Reviews
Tyla’s A*POP Review: Pop With Teeth (and Receipts), Sorry Not Sorry
An A*POP review that cuts past the sweetness: Tyla turns romance into a receipt-checking sport, then admits she’s not always sure what she wants. Most pop albums want you to fall in... more »
Loathe’s Stranger To You Review: Metalcore Left the Chat (On Purpose)
Stranger To You turns Loathe’s hype into a gritty dare—less metalcore, more whiplash, and it still wants you to call it heavy. Comeback albums don’t just arrive. They get dragged in by the... more »
DREAMS ON the Passenger Seat Review: DAMEDAME* Makes Home Uncomfortable
Exploring the complexities of home, love, and survival, DAMEDAME*’s DREAMS ON the Passenger Seat delivers an intimate and raw R&B album that challenges traditional notions of comfort... more »
Fox BD’s Distribution Deals: A $200 Rap Album That Won’t Sit Still
Fox BD turns Distribution Deals into a survival flex—funny, ugly, and weirdly intimate, like a group chat that accidentally became an album. I put on Finessin Distribution Deals... more »
Invite Sessions Only: Lance Skiiiwalker’s “unfinished” album that’s weirdly on purpose
invite sessions only isn’t trying to impress you—it’s trying to catch you eavesdropping. Lance Skiiiwalker turns fragments, guests, and half-hooks into a real mood. This album doesn’t... more »
SOON MY DOUBLES: Andrew’s Grief Rap That Pretends It’s a Flex
SOON MY DOUBLES is a soul-sample confessional where andrew turns hand-me-down memories into punchlines, routines, and a quiet argument with death. Courtesy of U Don’t Deserve This... more »
Charli XCX “Music Fashion Film” Review: Pop Star Tries to Quit—Loudly
Charli XCX turns Music Fashion Film into a frantic identity audit: marriage, runway hell, acting envy, and jokes sharp enough to draw blood. If you came here expecting a cooldown lap... more »
Out the Mud Review: MudBaby Ru Turns Family Trauma Into Street Math
Out the Mud isn’t just grit—MudBaby Ru uses the album like a ledger, tallying loss, loyalty, and the cost of surviving West Memphis without pretending it’s poetic. You can feel the... more »
Caribenya Review: Lido Pimienta’s “Classical” Flex Isn’t Subtle
Explore how Lido Pimienta challenges musical boundaries and personal history in her album Caribenya, blending Caribbean roots with classical influences in a bold and intimate statement.... more »
Behind the Shades Review: Chris Crispy’s Soft R&B That Refuses to Text Back
Behind the Shades is a 27-minute slow-burn of professional-grade R&B where desire stays vague on purpose—and that’s either the charm or the problem. Los Angeles makes a certain kind... more »
Decades Album Review: Motionless In White Go Full Cyber-Goth (Again)
Decades album turns Motionless In White into a nightclub metalcore machine—catchy, techy, and weirdly emotional when it wants to be. Some albums want you to “go on a journey.” Decades... more »
LADIPOE REVIVAL Album Review: Rap Hiding in Hooks Like It Pays Rent
LADIPOE’s REVIVAL album bends Afropop’s hook-first instincts into confession, score-settling, and prayer—sometimes all in the same breath, delivering a nuanced rap experience within melodic... more »
If I’m Being Honest: Dame Atlas Turns R&B Into a One-Man Courtroom
If I’m Being Honest is Dame Atlas staging a messy trial of love, where he’s both the witness and the verdict—and the music dares you to argue. Male R&B used to show up with... more »
sum breakup songs Review: Dru Kelly & Stix Turn Heartbreak Into Homework
sum breakup songs turns a “best friend check-in” into a whole breakup spiral—funny, ugly, tender, and occasionally self-sabotaging on purpose. You know that moment when your friend... more »
HUN Album Review: The Hu Go Mainstream (and It Mostly Behaves Itself)
HUN album puts The Hu’s Mongol grit on a tighter leash—bigger hooks, cleaner edges, and just enough throat-sung menace to keep it honest. The Hu don’t sound like a band that’s trying... more »
Atomic Justice Review: AJ Suede’s “Headquarters Rap” Isn’t Here to Hug You
Atomic Justice turns self-made rap into a dry, focused manifesto—like memos fired off from a one-room HQ with the door locked. There’s a certain kind of confidence you can’t fake: the... more »
Better Than McDonald’s Review: Gangrene’s Ugly Beats Taste Expensive
Better Than McDonald’s is Gangrene (The Alchemist & Oh No) turning rap into a greasy menu of threats, loops, and flexes—ugly on purpose, proud of it. Some records walk into the room... more »
Boatshoes Album Review: Brian Ennals & Blockhead’s Brightly Lit Doom
Boatshoes album turns grim confession into funk therapy—then yanks the rug. It’s hilarious, ugly, tender, and (annoyingly) catchy. This is the kind of album that hands you a neon cocktail... more »