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Ghostholding by Venturing | Album Review

Ghostholding by Venturing | Album Review

The debut album from this Jane Remover side project stands on the strength of their songwriting abilities and musicianship. Unless you are deeply invested in the terminally online genre of hyperpop, the name Jane Remover might be unfamiliar to you. To be fair, it’s occasionally unfamiliar to them as

Portrait Of My Heart by Spellling | Album Review

Portrait Of My Heart by Spellling | Album Review

The fourth album from the celebrated indie project displays frontwoman Tia Cabral’s ability to do whatever she sets her mind to. Tia Cabral, better known by her stage name Spellling, has made quite a name for herself in the eight short years since her debut album Pantheon Of Me.

Hornet Disaster by Weatherday | Album Review

Hornet Disaster by Weatherday | Album Review

The long-awaited second album from the secretive Swedish producer expands on every aspect of their prior work. Despite being a music reviewer, I’m clearly bad at having my ear to the ground, because I had not heard of Weatherday until a friend turned me on to them. A secretive

Ruby by Jennie | Album Review

Ruby by Jennie | Album Review

Another debut album from a Blackpink alumnus delivers a flurry of genres orchestrated by some of music’s most in-demand producers. As I mentioned in my recent review of LISA’s Alter Ego, Blackpink is easily one of my favorite K-pop groups, and recently, all four members decided to strike

Hymns In Dissonance by Whitechapel | Album Review

Hymns In Dissonance by Whitechapel | Album Review

The ninth album from the Tennessee deathcore sextet punishes listeners with their heaviest work to date. Of all the subgenres of metal, deathcore stands out as among the most physically punishing. Guitar riffs are monstrous in speed and dissonance, drums utilize intense blast beats to maximize the noise, and vocalists

Blindness by The Murder Capital | Album Review

Blindness by The Murder Capital | Album Review

The third album from the Irish post-punk quintet embraces fast-past songwriting with (mostly) rocking results. Ireland has proved a valuable incubator for post-punk bands. Names like Fontaines D.C. and Sprints have proliferated globally since the late 2010s, and brought new attention to the music scene of the Emerald Isle.

Alter Ego by LISA | Album Review

Alter Ego by LISA | Album Review

The debut solo record from the Blackpink star mixes minimalist trap-pop with flashy dance grooves. I’m not a humongous K-Pop person, but ever since I saw the music video for “How You Like That,” the girl group Blackpink has permanently etched their image in my brain. Between their instantly