"Smile" is catchy and fun, but it can also come off as pretty forgettable.

Three years after her disastrous album "Witness"- where Katy tried to get into a political and socially conscious mindset, while also trying to divert from the cartoonish/colorful pop aesthetics that she became popular for. The album was a car crash in terms of sound and lyricism that couldn't fully take off because of a weird and self-righteous album campaign.
With that, Katy does a 180 and ... read more

“Witness” is not as bad as people make it.

As Katy was coming back after her massive sold-out tour for Prism and a record-breaking half-time show of the 2015 Super Bowl, all eyes were on Katy and her next move. What would she do? Will she try to recreate the aesthetics of “Teenage Dream”? Or continue on the more dark Electro-Pop route she tested on “Prism”?
Neither, actually. Katy went on to become one of the supporters of Hillary Clinton's campaign ... read more

“PRISM” is Katy's best album.

Katy had a difficult task at hand after her record-smashing album “Teenage Dream,” which was full of pop perfection tracks, forgettable Side Bs, incredible music videos, and a bittersweet ending to the era, due to Katy's divorce. That album is what brought Katy into superstardom, so it's only natural that Katy would come back and try to recreate this same success but better, and in some ways, I think she did. ... read more

“Teenage Dream” is the 2010s pop bible…until you hear the deep cuts.

Katy came back at the beginning of the 2010s, two years after her commercially successful debut project “One of the Boys”, identifying all the great characteristics that made her previous project have smash hit singles. With that, producers Dr. L*k* and Max Martin came back on board to give us a 12-track sophomore album—19 if you count the deluxe—that capitalized on Katy's ... read more

“One of the Boys” is an inconsistent project, salvaged by hit songs. 

Katy's debut album “One of the Boys” shows the pop star fully embracing the 2000s pop-rock sound that was popular with the acts of Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne, and P!nk mixed with the catchy pop melodies of famous producer Dr. L*k*.

My biggest gripe with the album is the lack of consistency between the tracks, some of them have this fun pop production like the iconic ... read more

"ORQUÍDEAS" is a bouquet of femininity, love, self-worth, and heritage.

Less than a year after her previous LP "Red Moon In Venus", where she discussed themes of emotional turmoil, love, and femininity — hence the moon-related name — all wrapped in this R&B/soul airbrushed mixture. Kali comes back with a language-hopping, dance-Latin-pop, reggaeton project—while not setting aside her R&B strengths — where she touches down on similar ... read more

"Red Moon In Venus" is pure sensuality.

Kali Uchis's previous LP: "Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞" made a reasonable change in her sound to try more of a Latin/Reggaeton sound based on her Latin roots, which has become a lot more popular commercially since then, in which she explored themes of love and loving life as it comes. Now on her third LP, she returns to a more R&B/Soul sound but is not stepping away from what she experimented with and ... read more

“Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞” is one of the best Latin albums ever.

Kali's second LP finds her delving into her Latin roots and delivering a masterclass in mixing genres while staying truthful and genuine to her sound. Kali found herself signing in this album about themes of living life to the fullest, being unapologetic, and loving, all while sounding beautiful and enchanting.

The album starts with the track “la luna enamorada” a love song that ... read more

"Deeper Well" is as earthy as it can get.

Three years after her divorce album "star-crossed" was released, Kacey has returned with an album full of gratefulness and down-to-earth feelings. Kacey's last album made a turn to a more pop sound with lots of synths and vocoder elements that made her sound distant with the whole divorce process, now she has made not a 180 turn but more of a switch-up to a more Folk-Americana sound to relate to her now "deeper" ... read more

"star-crossed" is the other side of the coin.

Kacey Musgraves shook the world when she dropped her AOTY Grammy winner project "Golden Hour" where she switched her way of writing and her sound to a more contemporary sound, all of this relating to her newfound love for life but also her at time husband, like all good things in life they come to an end, and Kacey got divorced. I don't think Kacey could've moved on from this massive event without making an album, so ... read more

"Golden Hour" is a masterpiece.

Kacey Musgraves in 2018 released one of the most brilliant pieces of work of the 2010s, "Golden Hour", a project that leaves behind some of her more "political" commentary to focus more on broader topics that relate to her personal life but are universal, like falling in love, heartbreak, and enjoying the minimal things in life.

"Slow Burn" is the perfect sentiment to encapsulate this album, slowing down to enjoy the ... read more

"That! Feels Good!" is a victory lap for Jessie.

Three years after her career-defining, most critically acclaimed project, Jessie returns in full force, doing what feels the most natural after her pop-perfect, dace-inspired album: giving us a second dose, but this time a little looser and more fun.

From the orgy-like intro of the title and opening track, we are transported into a new world of music that Jessi has created, now taking more creative risks, bringing more funk-type ... read more

“What's Your Pleasure?” is a pleasure to the ears.

Jessie Ware after 3 Lps of contemporary R&B and Pop, which for the most part did compliment her voice and sound, but left the listener wanting more, now moves toward pure Disco, Funk, House, Soul, and all the 80s sounds you can imagine, but now brought to a modern and lushfull sound that delight our ears in each and every one of these 12 tracks.

“Spotlight” is one of the best opening tracks I've ever ... read more

"Jubilee" is grand in the most simplistic way.

Japanese Breakfast, Michelle Zauner, comes on this album with absolute glee and infectious happiness from start to finish. Embarrassing a perfect mix of Indie and Chamber pop that plays amazingly well into her voice, allowing her to flood these ten tracks with intricate melodies and harmonies that enchant the listening experience.

"How's it feel to stand at the height of your powers // To captivate every heart? // Projеcting ... read more

"Dirty Computer" is unapologetic.

Janelle this time finds herself changing her approach to create and reflect on political themes when crafting her projects, stepping aside her "Cindy Mayweather" persona to boost herself now up while addressing the political themes through now her black, feminine, and queer perspective and narrative.

"Dirty Computer" is the perfect way to describe this album and the ideal way to introduce the concept that Janelle bases the whole ... read more

"ENTROPÍA" sufre de una falta de indentidad.

Humbe en su debut LP nos trae una dosis de "bedroom-pop" con aires de pop latino y R&B que hacen un favor a su voz unica y crean un ambinete coehisvo y calmado para su manera de escribir minimalista pero sincera.

El problema que encuentro en este projecto es la falta de experimentacion o de propuesta en terminos de sonido y letra, ya que las canciones en cierto punto empiezan a mezclarse entre ellas y apesar de haber ... read more

"Petals for Armor" is a mixed bag of emotions.

3 years after Paramore's "After Laughter", Hayley comes back with a more personal-filled narrative for her debut solo project. An album that deals with some personal trauma and struggles that transform into grief, anger, happiness, and sadness all translates into these different types of musical genres but still manages to come out as cohesive.

"Don't nobody tell me // That God don't have a sense of humor ... read more

"Expectations" is a "coming of age".

Hayley Kiyoko brings all the problems and happiness that a coming-of-age queer album has. Unfortunately, some of the production choices while still fun, feel dated and that doesn't help when you have 4+ min songs that sometimes feel tired and drawn out for far too long. I loved this this album when it came out but on further re-listens, its charm started to dwindle on me. I still love the bangers this album has, don't get me ... read more

"The Great Impersonator" is Halsey's most personal and sad album, but it's also in most ways her best one.

Halsey started this new era by sharing with us a real personal secret she kept to herself: her illness. By letting us in on this one secret, we knew we would dive into real-life problems, mostly dealing with mortality, sickness, and sadness. These topics are not strange to Halsey, but I didn't think she would talk about them in such raw and poetic ways. ... read more

"If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power" is magnificent.

A year after the release of "Manic", an album that gave us an intimate look at who Ashley is without the persona of "Halsey" and gave us some of her most deep and beautiful lyrics ever, Halsey comes back with "If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power" an album that discusses the joys and horrors of being pregnant, giving birth, mortality and bodily autonomy. The album also accompanies this ... read more