album review

“The End” and Cody Fry’s love for orchestral pop

“The End” is an amazing album that wonderfully showcases Cody Fry's talents and his love for french horns. 

Sex, drugs, and Hollywood love with Slayyyter’s “STARFUCKER”

With new style, new money, and new tits, “STARFUCKER” marks the dawning of an age for Slayyyter.

In the Spotlight: Chappell Roan

In a time where pop has become oversaturated and underwhelming, Chappell Roan breathes new life into the genre.

Modern Jazz and Laufey’s permanent mark

"Bewitched" personifies love and heartbreak, comprised of soft melodies primed for slow dancing in a living room, or studying in a ritzy classical library.

‘GUTS’ gives Olivia Rodrigo ground to stand on

With made-for-radio melodies, experimental guitar riffs, and lyrics that sting with humor and candor, “GUTS” hones into what “Olivia Rodrigo” sounds like.

“Unreal Unearth” and Hozier’s ties to his native culture

It holds up to the high bar he has set, if not surpassing it. Adding his culture to his perfected deep prose and enchanting composition.

A retrospective, After Hours

It is After Hours’ soloists that really make the EP, with voices from graduates I haven’t heard in years.

In The Spotlight: “Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd”

Even when diverging from her normal planned out songwriting process, Del Rey manages to set the bar and clear it with plenty of room.

100 gecs are not comedians, they’re artists

"Anthony Kiedis sucking on my penis."

In the Spotlight: Paramore’s “This is Why”

“This is Why” carries on the torch left by “After Laughter” and gives listeners much food for thought about the complexities of life.