Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2018 DiCaprio 2 JID ★★★★ 84 Hip-Hop It may sound a little premature after just two albums, but if you were to ask me which one rapper active right now has a chance to match or exceed Kendrick Lamar’s prowess over the next five years, I’d say it’s JID. Continue reading “DiCaprio 2 – JID ★★★★”
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Torches – Foster the People ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2011 Torches Foster the People ★★★½ 75 Pop Indie Pop Indietronica Like Foster The People’s lead single “Pumped Up Kicks,” their debut Torches was a refreshing and fun take on commercialized indie music and the indie pop scene quickly grew in the early 2010s. The album’s singles — theContinue reading “Torches – Foster the People ★★★½”
YEAR IN REVIEW: My favorite albums of 2013
by Nicholas Cicale (@nickcicale) …Like Clockwork by Queens of the Stone Age (81/100) “Refreshing” is the word that comes to mind. …Like Clockwork is definitely the purest rock album we’ve had in years. No gimmicks, no sell out songs, just loud guitar riffs, pounding drums, and the occasional piano. Reflektor by Arcade Fire (77/100) ReflektorContinue reading “YEAR IN REVIEW: My favorite albums of 2013”
The King of Limbs – Radiohead
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2011 The King of Limbs Radiohead ★★★ 62 Rock Alternative Rock Electronic Rock The King of Limbs is not the masterpiece Radiohead fans have come to expect, and while it still delivers some of the great high points and the interesting production the band is known for, it leftContinue reading “The King of Limbs – Radiohead”
