Alice Phoebe Lou, a singer-songwriter originally hailing from South Africa, has just released her second full-length album. Titled Paper Castles, it is an effortlessly transformative and perfected record. With one of the tracks titled ‘Nostalgia’, […]
Carly Rae Jepsen’s ‘Now That I Found You’ and ‘No Drug Like Me’ are Pop Music Perfection
Carly Rae Jepsen, against all odds, has become somewhat of an indie darling. Her last two projects have been very well received by typically indie-leaning critics, and it’s not hard to see why. Plato spoke […]
Solange’s ‘When I Get Home’ is Soulful, Moody RnB
With names such as Pharrell Williams, Gucci Mane, Dev Hynes, Steve Lacy and Playboi Carti on the billing, Solange’s fourth album boasts an impressive list of collaborators – a list striking enough to catch most […]
Drenge’s ‘Strange Creatures’ is a High-Speed Rollercoaster of an Album
4 years and a new member later, Drenge made their return last month with the release of their long-awaited third album, Strange Creatures. A complete rollercoaster in the form of just ten songs, Strange Creatures […]
Weezer’s ‘The Black Album’ Disappoints
1994 was a phenomenal year for rock. The same year that gave us Green Day’s Dookie, Jeff Buckley’s Grace, the Oasis/Blur clash of Definitely Maybe against Parklife, and even Kurt Cobain’s posthumous Nirvana album, MTV […]
Kehlani Shines in New Album, While We Wait
Hot on the heels of Ariana Grande, Kehlani delivers a modern pop R&B record that has a similar sound to the mega star. Kehlani burst onto the scene in 2014 with an eight track album […]
Julia Michael Steps Out From the Shadows in The Inner Monologue Pt 1 EP
Singer-songwriter Julia Michaels released her sophomore EP Inner Monologue Pt I last week and it is something we did not know we needed. Before her world-wide success following her first single ‘Issues’ culminated with two […]
Emilie Kahn Finds Her Own Harp-Infused Sound in New Album, Outro
Captivating, ethereal and transformative, Emilie Kahn’s Outro already feels like a ready-made movie soundtrack. Kahn, a harpist hailing from Montreal, gained some notoriety from her previous album, 10,000, released three years previously, in addition to her […]
Cellar Doors’ Debut Fails To Satisfy
Cellar Doors. California’s newest too-cool-for-school psychedelic rock band. Is it possible for an album to be more inconsequential? An album so pointless, they didn’t even bother giving it a title. Not too bad, not too […]
Japanese House Debut is a Hipsters Wet Dream
Although it’s only February, I must give credit and say that the Japanese House might be one of the most interesting projects I’ve ever this year. We are dealing with a very chilled-out solo electronic […]
Ladytron’s Self-Titled New Album Lacks Immersion
Ladytron’s new album, the expertly-titled Ladytron, is not the tour-de-force return-to-form that everyone keeps saying it is. It’s a good album, that much is true, but it is not Light and Magic or 604. I […]
Avril Lavigne Explores Her Own Vulnerabilities in New Album, Head Above Water
After five years and a face-to-face with death, Avril Lavigne rises like a phoenix together with a new release. Head Above Water is composed of 12 personal songs which guide the listener through an emotional […]