Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2019 Remind Me Tomorrow Sharon Van Etten ★★★★ 80 Pop Indie Pop Remind Me Tomorrow is not as intimate as some of Sharon Van Etten’s other albums — like 2014’s highly personal Are We There or 2011’s indie-influenced Tramp. Instead, her 2019 release it’s probably her most accessible andContinue reading “Remind Me Tomorrow – Sharon Van Etten”
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Hyperspace – Beck ★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2019 Hyperspace Beck ★½ 37 Rock Alternative Rock Synthpop I really like Beck, and I really, really like Pharrell. So understand when I say I really, really, really don’t like Hyperspace — Beck’s 2019, Pharrell produced record — I don’t say it from a place of negative bias orContinue reading “Hyperspace – Beck ★½”
Pang – Caroline Polachek ★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2019 Pang Caroline Polachek ★★½ 56 Pop Indie Pop I’m a big fan of creative pop albums, but I was surprisingly underwhelmed by Pang, Caroline Polachek’s third solo record. A lot of the disappointment comes from her repetitive, elementary lyrics throughout the album. Listening to Polachek’s lyrics mostly feltContinue reading “Pang – Caroline Polachek ★★½”
thank u, next – Ariana Grande
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2019 thank u, next Ariana Grande ★★★½ 74 Pop R&B After a five-year run with numerous Billboard Hot 100 hits and three solid albums, Ariana Grande’s 2019 record thank u, next is probably her best and easiest to listen through from start to finish. “imagine” and “needy” are goodContinue reading “thank u, next – Ariana Grande”
GREY Area – Little Simz
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2019 GREY Area Little Simz ★★★★ 82 Hip-Hop UK Hip-Hop Every track on Little Simz’ GREY Area shows how effortlessly talented the British rapper is. Her 2019 release is her third album overall, but was the first to really gain traction with U.S. hip-hop heads. She comes off asContinue reading “GREY Area – Little Simz”
Dogrel – FONTAINES D.C. ★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2019 Dogrel FONTAINES D.C. ★★★★ 80 Rock Alternative Rock Post Punk Dogrel is authentically punk, with driving drums and guitar, fun, ra-ra energy and post-punk monotone vocals that deliver smart lyrics with repetitive, singalong refrains. But for a punk album, it’s surprisingly even tempered. Compared to their Irish 2019Continue reading “Dogrel – FONTAINES D.C. ★★★★”
I Am Easy To Find – The National ★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2019 I Am Easy To Find The National ★★★ 66 Rock Art Rock Chamber Pop I Am Easy To Find represents the biggest swing The National have taken to date. Not only is it the band’s longest record, clocking in at over an hour and 15 tracks, the albumContinue reading “I Am Easy To Find – The National ★★★”
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