the long awaited sophomore album from the nearly reclusive artist — It has been five years since Sampha’s debut with the eclectic Process, a wonderful, electronic, emotional soundscape that burrowed deep within the English artist’s skin, crooning out under the waves of pain that came with the loss of his mother. With a platitude of features under his belt, Sampha looks…

Another project by Drake in his tetralogy containing CLB, Honestly, Nevermind & Her Loss — The rapidity in which Drake has released albums recently is seemingly unmatched by any other superstar this era. He’s dropping projects like they’re soundcloud riffs waiting to be discovered — and yet, his gems are comfortably lodged in the past. …

a look at the anticipated follow up to Sour — Subscribe to my Substack to get these reviews directly to your inbox, first thing after big releases :) On the heels of her breakout debut album, SOUR, an intimate, admittedly cheesy, yet beautiful and impossibly catchy teenage love story, Olivia Rodrigo follows her catapult to superstardom with her sophomore album…

From Nickelodeon to the main stage — Subscribe to my substack to see more reviews (pls) :) If you were anything like me in the early 2010’s, you thought Andre from Nickelodeon’s Victorious was the coolest motherfucker. He could play any instrument, act, sing and was, arguably (given the stature of his costars) the most talented of…

Be sure to tune in! — On August 12, Medium is hosting Medium Day, a place where its writers and publications gather to celebrate the platform with a session of their choice. My publication, Modern Music Analysis, has been selected to host a session — the information is as follows: Date: August 12, 2023 Time: 5 PM…

Reviewing the anticipated follow up to Astroworld — There was a tweet recently that said something along the lines of, “Travis Scott has gotten pretty far while revealing remarkably little about himself,” essentially painting him as a vibe merchant, manufacturing party and rage with little account for introspection, social critiques or commentaries, revealing an explicit lack of political…

A look at the NY product’s debut album — Listen to BLACK ROSE by MYSTICWOLF: Spotify | Apple Music Opening with a jazz-backed feminine voice (Semiyah here), similar to J. Cole’s KOD, BLACK ROSE begins with the juxtapositions of excruciating joy, pain, and choice. …

A check-in on the rapper currently enduring a lengthy RICO case — Interested in these reviews? Consider subscribing to my Substack, the home for all of my writing, including album and game reviews, along with sneak peeks at my upcoming novel, The Laurentian War! Subscribe here :) Amongst the turmoil of his current RICO case, the birth of a new meme or…

a short look at the work of social media’s most recent provocateur — The promo for The Age of Pleasure was a bit different than for a normal album as Janelle Monáe, as the album name might suggest, used pure sex appeal, rolled out intimate photos and videos that can be aptly described as sexually liberating. …