the atmosphere Boards of Canada create in their first LP in over a decade is impressive, and with incredible restraint they accomplish something both wildly satisfying yet somewhat hurtful to listener engagement due to its slow, often non-climactic ambitious 71-minute runtime.

FAVORITE TRACKS:
- Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan
- Blood In The Labyrinth
- Naraka
- Father And Son

LISTENED:
JUNE 1, 2026

He wanna fuck Slayyyter, Richard, we should link later
Get to my hotel and suck him off in the elevator
Saint Laurent, jacket on the ground, I'm a moneymaker
😭😭😭 she’s a genius

FAVORITE TRACKS:
- CANNIBALISM!
- GAS STATION
- CRANK

LISTENED:
MAY 28, 2026
MAY 29, 2026

I had a lot of trouble finding anything to grasp, let alone hold onto, in Mitski’s eighth studio album. Ultimately I’m afraid I just do not fall in the demographic of people compelled by her songwriting, which I find lousy at times, and her voice has a frankly annoying cadence to it that I can’t shake.

FAVORITE TRACKS:
- Instead of Here
- In a Lake
- Dead Women (but only the second half)

LISTENED:
MAY 26, 2026

A monumental debut LP with a lot to say from everyone’s favorite genre-defying angry Canadian.

FAVORITE TRACKS:
- WWIII
- We Did It!!!
- Welcome to Paradise

RELISTENED:
MAY 26, 2026

Towa Bird clearly cracked the formula for viral-worthy genre hits but she doesn’t do enough in “Gentleman” to earn a 37-minute album. This would’ve worked better as an EP half as long that really leans on her strengths displayed in the first few songs and the closing track, not one that dwells on the battle between her soft vocals and the heavy instrumental behind it that really take away from the overall atmosphere and quality as a whole.

FAVORITE TRACKS:
- Dirty ... read more

Jack Antonoff has taken his signature “sophisti-pop” lyricism that made the first couple of Bleachers albums great (and makes him a strong collaborator with some of pop’s biggest stars) and drawn it out to the point of a tired gimmick, just like in their self-titled fourth LP. There are very few things that strike me about this Bleachers record without much I see myself coming back to.

FAVORITE TRACKS:
- the van
- dancing

LISTENED:
MAY 24, 2026

Sanchez’s talent is on full display here and the songwriting is quite lovely, I’d just like to see what he can come up with if paired with some more dynamic lyricists. That doesn’t stop LOVE, LOVE, LOVE from being an homage to the oldies for the ages.

FAVORITE TRACKS:
- HOME TO MOTHER
- CHUCK THE MONEY

LISTENED:
MAY 17, 2026

Definitely calls back to some of his first music, and I love that about this record. Shakey Graves turns back to his analog roots and delivers a paradoxical restlessly restful 36 minutes of Americana ambiance.

FAVORITE TRACKS:
- When the Love Is New
- The Boilermaker
- On My Own

LISTENED:
MAY 15, 2026 x4

Welcome to Hell is a masterpiece and i recognize the greatness of the rest but it is simply not all for me

FAVORITE TRACKS:
- Welcome to Hell
- Eat Men Eat
- Sugar/Tzu

LISTENED:
MAY 12, 2026

The Afterparty is a richly and concisely produced treat for the ears but at only 25 minutes long it doesn’t spend enough time with many of its lovely ideas. The tracks that are fleshed out really rock, and I expect to come back to them specifically, but I can’t see myself spinning the full record again.

FAVORITE TRACKS:
- Happy Now
- Lucky Again

LISTENED:
MAY 12, 2026

The reason it’s surprising how much everyone hates this album is bc it’s a perfect blend of Angles and New Abnormal. Comedown Machine drags a bit toward the end but it’s a convincing show of talent from The Strokes.

FAVORITE TRACKS:
- Welcome To Japan
- Tap Out

LISTENED:
MAY 11, 2026

God this is just so groovy i’m not depressed anymore suddenly

FAVORITE TRACKS:
- Deep Diving
- Close your eyes

LISTENED:
MAY 7, 2026 x2
MAY 15, 2026

Feels like a combination of some of the best current and retro indie pop, for better and for worse. I smooth listen without much that stood out to me but likely would for another listener.

FAVORITE TRACKS:
- Certainty
- Seven Degrees
- Guess

LISTENED:
MAY 5, 2026

substantially worse than i can describe without physically harming you

FAVORITE TRACKS:
- Air Catcher
- Trapdoor
- Implicit Demand for Proof

RELISTENED:
MAY 3, 2026

Young the Giant continue to evolve their sound after all these years, honing on a very specific tone for this record. Victory Garden is warm and hopeful, and a really easy listen with some great hooks and ideas, even if it doesn’t quite reach the heights of some of their best work.

FAVORITE TRACKS:
- Evergreen
- This Too Shall Pass
- Already There
- Different Kind Of Love

LISTENED:
MAY 1, 2026 x3
MAY 2, 2026
MAY 3, 2026

Those extra songs are good but kinda take away from how perfect the album is imo

This album’s a masterpiece

FAVORITE TRACKS:
- Movement
- Sunlight
- Dinner & Diatribes
- No Plan
- Shrike

RELISTENED:
APRIL 29, 2026

this album feels like a prank by people who like Noise™

FAVORITE TRACKS:
- Hollywood Baby
- Frog On The Floor
- 757
- mememe

LISTENED:
APRIL 27, 2026

FAVORITE TRACKS:
- Obstacle 1

LISTENED:
APRIL 27, 2026