Sérgio Mandes and crew finds that secret sauce in this pleasurable listen.
Recs:
- Roda
- Like a Lover
- The Frog
- Tristeza
- The Look of Love
- Pradizer Adeus
- Batucada
- So Many Stars
- Look Around
Good stuff.
Recs:
- O Cavalerio E O Anjo
- Saudadinha
- Tecto Na Montanha
- Senhora Do Almortão
- Vejam Bem
Joni offers a delightful one here.
Recs:
- Night in the City
- Marcie
- The Dawntrader
- Song to a Seagull
- Cactus Tree
Some nice listenable blues but nothing all that striking or memorable.
Recs:
- Lookin' Good
While not Milton's best, it's still a solid offering.
Recs:
- Bridges
- October
- Rio Vermelho
- Gira Girou
As someone who only knows Portugal the Man from that one hit, I wasn't expecting this album to sound like this. Couldn't connect with most of it, but I did like a couple tracks.
Recs:
- Knik
- Mush
- Kokhanockers
A fascinating and tense Folktronica post rock release.
Recs:
- Weeping Rock, Rock
- Nightly Cares
- Stir
- Sing Me Out the Window
- Away
- Oh How the Boat Drifts
- Will the Summer Make Good for All of Our Sins?
An interesting experimental electronic release that the author claims to have helped them embrace grief and mold it into a more joyful experience. A slow intense healing that lightens a load. Yeah, I've been there. It's a process indeed but a very rewarding one that you strangely look back fondly upon and contemplate how you went through such an experience and made it out alright in the end. A thought provoking yet very real premise that may not be the happiest journey to undertake, ... read more
An utterly delightful chillstep track. If the album is anything like this while keeping the experience fresh throughout, I am very seated for it! Has the potential to be something quite special!
A very nice Down tempo IDM release that's such a pleasant listen with plenty of distinct flavorings amongst these tracks.
Recs:
- Eternal Flame
- Warnings Ignored
- Doom the Turnpike
- Silent Spring
- Sievert
- He Saves Those Who Pray
- Conduit
- You Are Somewhere, Tethered to Rot
I don't have the most experienced ear on digicore, but with what I have listened to, I haven't been all that impressed. The emo pop rap is decent but nothing that captures the attention. Overall a nice effort from GhostMinus but not my favorite.
Bruno Mars is FUCKING BACK AS A SOLO ARTIST!!!!!
So I think he liked his silk sonic era guys since aesthetically we are still in the 70s. Besides that and the fact that it's been 84 long years since Bruno has blessed us with solo works. And the fact that this will be inevitably played to death throughout 2026. And the fact that through Bruno's characteristic charm and talents we will not care. Cause this bangs. As a popular pop song. Which is different from a technical or writing ... read more
A decent synthpop release from the heights of the genre's popularity. Might have enjoyed this one more if I hadn't heard many just like it, so if you aren't overexposed on 80s music like I am, why not check this one out?
I remember being a casual fan of Drake during the huge release of this album. Either you loved or hated him you couldn't deny this guy ran the world at this point in his career. With both songs that made their mark in the late 2010s cultural zeitgeist in God's Plan, Nice for What, and In My Feelings along with plenty more you will easily forget the second the next track comes up, this album marks as both an interesting and boring thing to criticize. I bet the Internet has done plenty ... read more
Some lovely RnB here.
Recs:
- Slow Down
- X-Rated
- Blue Hundreds
- Love Jones
- Breaking Point
- Breaking Point (remix) (feat. Victoria Monét)
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