He’s now the second of his group – after RM’s Indigo last December – to release a full-length project since the K-pop monolith that is BTS announced their hiatus, but Agust D (the solo moniker of BTS’ Suga) had actually been releasing making waves in the underground under the name since before even joining the … Continue reading Agust D – D-Day
Month: April 2023
Waterparks – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Signing to the legendary Fueled By Ramen record label and building up a sizable presence on TikTok, everything is aligning for genre-bending and experimental pop-punk outfit Waterparks. Not only, of course, are the general public’s tastes not only welcoming back the style at their core, but they’re also becoming increasingly open to hyperpop-style blasts of … Continue reading Waterparks – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
NLE Choppa – Cottonwood 2
Still only 20 and racking up a variety of questionable moments and online posts, Tennessee rapper NLE Choppa has already made a bit of a musical journey since breaking out into the mainstream as a teenager with a chaotic and aggressive twist on his local trap music scene. Returning with Cottonwood 2, which is only … Continue reading NLE Choppa – Cottonwood 2
Daniel Caesar – NEVER ENOUGH
Now with a number one hit under his belt after linking up with fellow Canadian Justin Bieber, the man who made massive waves in the alternative R&B space with his 2017 debut Freudian and followed it up with the mixed-reaction concept album CASE STUDY 01 returns with his third studio album. As you might expect, … Continue reading Daniel Caesar – NEVER ENOUGH
NF – HOPE
Graduating to stadium status with the latest tour behind his fifth studio album, Michigan rapper NF has certainly come a long way from his beginnings as an explicitly Christian rapper and attracted a dedicated fanbase that’s now sent his last three projects to the top of the charts. 2021’s Clouds (The Mixtape) might have been … Continue reading NF – HOPE
boygenius – the record
Brought back to life for the fist time since their 2018 EP as all three of its members continue to gain in popularity, indie-folk trio boygenius – comprised of Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus and Phoebe Bridgers, who achieved the most meteoric rise to fame of the three of them – finally give the fans what … Continue reading boygenius – the record
Melanie Martinez – PORTALS
The charts had better watch out for whenever Frank Ocean finally makes his return, because Melanie Martinez unexpectedly blowing past six figures and putting up what is sure to stand as one of the better debut weeks of the year shows just what happens when you keep a dedicated fanbase waiting. Taking some time away … Continue reading Melanie Martinez – PORTALS
Luke Combs – Gettin’ Old
We all probably should have seen it coming. Joining the ranks of his contemporaries like Morgan Wallen, Zach Bryan and Bailey Zimmerman when it comes to modern country stars finding ways to send their streaming numbers into the stratosphere, Luke Combs has elected to drop what now manifests itself as the second half to last … Continue reading Luke Combs – Gettin’ Old
Lana Del Rey – Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd
Always one to extract everything she possibly can out of a metaphor, the songwriter extraordinaire Lana Del Rey’s ninth album can mostly be summed up by the one she touches on during its eighth track. Titled “Kintsugi,” it’s named after a Japanese term for repairing broken pottery in such a way that the breaks and … Continue reading Lana Del Rey – Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd
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