Revered pop and soul artist Adele has officially returned from a six-year break with 30, her most impressive and emotionally riveting album to date. Adele is one of those singers that I truly feel as though everybody loves. I’ve met tons of people in the music community who disagree on whether or not certain singers/bands are good or bad, but I’ve never met anybody … [Read more...] about Adele: 30 – Album Review
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Alfa Mist: Two For Mistake – EP Review
Alfa Mist manages to pack a variety of soundscapes into his short but satisfying EP. At only two tracks long, you would be forgiven for wondering whether Alfa Mist’s latest instrumental EP Two For Mistake is even substantial enough to hold your attention. But hold your attention it does, with twelve minutes’ worth of soulful jazz-infused with hip-hop beats to give it a … [Read more...] about Alfa Mist: Two For Mistake – EP Review
Deap Vally: Marriage – Album Review
Deap Vally vow to keep experimenting with their sound in their third full-length album, Marriage. The cover art of Los Angeles-formed rock band Deap Vally’s latest release, Marriage, is a vibrant, eclectic collage: vocalist-guitarist Lindsey Troy has her mint-green-croc-covered feet stretched out over a cut-and-pasted swimming pool, while vocalist-drummer Julie Edwards sits … [Read more...] about Deap Vally: Marriage – Album Review
Fine Place: This New Heaven – Review
Electro-pop duo Fine Place deliver big synth-driven sounds and dark, shadowy vibes in their debut album, This New Heaven. Fine Place consists of Frankie Rose (Vivian Girls, Crystal Stilts, Dum Dum Girls) and Matthew Hord (Running, Pop. 1280, Brandy), who both took time away from their respective bands and solo projects to form the new group. Armed with an array of modular … [Read more...] about Fine Place: This New Heaven – Review
Taylor Swift: Red (Taylor’s Version) – Review
Taylor Swift’s goosebump-inducing thirty-track album Red (Taylor’s Version) is masterful proof that the singer-songwriter will forever continue to change the game. Well over a year ago, it was announced that legendary singer-songwriter Taylor Swift would officially re-record and re-release her first six albums as part of her plan to regain her masters from record label … [Read more...] about Taylor Swift: Red (Taylor’s Version) – Review
Damon Albarn: The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows – Review
Damon Albarn provides a striking, abstract piece that mirrors the magnificence of the natural world and the mood of day. The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows isn’t perhaps what Damon Albarn first thought it would be three years ago. Initially commissioned by a French arts festival, Albarn was inspired to create a purely orchestral piece that captures the life … [Read more...] about Damon Albarn: The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows – Review