The album falls into the typical trap of TikTok-era debuts: a handful of viral singles padded out into a full-length with little consideration beyond speed and quantity. What we get instead is Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V ten times in a row — ten tracks with the same vocal treatment and the same song structures. And it’s not that this monotonous sameness is some kind of sacrifice for a concept or a story. It just sounds like no one really cared, leaving us with an album that feels like one long, ... read more

It feels as though only witches and their spells can save us now, and if such witches truly exist, then Florence + The Machine is certainly one of them, and “Everybody Scream” is a magnificent first spell.

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Even though the end of summer is still far away, you already want to listen to this track. It’s got nostalgia for a summer that’s yet to become the past.

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Don’t tap the glass. Kick it the fuck out while banging this record at full volume.

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At just 38 minutes long, Moisturizer is punchy, playful, and instantly likable. It confirms everything we loved about their debut while introducing new textures, moods, and a wider emotional range. At times, it feels lighter and more buoyant — just listen to tracks like “CPR,” “Mangetout,” or “Pokemon,” which lean a bit toward mainstream without ever losing that signature cheeky charm.

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Period is an ode to 2010 — music that feels familiar, a little silly, even dated — and that’s entirely the point. Kesha isn’t chasing trends or trying to make Brat 2.0. She already did that more than a decade ago. This is just her: honest, unpolished, a little chaotic. And while parts of it falter, the sincerity is undeniable. You might not fall in love with every song, but it’s hard to walk away with any real bitterness either.

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What remains undeniable is that Virgin continues to prove that Lorde is one of the most versatile, fearless, and emotionally intelligent artists of her generation. But maybe this time, it’s a record meant not to dominate our generation, but to help us survive the older one. It’s not delivering that epic catharsis that you kinda expect, but it’s here with you—just loud enough so you know it’s here.

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American Heart feels like a highly polished American TV ad designed for the most unadventurous casual listener. Musically, however, it’s a soulless exercise in algorithmic blandness: mushy, unimaginative, painfully unoriginal, and so desperately safe it feels almost insulting. The songs flow into each other like the repetitive sounds of an arcade machine on autopilot. Over the top of these uninspired backdrops, Boone wails chorus after chorus with bizarrely awkward lyrics that grow ... read more

It talks about love, fear of love, emotional vulnerability — but in a way that resembles a teenage fanfiction more than an adult pop record. And while there may be comfort in the familiar for longtime fans, Princess of Power ultimately falls short of delivering anything truly powerful.

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So, can we call Something Beautiful the best conceptual album of Miley’s career? Absolutely. Let’s be real — that was obvious already back when the singles dropped. The way Cyrus has changed her relationship with her music — and, more importantly, with herself as an artist — is something truly beautiful to watch. Especially for someone like me, who’s been following her since 2010 and genuinely grew up with her. She’s just a couple of years ahead of me, ... read more

It’s kind of heartbreaking, really. To see a band that shaped so much of indie music now seem so lost within it. On the opening track, they offer to "open your heart or die trying." The tragedy is—maybe they died trying.

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When we talk about truly great music — the kind that shaped entire genres and laid the groundwork for generations of artists — the conversation often turns heavy. You end up having to explain to modern audiences, raised on different sounds and sensibilities, why a decades-old album is still worth their time. Even the most revolutionary records can feel distant, strange, or even unlistenable to uninitiated ears.

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Did we collectively bully Lorde into going backwards?

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Lana Del Rey has never been — and was never meant to be — a pop star. For years, she’s been gravitating toward a more lived-in, rootsy aesthetic — one that mirrors her current state of mind and way of life. And “Bluebird” is the embodiment of that.

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You know what’s very on-brand for Bon Iver? Patiently waiting twenty years to release his most optimistic, sunlit record at a time when the world is visibly falling apart. The irony of Justin Vernon knows no bounds.

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It took him a year, but Henry finally came.

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She’s giving ABBA. She’s giving Tina. She’s giving David. Maybe even a little bit of The Weeknd—just with better hair. But most importantly, it feels as authentic in this moment as Miley has been in the last ten years.

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If you remove one element from a beautiful painting, the painting doesn’t stop being beautiful.

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Now THIS is the artist who once made Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz. And now, she is here to show us Something Beautiful.

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