Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART Vince Staples ★★★½ 74 Hip-Hop Vince Staples has done it again, creating another highly-consistent and cohesive hip-hop album in RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART, which sounds both very different from anything he’s done before and also feels exactly like any other album VinceContinue reading “RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART – Vince Staples ★★★½”
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Unlimited Love – Red Hot Chili Peppers ★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 Unlimited Love Red Hot Chili Peppers ★★ 43 Rock Alternative Rock With legendary guitarist John Frusciante– whose contributions in the past had lead to the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ best works like Blood Sugar…, Californiacation, By The Way and Stadium Arcadium – again in the fold, there wasContinue reading “Unlimited Love – Red Hot Chili Peppers ★★”
2000 – Grand Puba ★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 1995 2000 Grand Puba ★★½ 56 Hip-Hop The production here is the star. Grand Puba’s 2000 features some smooth, chill, jazzy hip-hop production that’s really easy to listen to. There’s a nice, laid back kick drum, some soul samples and nice bass lines. It’s just a step below AContinue reading “2000 – Grand Puba ★★½”
Salad Days – Mac DeMarco ★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2014 Salad Days Mac DeMarco ★★★ 60 Rock Psychedelic Rock Indie Rock Mac DeMarco is a man who knows what he’s doing and knows how to do it well. A lazy, drowsy, trippy, aimless 34 minute collection of short songs like Salad Days is absolutely not for everyone, butContinue reading “Salad Days – Mac DeMarco ★★★”
This Old Dog – Mac DeMarco ★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2017 This Old Dog Mac DeMarco ★★★ 65 Rock Psychedelic Rock Indie Rock If you want to get a taste of what Mac DeMarco is all about, this album is a perfect sampling of everything he has to offer. It’s 42 minutes of Mac at his most DeMarco-y –Continue reading “This Old Dog – Mac DeMarco ★★★”
In Your Honor – Foo Fighters ★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2005 In Your Honor Foo Fighters ★★★ 68 Rock Alternative Rock Double albums are almost always difficult to rate or justify, but Dave Grohl and Co. do a solid enough job to warrant one with In Your Honor, a two-disc, hour-and-a-half project that very clearly separates the band’s hard-rockingContinue reading “In Your Honor – Foo Fighters ★★★”
Blue Weekend – Wolf Alice ★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2021 Blue Weekend Wolf Alice ★★★★ 82 Rock Shoegaze Dream Pop I was a big Wolf Alice fan back when their debut album came out in 2015, but their 2017 follow up lacked a lot of the emotion and raw energy that drew me to the band to beginContinue reading “Blue Weekend – Wolf Alice ★★★★”
Lucifer On The Sofa – Spoon ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 Lucifer On The Sofa Spoon ★★★½ 72 Rock Alternative Rock Indie Rock As expected, Spoon’s 10th album and first since 2017’s Hot Thoughts feels almost exactly like their nine previous records. Spoon is likely the most consistent active band. None of their albums are great, but they’re allContinue reading “Lucifer On The Sofa – Spoon ★★★½”
The Lemon of Pink – The Books ★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2003 The Lemon of Pink The Books ★★★ 63 Electronic Folk Indietronic The Book’s The Lemon of Pink is an odd, experimental record that mixes a lot of samples and electronic bleeps with some folk sounding acoustic guitars, live instruments and occasional vocals. There’s a lot going on withinContinue reading “The Lemon of Pink – The Books ★★★”
LP3 – Hippo Campus ★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 LP3 Hippo Campus ★★ 41 Pop Indie Pop Hippo Campus is a band that’s never quite known what they wanted to be, while at the same time always being the same thing. Their debut EPs and singles all featured cutesy, upbeat (and often offbeat) indie rock tracks, withContinue reading “LP3 – Hippo Campus ★★”
Fresh Out The Deli 