Monday, May 20, 2024
Besides her innate songwriting talent, Florence Welch’s unbounded, esoteric expressivity always manages to shine through on every project. Whether it be from her physical soul-stirring movement in the visual accompaniment of the “Florence + The Machine” 2015 album, “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful,” “The Odyssey” to the grounded vocals of “Ceremonials,” Welch’s talent knows no bounds. She is...
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Singer, songwriter and bass virtuoso Thundercat has returned with his fourth studio album “It Is What It Is,” three years after his widely acclaimed project “Drunk.” I came into this LP with high hopes as I was still riding the high of seeing Thundercat live a few months back...
Since the release of her debut single, “Street By Street,” in 2020, Laufey has been rapidly rising in popularity and fame for her unique music. Since then, the singer has released two albums, “Everything I Know About Love” (2022) and “Bewitched” (2023) that have been received with positive reviews. The mix between her classic jazz vocals and orchestral symphony...
Courtesy of Youtube Sam Smith and Demi Lovato have individually proven their talents at producing empowering ballads and iconic dance jams, all while sounding amazing. When news came out that Smith and Lovato would combine forces to create a song for both of their upcoming albums, the expectations were high, and with a...
Alkaline Trio was one of the many pop-punk bands to ride the tidal wave of 90s popularity to mainstream success, but among the few who made it out alive. Whereas most of their contemporaries succumbed to the changing of the tide, Alkaline Trio continues to trudge along, having released their most recent album “Damnesia,” a collection of their most...
Atlanta’s very own king of misogyny, Future Hendrixx, Future Vandross, otherwise known as  Future, has returned with a hefty 21 track record “High Off Life,” which is a pretty funny title knowing his past and lyrical content. It’s been a year since we last heard from Future. His last album “The WZRD” underwhelmed audiences but allowed me to go...
The name “Tate McRae” is starting to become recognizable by anyone interested in the world of music as she continues to cement her legacy. McRae began to blow up around the beginning of the pandemic, and now that the world is starting to open up once again, the momentum that she gained then is not slowing down whatsoever.  The song...
1981 was a year of various news: Reagan was made president, the shuttle Columbia was sent into space and in far lesser news, The Vapors released their second album “Magnets” to an unbeknownst audience. If The Vapors’ name escapes the average listener then perhaps they can be better identified as that one hit wonder band that wrote the popular...
Fans of “Robbers and Cowards” will enjoy the latest album dropped by the Cold War Kids. “Hold My Home” has the same upbeat energy and variety that is unique only to the Cold War Kids. After ten years of being together, Cold War Kids have the same momentum they’ve had since their 2006 debut album. From what this album...
Since the release of their self-titled debut album back in 2011, a lot has happened to lead singer Madeline Follin and guitarist Brian Oblivion, who together make up Cults. After going their separate ways romantically, the two came back together musically for their second LP “Static.” The record chronicles the duo’s breakup, and the feelings and emotions that come...