lulu is a... fascinating album. a pioneer of alternative rock on his final album before death working with one of the biggest metal bands of all time based off a play that originated back in the 1800s, and as bizarre as that combination sounds, what unsuspecting audiences got in 2011 is somehow even stranger.

you know you're in for a journey when the first lyric of the entire album is "i cut my legs & tits off", sung by a 69-year-old man who ends up falling offbeat, before ... read more

skrillex has to be one of the few artists who can literally just put out bullshit & then get critical acclaim

if supercar cured my cancer, this song brought it back & then made my ass a terminal illness

burning out has to be the most accurate album title on monstercat, because you can definitely tell how half-assed this whole album feels.

it kinda just feels like the worst version of vr's sound, really lacking the magic of an album like simulation or even an influence of sounds like stealing fire was. a lot of the drops here also feel really grating, like sh*t's on f*re or the title track. while there are some cuts with potential, like aura farming or till the end, they don't ... read more

converge's first solo album since 2017's the dusk in us, love is not enough has a strong legacy to live up to, given the band 's been in the scene for 36 years now. and while this album doesn't do anything too out of the box, this is still a worthy listen.

the band's signature blend of short, chaotic math/metalcore & longer more progressive works is in full swing here, with some truly fantastic riffs and drumming throughout. jacob bannon also sounds as monstrous as ... read more

i'm kinda mixed on getter. i think visceral is a pretty solid album, all is lost is still great, and he can hit when he wants to. however, the screechy dubstep side of his music just feels unlistenable nowadays, if it was ever listenable back then either. and with this new ep released on bassrush (red flag already)... this is the worst project released in january i've heard.

the first comparison that came to my head was canal street crook by codd dubz: an ep that heavily leans into ... read more

it's no secret that shaq has been everywhere. he's fully embraced being a jack of all trades, and on some level, i do respect that. the problem is that he feels more like a brand at this point, and it feels like he'll hop on anything just for a paycheck, and that rings especially true on his second monstercat project.

much like his debut album under dj diesel, all 9 tracks here are collabs with some big names in the dubstep scene, with shaq basically being the "hype ... read more

as if it wasn't blatantly obvious where the influences lie /j

fleshwater is probably the most successful of the vein.fm side projects, and after 2022's we're not here to be loved, we got the band's follow-up album in 2025. 2000 sees the band continue on the 2000s alt/shoegaze sound they've been doing, and the aesthetic works quite well here.

while tracks like last escape are absolutely the standouts here, the rest of the tracklist is also able to balance the line ... read more

after 8 years of being a band, glare finally put out their debut album, with a lead single from 2024. and the result is without a doubt my favorite album of 2025.

it doesn't do anything mindblowing, but for the most part, it creates a melancholic atmosphere that's very easy to lose yourself in. add in some blissful vocals and moments like the second half of sungrave that feel really climatic & impactful, and you have yourself a really good album that's definitely worth ... read more

as the world around us constantly changes, certain things stay the same, and infected mushroom feels like an act that has stayed the same throughout their monstercat run, which culminates in their 4th album on the label.

although there was a promise of there being "so many genres in one album", IM30 just feels like another collection of the psytrance they've been making for the last three decades, with only a few detour moments to try & justify that statement. even then, ... read more

this song is so good it cured my terminal cancer (real)

shoutout to the evening standard review for being one of the funniest things i've ever read on this platform.

anyways, last year i reviewed taylor swift's previous album, the tortured poets department. it was a boring, dragged out, badly-written, milked to death "experience" that confused being poetic for writing nonsenical lyrics that will make 12-year-olds wet themselves in excitement. just over a year later, she returns with another new album... which is somehow both ... read more

this was not worth paywalling half the remixes for

in a year where we've seen multiple artists experiment with other styles for a release or two, or change styles entirely (such as the likes of no mana, chime & skybreak), rezz feels content with sticking to what she knows. while i wouldn't say that's typically a bad thing, in this case it leads to a very uninteresting fifth album from her.

throughout these 13 tracks, rezz & her group of collaborators throw out the same kind of midtempo that rezz has been making for ... read more

in 2003, the film "the room" was released. written, directed, produced by & starring tommy wiseau, the movie was supposed to be a serious romantic drama about affairs, but between a lack of acting talent, poor script, and bad directing, the film has since become a unintentionally comedic cult classic that to this day still spawns various memes due to the film's low quality.

still better than the tortured poets department :shrug:

when the most interesting part of your album is the fact one of your two collaborators on your album is steve aoki, then you're fucked...

koven's 2nd monstercat album feels like more of the same formula the duo have had recently: generally tolerable if nothing special dnb with katie trying very hard (in some cases TOO hard) to sell her vocals. there's no real attempts to switch it up or any interesting sound design. it's not bad, but feels very forgettable at best, and an ... read more

i'm surprised i didn't listen to this album earlier, because this is right up my alley. the production here is beautiful & immersive, and i like how the vocals are integrated here. it sounds like a darker version of what artists like direct would later go on to nail, but manages to hold up with those songs despite this record being almost 20 years old. there's nothing really here to critique, just an amazing project that showcases a ton of talent for crafting atmospheres.

this is an album that peaks at the beginning but then just deflates for the remainder of its run. wake me up is a really good opener, as the weeknd flows well over justice's iconic electro production. it sets up the album well, and gets you hyped for the rest of the tracklist. however, it soon turns into a middling project. not a bad one, but it feels a bit too bloated for its own good, and by the end it can get pretty draining. maybe if i was more familiar with the weeknd's albums, ... read more

we're here, the avalanche's lastest album after a quarter of the gap wildflower had after since i left you, and wow this is great too. for one, this may be the smoothest integration of the samples yet, as they blend in extremely well with the collaborators lending their hand. the album's structure also reminds me of boards of canada, which is a plus considering i love their work. it does feel a bit filler-loaded, but what's there is still really good, and shows that sily ... read more