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Kacey Musgraves continues to beautifully evolve as an artist on her fifth studio album, Star-Crossed.  Growing up as a kid, I didn’t like a whole lot of country music except good old Taylor Swift. Other country tunes I would hear just didn’t have the same effect on me and for a long time, I desperately struggled to find some country that appealed to … [Read more...] about Kacey Musgraves: Star-Crossed – Review

Legendary pop artist Lady Gaga has released a remix album for her latest record Chromatica... and it’s remarkable.  There’s a good reason why Lady Gaga has been dominating the charts and earning new “little monsters” ever since her 2008 album, The Fame. Not only does she have one of the most distinct and powerful voices in pop music, but her songs are almost all … [Read more...] about Lady Gaga: Dawn of Chromatica – Review

Donda, the tenth studio album by rapper Kanye West, shows him returning to his revolutionary and game-changing ways.  When was the last time an album has had this much anticipation around it? Especially during the covid timeframe. Longtime rapper Kanye West knows how to build up an album over his lengthy and hearty career, and his previous nine studio albums - nearly … [Read more...] about Kanye West: Donda – Album Review

Big Red Machine delve into their discography once again in a sharply executed indie-folk record with terrific guest artists.  To say that 2020 was not a good year for most people would be a vast understatement. But one of the brightest spots of the year (and one of the only good things) was Taylor Swift’s surprise albums Folklore and Evermore. Produced by Aaron Dessner, the … [Read more...] about Big Red Machine: How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last? – Review

It’s been over four years, but New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde has returned to deliver another dose of excellence in the form of Solar Power.  If you were listening to the hit radio stations back in 2013, then you almost inevitably heard Lorde’s single Royals playing almost every single day on nearly every station. Although Lorde herself has come out in subsequent … [Read more...] about Lorde: Solar Power – Album Review

On The End of an Era, Iggy Azalea manages to bring out some of her best beats to date, but that doesn’t make the lyrical content anything worth raving about.  Unless you have been following Iggy Azalea and her career quite prominently, I’d be willing to bet that you probably haven’t heard her name brought up in years. The rapper found worldwide success in 2014 with the … [Read more...] about Iggy Azalea: The End of an Era – Review