Odd Future is a name that became practically ubiquitous during the early 2010s, most often remembered as a collective of ambitious teenagers reputable for influencing both skateboarding and hip-hop while sporting frequent Adult Swim appearances. Artists including Earl Sweatshirt, Frank Ocean and Tyler the Creator catapulted to stardom, even —…
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“Red (Taylor’s Version)” album review
Taylor Swift released another rerecording on Nov. 12, making “Red (Taylor’s Version)” the sixth album of hers she now owns herself. Like with “Fearless (Taylor’s Version),” the album features rerecordings of the record’s original songs alongside six tracks from the vault. She presents her original songs nearly identical to the…
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A Look Back – Revisiting Kid Cudi’s “Man on the Moon II”
Frequent collaboration with Travis Scott, Kanye West and a multitude of other members of Kanye’s record label allowed prolific artist Kid Cudi to maintain a modern sound and a degree of popularity beyond his own cult following. Given the peak of his popularity between the 2000s and early 2010s, it…
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Donda: Quantity, Quality or Both?
Aug. 29 marked the day that sent Kanye West’s discography of studio albums into the double digits with his release of “Donda,” a 27-track behemoth of an album that doubles as his largest project to date. To some, this proves to be a welcome contrast to his previous album “Jesus…
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Album Review: “L.W.” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Released Feb. 25 of this year, “L.W.” serves as the follow up to King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard’s “K.G.” album that was released in November of last year. “L.W.” is the Australian psych-rock group’s 17th studio release since the band was formed in 2011. Calling the band a psych-rock…
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Joji returns with lo-fi pop album “Nectar”
After a long period of waiting, Joji, the Asian American lo-fi hip hop artist, has dropped his new album. And though it is not a sequel to “Pink Guy,” Joji’s third solo album “Nectar” that stays true to brand – dealing with feelings of loneliness, personal growth, longing and true love…
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Album Review: “K-12” – Melanie Martinez
A little more than a month after its release, “K-12” by Melanie Martinez is still one of the most creative albums to debut this year. Martinez released her sophomore album almost five years after her beginner album, “Crybaby.” Her new album is full of songs that discuss topics such as…
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Review: “Head in the Clouds II”
This past Friday the Asian hip-hop and pop record label 88rising released “Head In The Clouds II,” a new album featuring many members of the label including the likes of Rich Brian, Joji and NIKI. This album is a sequel in name to the group’s 2018 project titled “Head In…
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Album Review – “Atlas: Year II”
Today, I introduce to you Ryan O’Neal. These days, he is better known as his pseudonym, Sleeping At Last. Very few people have heard of him, but odds are you have definitely heard at least one of his songs before. He’s had songs appear in popular TV shows such as…
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