Recent Reviews
Sep 24, 2019*
TWICE's music has been pretty static so far in their career. In a situation similar to Girls' Generation at the beginning of the decade, the act's producers have been reluctant to stray whatsoever from their winning formula, even if this attitude prevents further growth. However, starting from November's 'YES or YES', the New Divine Nine™ have been slowly inching towards a more mature image, and 'FEEL SPECIAL' continues this trajectory, with all the expected teething problems.
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Jul 11, 2019
Kim Petras wants to be a popstar so, so bad. Really, she’s already succeeded: over the past two years, she’s racked up millions of streams from a dedicated following enamoured by her frothy bubblegum pop. Gearing up for the release of her debut album, though, Petras switched to a much more chart-friendly trap-pop sound – no doubt in an attempt to further her rise to superstardom. But Clarity isn’t quite as compelling a statement as it should be.
On the surface, the era ... read more
On the surface, the era ... read more
Jun 21, 2019
Despite being typified as a helpless wallflower, Lucy Rose is always proactive in her lyrics: her characters are determined, always eager to take the wheel and mend strained relationships, to let go of hurtful things, to really work it out. Her work is forgiveness through song, a call for mutual understanding. But in ‘No Words Left’, Rose needs to forgive herself, and we learn that she’s much less tolerant of her own misdoings.
The differences immediately startle; ... read more
The differences immediately startle; ... read more
Jun 21, 2019
After very nearly hitting the gold-standard with their second LP “Perfect Velvet”, K-pop dynamos Red Velvet seemed unstoppable. At their best, the group was as experimental as K-pop could get: chirpy love songs delivered with steely detachment, sappy ballads transformed into soaring dance numbers, their discography continuously subverted the rigid binary of superficial girl group ‘concepts’ in the build-up to something new. Each new release built upon the last, inching ... read more
May 16, 2019*
There was no way that Carly Rae Jepsen was going to meet everyone’s expectations with “Dedicated”. “E•MO•TION” mythologised Jepsen as some unsung folk hero, worshipped by a newly-established cult whose increasingly performative praise felt more and more disingenuous as time passed, because ‘Jepsus’ herself has never been performative. So perhaps it’s no surprise that in “Dedicated”, she doesn’t bother to reach pople's ... read more
May 25, 2019
May 17, 2019
yes, do that... meanwhile, feel free to send me recommendations
Jan 12, 2019
Not sure if you had more reviews before I followed, but the 10 you currently have are wonderfully discerning. Thanks!
Jan 21, 2018
your taste Bart Simpson, Is NOT rated ANY ablums. 2018 is fuck. TONIGHT IS THE DAY THAT WE STEAL THE AFTERNOON. yes, call Micke Paddon.
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