IguanaSoup

Evanescence once again delivers an album devoid of personality or variation.

I understand why Jordan Fish is receiving heaps of criticism for this. He's been on a pretty solid run of mediocrity since last year, and this album is no different. That said, it's not his fault that this record is boring. Evanescence just... isn't that good. This band has been writing the same song a dozen times on every album since 2003, and it's getting old. There's a reason Amy Lee is ... read more

As America descends further into its flop era, Vince Staples is just hitting his prime.

'Cry Baby' is a fiercely political and undeniably catchy record that meets the moment perfectly. Rather than fighting fire with fire, Vince's calm delivery meets a burning world with water (and spectacular beats). His lyrics are layered and confrontational, and convey the sense of exhaustion we all feel towards having to fight injustice over the past decade. Make no mistake however, this ... read more

I have complicated feelings about this record.

It was going to be hard, if not impossible to follow up 'Wallsocket', and this album predictably fails to reach the same heights. That said, I obviously can't hold it against April Harper Grey for not reaching the stratosphere twice. While this new style isn't exactly my favorite, I can recognize the quality on display here. This album uses the full range of audible frequencies to its advantage, with tracks like ... read more

Was this recorded in a bathroom? The mix and production are ATROCIOUS. The instrumental is fine I guess, a bit half-baked, but Joshwhatthefuckareyoudoing. I love this band, and I will always defend their output up to this point, but I can't defend this. Go back and try again.