Reviews
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 »
You’re Free to Go Review: Anjimile’s “Free to Go” Isn’t Actually Free
Anjimile’s Free to Go dresses up love as generosity, then flinches mid-vow. It’s tender, blunt, and occasionally too polite for its own good. Courtesy of 4AD Ltd. Most albums sell love like... more »
Kim Gordon PLAY ME Review: Chill Playlists Get Mugged in Broad Daylight
Kim Gordon PLAY ME turns “relaxing music” into a stress test—doomscroll beats, clanging jokes, and basslines that refuse to behave. Some albums ask you to lean in. Kim Gordon PLAY ME... more »
Olive Jones’ For Mary Review: A Soft Album That Hits Like a Brick
Olive Jones’ For Mary sounds gentle, but it keeps slipping sharp truths into your pocket when you’re not looking. This is the kind of album you put on thinking it’ll be “nice,” and then... more »
Sanctus Propaganda Sessions: Instigators Return Like It’s 1988 (Again)
Sanctus Propaganda captures Instigators live and unapologetic—proof that a 30-year gap can still sound like a punch to the chest. There’s a certain kind of band comeback that feels like... more »
Still There’s Glow: Sweet Pill’s Emo Reset Button (Too Effective?)
Still There’s Glow turns Sweet Pill’s emo nerves into momentum—punk grit, soft-focus indie, and a few moments that feel almost suspiciously comforting. Sweet Pill sound like a band that... more »
Jack Harlow Monica Album: Nine Songs, Zero Raps—On Purpose?
Jack Harlow’s 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 »
Ms Banks SOUTH LDN: Lover Girl Debut That Refuses to Behave
Ms Banks finally turns SOUTH LDN into a full album—part romance, part incident report, and way sharper than “debut” is supposed to be. Some albums arrive like a handshake. This one... more »
Héréditaire Unverkalt Review: Greece’s New Export, Loudly Overthinking It
Héréditaire Unverkalt isn’t “just heavy”—it’s 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 »
LK99 Review: Leven Kali Finally Steps Front—Then Hides Again
LK99 review of a silky 31-minute flex that keeps begging for love—then refuses to tell you what actually happened. Leven Kali is one of those “oh, that guy” artists—except most people... more »
I Guess U Had to Be There Album Review: ELUCID & Sebb Bash Don’t “Vibe”
ELUCID and Sebb Bash turn I Guess U Had to Be There into a blunt little movie of daily life—Home Depot, belts, politics, and all the stuff rap usually dodges. You can tell within a... more »
Shoreline Album Hits Like Therapy With a Mosh Pit (Low Point?)
Shoreline’s album “Is This The Low Point Or The Moment After?” blends pop-punk energy with hardcore grit to create an emotional journey through anxiety, catharsis, and clarity.... more »
Blessing Jolie’s 20nothing Album Is a Breakup Spreadsheet (In a Good Way)
The 20nothing album turns exes, Texas, and self-doubt into punchlines that still sting—like she’s already packed your stuff before you blink. Some records sound like someone crying... more »
Into Oblivion Review: Lamb of God’s “Reset Button” Isn’t Subtle
Into Oblivion review of Lamb of God at their most pressure-cooked: punker vocals, brutalist riffs, and politics that actually bite—sometimes too hard. Lamb of God have never sounded... more »
James Blake Trying Times Review: Heartbreak Therapy, No Refunds Allowed
James Blake’s Trying Times turns private collapse into blunt songwriting—less club escape, more “here’s the problem,” and it doesn’t blink. You can hear it in the first minutes: Trying... more »
Live at Glasshaus: Annahstasia’s “Live” Album That Refuses to Behave
Live at Glasshaus strips Annahstasia down to breath, strings, and demands—then dares a room of strangers to hold the landing. Some live albums feel like souvenirs. Live at Glasshaus... more »
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 “heal”—and that’s the whole point. This is the kind of album that makes you lean... more »
Satanic Scum Punks Review: Wolfbastard’s Mean Little Joyride
Wolfbastard’s Satanic Scum Punks is blackened punk that bites fast, grooves hard, and pretends subtlety doesn’t exist (mostly because it doesn’t). Some albums want you to “go on a journey.”... more »