| ⭐⭐ | For the last couple of years now, Wednesday have been at the forefront of a genuine indie rock resurgence. Dignifying their harsher shoegaze tendencies with plenty of folk and alt-country seasoning, it’s been clear for a minute now that this young band has a future etched out into the modern indie musicContinueContinue reading “An abundant lack of personality: Wednesday – Bleeds *ALBUM REVIEW*”
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Balancing brevity with big ideas: Big Thief- Double Infinity *ALBUM REVIEW*
| ⭐⭐⭐✨ | The somewhat elusive folk-rockers have gone back to the drawing board, following their massive 2022 drop ‘Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You’. Not necessarily to re-invent their entire wheel or anything, but more so to dig deeper into our shared, yet individual experience of life. It somehow feels loftier inContinueContinue reading “Balancing brevity with big ideas: Big Thief- Double Infinity *ALBUM REVIEW*”
Deftones just clear the bar: Deftones – private music *ALBUM REVIEW*
| ⭐⭐⭐ | Ever the enigma, Deftones began their career churning out some of the most beloved, influential alternative metal and hard rock of the turn of the millennia. Helping to usher in the nu-metal phase of music history, they’ve had a unique relationship with each generation of fans. It seems they’ve been experiencing aContinueContinue reading “Deftones just clear the bar: Deftones – private music *ALBUM REVIEW*”
The sophomore level-up: Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend *ALBUM REVIEW*
| ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Since blowing the music world wide open with her 2024 breakout record ‘Short n’ Sweet’, it has become increasingly incumbent upon Sabrina Carpenter to make good on her promises. The aforementioned release saw her dabbling in some incredibly sharp, catchy pop song-writing that presented a promising direction. It saw a sardonic lyricalContinueContinue reading “The sophomore level-up: Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend *ALBUM REVIEW*”
The Journeyman: Quadeca- Vanisher, Horizon Scraper *ALBUM REVIEW*
| ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | The fifth studio album from Californian jack-of-all-trades Quadeca is his grandest artistic statement so far. Once upon a time, Benjamin Lasky was dabbling in a world entirely different from the one he inhabits currently. A “YouTube rapper”, doomed to find himself caught up in blows with other notorious figures of the scene,ContinueContinue reading “The Journeyman: Quadeca- Vanisher, Horizon Scraper *ALBUM 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*”
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*”
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