Reviews
RJD2 & Supastition’s According To Album: Midlife Math, Petty Grace
According To is the rare rap collab that skips the rollout and goes straight for your throat—bills, grief, and petty rage, set to warm RJD2 knocks. Some albums arrive like product launches.... more »
Motorpsycho’s Gaia II Is Hard-Rock Cosplay—And It Kinda Wins
Gaia II turns Motorpsycho into a sweaty 1970 rock machine: loud guitars, big hooks, and zero apology for lacking subtlety. Some albums politely ask for your attention. Gaia II doesn’t.... more »
Fire Alarm Himitsu! Review: Celogen Pulls the Pin on Art-Pop Chaos
Fire Alarm Himitsu! turns a personal crash into jittery showtunes, rude synths, and weirdly life-affirming pop. It shouldn’t work this well. Some albums sound like they were made to... more »
Dog Chocolate Album: “So Inspired, So Done In” Is Punk With Toenails
Dog Chocolate turns burnout, odd chores, and daily nonsense into jittery existential pop—“So Inspired, So Done In” sounds like coping, not flexing. Most albums pretend they’re about... more »
Station Model Violence Album: The “New Band” That Sounds Like Escaping a Room
Station Model Violence transforms lockdown-induced stasis into raw momentum, blending urgency, chaos, and the desire to reclaim voice and movement in a dense, personal punk-adjacent... more »
Hen Ogledd’s Discombobulated Album: Family Chaos With Teeth (Sorry)
Hen Ogledd’s Discombobulated album sounds like a “group project” that actually worked—kids’ voices, field recordings, and protest heat welded into one weird pulse. The first thing... more »
With No Due Respect Review: Foggieraw Turns Poetry Into a Problem
Foggieraw’s With No Due Respect stretches his viral “poems” into 17 tracks—and you can hear exactly where charm wins and where the edit button went missing. Most rappers who catch fire on... more »
Reign to Conquer Review: Hela’s Doom Glow-Up (Too Polished?)
Reign to Conquer turns Hela’s melodic doom into a sleek, hook-heavy machine—mesmerizing, predictable, and oddly hard to resist. Hela’s Reign to Conquer doesn’t walk into the room asking... more »
Bruno Mars’ The Romantic Review: Oldies-Soul Swagger, New Problems
Bruno Mars’ The Romantic sounds like romance in a tailored suit—until the seams split. Here’s what The Romantic is really up to, track by track. Bruno Mars doesn’t come back with The... more »
Mitski’s “Nothing’s About To” Is Anxiety With a Warm Lamp On
“Nothing’s About To” turns Mitski’s raised-profile panic into sharp jokes and big, risky music—like she’s begging for quiet while turning up the amps. Mitski’s Nothing’s About To doesn’t... more »
Glass Cage Album: A Lost 1968 Psych Tape That Refuses to Stay Dead
Glass Cage album resurrected from a thrift-store acetate: organ-soaked teen psych, lo-fi arena echo, and a mystery that accidentally became a legacy. Some albums arrive with a press... more »
The First Rodeo Review: Ragged Revue Shoot Cowpunk Like It’s a Job
The First Rodeo is Ragged Revue’s debut blast of cowpunk/psychobilly chaos—two people, nine songs, and way too much engine for one saddle. Some albums stroll in and introduce... more »
Stone Autonomy Review: A “Freedom” Album That Still Wants a Fight
Stone Autonomy is the sound of a band grabbing the wheel back—loudly, intentionally, and sometimes a little too proud of it. This isn’t an album that politely asks for your attention.... more »
BLACK ASS KUNG-FU: Mick Jenkins & greenSLLIME Album Listening Notes
BLACK ASS KUNG-FU frames Mick Jenkins and greenSLLIME in blunt, block-specific Chicago rap, with spare production built to hold dense writing and routine pressure. Courtesy of EVEN.... more »
Baby Keem CA$INO review: a focused return shaped by family and pressure
CA$INO review charts Baby Keem’s first full-length statement since 2021, trading restless pivots for mood, memory, and a steadier sense of control. Baby Keem’s CA$INO arrives after a... more »
Starbenders “The Beast Goes On” Album Review: Glam Rock Shifts to Synths
Beast Goes On finds Starbenders easing their glam rock into brighter synth choices, pacing the change across the tracklist while keeping the band’s core habits intact. Starbenders, an... more »
Transcend Into Oblivion review: Necrofier’s three-act black metal suite
Transcend Into Oblivion presents Necrofier’s three-act melodic black metal structure, using interludes and recurring titles to mark a staged transformation. Necrofier’s Transcend Into... more »
Boldy James & Rome Streetz Manhunt EP: A Terse, Detailed Listen Report
An in-depth exploration of the Manhunt EP by Boldy James and Rome Streetz, focusing on its rapid release context, lyrical themes, and detailed drug-trade memoir style. Courtesy of... more »