Album Reviews
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Title: breathe Artist: Tiny Moving Parts Record Label: Hopeless Records Release Date: September 13th, 2019 ★★★ Midwest math rock/emo revival trio Tiny Moving Parts, recently released their 7th studio album breathe through Hopeless Records. With their first studio LP being released all the way in 2008, their sound has evolved, grown, and changed throughout […]
Title: Today Artist: The Babe Rainbow Label: 30th Century Records/Flightless Records Release Date: September 20th, 2019 Rating: 3/5 The always sunny, self proclaimed “monkey disco” group has put forth yet another psychedelic concoction that is bundled in pink gift wrap. Today is the third studio album by the group and it was riding on the […]
Album: Infest The Rats’ Nest Artist: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Release Date: August 16th, 2019 Record Label: Flightless Records/ ATO Records Rating: 3.5/5 There’s no need to highlight the ever-changing sound of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. As this is being typed, numerous publications and blogs have already made that point known. […]
“Igor. This is not Bastard. This is not Goblin. This is not Wolf. This is not Cherry Bomb. This is not Flower Boy. This is Igor. Pronounced EEE-GOR.” These were the opening lines from a message that Tyler, The Creator delivered to his fans leading up to the release of IGOR. It couldn’t be anymore […]
Artist: Mac DeMarco Album: Here Comes The Cowboy Release Date: May 10, 2019 Label: Mac’s Record Label Rating: 2.5/5 There he goes again, the Viceroy chiefing, gap-toothed, Jonathan Richman inspired, jizz-jazz rocker. Mac DeMarco knows damn well that he’s built an image that is both admired and joked about. The admiration stems from the fact […]
I will always associate Big Thief with a very specific time in my life. For a few weeks during last year’s winter break, I worked for the Department of Residence Services, doing various odd jobs like helping residents retrieve forgotten items from their dorm rooms and shuttling documents around campus. It was an easy job […]
Steve Lacy- “N Side” (Single) Smooth with “in your face” sensualism are the words that sum up this cut. Singer/guitarist Steve Lacy has been relatively silent since his debut project, Steve Lacy’s Demos, which was released in 2017. A short collection of songs, yes, but takes such as “Dark Red”, “Some” & “Ryd” were home runs. […]
Title: Psychodrama Artist: Dave Record Label: Neighbourhood Release Date: March 7, 2019 Rating: 3/5 It’s crazy to think that Dave is only 20 years old, but it’s true. The UK rapper and occasional grime MC rose up in the scene as a teenager with popular freestyle videos, successful mixtapes and collaborations with huge artists including […]
Artist: Lil Pump Album: Harverd Dropout Release Date: February 22, 2018 Label: Tha Lights Global/Warner Bros. Rating: 1/5 Don’t let the rating fool you. Lil Pump is a beast. The Florida based rapper has been soaking up the limelight since his big breakout in 2017. His outlandish yet playful debut album solidified his foothold […]
Title: Assume Form Artist: James Blake Record Label: Polydor Records Release Date: January 18, 2019 Rating: 4/5 For all the people who view James Blake as a “sad boy,” Assume Form is a slap in the face. But it’s like getting slapped in the face by the warm side of an extra-soft pillow, because this […]