Reviews
Hoopla Album Review: Weird Nightmare’s Sunny Pop with a Stubborn Hangover
Hoopla album feels like sunshine engineered in a basement—catchy, loud, and weirdly samey on purpose. Here’s what it’s really doing. If you’ve ever heard an album and thought, “This is... more »
Nearly Nothing Album Review: Farma G & Relense Make Misery Feel Useful
Farma G turns “Nearly Nothing” into a lived-in place: dirty mirrors, estate rage, goofy myths, and a steady Relense thump that refuses to glamorize any of it. The quickest way to... more »
From Takoma With Love Album Review: Suburban Rap That Refuses to Behave
From Takoma turns neighborhood specifics into a whole worldview—two rappers mapping identity, politics, and survival without asking permission. Some records use geography like a... more »
Sometimes Money: Grafh Turns Hustle Trauma Into a Receipt You Can’t Return
Sometimes Money isn’t a flex on Grafh’s album—it’s the bill for survival, paid in kitchens, corners, and one story that lands like a body bag. You can hear this album’s main argument before... more »
American Football LP4 Review: Sad Dad Jazz That Refuses to Behave
American Football LP4 turns confession into architecture—big, bruised, and weirdly soothing, like crying in a well-lit kitchen at 2 a.m. American Football LP4 doesn’t ease you in. It... more »
Sevendust One Review: Their “Experiment” Still Hits Like a Wrecking Ball
Sevendust One doesn’t politely evolve—it throws synths and weird grooves into hard rock and dares you to call it subtle. It’s genuinely interesting what a band thinks it should be writing... more »
CK The Spitta Review: “Strictly 4 the Underground” Plays Like a Tryout
CK The Spitta’s album “Strictly 4 the Underground” channels the competitive spirit of a failed sports career into a visceral, lived-in rap diary that blends personal narrative with... more »
Existential Thottie Review: Duendita Turns Club Tears Into Homework
existential thottie sounds like a horny panic attack with a metronome—private demos turned public therapy, and it somehow still makes you move. Some albums feel “personal.” This one feels... more »
Foo Fighters’ Your Favorite Toy Review: Therapy Rock With a Knife Smile
Foo Fighters’ Your Favorite Toy turns the band’s “back to basics” impulse into a tense, angry coping ritual—and it’s not always as deep as it thinks. Foo Fighters have made a career... more »
Meghan Trainor’s Toy With Me Review: Unbothered Pop, Weirdly Bothered
Meghan Trainor’s Toy With Me sells “I don’t care” like a product—until two songs accidentally tell the truth and the whole mask slips. Here’s what Toy With Me feels like: a long, glossy... more »
Lekan Album Review: “For All the Right Reasons” Is a Family Reunion in HD
Lekan’s album “For All the Right Reasons, Vol. 1” embraces classic R&B traditions—family voices, faith, and raw confession—creating a deeply personal and emotionally rich debut.... more »
Roofless Records Disc 2 Review: Luxury Rap That Pretends It’s Casual
Roofless Records turns bragging into a slow, detailed inventory—Wiz, Curren$y, and Harry Fraud make excess sound oddly patient and domestic. This isn’t an album that’s trying to convince... more »
Blue Tears Review: BLUEHILLBILL Turns Cocaine Into a Dictionary
Blue Tears is drug-rap as rapid-fire accounting—prices, brands, and paranoia—until two songs crack the mask and let the human leak through. Some albums try to “set a scene.” Blue Tears... more »
Music Saved Me 3 Review: A Queens Diary That Refuses to Blink
KNOWITALL and Skip The Kid deliver a stark and unflinching portrait of survival in Queens with their latest album, blending raw street narratives, spiritual conflict, and relentless... more »
The Earth Is Breathing: Armed For Apocalypse Make Doom Sound Athletic
Armed For Apocalypse’s Earth Is Breathing delivers a dense and relentless post-metal experience that balances bleakness with a persistent pulse of hope, crafting a uniquely turbulent... more »
Dess Dior’s Note to Self Review: Flex Rap With Trust Issues (Sadly Catchy)
Dess Dior’s Note to Self turns money talk into a self-checkout lane: fast, repetitive, and weirdly personal when it finally slows down. Savannah, Georgia rarely gets treated like a rap... more »
VINSON’s Raw Honey Review: Sexy, Sad, and Weirdly Proud of It
Raw Honey is VINSON flirting through pain—sex as small talk, confession as background noise, and one voicemail that says the quiet part out loud. The funniest thing about Raw Honey is... more »
Roman Candle “Unadulterated” Review: Hardcore That Won’t Let You Breathe
Roman Candle’s debut album “Unadulterated” delivers an intense hardcore/screamo experience, blending visceral vocals, grinding riffs, and haunting religious imagery into an unrelenting... more »