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This Consequence by Killswitch Engage | Album Review

This Consequence by Killswitch Engage | Album Review

The ninth album from this seminal metalcore act serves exactly what they’re best known for. I’ve made no secret of my love of heavy metal, but I hold a special place in my heart for the subgenre of metalcore. An outgrowth of hardcore punk, metalcore is defined primarily

So Close To What by Tate McRae | Album Review

So Close To What by Tate McRae | Album Review

The third studio album from the Canadian dancer turned pop starlet puts a glitzy sheen over her middling vocals. When I watched the latest season of Canada’s Drag Race, I heard a queen named Tiffany Ann Co call Tate McRae “the Britney of our generation.” Needless to say, I

Eusexua by FKA twigs | Album Review

Eusexua by FKA twigs | Album Review

What if Alien and Melancholia had a baby? That's what Eusexua, FKA Twigs' first offereing since 2022, feels like

GNX by Kendrick Lamar | Album Review

GNX by Kendrick Lamar | Album Review

Another surprise drop from the Compton artist What does a superstar do after they’ve done it all? Kendrick Lamar seems to have come to the crux in his musicianship after doing pretty much everything there is to be done. He has the awards, the Superbowl Halftime show, critically acclaimed