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Last night, I finally got around to watching Emerald Fennell's ultra-horny, completely underwhelming Wuthering Heights, and one of the few highlights was listening to Charli XCX's soundtrack. Honestly, this is kind of the perfect album to follow up "brat" with, as it's low stakes, considering it's a soundtrack album that many won't take too seriously (did anyone really care about her soundtrack for Bottoms at the time?), but also allows her to try out new ... read more

This is probably a comparison that's been made a million times at this point, but despite Slayyyyter having been around for close to a decade, I wonder if the reason why "WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA" seems to be her breakout album now is that we're living in a post-"brat" world. Slayyyter becoming popular now reminds me of the weirder artists that sprouted up after Lady Gaga broke out, or how so many singer-songwriters seemed to pop after the popularity of Lorde or Lana ... read more

I've always enjoyed A$AP Rocky as an artist, but I've never listened to a full album from him. Critically, it always seemed like after he blew up with the 2011 mixtape, Live. Love. ASAP, his 2013 debut album, Long. Live. ASAP, was well-received, but he never quite matched the promise of those two releases after that. He always sounded like an artist with a lot of potential who couldn't totally capture that excitement in his music.

His most recent album, Don't Be Dumb, made ... read more

A perfectly charming album that doesn't quite stick to the ribs. The instrumentation here is lovely and, at times, daring, and Wendy Eisenberg's vocals are always delightful, reminding me of everyone from Deerhoof to Natalie Merchant to Beck to Dirty Projectors, as well as folk rock legends of decades past. But it's the kind of album that would be perfect for a rainy Sunday, where you can do chores and have it on the background. That sounds like a dig at the album, but it is an ... read more