Reviews
GENA’s The Pleasure Is Yours Album Review: Liv.e and Karriem Riggins in Sync
Exploring boundaries, desire, and prayer through loose drums and sharp vocals, GENA’s collaborative album The Pleasure Is Yours captures the tension between niceness and kindness with... more »
Mitski Album Review: Nothing’s About to Happen to Me, Track by Track
Measured notes on a Mitski album that moves from pastoral calm to urban stress, then back to a house where weather and memory keep steady hours. Nothing’s About to Happen to Me is Mitski’s... more »
Matador’s Above, Below: Post-Metal Ambition With Controlled Heat
An observational listen-through of Matador’s Above, Below, tracking its accessible post-metal aims, its strongest mid-album stretch, and where momentum softens. Matador’s third... more »
Mumford & Sons Prizefighter Album: Stomp Control, Soft Focus, and Guests
An overview of the Prizefighter album as Mumford & Sons balance folk stomp with quieter writing, aided by prominent collaborators and a steady, vulnerable tone. Mumford &... more »
Aeon Gods “Reborn To Light” Review: Mythology-Heavy Symphonic Power Metal
Aeon Gods’ Reborn To Light delivers symphonic power metal built on mythology, big choruses, and multi-part narratives set in the Egyptian underworld. Aeon Gods are a German symphonic... more »
Rollerball Submarine Reissue: Raw 2009 Album Returns on Vinyl
Rollerball’s self-produced 2009 album Submarine returns in a vinyl reissue that highlights its live-recorded core, nautical atmosphere, and stripped-back production. Submarine arrived in 2009... more »
Spiral Staircases Album Review: Larry June, Curren$y, and The Alchemist
Spiral Staircases pairs Larry June and Curren$y over The Alchemist’s steady, lived-in production, keeping the tone controlled while the details stack up. Spiral Staircases arrives as a... more »
Megan Moroney “Cloud 9” Review: Gen Z Heartbreak, Kept Practical
Measured notes on Megan Moroney and Cloud 9, from the familiar country-pop setup to sharper character work, specific regrets, and a few carefully placed surprises. Megan Moroney’s third... more »
Peaches No Lube So Rude: an explicit electroclash album under pressure
Peaches returns with No Lube So Rude, a blunt, dance-punk set that treats sex, aging, and bodily autonomy as daily subjects with industrial volume. Peaches releases No Lube So Rude as her... more »
Baby Keem Ca$ino Review: Family Detail, Vegas Math, and Tight Control
Baby Keem's Ca$ino plays like a report from a childhood spent around risk, money, and supervision, with flexing used as a coping mechanism. Baby Keem’s Ca$ino arrives with cover art... more »
Hemlocke Springs’ Apple Tree Under Review: Storybook Pop With Dread
Hemlocke Springs’ Apple Tree Under the Sea frames pop songs in fairy-tale language while keeping the vocals tense and human, even when the scenes get strange. The Apple Tree Under the Sea... more »
Set Her Free Album Review: alayna’s Controlled Study of Needing People
Set Her Free tracks alayna moving through self-doubt, care, and attachment with plain language and tight focus, ending on a question she leaves open. Alayna’s second album, Set Her... more »
Mayhem Liturgy of Death: A Close Listen to the Band’s Seventh Album
Mayhem’s Liturgy of Death moves through mortality themes with disciplined violence, sharp pacing shifts, and crisp production across a 49-minute runtime. Mayhem’s Liturgy of Death arrives... more »
Converge Love Is Not Enough Album Review: A Controlled Return to Chaos
Converge’s Love Is Not Enough runs on dense metalcore pressure, sharp pacing, and a practical refusal to soften. Out now via Epitaph Records. Converge’s Love Is Not Enough arrives as the... more »
Mayhem’s Liturgy Of Death: A Powerful Testament to Black Metal’s Enduring Force
Delve into Mayhem’s Liturgy Of Death, an intense and masterful black metal album that reaffirms their legendary status after four decades. Four decades deep into the black metal scene,... more »
Converge's Love Is Not Enough: A Ferocious Return to Metalcore Glory
Love Is Not Enough by Converge charges with raw intensity, blending blistering riffs and fierce vocals in a landmark metalcore album. When a band like Converge drops a new album, the... more »
Death Of Youth’s ‘Nothing Is The Same Anymore’: A Raw Blend of Hardcore and Emo Energy
An immersive journey through the emotions and fire of Death Of Youth’s debut album ‘Nothing Is The Same Anymore’ showcases their hardcore and emo fusion with undeniable passion.... more »
Album Review: War Cash by CRIMEAPPLE & Evidence Delivers Raw, Relentless Hip-Hop
Immerse yourself in the gritty realism and sharp wit of War Cash, a dynamic collaboration blending CRIMEAPPLE’s fierce storytelling with Evidence’s textured production. Right from the... more »