Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2024 Girl With No Face Allie X ★★★½ 78 Pop Synth Pop Dance Pop Girl with No Face is an energetic indie pop record that fuses dancy beats and 80s synths with the emotional energy of a dark wave/post-punk project. Allie X really wears her influences on her sleeve,Continue reading “Girl With No Face – Allie X”
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Eternal Sunshine – Ariana Grande
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2024 Eternal Sunshine Ariana Grande ★★★½ 74 Pop R&B It’s been four years since Ariana Grande’s last record, but it doesn’t feel like she’s missed a beat. Eternal Sunshine is another “white girl making sexy dance poppy and dreamy R&B” record. Conceptually, Eternal Sunshine (like the movie) is aboutContinue reading “Eternal Sunshine – Ariana Grande”
I Got Heaven – Mannequin Pussy
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2024 I Got Heaven Mannequin Pussy ★★★½ 78 Rock Alternative Rock Punk Growth and maturity have been Mannequin Pussy’s story since their debut in 2014, which was an 18 minute record with 10 tracks that each thrashed for about 90 seconds. With each release since, Mannequin Pussy has slowlyContinue reading “I Got Heaven – Mannequin Pussy”
Lemonade – Beyonce
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2016 Lemonade Beyonce ★★★½ 78 Hip-Hop R&B On Lemonade, pop and R&B icon Beyonce explores recent struggles in her personal life surrounding her husband’s infidelity, dabbling in a range of different genres on her way to both self appreciation and forgiveness. Although some of the concepts and lyrics areContinue reading “Lemonade – Beyonce”
Harm’s Way – Ducks Ltd.
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2024 Harm’s Way Ducks Ltd. ★★★½ 77 Rock Alternative Rock Jangle Pop I feel like I could essentially write the exact same thing that I wrote for Ducks Ltd.’s first record — 2021’s Modern Fiction — to describe this second album of theirs in 2024. Harm’s Way is jangleContinue reading “Harm’s Way – Ducks Ltd.”
What Now – Brittany Howard
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2024 What Now Brittany Howard ★★★★ 84 Rock Art Rock Neo-Soul The second solo record from Alabama Shakes lead singer Brittany Howard is a beautiful melding of lo-fi esthetics, joyous singing and free, emotional energy across multiple genres. This record, like her debut, draws from Howard’s blues roots, withContinue reading “What Now – Brittany Howard”
Confessions – Usher
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2004 Confessions Usher ★★★ 64 Hip-Hop R&B Usher’s Confessions has more bangers and hits than any other R&B record of its era. It starts with energy right away with “Yeah!,” one of the most iconic songs of the 2000s and a track that, even if it sounds a littleContinue reading “Confessions – Usher”
Vultures 1 – Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2024 Vultures 1 Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign ★½ 31 Hip-Hop Some habits die hard, like smoking when you’re out on Friday night with friends or spreading anti semitic sentiments in public forums. No matter how bad things get with Kanye West musically and professionally, I just can’t quitContinue reading “Vultures 1 – Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign”
The Mouse and the Mask – Danger Doom
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2005 The Mouse & The Mask Danger Doom ★★★½ 76 Hip-Hop An entire album themed around Adult Swim shows that was promoted heavily by Cartoon Network and that includes features and sketches by fictitious characters has no business working in any artistic way beyond it being a mildly-humorous gimmickContinue reading “The Mouse and the Mask – Danger Doom”
Finally Rich – Chief Keef
2012 Finally Rich Chief Keef ★★ 47 Hip-Hop Drill There’s so much more intensity and hype with Chief Keef’s music compared to almost everything else coming out in the early 2010. The Chief Keef/Young Chop artist/producer duo is really only rivaled by Waka Flocka/Lex Luger in terms of energy, and Waka’s aggressive, Southern, crunk influencesContinue reading “Finally Rich – Chief Keef”
Fresh Out The Deli 