The ratings for this being so mediocre are making me feel insane because I really enjoyed this, it's incredibly vibey and a very fun listen, with some absolutely major highlight tracks sprinkled all throughout. It's a little hard to pin down at times, but it feels ambitious and creative from Harry. Worth the wait in my opinion.
Hell yeah. Just some really, really solid, fun pop-punk songs, not much more to even add.
To say that this album is a unique, enthralling experience, with piercingly genuine emotion, fantastic writing, a mesmerizing musical atmosphere, incredible composition and structuring and a hauntingly beautiful story is still somehow not doing it justice.
Beautifully serene and laid back but also feels playful in some places. Writing and production create a world you don't want out of and stay in with great pleasure from beginning to end.
It's nothing particularly new for Bruno but I like the formula he follows so I'm biased in its favor.
Very solid EP with an enthralling atmosphere, strong vocals & writing and a lot of presence and charisma. Didn't know she made music, but apparently she's pretty damn good at it.
There's some super catchy moments and great vocals throughout, but a lot of it feels kinda safe and in some cases rather dated. A bit of an unintentional homage to the 2016 revival of sorts. Full review: https://www.showbizbyps.com/music/leigh-anne-my-ego-told-me-so-album-review
Ally Evenson has become one of my absolute favorite artists since I discovered her in late 2024. Her second album "Speed Kills" doesn't hit me quite as hard as her debut, but it's still a fantastic record - I love the raw grunginess of a lot of it, and the unique artistry Ally adds to every track.
Some of it gets a little old but mostly the production is phenomenal and the features are amazing, Dua Lipa especially.
Full review: https://www.showbizbyps.com/music/danny-l-harle-cerulean
I really wanted to like this, but I just can't. It's so heavily padded with underdeveloped musical ideas, so confused and difficult to understand the point of in places. There are highlights for sure, but this would've been better as an EP.
Full review: https://www.showbizbyps.com/music/joji-piss-in-the-wind-album-review
I love Jordan Fish's production style so this is very much catered to me. It is a lot of retreads from her last album but slightly less weird so less special, but her last album was amazing so I'll take it.
It's a bit too long, but I really like the darker dirtier parts of the production, and a lot of Rocky's bars too. I don't think the whole "was it worth the wait" thing is really fair, because after 8 years, Rocky needed to have dropped a TPAB-level project to not disappoint. And we all knew damn well that wasn't gonna happen, with all due respect.
I love her vocals, and the production is fantastic, but why were the singles complete clickbait lmao none of the rest of the album sounds like them
A big step up sonically and lyrically, dramatic without being excessive, with some incredibly catchy riffs and some great homages to previous generations of both rock and general Spanish music alike. One of the more exciting performers in the modern-day music scene in Spain.
someone already said this but BOY do I wish that this was the mainstream sound in country and not morganwallencore. it's longer than it should be, but it feels much more like genuine ambition and not just chart gaming. and the writing is amazing.
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The funniest thing about this is that I heard G-Eazy's God-awful cover of Lazarus before the original version. RIP David Bowie, a true icon of the arts.
Some really gentle, simple bedroom pop songs. A really lovely little collection with super soothing vocals
A very solid debut work, which feels exactly like an earlier version of the musician he's evolved into. Very enjoyable.
First listen of 2026, didn't even realize this deluxe came out, but it rips. A lot of interesting musical ideas from Joe on this, and some really well put-together lyrics as well. Should definitely just been a separate album though
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