Easily one of the most alluring records I heard as of recently and one that deserves all the praise it gets. Heaven Or Las Vegas beautiful and mystifying sound can be traced to two aspects of the record. One is that, despite being in English, a language that I can at least understand, and having potential lyrics to follow along, the words sung by Elizabeth Fraser sound like complete gibberish, making the lyrics themselves feel pretty much meaningless. However, I say this not as negative, but as ... read more

The Alvvays’ self-titled is, to be very honest, not that imaginative or creative of a record, or at least doesn’t feel like it 10 years later, considering that the core sound behind it is as typical as a mid 2010’s indie record could sound like. Still, although I can say this, I also can’t deny that in this debut album, Alvvays manage to craft a great indie record by taking the best aspects of the scene of that era and create a cozy, catchy and sweet project. Molly ... read more

The album cover for Comus’ debut made me believe that I was going to listen to some extremely dark and moody folk songs from the early 70’s, as if almost falling in horror territory. For my surprise, however, First Utterance is instead one of the most diverse, chaotic, experimental and imaginative records I have ever heard, and perhaps one of the greatest discoveries so far in my album listening journey. The fact that I can give you a ton of adjectives to describe this, such as ... read more

After me not enjoying my first introduction to Yo La Tengo with This Stupid World, I decided to give the band a second shot impressing me by listening to one of their most acclaimed records, And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out, and, although I certainly believe it’s a mildly more enjoyable introduction to their sound than the 2023 record, this still didn’t impress me enough to make me appreciate fully their music. One aspect that I noticed that might’ve contributed for ... read more

Out of everything I heard in Dylan’s catalog, Blood On The Tracks is easily his most beautiful and intimate body of work to date. If you have heard some works of his spread through out the 60’s and 70’s, Blood On The Tracks brings nothing new to the singer-songwriter’s arsenal. However, what it does provides, unlike the previous records of his that I heard, is a thematic sound in the tracklist, that being this somber, reflective and acoustic feeling the album provides, ... read more

Patti Smith’s Horses is and represents a lot more than I was expecting. It is both an introspective singer-songwriter record as well as a record ingrained by a punk attitude and aesthetic that she pulls off quite well. Where Patti lacks in traditional vocal talent, she more than exceeds in being such a charismatic vocalist that acts extremely carefree in her delivery, making the songs feel very fun to listen to. Despite me enjoying a lot more this wilder side of her, her mellower songs, ... read more

Sorry, there’s no other way to put it, Brown Sugar is just, for the most part, too damn sexy (aside from the song where he kills his wife for cheating, of course, I don’t think that’s sexy). D’Angelo and his angelic voice paired up by the heavenly production creates some godly sounding music that is almost undeniable. The thing is, isolated from each other, although D’Angelo as a performer can sustain on his own, the production can sometimes feel a bit too ... read more

To See The Next Part Of The Dream is one of those records where I respect the talent and the objectives behind the release more than I do properly enjoy it. Easily where the project shines the brightest is in the shoegaze production, filled by loud instrumentation and drowned out vocals, and most of these tunes feel very inspired and uplifting. However, I do also believe that the entire tracklist lacks variety and some songs can run longer than they should. Other aspect that I believe is ... read more

(Shoutout @Dysphoros for the recommendation. Sorry it took so long)

If you look into my profile, you would find that, for the most part, I’m not particularly fond of the Talking Heads. There’s some projects of theirs that I do enjoy, mainly their early 80’s output, but overall, their sound was never for me. Still, after listening to Stop Making Sense, this live output finally made me truly start making sense of their appeal (this might be my worst pun yet, goddamn). One of ... read more

Tired of pretending this isn’t the best studio recording of Talking Heads’ entire discography. I denied the charm behind Speaking In Tongues because of how childish and clumsy in nature this album feels. However, after listening to this again after years, I cannot deny how weird and groovy this record, being perhaps the most Talking Heads record out everything in their catalog. Although the tracks might be a tad bit long in length, they feel inspired and full of personality, and ... read more

Don’t know about you, but I almost see Remain In Light as a double album from Talking Heads. I say this, of course, not because of the length or the amount of songs included in the package, but rather because of how distinct the two halves of this album is. The first half is an extremely danceable, thrilling and fun section, where the band created some of the most mind numbing and repetitive tunes, yet catchy and quotable to no end, that I completely understand someone saying that ... read more

PJ Harvey on Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea fills a singer-songwriter itch for me similarly to Fiona Apple. The biggest difference between the two however is that Apple has more of a pop and theatrical approach to her composition while Harvey leans towards a rock sound that soothes her very well. A lot of the songs on the record are even more hard hitting as they would probably be normally because of the rock instrumentation behind them. This doesn’t mean the record is mainly ... read more

Here goes another indie folk record that I perhaps adore a lot more than most would. The Crane Wife, if I could describe in a word, is nostalgic, which doesn’t make sense considering I hadn’t heard this album or any song by The Decemberists before this listen, yet this feeling is conveyed marvelously in the entire tracklist that is very well sequenced. Despite some morbid lyricism displayed through out, the performance of the band gives this feeling of a bard telling a story in a ... read more

Despite me still not even listening to 20% of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s discography, I’ll say this: Flight b741 isn’t their most ambitious record, nor is their most mind blowing record. However, out of everything I heard from the band so far, this one album has two important factors that made me evaluate it as the best King Gizzard record yet, and those are consistent quality on the tracklist, and it just so fucking fun to listen to. The entire tracklist flows ... read more

After an alright debut, Clairo went towards an interesting direction with her sound, creating a folk record and having Jack Antonoff as its main producer, right after his endeavors with Taylor Swift on her own folk music attempt during the 2020 pandemic. The result out of this experiment was a very soothing and relaxing album that gave more sparks of authenticity and personality to Clairo’s songs, despite, technically, toning down the sounds of her previous record. Although Sling can drag ... read more

As Denzel Curry gets more and more popular and praised through out his career and since he, in the eyes of many, consistently releases projects that surpasses his previous output, I feel as if Imperial gets less and less recognition from a lot of people, and I would like to argue that it’s still is one of the best bodies of work he has ever released. Denzel in this record, more than any of his other releases, showcases the hunger he has to be recognized as a talented rapper, providing ... read more

Damn, does SAWAYMA kicks so much ass (Well, I’m talking about the album, though she probably kicks ass too). This record is the perfect blend of pop and rock that creates this catchy and gritty atmosphere towards some of the songs on here, specially towards the very beginning. To complement the good production, Rina is not only a skilled vocalist and has great stage presence, but her lyricism is of high quality, more predominant towards the ladder half of the record, though I wish some of ... read more

Perhaps I was harsh on the score I originally gave Vaudeville Villain, since I can admit that MF DO--I mean, Viktor Vaughn is rapping his ass off in this album, delivering both great flows and verses. However, where this record loses me is in the production department. In theory, I should enjoy this way more than I do, considering that Vaudeville Villain’s main production aesthetic is the dark, somber and moody tone that gives Viktor this cold blooded killer sense to his persona. However, ... read more

No joke, I didn’t realize I hadn’t heard an album released this year before this one. Anyway, JPEGMAFIA might be my favorite rapper currently working simply because, since the release of Black Ben Carson back in 2016, every subsequent LP he dropped is an improvement over the previous one, and, fortunately, I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU ain’t no exception to this rule. This is JPEGMAFIA’s most consistent, most eclectic and most entertaining release to date. The album has ... read more

Risotto is an Italian dish that combines primarily rice and cheese. I love rice and I love cheese, yet I don’t like risotto. You may now be wondering why I’m talking about food in a review of a musical project. Well, to answer this potential hypothetical question, when I read the insane list of genres in this record, ranging from neo-psychedelia to shoegaze to dream pop, all genres that I at least enjoy, I got very excited to hear what this combo created. The end result, ... read more