Category: CD Reviews

The old Taylor Swift really is dead. Swift’s new album reputation is dark and twisty.

Controversial tweeter Jaden Smith has proven he’s more than a pseudo-philosopher on the Internet with his first album, SYRE.

Infused with a charming groove, Denver duo ‘Tennis’ glide across their new five track EP on We Can Die Happy.

The firestorm ignited by the brief life of emo-rap progenitor Lil Peep, dead from a suspected overdose at only 21 years of age, was bright and mildly unbelievable, managing to fuse together two genres at odds and have it sound not like utter trash.

Julien Baker Matador Score: A Released with perfect timing for the onset of those frozen and lonely months, Julien Baker’s Turn Out the Lights is a warm mug of deeply personal reflections, held close...

Big K.R.I.T. BMG Rights Management Score: A Although Riverdale has developed a cult-like following, it still rots the brain and has been scientifically proven to make you forget what is good in the world....

Skepta Boy Better Know Score: A Following his Mercury Prize winning album Konnichiwa and a high-profile feature on Drake’s More Life earlier this year, London Grime MC Skepta’s latest release, Vicious, continues to innovate...

Taylor Swift Big Machine Records Score: D- It’s a tale of two Taylor Swifts. Swift dropped the fourth single “Call It What You Want” from her new album Reputation on Nov. 3. At first...

Phoebe Bridgers Dead Oceans Score: A The latest in a string of fantastic albums blurring the line between alt-country and auto-biographical indie rock, Phoebe Bridgers’ debut Stranger in the Alps is a distillation of...

Wares No record label Score: A If you’re used to Ware’s fast paced energy and synthesizers, don’t let the first track, City Kids, on their new album discourage you. The new album, Wares, stays...