Cardi B live-streamed the completion of her debut album, “Invasion of Privacy,” on Instagram in a moment which signaled a fulfillment of the endless possibilities going viral can manifest. Cardi, a Bronx native born Belcalis Almanzar, preached hoe gospels in 2013 and translated those gospels into two mixtapes, “Gangsta B***h” Vol. I and II before surfacing to the mainstream...
“The White Album” was partially a relief to me. With a legendary band like Weezer that has been around for so long, the release of a new album feels sentimental because listeners feel like they have grown up with them and are proud to see that they are still releasing music. With this prominence, however, comes anxiety, for they...
Frank Turner is easily one of the most emotionally expressive songwriters in music right now. On Turner’s fifth solo album, “Tape Deck Heart,” his first since 2011’s “England Keep My Bones,” Turner pours out his feelings on love and life with his clever and poignant lyrics. Though not as strong as previous albums, Turner still manages to outshine most...
Lana Del Rey’s third studio album, “Honeymoon” finds her back to crooning beautiful, downtempo, melancholic ballads. Departing from its predecessor “Ultraviolence,” “Honeymoon” is much slower, elegant and controlled, with the overwhelming anguish cooling into a swooning sadness.
The opening track and album namesake “Honeymoon” is incredibly subtle, and sets the tone for the rest of the album. It begins with...
After four long, tortuous years without even so much as a peep from her, Adele has finally dropped her first single and music video “Hello,” without so much as a promo or a hello.
The song itself is just perfect. Adele knows what to give her fans, and that is songs that make you feel like you just divorced your...
Back in 2007, MGMT’s platinum debut record “Oracular Spectacular” brought in unexpectedly high acclaim that surprised not only their audience, but themselves. The album’s mishmash of songs rarely stuck to a single genre, jumping from psychedelic rock to funk-inspired electronica — and yet, they maintained a unique sense of character that seemed to perfectly fit the emerging band.
After their...
It’s impossible to have heard nothing about Miley Cyrus lately, whether it’s regarding her half-naked routine at the VMAs or admitting that her songs are about drug use. Especially after several performances of her single “We Can’t Stop” this summer, most of the attention she’s been getting has been on her behavior, not her music.
“Bangerz” is Cyrus’ fourth album...
Lykke Li is no stranger to heartache. Her debut album, “Youth Novels,” and its successor, “Wounded Rhymes,” have each had their share of the blues, and Li proceeds to sing the same tune with her new album, “I Never Learn.” She describes it as the third part of a trilogy chronicling the life of a woman in her 20s,...
The highly innovative and pioneering record label Stones Throw records has put out another album in "Bad Neighbor.” This album is a collaboration between underground hip-hop artists MED and Blu, and was produced by producer Madlib, who is widely considered one of the greatest producers within the genre. Stones Throw, which has boasted legendary artists such as J Dilla,...
Welcome to a 1980s nightclub, where the glitchy music is enough to fry your brain, the epileptic onslaught of neon lights is enough to give you a seizure and the drug-fueled drinks will be good enough to keep you going until, well, you can’t. Tonight’s music will be sponsored by Neon Indian’s new album “Vega Intl Night School.” The...