I have this bad habit of picking two or three songs from an album that I like and only listening to those. However, Sam Smith’s…
Read MoreKendrick Lamar confronts his demons and haters with “DAMN.”
After releasing singles throughout April like “The Heart Part 4,” a diss track and “HUMBLE.”, the hype for Kendrick Lamar’s new album was through the roof.…
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“More Life” has bangers but no new ideas
“More Life” was pretty cool. Like I enjoyed it, and it’s something nice to bump in the car, but Drake certainly didn’t give us much…
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An existential masterpiece in “Pure Comedy”
Father John Misty’s “Pure Comedy” is pure gold: from gospel choirs to existential trolling, FJM’s short story, film and album are well worth your time.…
Read MoreParty on, “Starboy”
The first minute of The Weeknd’s video for the single “Starboy” shows a masked figure sitting across a large table from The Weeknd, identifiable by…
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“Joane” has a diamond heart
“Joanne” is a breath of fresh musical air, which may come as a surprise to those of us who have grown to know Lady Gaga’s…
Read More“A Seat at the Table” is the best album of the year
Talking about an album that means a lot to me is always a challenging thing. I’m having such difficulty with Solange Knowles’s “A Seat at…
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Local Natives get funky with their third album
“Sunlit Youth” is a worthy junior attempt by Local Natives. I begin with a disclaimer, an admission of extreme bias. The Local Natives is the…
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Frank Ocean’s album “Blonde” is well worth the wait
If you’ve been anywhere on the Internet (or existing anywhere in the world) within these past four weeks, you’ve heard of “Blonde,” Frank Ocean’s long-awaited…
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