degrees a lot of the... more »
Planet Frog Review: Action Bronson’s Weirdest Flex Is Also Its Problem
Planet Frog turns Action Bronson into a drumless magician—until the tricks start repeating and you notice what he’s dodging. The first thing Planet Frog does is dare you to keep nodding... more »
Doe or Die III Review: AZ Still Raps Like Time Owes Him Rent
Doe or Die III is AZ’s luxury-rap ledger where designer details get four bars and death gets half—on purpose, and it’s unsettling in the best way. AZ opens this record like he’s... more »
Gone With Devil Review: Greek Black Metal Goes Symphonic (Oops)
Gone With Devil tries to upscale Greek black metal into a glossy arena ritual—sometimes it’s thrilling, sometimes it’s awkwardly “3am, witching hour.” I put on Gone With Devil... more »
Blue Lab Beats Show Review: a jazz-rap “variety show” that bites back
Blue Lab Beats turn The Blue Lab Beats Show into a messy, deliberate flex—community talk, polyrhythms, and rap confessionals that refuse to sit still. Courtesy of Blue Adventure... more »
Wide Eyed Album Review: Mack Keane Blames Himself Like It’s a Sport
Wide Eyed album turns breakup guilt into a full-time job—Mack Keane sings like he’s testifying, not healing, and that’s the point. If you’re expecting a “we both messed up” breakup... more »
Phosphor Album Review: The Narrator’s “Safe” Metalcore That Still Hits
Phosphor album turns old-school metalcore into a neat little weapon—predictable, loud, and annoyingly effective when it counts. Germany doesn’t exactly need help sounding heavy. I grew up... more »
Chris Brown’s BROWN Album Review: 27 Tracks of Bedroom Deja Vu
The BROWN album opens like a midnight trap confession, then sprints back to autopilot seduction—until the back half finally admits something real. Twenty-seven tracks on a phone... more »
AL-ANDALUS Review: Cookin Soul Makes Drug Ledgers Sound Like Jazz
AL-ANDALUS turns drug-rap into a day job with receipts—Cookin Soul paints it in horns and congas while Estee Nack refuses to romanticize anything. A lot of rap talks about drugs. AL-ANDALUS... more »