Ripjaw

“Bubblebath” is a mixed bag of an EP. “Lowlife” is one of my favorite songs from Poppy with its reggae influences and solid vocal delivery. Outside of that “Money” and “Altar” are fine songs but I don’t think they showcase much personality. I wish on “Altar” that they would have used the tropical sounding instrumental that was in the bridge throughout the whole song. “American Kids” is by far my least favorite song on ... read more

Gracie Abrams is an interesting case. She’s generally regarded as a nepo baby and this EP shows exactly what those people are talking about. I defend some of her recent work but this showed Gracie was out of her league. Gracie is working with producers like Benny Blanco, Joel Little, and Blake Slatkin. All of these are some of the top producers in modern pop and she immediately gets in the studio with them her first EP. Generally I wouldn’t care if Gracie showcased something that ... read more

I can definitely hear the start of a legendary musician on this album. It’s not the most interesting thing I’ve heard but the vibes are solid. The thing that lowers my rating is how no song stands out in particularly any way. It’s a bunch of very good songs that all fail to step into the great category. It does make me want to listen to his other work as his voice is great so it did its job.

This is a tricky album to rate. It is a cover album with a bunch of old punk bands. Many on here inspired Nirvana in some way so it’s cool to see them return the favor with this. However, I’m not quite sure if I would call it a great cover album. It’s raw and sloppy which describes Bleach perfectly but doesn’t capture the magic Nevermind had. Dee Dee Ramone sounds high on “Negative Creep” so I’m not sure whether to add or take away points for that. I ... read more