Music
Review: Twenty One Pilots – Clancy
I’ll level with you for a minute—I was a bit late to the Twenty One Pilots scene. … read more
Review: Charli xcx – BRAT
Charli xcx celebrates the archetype of a “brat” and crafts a postmodern collage using iconic pop-culture figures and brands to play with the concept of “cult-classic-ness.” … read more
Review: Hobo Johnson – FLOOD THE EARTH AGAIN/JANSPORT
Hobo Johnson reflects on his loss, all the while managing to throw out other wild-card topics such as the effects of capitalism. … read more
Review: ZAYN – ROOM UNDER THE STAIRS
He still has that magic music factor of being an intuitive writer and musician. Getting out of his head, through music, is clearly therapy for the artist. … read more
Review: St. Vincent – All Born Screaming
After a thorough listen of St. Vincent’s All Born Screaming, the burning figure on the cover appears as the phoenix, rather than the doomed. … read more
Review: Mdou Moctar – Funeral For Justice
Mdou Moctar is part of a modern recreation of the Assouf genre that embraces many more elements of American classic rock. … read more
Review: Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department
The collection of songs, the messiness, the moments where it hits and the moments where it doesn’t, it’s all for the most tortured poet of all: Taylor Swift. … read more
Review: Maggie Rogers – Don’t Forget Me
Even though Maggie Rogers was discovered by artist Pharell in 2016 at New York University in 2016, in her 8 years since in the music industry: she’s made a name for herself. … read more
Review: Castle Rat – Into the Realm
Dark forces, brutal battle tactics, the patina of grimey dread and fierce snarls—all were possible for this quartet’s viscous sludge of rocking calamity. … read more
Review: Machine Girl – SUPER FREQ
Ultimately, this is a solid project, and I hope that we’re getting a decadent taste of what the duo has in store for their next full length studio album. … read more