As country increasingly becomes a force in the streaming world for the first time, one of the acts decisively leading the charge is Luke Combs, who nearly beat out Ariana Grande’s “Positions” for a #1 debut on the charts the last time he had an album cycle. Now on his third studio album, it’s easy … Continue reading Luke Combs – Growin’ Up
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Logic – Vinyl Days
After an incredibly prolific run from 2014-2020 that included critically acclaimed underground classics, mainstream success stories, a string of albums where it seemed like he had lost direction completely and an announced retirement after becoming a father, Logic’s story has consistently been one of the biggest rollercoaster rides in hip-hop. Already on his seventh studio … Continue reading Logic – Vinyl Days
Drake – Honestly, Nevermind
The jokes write themselves with the title, don’t they? Only nine months after the biggest artist in the world released the much-ridiculed but still wildly successful Certified Lover Boy, Drake returns with his surprise-dropped 7th studio album, seemingly in an attempt to push the boundaries of how little effort he can put into a #1 … Continue reading Drake – Honestly, Nevermind
George Ezra – Gold Rush Kid
Soulful UK folk-pop vocalist George Ezra hasn’t released a studio album since 2018, but he’s been steadily building his brand as one of his home country’s most recognizable musical figures through other lanes in the meantime. Fresh off of being invited to perform for the Queen, his third project Gold Rush Kid certainly takes things … Continue reading George Ezra – Gold Rush Kid
Vance Joy – In Our Own Sweet Time
Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy is back after four years with his third project, In Our Own Sweet Time, but truthfully, not much has changed – if you’ve heard one of his songs before, you likely know what this album is going to sound like, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Recruiting a list of … Continue reading Vance Joy – In Our Own Sweet Time
070 Shake – You Can’t Kill Me
If people thought that New Jersey experimentalist and Kanye West protégé 070 Shake’s debut project, 2020’s Modus Vivendi, was heady, disorienting and hard to follow, wait until they hear her follow-up. Returning with You Can’t Kill Me, the GOOD Music signee’s latest project dives even further into her signature sound and feels a lot more … Continue reading 070 Shake – You Can’t Kill Me
Post Malone – Twelve Carat Toothache
After rising up from being the goofy frat-rapper who dropped “White Iverson” to scoring a couple of the most successful songs of all time during his 2019 Hollywood’s Bleeding era, Post Malone has achieved everything he possibly could in terms of commercial success and has given a couple interviews in recent years decrying the idea … Continue reading Post Malone – Twelve Carat Toothache
SEVENTEEN – Face the Sun
As the list of K-pop groups selling enough on this side of the planet to be featured on this website expands ever further, 13-member strong SEVENTEEN’s fourth studio album comes in the wake of their Western TV debut last year and the announcement of their most comprehensive tour through North America yet, set to kick … Continue reading SEVENTEEN – Face the Sun
Tate McRae – i used to think i could fly
Rapidly gaining fans worldwide as she falls in line with the surge in popularity of bluntly delivered tracks sung by a teenaged female narrator, Alberta’s Tate McRae has finally elected to stick the “debut album” label on i used to think i could fly after scoring a couple massive hit singles. While the 18-year-old has … Continue reading Tate McRae – i used to think i could fly
Flume – Palaces
Influential Australian electronic producer and future bass pioneer Flume has been out of the spotlight since dropping his excellent experimental mixtape Hi This Is Flume back in 2019 at the height of SOPHIE’s fame. Now back with a project apparently inspired by the work of the late legend, Palaces finds Flume once again simply messing … Continue reading Flume – Palaces
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