Reviews
Lizzo BITCH Album Review: Petty Feelings in a Pop Suit (On Purpose)
Lizzo’s BITCH is a bold pop album that embraces jealousy, spite, and obsession with unfiltered honesty, creating a compelling and sometimes uncomfortable listening experience. Most pop... more »
Dead Tree Album: Oh Hiroshima Turns Dread Into Something You’ll Hum
Oh Hiroshima’s Dead Tree album blends lush instrumentation and slow-burning tracks to explore grief and hope through a powerful central metaphor. This album doesn’t politely ask for... more »
Static Dress Injury Episode Review: Loud Therapy, Slightly Too Much
Injury Episode is Static Dress turning post-hardcore anxiety into a concrete wall—sometimes flawless, sometimes just… a bit long-winded. There are albums that ease you in. Injury Episode... more »
Evergrey Album: “Architects Of A New Weave” Is Dark Therapy With Riffs
Evergrey album “Architects Of A New Weave” leans into gloom, groove, and big hooks—then risks killing its own momentum with a slow-burn back half. Evergrey doesn’t sound like a band... more »
Mach-Hommy “Easy Listen” Review: A Title That Lies to Your Face (5786 AM)
Mach-Hommy’s Easy Listen isn’t background music—it’s a private-language flex, packed with scripture-sized hooks, gun-drawer jokes, and history lessons that bite. The first thing this record... more »
Family Over Fame Album Review: J Nolan Chooses Diapers Over Clout
Family Over Fame is J Nolan’s quiet flex: a rap record where the paycheck, the marriage, and the anxiety all talk louder than “the dream.” Most rap albums want to sound like a victory... more »
Papercut Album Review: Imani Imani’s “Soft” Songs With Sharp Teeth
Imani Imani’s debut album Papercut transforms desire into a complex contract, blending control, vulnerability, and raw emotion into a gripping R&B narrative. Some albums announce... more »
Fantasia Slift Review: They Grounded the Spaceship, Still Lit It On Fire
Fantasia Slift turns cosmic psych into human panic—tight songs, huge sound, and a couple moments that feel like protest music in a doom-rock mask. Some albums start with an invitation.... more »
K-POPS Album Review: Anderson .Paak’s Seoul “Movie” That Won’t Star Him
Explore the complex interplay of ego, collaboration, and vulnerability in Anderson .Paak’s K-POPS! album, where the spotlight often shifts away from the marquee name to the powerful... more »
Smoke DZA’s Road Trip to Amsterdam: Spiritual Whiplash in a Weed Jacket
Smoke DZA’s Road Trip to Amsterdam swaps haze for prayer, then grabs the blunt again mid-verse. It’s a pivot—and a flex—arguing with itself. If you’ve been around Smoke DZA’s music for... more »
Cruel Face Review: Jungle Rot’s War Album Isn’t Subtle—Good
Cruel Face hits like 40 minutes of blunt-force death metal: groove-first, zero reinvention, and just enough stagnation to feel human. Jungle Rot has been doing this for nearly 35 years,... more »
Undead Melody Review: Dark Divine’s spooky glow-up (and it’s not subtle)
Undead Melody turns metalcore into a haunted funhouse—sometimes profound, sometimes crowded. Here’s what Dark Divine is really pulling off on Undead Melody. Dark Divine doesn’t make... more »
Clowned Out Review: Pommer’s Emo Shoegaze Diary, Weirdly Fun Too
Pommer’s Clowned Out blends emo and shoegaze into a personal exploration of identity and social anxiety, mixing moody reflections with bursts of synth-pop energy. Pommer’s Clowned Out... more »
Monday Night’s Football Album Review: Rap So Fast It Trips Over Itself
Monday Night and Evidence turn the Football album into a sprint through ego, grief, and rent money—sometimes brilliant, sometimes just breathless. Courtesy of Bigger Picture Records.... more »
SE9 Album Review: Skye Newman’s Calm Voice Saying Unhinged Things
SE9 album cuts family trauma into neat bars, then refuses to cry about it. I listened closely and it’s colder—and smarter—than it first sounds. Courtesy of Columbia Records. Some... more »
Grand Serpent Rising Review: Dimmu Borgir’s 69-Minute Spell That Dares You to Blink
Grand Serpent Rising isn’t “a comeback” so much as a calculated flex—sharp production, symphonic menace, and hooks that keep biting past the hour mark. Some albums knock. Grand Serpent... more »
Brief Laughs Album Review: The Saddest Joke Wakai Won’t Explain
Brief Laughs by Wakai and Luke MacKenzie transforms grief into a haunting routine, capturing the somber atmosphere of loss with unflinching honesty and emotional restraint. You know... more »
It Gets Greater: Courtney Bell’s Prayer-Rap With a Checklist Problem
It Gets Greater isn’t “inspirational rap.” It’s faith used like a seatbelt while life keeps trying to eject Courtney Bell through the windshield. The first thing I noticed about It... more »