A few years ago, I became aware of the fact that one day I was going to die. As a result, I started going through some of the common motions that people with this fear do, like combing through religion, and lying in bed at 4 in the morning thinking about it.
A lot of people online say that Nurture helped them through tough times, and even though I can’t say the same for myself, Nurture gave me a new perspective on how to approach topics like death, maturing, the meaning of life, and ... read more
MGMT's most pensive album
MGMT was one of the biggest psych rock bands of the 2010s, but since Oracle Spectacle and Little Dark age, they've fallen off their peak commercially. I’ve always liked the band and have loved most of their albums, but their new album Loss of Life is probably their slowest and has the least amount of pop appeal. Not a bad thing, but the result is that it hasn’t done the numbers of their past works.
I think this album has some of the most ... read more
PinkPantheress is a star on TikTok right now, after blowing up with songs like Break it Off and Pain a few years ago. Since then, she’s put out a mixtape, an ep, and several singles like Angel, and her biggest one yet, Boy’s a liar Pt. 2. This leads us to her debut last November, called Heaven Knows. I haven’t really been big on Pinkpantheress in the past because a lot of the production felt repetitive and underproduced, even though the hooks were consistently catchy. However, ... read more
A heartbreaking and beautiful folk album about Sufjan’s late partner.
Sufjan Stevens is going through some rough patches in his life right now. First, this album is dedicated to his late partner, Evans Richardson, who passed away in April 2023. He also revealed in September 2023 that he was diagnosed with Guillain–Barré syndrome, a life-threatening illness at first that can lead to years of recovery and permanent weakness, the month prior.
At first, I was not sure if I ... read more
A fast-paced lo-fi indie experience, with lots of distortion, details, weird sounds, and layers across only 26 minutes.
Feeble little horse is a Pittsburgh based band that released this album in June this year. They began with Ryan Walchonski and Sebastian Kinsler who were both attending the university of Pittsburgh at the time and eventually added drummer Jake Kelley and vocalist/bassist Lydia Slocum.
They released their debut album, Hayday, in 2021, which was good, but it had poor ... read more