MrsLarsen

Sometimes, I want to like something. Something just does not work, and this release grasps that feeling very well. Kennedy Von Cat is an up and coming Canadian artist, trying to make it into a somewhat oversaturated alternative pop/rock scene of the moment.

This debut EP shows a good deal of potential. She has decent lyrics. Better production. I like the tone of her voice. The problem is this genre is gritty. There needs to be something raw, emotional, a sound of being cut open. At least, ... read more

Everyone is entitled to their opinions. Everyone is also entitled to have a guilty pleasure. Guilty pleasure is a term reserved for those albums that you know do not deserve the love, but your ears like it anyway. Maybe you are too mature or sophisticated for it. Maybe it lies completely outside your usual listening.

Enter North West. The daughter of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian. A solemn reminder she is in fact 12 years old. Do I think she is way too young to be putting herself through ... read more

This could be a better debut EP. She could have worked harder to create something. I am not saying she did not work hard, but there's a lot wrong here.

The production is somewhat pleasant. Her pop music just sounds bland. There's nothing special or standout about her particular version of pop.

The real problem lies in two places: to make up for bland pop music, I need to be wowed other ways. Either lyrically stun me, or give me so much conviction that I forget it is boring. She is ... read more

So to preface this, I am not the atypical Weeknd fan. I say this because most people who listen to the Weeknd listen to more R&B and hip-hop. I do not. I am mostly a female pop and alternative listener. So what exactly attracted me to the Weeknd?

Well, initially, it is his voice. I have jokingly been told he is my "voice boyfriend". Many compare his voice to Michael Jackson. There are some similarities, but Abel chooses to stay in a vein a bit darker than Michael ever did. I ... read more