Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 I Inside the Old Year Dying PJ Harvey ★★★★ 83 Rock Folk An innovative voice in indie music for more than 30 years, PJ Harvey’s 2023 release I Inside the Old Year Dying is an album that’s equally beautiful, captivating and disorienting. Listening to the album feels likeContinue reading “I Inside the Old Year Dying – PJ Harvey ★★★★”
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SCARING THE HOES – JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown ★★★★½
Year Album Artists Stars Score Genre 2023 SCARING THE HOES JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown ★★★★½ 90 Hip-Hop Scaring the Hoes is probably the most creative, experimental hip-hop album to come out over the past 10 years, and it makes sense given two of the most unique talents in hip-hop from the past decade joined forces toContinue reading “SCARING THE HOES – JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown ★★★★½”
Playing Robots Into Heaven – James Blake
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 Playing Robots Into Heaven James Blake ★★★½ 70 Electronic Ambient Trip-Hop James Blake‘s newest record Playing Robots Into Heaven is a haunting collection of abstract, minimalist dance numbers that are heavy on the electronics and light on vocals. James Blake drifts away from the hip-hop, R&B-heavy production he’sContinue reading “Playing Robots Into Heaven – James Blake”
Endless Summer Vacation – Miley Cyrus ★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 Endless Summer Vacation Miley Cyrus ★★½ 51 Pop Pop Rock Endless Summer Vacation is the most average of average pop records. Miley Cyrus provides fine vocals over clean pop production, making for easy commercial appeal. There are a few pretty good tracks — “Flowers,” “Thousand Miles,” “Used toContinue reading “Endless Summer Vacation – Miley Cyrus ★★½”
Spiritual Cramp – Spiritual Cramp ★★★½
Year Album Artist Star Score Genre 2023 Spiritual Cramp Spiritual Cramp ★★★½ 75 Rock Alternative Rock Post-Punk Revival Do you want to go back to 2005 and feel like the coolest kid in your high school math class again? Do you want to accidentally drive a little too fast through a residential area with yourContinue reading “Spiritual Cramp – Spiritual Cramp ★★★½”
This is Why – Paramore ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 This Is Why Paramore ★★★½ 70 Rock Alternative Rock Whether it’s the pop punk and emo rock they started their careers with, the pop rock they moved on to in the 2010s, or the harder, more mature alternative rock style they’re enjoying in 2023, Hayley Williams and Co.Continue reading “This is Why – Paramore ★★★½”
Dogsbody – Model/Actriz ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 Dogsbody Model/Actriz ★★★½ 78 Rock Noise Rock Post Punk Model/Actriz’s 37 minute debut record Dogsbody is dense both musically and lyrically. It’s a cool (and cold) industrial, post punk record with some sick, dancy grooves, manic, thrashing energy and a lot of tense, uncomfortable moments. The noise rockContinue reading “Dogsbody – Model/Actriz ★★★½”
Desire, I Want to Turn Into You – Caroline Polachek ★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 Desire, I Want To Turn Into You Caroline Polachek ★★★ 65 Pop Indie Pop I’ve always found Caroline Polachek a little too uninteresting to be a great indie artist, and not fun or dynamic enough to be a great pop artist. I feel like that still carries overContinue reading “Desire, I Want to Turn Into You – Caroline Polachek ★★★”
Secret Life – Fred Again, Brian Eno ★★½
Year Album Artists Stars Score Genre 2023 Secret Life Fred Again, Brian Eno ★★½ 51 Electronic Ambient Teaming up with legendary producer Brian Eno, Fred Again’s Secret Life is an ambient record to the max, with humming synth harmonies and endless keyboards with echo reverb. Vocals are scarce and percussion essentially nonexistent other than rhythmicContinue reading “Secret Life – Fred Again, Brian Eno ★★½”
Ooh Rap I Ya – George Clanton ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 Ooh Rap I Ya George Clanton ★★★★ 80 Electronic Synth Pop Chillwave From start to finish, Ooh Rap I Ya feels like you’re melting into a warm bath, with wave after wave of good vibes smoothly running through you. It’s electronic vapor and chill wave with a levelContinue reading “Ooh Rap I Ya – George Clanton ★★★½”
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