Dan Will Review

A spiteful victory: Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist- Alfredo 2 ALBUM REVIEW

| ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Alfredo was lightning in a bottle. Two artists whose respective talents converged into a perfect marriage. Behind the boards, we have The Alchemist. Known for his dreamy soul loops, and a knack for picking some seriously ear-grabbing samples. His hands have been responsible for some of the most beloved and influential hipContinueContinue reading “A spiteful victory: Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist- Alfredo 2 *ALBUM REVIEW*”

The intention of dancing: Tyler, The Creator- Don’t Tap The Glass ALBUM REVIEW

| ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | For as long as Tyler has made music, he has sought to defy expectations. Beginning his career as a sort of rap novelist, building worlds with multiple chapters, subplots, names and figures, he was an edgy breath of fresh air post-crunk. What he lacked in polish, he accounted for with serious lyricalContinueContinue reading “The intention of dancing: Tyler, The Creator- Don’t Tap The Glass *ALBUM REVIEW*”

A competent “almost”: Wet Leg- Moisturizer ALBUM REVIEW

|⭐⭐⭐✨| The sophomore full-length album from Wet Leg is not so much a slump, as it is a sort of stagnation. Where their self-titled was an attempt at breaking ground in a burgeoning-at-the-time revival of post-punk music, ‘Moisturizer’ is mostly painting indie rock and pop by the numbers. Not without its fair share of rowdyContinueContinue reading “A competent “almost”: Wet Leg- Moisturizer *ALBUM REVIEW*”

Meg Remy wipes the slate yet again: U.S. Girls- Scratch It ALBUM REVIEW

| ⭐⭐⭐✨ | Meg Remy continues to be one of the pre-eminent poets in the modern class of alternative singer-songwriters, communicating longing and regret in equal measure. Remy’s music has always been somewhat anachronistic, given the mix of vintage and updated that crop up with every release. It’s clear that U.S. Girls is ultimately aContinueContinue reading “Meg Remy wipes the slate yet again: U.S. Girls- Scratch It *ALBUM REVIEW*”

Highly anticipated, highly impressive: Tropical Fuck Storm- Fairyland Codex ALBUM REVIEW

| ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨ | Tropical Fuck Storm’s latest release is a surprising exercise in restraint. At a point in their career where they have an already built-up reputation for musical abandon, there really is nowhere for a group as lateral in their movement as TFS to go. At least, that was my initial thought going intoContinueContinue reading “Highly anticipated, highly impressive: Tropical Fuck Storm- Fairyland Codex *ALBUM REVIEW*”

90’s nostalgia meets modern absurdism: The Bug Club- Very Human Features ALBUM REVIEW

| ⭐⭐⭐ | The Bug Club got their start as a blues band. That is where all of this begins. They cut their teeth on local circuits in Wales, built themselves a bit of a reputation, even getting so far as to support Status Quo at one point. By no means newbies when it comesContinueContinue reading “90’s nostalgia meets modern absurdism: The Bug Club- Very Human Features *ALBUM REVIEW*”

WITCH look ahead: WITCH- SOGOLO ALBUM REVIEW

| ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Following up their remarkable 2023 comeback record ‘ZANGO’, Zambian psych-rockers WITCH have decided to make hay while the sun is shining. Their uniquely sunburnt shade of zamrock one of the first in the genre’s sparse history, if any band had the authority to rewrite the rules of the genre, it would beContinueContinue reading “WITCH look ahead: WITCH- SOGOLO *ALBUM REVIEW*”

King Gizzard elevate their usual jam-style: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard- Phantom Island ALBUM REVIEW

Oplus_131072 | ⭐⭐⭐✨ | Pre-eminent Australian psych-rockers King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have embarked on a collaborative album with UK conductor and keyboardist Chad Kelly, resulting in some of their most lush and elegant compositions to date. It wasn’t out of nowhere either, it came as a result of their shared love for allContinueContinue reading “King Gizzard elevate their usual jam-style: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard- Phantom Island *ALBUM REVIEW*”

Metaphysical jazz: Mary Halvorson- About Ghosts ALBUM REVIEW

| ⭐⭐⭐✨ | One of the more intriguing new releases in the modern jazz canon, Mary Halvorson’s ‘About Ghosts’ finds a balance between the mellow and the frenetic. Harnessing the spirits of free jazz legends like your Taylor’s, your Ayler’s, and your Sun Ra’s is no easy feat, yet the compositions here possess an effortlessnessContinueContinue reading “Metaphysical jazz: Mary Halvorson- About Ghosts *ALBUM REVIEW*”

Simz is having a rebirth: Little Simz- Lotus ALBUM REVIEW

| ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨ | Little Simz is reclaiming herself on ‘Lotus’. From the moment the first note rings out on the opener ‘Thief’, it becomes obvious her creative autonomy is back on full display. Following the messy separation from her longtime in-house producer Inflo, ‘Lotus’ mostly seems to be an album about setting the record straight.ContinueContinue reading “Simz is having a rebirth: Little Simz- Lotus *ALBUM REVIEW*”