one of my favorite albums of the year in Ward’s debut album — Simply put, Jordan Ward’s, FORWARD is one of the best albums of 2023. The 28 year old, St. Louis product began as a backup dancer for Becky G and Justin Bieber. Happenstance led him to making music, and perhaps for the best. Ward has the vocal intonation of a Khalid…

a quick look at Harlow’s sharper delivery with a chip on his shoulder — With what is largely considered a disappointment in his sophomore album, Come Home the Kids Miss You, even so far as being called “the most insipid, vacuous statements in recent pop history,” Jack Harlow finds himself in a predicament that many artist find themselves in after album number two. This…

Reviewing the third studio album for the Colombian-American artist — There’s something about the heavenly, euphoric soundscapes Kali Uchis has to offer that would pair perfectly with tumbling through the vacuum of space. Perhaps, we’d come to the same conclusion Uchis does on Red Moon In Venus: “Love is the message. Red Moon in Venus is a timeless, burning expression…

R&B meets house in this Pitchfork’s Best New Music selection — I don’t even know if this review can do this project its due justice. I’m new to the Kelela fandom, Raven being my introduction to the artist. Perhaps because of her hiatus since her debut album, Take Me Apart, over 5 years ago now. …

Reviewing the Chicago artist’s debut album — Having only a handful of EPs under her belt, Ravyn Lanae, with the release of her debut album looks to recapture an R&B sound of yesteryear with a modern infusion of neo-soul and R&B. Powered by production from Kaytranada, Steve Lacy, and Monte Booker, HYPNOS benefits from having a well-versed…

Previewing the presumed lead single to Rocky’s follow up to Testing — It’s been five years since A$AP Rocky’s last album Testing. That seems absurd — five years ago now. Has his moment passed since taking the early 2010’s by storm, or is he right on time with the presumed release of his next album? …

reviewing the sophomore album from Philippine-British singer-songwriter — As the trend seems to be lately, Gen-Z artist, Beatrice Laus — professionally known as beabadoobee — skyrocketed to fame by captivating TikTok with the soothing berceuse of “death bed (coffee for your head” behind the emotional revelations of Powfu, which is derived from “Coffee” by beabadoobee. …

Here’s to a great 2023! — Man, what an insane year for music! It seems like all of our favorite artists dropped this year to varying degrees of success. This might be the most prosperous we’ve seen the music industry since the illustrious 2016. I’m taking this time to reflect on the successes (and future) of…

reviewing the long awaited album from the TDE artist It’s been way too long, right? Whether it be her label, TDE’s, fault, other artists not turning in their verses, or the desire to release on her own schedule, the follow up to CTRL is long overdue. The announcement of this…