Reviews
Selah Sue’s Movin Album Review: Jazz Guys, Big Feelings, No Exit
Selah Sue’s Movin album doesn’t “heal” neatly—it rehearses survival in real time, with jazz drums that refuse to behave and lyrics that don’t dress up pain. You can tell within minutes... more »
Grace Ives Girlfriend Review: Pop Therapy With the Engine Still Running
Grace Ives Girlfriend sounds like self-improvement disguised as sticky pop—pretty, jittery, and a little too honest when it counts. There’s a specific feeling this record keeps chasing:... more »
MT Jones Joy Review: “Joy” Is a Calm Flex Disguised as Romance
MT Jones Joy sounds like a debut that’s already learned restraint—low-slung grooves, lived-in soul, and just enough regret to keep the shine honest. Some albums try to impress you.... more »
Mike WiLL Made-It’s R3SET Review: A “Reset” That Keeps the Old Dirt
R3SET review: Mike WiLL Made-It returns with an Atlanta roll call—sharp money talk, real grief, and a little too much autopilot in the backseat. You can feel the origin story humming... more »
Exodus Goliath Review: The Old Guys Still Sound Like a Knife Fight
Exodus Goliath is cynical thrash that refuses to “age gracefully”—fast, nasty, weirdly inventive, and proud to make you stare at the ugly stuff. Some bands get older and start sanding... more »
The Anatomy Of Surviving Review: Vicious Rain’s “New Band” Flex Is Loud
Discover how Swiss metalcore band Vicious Rain's debut album, The Anatomy Of Surviving, blends raw emotion with powerful grooves and dynamic riffs to make a strong statement in the modern... more »
Isle Of Bliss Review: Hanging Garden Goes Darker (and Actually Means It)
Isle Of Bliss isn’t “a heavier phase”—it’s Hanging Garden deciding the pretty parts should bleed a little. Some albums flirt with darkness like it’s a costume. Isle Of Bliss shows up... more »
Good Intentions Review: Ego Ella May Turns Polite Pain Into a Problem
Ego Ella May’s Good Intentions doesn’t “heal”—it points at the bruise and asks why you’re still smiling. Some records try to be a safe space. Good Intentions is not that. It’s more... more »
Underscores U Review: a Love Text So Addictive It’s Annoying (In a Good Way)
Underscores U turns craving into a pop engine—slick, messy, and weirdly intimate. This underscores U review unpacks what it’s really chasing. There are pop records about desire, and then... more »
Comfortably Suffering Review: Duncecap & Samurai Banana’s Anxiety Gym
Comfortably Suffering is a 30-minute tug-of-war between internet rot, private dread, and the weird comfort of staying miserable on purpose. Some albums want to lift you up. Comfortably... more »
Peace In Place: Poison The Well’s “Comeback” That Refuses to Behave
Peace In Place isn’t a polished reunion lap—it’s Poison The Well choosing mess, bite, and feeling over modern metalcore manners. There’s this tired storyline people love: band breaks... more »
Love Games Album Review: Larrenwong’s Smooth R&B With a Safety On
Love Games is a self-made R&B flex—and a self-made cage. Here’s why the Love Games album hits hardest when Larrenwong actually loses control. There’s a certain kind of Northern... more »
Eric Roberson Album Review: “Beautifully All Over”—Too Neat to Be a Mess
Eric Roberson’s album comfort-food soul that pretends to be “all over” while staying obsessively tidy, exploring themes of romantic patience and self-encouragement with warmth and... more »
Cryptic Shift “Overspace & Supertime” Review: Space Math That Bites
Cryptic Shift turn extreme metal into sci‑fi jazz whiplash on Overspace & Supertime—brilliant, exhausting, and weirdly precise when it shouldn’t be. Some records want you to feel... more »
What’s Bracken Review: Jacksonville Rap Without the Body-Count Cosplay
What’s Bracken is Jacksonville rap that dodges drill theater—then dares you to care about ego, grief, and a very weird kind of “stick up.” Jacksonville’s rap pipeline has spent years... more »
Ride The Apocalypse Review: Vitamin X Sound Like They Packed a Go-Bag
Vitamin X turn Ride The Apocalypse into a fast, nasty pep talk—hardcore that laughs in your face while the world wobbles. There are records that ask for your attention, and then there are... more »
SPOOKY ACT I Review: TrigNO Turns Trauma Into a Plot Twist (Sorry)
TrigNO’s SPOOKY ACT I is a raw and unfiltered confession, confronting trauma, blame, and survival with a brutal honesty that demands attention. This review discusses suicide and self-harm.... more »
Push & Paint Review: Detroit Wordplay That Trips and Still Lands
Push & Paint turns rap into a weird magic trick—Bruiser Wolf and Sheefy McFly make punchlines feel accidental, then dare you to keep up. Some rap albums want to impress you. Push... more »