Former child star on ABC’s Nashville and rising Canadian pop star Lennon Stella’s debut album is a cohesive and compact showcase of Stella’s emotive voice on some low-key and folksy pop tracks. Coming from her roots in country music, Stella takes more a singer-songwriter approach to most of these tracks, primarily focusing on delivering some … Continue reading Lennon Stella – Three. Two. One.
Month: April 2020
NBA Youngboy – 38 Baby 2
I was honestly completely thrown off guard by the fact that I hadn’t formally reviewed a project from NBA Youngboy on this blog yet, considering the blazing speed with which he releases them, but it turns out that outside of a global pandemic that provides me no other option I tend to ignore his multiple … Continue reading NBA Youngboy – 38 Baby 2
dvsn – A Muse In Her Feelings
Toronto-area alt-R&B duo dvsn, otherwise known as Grammy-winning producer and frequent Drake collaborator Nineteen85 and singer Daniel Daley, release their third project together and prove that there’s still a couple new frontiers to explore in a genre that I’ve long thought to be one of the most prone to derivative work. While Daley, like most … Continue reading dvsn – A Muse In Her Feelings
DaBaby – Blame It On Baby
The prolific rapper who quickly shot his way to the top has once again returned with his third album in a little over a year, still winning people over with his infectious personality and top-tier rap voice but veering dangerously close to Migos oversaturation territory as jokes about his slapdash instrumentals and never switching his … Continue reading DaBaby – Blame It On Baby
The Strokes – The New Abnormal
Usually, I try to avoid reviewing older acts where I don’t have a full picture of what their whole career up to this point has looked like, but a certain pandemic has me on the hunt for anything to talk about – and in this case, I’m pretty glad. The Strokes have been called the … Continue reading The Strokes – The New Abnormal
Tory Lanez – The New Toronto 3
Toronto-area rapper and singer Tory Lanez continues to rep his city with the third installment in this series of mixtapes, once again demonstrating quite a bit of versatility in his sound but failing to do much in terms of originality and sticking mostly to less charismatic versions of styles that others from his highly influential … Continue reading Tory Lanez – The New Toronto 3
Thundercat – It Is What It Is
I’m glad that enough people have delayed their albums that I actually get to talk about someone like Thundercat on this blog – the jazz bass virtuoso is one of the most incredible musicians working right now on a technical level and has done more than his fair share of taking good albums and making … Continue reading Thundercat – It Is What It Is
Rod Wave – Pray 4 Love
It’s always interesting when one of these new up-and-coming rappers is quicker to name someone like Adele as one of the biggest influences on their sound than a fellow hip-hop star. “You can just hear her pain,” Wave said. “It’s real life.” 20-year-old Rod Wave has been building momentum for a while now, dropping this … Continue reading Rod Wave – Pray 4 Love
5 Seconds of Summer – CALM
It’s been truly interesting to witness how a number of pop-punk’s figurehead bands from the earlier parts of last decade have managed to subtly change their sounds and adapt to the modern musical landscape as they see fit, keeping their ravenous fanbases around and still managing to pick up some new fans along the way. … Continue reading 5 Seconds of Summer – CALM
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