Reviews

6LACK – ‘Since I Have a Lover’ Album Review

Photo Credit: Jack McKain 6LACK (pronounced black) is a talented R&B artist from Atlanta, Georgia, who rose to prominence in 2016 with his debut album Free 6lack. Known for its introspective lyrics and smooth vocal delivery, 6LACK has become one of the most innovative artists in the genre. His music blends traditional R&B with elements… Read more

Pierce The Veil – ‘The Jaws of Life’ Album Review

Photo Credit: Celia Kenyon From the very first moments of their newest album, the now-trio emo rockers Pierce the Veil want you to know this isn’t just another generic pop-punk revival album – an intense swirl of sirens reaches almost deafening heights, suggesting this is going to be an album that has more in common… Read more

Lana Del Rey – ‘Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’ Album Review

Photo Credit: Neil Krug Did You Know There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd is Lana Del Rey’s version of the Beatles’ untitled “The White Album.” Like the Beatles had done the previous year with Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Lana Del Rey has already written her magnum opus. Norman F*cking Rockwell! was a fantastic album on so many… Read more

Fall Out Boy – ‘So Much (For) Stardust’ Album Review

Photo Credit: Pamela Littky Fall Out Boy’s newest album, So Much (For) Stardust, begins with a dramatic, repeating piano line and a luscious arrangement of strings – it sounds like the sort of thing that should kick off some epic, wildly expensive action movie. Then, the song abruptly switches gears into the sort of frenetic… Read more

All Time Low – ‘Tell Me I’m Alive’ Album Review

Photo credit Ashley Osborn If Paramore’s latest album – this year’s This Is Why – demonstrated what it sounds like when a beloved 2000s pop-punk matures tastefully nearly two decades after their debut, All Time Low’s newest offering Tell Me I’m Alive shows what happens when a band from the same time is still clinging… Read more

Aly & AJ – ‘With Love From’ Album Review

Photo Credit: Stephen Ringer In 2020, Aly & AJ’s 2007 single “Potential Breakup Song” went unexpectedly viral on TikTok. It’s a testament to the duo’s artistic integrity that on 2021’s A Touch of The Beat… – their first album in 14 years – and now, on With Love From, they don’t shamelessly try to recreate… Read more

Skrillex – ‘Don’t Get Too Close’ Album Review

Photo Credit: Marilyn Hue Released as a surprise drop 24 hours after Skrillex debuted his sophomore album Quest For Fire, Don’t Get Too Close manages to hold its own in the shadow of its sister album. The much shorter of the two, hailing in at an underwhelming 33 minutes, showcases a trendier features list with songs coming… Read more

Inhaler – ‘Cuts & Bruises’ Album Review

Photo Credit: Lewis Evans Following up their 2021 debut It Won’t Always Be Like This, which saw the band peaking on both the Irish and the U.K. album charts, as well as joining Kings of Leon as an opening act on their When You See Yourself tour, Dublin’s Inhaler returns with their second album, Cuts… Read more

Miley Cyrus – ‘Endless Summer Vacation’ Album Review

Photo Credit: Brianna Capozzi Miley Cyrus has long been one of the 21st century’s most powerful and evocative vocalists, but it wasn’t until recently that she found an appropriate sonic palette for her powerhouse voice – abandoning the Top 40 pop stylings of her early work, the bizarre experiments of Miley Cyrus & Her Dead… Read more

Skrillex – ‘Quest for Fire’ Album Review

Photo Credit: Marilyn Hue Skrillex has redefined electronic music since 2010, introducing a wider audience to EDM, and popularizing the term “dubstep.” His mark on the music industry and talent as a producer is hard to ignore with 8 Grammy’s under his belt and a star-studded features list including Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran, and Diplo…. Read more