Ashnikko has been bubbling up online for quite some time now online, but the true make or break moment would be when she finally put out her constant release date changing debut mixtape. I was looking forward to “DEMIDEVIL” after enjoying all the singles, and now that we have the full thing I can say I got everything I wanted, even a little more.

This tight, twenty five minute listen is filled with entertaining pop-rap that is consistently confident, empowering, and at many times ... read more

I want to like LICE, they’re clearly going to be a bigger name in the post-punk going forward and if an artist is going to stick around you should at least like them. I’ll admit, there are some cool ideas on “Wasteland - What Ails Our People Is Clear”. But honestly, I have too many reservations about this project to give it a positive review.

For one, the song structures on here are a mess. Anyone familiar with me knows how big of a deal song structure is for me as a ... read more

I haven’t heard anything from Viagra Boys before, so seeing how many people were excited for this album made me hopeful for a solid album. Now that I’ve heard “Welfare Jazz”, though, I can’t help but feel underwhelmed, even if I think there are some cool ideas.

The post-punk band is certainly ambitious, as they try to incorporate many different sounds in genres into this forty minute runtime. With some cool blues rock grooves and distorted bass throughout, the ... read more

Despite not really enjoying anything from Passenger, I still check into his recent output from time to time, hoping that his constant flow of releases would mean he'd stumble into something decent, at least by accident. I will give Michael Rosenberg this - "Songs for the Drunk and Broken Hearted" is the best collection of songs I've heard from him since I became aware of his music. That does not mean I think it's good.

This record is inspired by a recent breakup, and I think it's ... read more