TheGlowingGay

This is one of the most generic hip-hop albums I've heard in a while. This album never makes much of an effort to stand out and, despite this being one of the weakest albums I've heard so far this year, I won't remember much about it if you just give me a week or two. I believe this is because of the generic production, the empty, run-of-the-mill lyrics, and Jack's tonally flat voice.

The main factor holding this album back, for me at least, is the generic production. The production on this ... read more

Okay fine this album is perfect.

I recently got through my third listen of Swans' 2014 album, "To Be Kind," which to this day is probably the band's most well-known and commercially successful album. It's also the album that got me into my favorite band. And there are probably a large number of factors that made this album so successful. After all, Swans have gone through many different, distinct eras with wildly different sounds and execution of Swans' core traits. But without a ... read more

Sometimes less truly is more. This is an idea perfectly displayed on "Marchita" by Mexican singer-songwriter, Silvana Estrada. While I haven't heard or had heard of Señora Estrada's 2020 album, "Lo Sagrado," her newest album right here has proven to be one of my absolute favorite releases of the year so far. And that largely has to do with the intelligent use of minimal instrumentation leading up to more complex arrangements, Señora Estrada's gorgeous and ... read more