Reviews
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 »
Nothing’s History of Decay Is Shoegaze With Its Teeth Still In
History of Decay turns Nothing’s fog into a confession booth: tremoring vocals up front, guitars like tidal pressure, and honesty that’s almost rude. Some albums try to sound big. History... more »
Bruno Mars The Romantic Review: 31 Minutes of Silk, Swagger, and Cheek
Bruno Mars’ The Romantic is a tight little stunt: big-band gloss, Latin winks, and vows disguised as pop songs—sweet enough to argue with. Bruno Mars doesn’t come back with a diary. He... more »
Mitski Small-Town Serenade: Pretty Porch Lights, Weird Backyard Secrets
An opinionated listen through Mitski’s Small-Town Serenade—where cozy folk textures hide deviance, dread, and a storm that’s trying to cleanse everything. This album smiles at you... more »
Gorillaz The Mountain Review: Death, Rebirth, and a Huge Cartoon Ego Trip
Gorillaz The Mountain is grief dressed as world-building pop: gorgeous, crowded, occasionally smug, and weirdly comforting when it finally stops performing. You can tell within minutes... more »
Swet Deth Review: Crooked Fingers Returns Like a Friendly Ghost With Teeth
Swet Deth isn’t a comeback lap—it’s Crooked Fingers treating death like a room you still have to live in, with guests who sound like witnesses. If you came here expecting a polite... more »
Live At 6 O’Clock: Gord Downie & The Sadies Make Punk Feel Illegal Again
Live At 6 captures Gord Downie, The Sadies, and The Conquering Sun at their fiery peak, delivering a rare live punk energy that turns performance into a physical event. This isn’t a... more »
Hey Colossus’ Heaven Was Wild: DIY Therapy With a Few Unironed Creases
Hey Colossus’ Heaven Was Wild is a record that embraces imperfection and rawness, capturing the urgency and honesty of a band committed to their art and autonomy in a fractured music... more »
Iron & Wine Hen’s Teeth Review: Folk Twins, One in a Red Fever Dream
Iron & Wine Hen’s Teeth feels like Light Verse’s weirder sibling—same DNA, different weather, and it keeps pulling love songs into the dirt. I hit play expecting Iron & Wine to... more »
Slideways Album: Lil’ Ed Turns Chicago Blues Into a Happy Brawl
Slideways album hits like real-deal Chicago blues with the grin still intact—slide guitar boogies, soul-burn slow burns, and a band that plays like family. Some albums sound like a museum... more »
Buck Meek’s The Mirror: Porch Vocals, Modular Synths, Zero Seatbelts
The Mirror sounds like a band trying to stay human while electronics flicker at the edges—messy, intimate, and a little too brave for comfort. Some albums feel assembled with... more »
The Sheepdogs’ Keep Out: Denim Rock That Pretends It’s a Lifeboat
Keep Out Of The Storm by The Sheepdogs delivers buoyant classic rock with hooks and harmonies, showing a band thriving on independence, self-reliance, and authentic musicality. Some... more »
Garret T. Willie’s Bill’s Cafe: Blues With Teeth, Not Polite Nostalgia
Bill’s Cafe plays like a late-night drive that won’t end—grit, ghosts, and big blues-rock swings, with just enough mess to feel human. Some albums want to be admired. Bill’s Cafe wants... more »