Maroon 5's fourth album fully embraces pop to mixed results.

Preface: this LP is far too overhated from a musical standpoint.

To follow-up the preface, if you despise this album because you believe it led to the overblown and oversaturated, never-able-to-escape and overplayed radio bombardments that the general public suffered for a decade and still running, I do not fault you.

This LP is not outright terrible, just uninspired and insipid at times. "One More Night" is earwormy ... read more

This album is exactly the reason Taylor's detractors believe "her version" is not the best version.

The lyrics are uneven, at times imbecilic, and the production is easily the most boring in her catalog. This album desperately needed more collaborators, but given the mediocre performance from Post Malone and the merely okay showing from Florence + the Machine. However, no amount of featured artists can repair the album's greatest problem, and that is Taylor herself. Until ... read more

This latest crop of tracks from the world's biggest pop star is not much more than a loosely connected crop of Travis Kelce swooning and kitschy references to her fame. It is simultaneously out of touch and lackluster.

Electronic neoclassical duo Grandbrothers capture the fine line between minimalism and engaging storytelling via a pittering fusion of piano and electronics.

The album's cover is an accurate representation of what is in store. It is lush, bright, but unknown, requiring further examination to glean its best moments. The opener "Howth" may go down as one of the best openings to any electronic album this decade, with its hypnotic and swirling piano leads that combine with a ... read more

Dave Blunts offers little in the realm of wit and edginess.

Emphasis on the latter, because at the very least George Miller's Pink Guy was self-aware and blatantly offensive. Dave is homophobic, not for the shits n' giggles, but because he genuinely does not care about the LGBT community. While he is not obligated to be an ally, he is at the very least expected not to spew ridiculous propaganda and hurtful messages. At least Rucka Rucka Ali and Bart Baker have expressed support and ... read more

Artemas' latest mixtape is a follow-up to his smash hit "i like the way you kiss me".

While the production is slick and at times even unique-sounding in the realm of dark alt R&B/pop, Artemas ruins the tracks with asinine lyrics and disturbing admonitions of his desires. None of it is played ironically, and the result is a pathetic mess.

Dälek's 2002 record, "From Filthy Tongue...", is a benchmark of industrial music and abstract hip-hop.

This is a rare album that contains no skips. From the wailing guitars of the opener "Spiritual Healing" to the buzzing closer "Classical Homicide", the LP is texturally wide-ranging. The lyrical content is tight, straightforward, and thought-provoking. MC Dälek (Will Brooks) unleashes vicious diatribes against the powers that be, echoing astute ... read more