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”
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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”
MICHAEL – Killer Mike
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”
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 ★★★”
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”
Lahai – Sampha ★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 Lahai Sampha ★★★★ 85 Hip-Hop R&B Neo-Soul Sampha has been making notable music for a long time. From being the primary vocalist on SBTRKT tracks in 2010 and 11, to all his features with artists like Drake in 2013, Kanye West in 2016, Kendrick Lamar in 2022 andContinue reading “Lahai – Sampha ★★★★”
VOIR DIRE – Earl Sweatshirt, The Alchemist ★★★
Year Album Artists Stars Score Genre 2023 VOIR DIRE Earl Sweatshirt, The Alchemist ★★★ 63 Hip-Hop Earl Sweatshirt will always be a little low energy for me, and his recent efforts have been too choppy to really hold my interest even if I know the things he’s doing and saying are interesting and creative. TeamingContinue reading “VOIR DIRE – Earl Sweatshirt, The Alchemist ★★★”
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