Reviews
Youāre Free to Go Review: Anjimileās āFree to Goā Isnāt Actually Free
Anjimileās Free to Go dresses up love as generosity, then flinches mid-vow. Itās tender, blunt, and occasionally too polite for its own good. Courtesy of 4AD Ltd. Most albums sell love like... more Ā»
Kim Gordon PLAY ME Review: Chill Playlists Get Mugged in Broad Daylight
Kim Gordon PLAY ME turns ārelaxing musicā into a stress testādoomscroll beats, clanging jokes, and basslines that refuse to behave. Some albums ask you to lean in. Kim Gordon PLAY ME... more Ā»
Olive Jonesā For Mary Review: A Soft Album That Hits Like a Brick
Olive Jonesā For Mary sounds gentle, but it keeps slipping sharp truths into your pocket when youāre not looking. This is the kind of album you put on thinking itāll be ānice,ā and then... more Ā»
Sanctus Propaganda Sessions: Instigators Return Like Itās 1988 (Again)
Sanctus Propaganda captures Instigators live and unapologeticāproof that a 30-year gap can still sound like a punch to the chest. Thereās a certain kind of band comeback that feels like... more Ā»
Still Thereās Glow: Sweet Pillās Emo Reset Button (Too Effective?)
Still Thereās Glow turns Sweet Pillās emo nerves into momentumāpunk grit, soft-focus indie, and a few moments that feel almost suspiciously comforting. Sweet Pill sound like a band that... more Ā»
Jack Harlow Monica Album: Nine Songs, Zero RapsāOn Purpose?
Jack Harlowās Monica album takes a bold turn away from rap, offering nine neo-soul tracks focused on complex emotions and independent women, but its vocal limitations and uneven... more Ā»
Ms Banks SOUTH LDN: Lover Girl Debut That Refuses to Behave
Ms Banks finally turns SOUTH LDN into a full albumāpart romance, part incident report, and way sharper than ādebutā is supposed to be. Some albums arrive like a handshake. This one... more Ā»
HĆ©rĆ©ditaire Unverkalt Review: Greeceās New Export, Loudly Overthinking It
HĆ©rĆ©ditaire Unverkalt isnāt ājust heavyāāitās a carefully staged argument between beauty and violence, and it mostly wins by brute force. Greece has this habit of producing metal that sounds... more Ā»
LK99 Review: Leven Kali Finally Steps FrontāThen Hides Again
LK99 review of a silky 31-minute flex that keeps begging for loveāthen refuses to tell you what actually happened. Leven Kali is one of those āoh, that guyā artistsāexcept most people... more Ā»
I Guess U Had to Be There Album Review: ELUCID & Sebb Bash Donāt āVibeā
ELUCID and Sebb Bash turn I Guess U Had to Be There into a blunt little movie of daily lifeāHome Depot, belts, politics, and all the stuff rap usually dodges. You can tell within a... more Ā»
Shoreline Album Hits Like Therapy With a Mosh Pit (Low Point?)
Shorelineās album āIs This The Low Point Or The Moment After?ā blends pop-punk energy with hardcore grit to create an emotional journey through anxiety, catharsis, and clarity.... more Ā»
Blessing Jolieās 20nothing Album Is a Breakup Spreadsheet (In a Good Way)
The 20nothing album turns exes, Texas, and self-doubt into punchlines that still stingālike sheās already packed your stuff before you blink. Some records sound like someone crying... more Ā»
Into Oblivion Review: Lamb of Godās āReset Buttonā Isnāt Subtle
Into Oblivion review of Lamb of God at their most pressure-cooked: punker vocals, brutalist riffs, and politics that actually biteāsometimes too hard. Lamb of God have never sounded... more Ā»
James Blake Trying Times Review: Heartbreak Therapy, No Refunds Allowed
James Blakeās Trying Times turns private collapse into blunt songwritingāless club escape, more āhereās the problem,ā and it doesnāt blink. You can hear it in the first minutes: Trying... more Ā»
Live at Glasshaus: Annahstasiaās āLiveā Album That Refuses to Behave
Live at Glasshaus strips Annahstasia down to breath, strings, and demandsāthen dares a room of strangers to hold the landing. Some live albums feel like souvenirs. Live at Glasshaus... more Ā»
Self Proclaimed Narcissist Album Review: Broke in Laurel Canyon, Still Loud
Self Proclaimed Narcissist turns poverty, romance, and self-awareness into a diary that refuses to āhealāāand thatās the whole point. This is the kind of album that makes you lean... more Ā»
Satanic Scum Punks Review: Wolfbastardās Mean Little Joyride
Wolfbastardās Satanic Scum Punks is blackened punk that bites fast, grooves hard, and pretends subtlety doesnāt exist (mostly because it doesnāt). Some albums want you to āgo on a journey.ā... more Ā»
Somewhere In Between: UnityTX Make Autotune Wrestle Breakdowns (Yes, Really)
Somewhere In Between turns rap-metalcore into a tight, hooky speed-runāautotune, drum machines, and riffs all arguing in the same room. Rap has always had this weird corner seat in... more Ā»