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released 2020, awater/lust records. It's a new decade and Los Angeles based shoegazers Luster dip their toes into the water with debut album 'Turbulence". It's a tightly-knit half hour of ethereal strumming, epic walls of noise and dreamy crooning that's bound to get you in your feelings. "Used to Feel" and "Dream" are certified slots... Continue Reading →
Not even a full year since their last full length, Brockhampton return with another LP and i'm not quite sure how I even feel about Brockhampton anymore. While I don't mean to start the review off on a grim note, perhaps it may well be that I've not had enough time with 'Ginger' to really... Continue Reading →
The boys of Dayglo (stylized DYGL if you're new here) return with a polished declaration of maturity on their second full length (or third, if you're a devotee who knows of the DYGL boys' offshot project 'Ykiki Beat'), 'Songs of Innocence and Experience'. Produced in cahoots with Rory Atwell and mastered at the legendary Abbey... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEb5gNsmGJ8 Katy Perry's had a relatively weak few years of activity. Her latest album "Witness" failed to garner the sales and popularity of previous releases "Prism" and the massive "Teenage Dream", with an even weaker run of singles that contrasted her previous streak of high quality, chart topping releases. Now we're in the midst of... Continue Reading →
released 2019, interscope. "Dedicated" is as much of a declaration of independence as it is a bold and adventurous example of what pop music should be as we begin to leave the aughts behind and move forward into a new decade. Carly Rae Jepsen's songwriting has matured, but her music remains youthful and funky fresh. ... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/oTJ-oqwxdZY The nation's twunk kicks off his next era with a song that's a little safe, but manages to serve well as a sweet and sunny slice of things to come. "If I Can't Have You" flutters across its brisk three minute runtime with piano led choruses, minimal guitar fronted verses and a slightly shrill... Continue Reading →
released 2019, air the room. Yuuki Yamaguchi makes a splash with his first full length album under his DJ alias "Yackle". One can't help but be impressed at the level of technical prowess at work here, especially once you learn that Yackle is only 18 years old! "Frank Throw" is chock full of features from... Continue Reading →
released 2019, magniph. After releasing a track from this album every week or so, The Novembers' seventh full album is unleashed in full today, a stunning darkwave tinged rock affair smothered in shades of Nine Inch Nails, Meat Beat Manifesto and more. While there aren't too many new songs if you were listening to each... Continue Reading →
released 2019, independent. Tennyson's 'Different Water' ushers in the springtime with soothing melodies, spellbinding beats and exotic soundscapes reminiscent of Shugo Tokumaru's eccentricity. Intro track 'Streamer Nichome' is glorious, minimalist meets ambient dub in 'Melonpan', while 'Wintersleep' melds lullaby like vocals with a folk acoustic arrangement that soars like a flock migration. It's all very... Continue Reading →
released 2019, warner music japan. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I hate that I forgot this was coming out (I even announced it, get it together Manabu!), but at last, the tofubeats cover of the sensational Mariya Takeuchi track from '84 has landed in my Apple Music library. What is there to say about a song that practically the... Continue Reading →
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