MarkLalonde

Sia, a consistently bold writer, and an equally impressive and daring vocalist, delivers the album of the decade with this astonishing work.

Brilliant, front to back, and all the greater for its strangeness. An artist's artist at the top of her game.

A return to Radiohead's more melodic fare that I'm familiar with from their early albums like OK Computer, Kid A, and In Rainbows.

Very impressive entry into their lexicon, and at a time when many artists creatively stall, Radiohead still sounds fresh and alive.

Melodrama is a worthy sophomore effort from this New Zealand wunderkind.

While some of her fans may lament an evolution in her music, I applaud Lorde for not resting on her laurels.

She wrote this album with uber industry session writer and producer Jack Antanoff who clearly had an influence on her sound, but one can easily hear that Lorde's voice, lyrically and literally, is the driving force behind the creativity on this album.

Standout tracks for me include:
- Writer in The Dark
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Overview:
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Grace VanderWaal's debut album entitled “Just the Beginning” is a tour-de-force work of art. Thirteen year old VanderWaal channels something soulful and grand from the ether and has produced a varied and at times heart-wrenching collection of songs that defy what someone her age should be capable of.

Each track is radically different from every other song on the album, but there is a thread, beyond the rangy and surprisingly deep and powerful voice of ... read more