Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 Michael Killer Mike ★★★½ 73 Hip-Hop After spending the better part of a decade working with EL-P as part of Run The Jewels, it’s appropriate that Killer Mike’s comeback solo record is simply titled MICHAEL. On MICHAEL, Killer Mike takes us back to his roots, not just withContinue reading “MICHAEL – Killer Mike”
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So Tonight That I Might See – Mazzy Star ★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 1993 So Tonight That I Might See Mazzy Star ★★½ 54 Rock Dream Pop Despite having an indie following, and vocalist Hope Sandoval appearing on various shoegaze and electronic records since the mid 1990s, Mazzy Star is probably considered a one-hit wonder by most. “Fade Into You” is theContinue reading “So Tonight That I Might See – Mazzy Star ★★½”
Wallsocket – underscores ★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 Wallsocket underscores ★★★★ 84 Pop Pop Rock Hyper Pop Over the past 5 years or so, there have been a number of these super online sounding, schizophrenic kinds of albums with wild mood swings, genre and tempo switches and hyper, sometimes synthesized vocals, that can be both captivatingContinue reading “Wallsocket – underscores ★★★★”
Me chama de gato que eu sou sua – Ana Frango Elétrico ★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 Me chama de gato que eu sou sua Ana Frango Elétrico ★★★★ 80 Pop Funk Sophisti -Pop Me chama de gato que eu sou sua is a quick, feel-good record by Brazilian, non binary artist Ana Frango Elétrico, who blends smooth jazz, funk and stings elements together toContinue reading “Me chama de gato que eu sou sua – Ana Frango Elétrico ★★★★”
the record – boygenius ★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 the record boygenius ★★★ 70 Rock Indie Rock Indie Folk Reforming as a supergroup for the first time since they released their 2018 debut, Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus returned as boygenius in 2023 to release a proper full-length record that has a lot of heartContinue reading “the record – boygenius ★★★”
Contra – Vampire Weekend ★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2010 Contra Vampire Weekend ★★½ 59 Rock Indie Pop Baroque Pop Contra’s a bit of a mixed bag. Every song has a little bit of charm to it — like a horn melody or playful guitar riff in the background or light electronic production — but some songs feelContinue reading “Contra – Vampire Weekend ★★½”
Javelin – Sufjan Stevens ★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 Javelin Sufjan Stevens ★★★★ 88 Rock Indie Folk Chamber Pop There’s beauty and innovation in every one of Sufjan Stevens’ releases, but Javelin brings all the best elements of his career together into one package. It has the old-world folk whimsy of his early years without the hokeyContinue reading “Javelin – Sufjan Stevens ★★★★”
O Monolith – Squid ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 O Monolith Squid ★★★½ 77 Rock Alternative Rock Post Punk With O Monolith, Squid puts together a tighter album that cleans up some of the meandering moments on the band’s 2021 debut, Bright Green Field. In doing so, however, some of the character of the first album isContinue reading “O Monolith – Squid ★★★½”
Cave World – Viagra Boys ★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 Cave World Viagra Boys ★★★★ 83 Rock Punk Rock Post Punk On Cave World, Viagra Boys channel the energy of a drunken Iggy Pop singing sarcastically about conspiracy theorists and internet trolls over new wave and alternative dance music. It’s fun, it’s funny, it’s energetic, it’s abrasive andContinue reading “Cave World – Viagra Boys ★★★★”
Zooropa – U2 ★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 1993 Zooropa U2 ★★½ 55 Rock Alternative Rock To call Zooropa a misstep for U2 would be unfair. It would be tough for any album to match the success and status of Achtung Baby or Joshua Tree; anything coming after was sure to mildly disappoint, at a minimum. U2Continue reading “Zooropa – U2 ★★½”
Fresh Out The Deli 