Standout tracks: Nice to Meet Ya, Put a Little Love on Me, Still.

Going into his sophomore album, Niall brings us very interesting lyrical content aiming relationships, heartbreak and all the implication that has on someone. A gold aspect to praise in this project are the ballads delivered, they are actually pretty good even though some moments on the album shine as well on their own.

However, there’s a feeling that some rasp and aggression wouldn’t be bad at all: with vocal ... read more

Standout tracks: Red Desert, Teeth, High.

Going as a first experience, an overall consensus about this album is that is not bad at all. There’s a lot of genre combinations from start to finish, which is pretty great on showing the range the band can actually have inside the pop genre. The vocals developed also are very impressive at times, the bridges and chorus of almost every songs are the best part – as can be seen in a lot of commercial pop approaches.

However, a few things ... read more

Standout tracks: Fresh Laundry, Rings a Bell, Life of the Party, Madame X.

This projects seems a very funky, loose and joyful approach of music that is, in a way, refreshing. Cape God has a lot of beautiful moments, unexpected build-ups and also unexpected transitions and instrumental play in between songs and in between a normal song structure as well.

There’s a certain rasp and sassiness in the way Allie express her thoughts and delivers her lyrics and that is for sure one of the ... read more

Standout tracks: Dynasty, XS, Chosen Family, Snakeskin.

Listening to this debut project, as a first contact with this artist, was a huge rollercoaster. From start to finish, there is a lot of genre experimenting, but not intended in a harsh way, of course there was more rock moments and more calm moments but as overall the pop genre is explored on this project between smooth transitions and executions; the placement of the instrumental plays makes sense and it interestingly planned, ending up ... read more

Standout tracks: Fetch the Bolt Cutters, Heavy Balloon, Cosmonauts, For Her.

Going on board with this projects is indeed a wild ride. There are a lot of interesting transitions, not in your face but it is quite a soft journey. It can feel too much at times with all the playfulness but not gore, just a bit too happy.

It’s a very playful project, funny, uplifting, feel-good energy type of album, almost as it dares you to embrace songs differently, almost as it breaks the typical ... read more

Standout tracks: Sudden Desire, My Friend, Pure Love, Crystal Clear.

Going though this album is a very unexpected pleasant ride. There is a Paramore essential feeling here - might be her layered vocals that are just reminding of it – but at the same time it feels nothing like the band.

There are a lot of interesting lyrics here, this is a big storytelling type of an album, explaining the length of some tracks, and there is a playfulness on vocals and instruments, the mood is different ... read more

Standout tracks: So Bad, Man, Don’t Talk Me Down.

This has been JoJo’s first project since her departure with her previous label and the first project made by herself as an independent artist. Going trough it is a bit confusing and a bit bittersweet as well.

Her voice here is impeccable - what an introduction to a project – JoJo showcased amazing vocal ability, vocal control and proper technique proving she deserves to be considered as a vocalist.

Apart from her vocals, ... read more

Standout tracks: Toxic, Bad News, Everybody Business, Grieving, Open.

This project is an amazing staple of what rnb can be, and it can be seen as a very refreshing wave of the genre this year. Kehlani delivers beautiful smooth vocals with some heavy bass behind at times and that becomes such a powerful combination, so simple yet so good.

There’s a feeling, going through this project, that the genre exploration could be bigger: it’s amazing that it’s purely rnb but as a ... read more

Standout tracks: pink diamond, claws, 7 years, enemy, I finally understand, visions.

How I’m feeling now is starting a conversation, or it should, about Charli’s progress: this project seems a lot like a blend of Pop2 and Charli, her previous project. From start to finish there’s a marriage between the experimental pop the singer has been delivering but also a lot of cohesiveness, a lot of concept understanding and a very interesting flow; of course, we have some exaggerated ... read more

Standout tracks: Alice, Fun Tonight, Sine from Above, (All the Chromatica's).

Going into this project is a huge wild ride – first point to shoutout are the interludes in here, the interludes are fantastic and beautifully arranged on instrument combinations.

Being that said, the sound transition they are presenting isn’t always delivered by the rest of the tracks, it does work, but sometimes it sounds a little bit forced, it shows the different directions on the album but some ... read more

Standout tracks: Joanne, Million Reasons, Hey Girl, Angel Down.

This project is the one that does show you how versatile Gaga is when we talk about music. Joanne is the strip down, personal, and raw version of the singer and this can be considered the essential album if you wanna know Gaga as a person and not a singer.

What is surprising about this project is that it gets progressively better while you’re listening to it. The somewhat more simple musical approach, more acoustic-ish ... read more

Standout tracks: ARTPOP, Dope, Applause.

It’s safe to say that as this point there was a lot of expectation on what ARTPOP would sound like, specially after Born This Way got to be so huge and bring a lot of momentum into what Gaga’s going to create.

This project feels a lot like a continuation of the artistic approach that started on the sophomore album; this one intends to bring yet a new artistic inspiration, a continuation of a free sound and a free-type message of the song ... read more

Standout tracks: Born this Way, Judas, You and I, The Edge of Glory.

This has to be one of the best sophomore albuns that came out in the 2010’s. What was present in The Fame Monster, as potential starting to skyrocket, completely got wings in this project.

Born This Way marks the first artistic peak of Gaga’s music, where all the intention, all the emotions came out so beautifully in the song arrangements, the vocal layering, the combining of voice and sounds to lift it or put it ... read more

Standout tracks: Just Dance, Love Game, Poker Face, Disco Heaven

This a pretty great debut album. It’s incredibly catchy with super interesting melodies and plays on the considered pop genre. The transitions in the tracks are super interesting, somewhat simplistic but impactful and little gems here and there really bring up what might be portrayed as simple production.

The Fame can be considered a very essential pop album, if someone wants to get an idea of what that is, and of course ... read more

Standout tracks: On the floor, Your Body Changes Everything, Nothing at All.

This project is, honestly, an amazing ride. From start to finish, the rawness and the emotional aspect of the vocals and the production and the lyrical messages is just impressive – even more impressive is how much it hooks you up.

The way the transitions are made they are so subtle yet to impactful, there’s a lot of simple production here and then the extra placements are so well thought to the song ... read more

Standout tracks: Forgive Me, Do It, Don’t Make It Harder On Me, Wonder What She Thinks of Me, ROYL.

This album feels like a very needed fresh wave of music. I’m not a big rnb fan as a listen to mostly pop music, but this project feels so good, so uplifting, so inspiring and fun.

The lyrical content is one of the things that grabbed my attention from start to finish; these girls have a lot of empowerement lines here and address a lot of actual issues in a subtle and classy way ... read more

Standout tracks: Up From a Dream, Gasoline, 3am, Another Try, Now I’m In It, Hallelujah.

This album was made for summer entirely, a lot of summer scenarios are pictured here, along with good vibes, chilled moments, and relaxation.

One of this albums greatest joy is the production – which is just beautiful, all the layering and the smooth effects it causes, the unexpected transitions and blends of new elements that don’t really drive you off the vibe of the track but ... read more

Standout tracks: Start, How Deep is Too Deep, Love I’m Given, Flux, Brightest Blue, Close to Me.

Brightest Blue is, first of all, a beautiful record for the time we are facing; speaking about overcoming obstacles of the self, realizing your truth and your worth are really important messages in the times we are currently facing.

Being this said, one of the highlights of this project is the beautiful lyrical content, the strong messages in between and the beautiful word connection that is ... read more

Standout tracks: Spotlight, What’s Your Pleasure, Soul Control, Mirage (Don’t Stop), Remember Where You Are.

This is such a huge solid pop record. It’s fun, bright, enticing and actually fun. It’s very interesting to note how solid it really is, it’s not like there isn’t experimentation here and there but as an overall note it feels so directed to good pop music to just move you and make you have a good time.

There is still some good lyrical content here, ... read more

Standout tracks: Garden Song, Kyoto, Punisher, Savior Complex, I Know the End.

This albums starts off with such a dramatic emotional intro that sets such a dark vibe to the whole project. And it doesn’t disappoint at all.

One of the most mesmerizing aspects here are the vocal layerings, the electronic aspects, the strings, the slow vibe with hard elements that surprise you but don’t throw you off in any way. There are also amazing build ups, transitions are smooth and barely ... read more