Karin Dreijer returns with Radical Romantics, their highly collaborative third album under the solo moniker Fever Ray — with production from heavy hitters like…
Special is an undeniably imbalanced record, but it’s saved by the strength of its intimate back-half and b-sides. “Hiii, motherfucker, did you miss me?”…
The confident, even brazen, Red & White is further proof that Lil Uzi Vert has the uncanny ability to stay one step ahead of…
Khaza is an imperfect album that requires you get on its wavelength, but in leaning more into his pop sensibilities that before, Gates at least…
Jack Harlow’s sophomore effort is a tedious affair to work through, built upon a disappointing collection of stock hip hop beats and routine bars.…
Describing music as lulling you to sleep usually isn’t complimentary, but for the hushed, meditative world of Hypnos, it’s high praise. Hypnos is R&B singer-songwriter…
The only thing Better than You proves is that DaBaby and YoungBoy are better at putting out mid-tier music than most. The title of…
Crash isn’t reinventing the dance-music wheel, but it’s still an energetic and enjoyable listen that highlights Charli’s talent for hooky pop. Charli has been…
Caprisongs signals FKA Twigs’ transition into something brighter and fun-minded, and hints at something grander to come. After the melodramatic heights of 2019’s Magdalene,…
Live Life Fast is an anonymous bore of an album that rides of a wave of unearned ego. Roddy Ricch clearly thought he was…
An Evening With Silk Sonic is exactly as tame and lame as a Bruno/Anderson collab seems like it would be — frivolous, unambitious, inoffensive. The…
The War on Drugs has always been indebted to the sounds of rock’s yesteryear, but here only recall the better works in their own…
Expensive Pain proves that absent external conflict motivating him, Meek Mill is only able to operate on unappealing auto-pilot. Meek Mill owes his entire career…
Punk is a jumbled, inconsistent mess, and the latest misstep from a once-great artist to now regularly makes them. What does one expect from Young…
Sincerely, Kentrell is a senselessly assembled product, not without artistry, but lacking in a coherent vision. “YB better.” This simple phrase has become a rallying…
A Southern Gothic is an album that thrillingly pushes at the boundaries of what the blues can be. You can think of genre as a…
Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land isn’t MARINA’s strongest album lyrically, but sonically it’s still a fun listen. Marina (stylized as MARINA) is not the same…
Ice Daddy is Gucci Mane at his best, showcasing his ongoing legacy in the ever-changing genre. There’s a strong case to be made that Ice Daddy, Gucci…