By Lauren Patterson, Contributor [Mute; 2019] Rating: 6.5/10 Key tracks: “Taifun Glory”, “A Bit of Sweetness”, “A Word of Wisdom” Without a doubt, 12 years is a lengthy amount of time to grow as both a human being and a musician. Within that amount of time, major projects may be completed, beliefs may be challenged…
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Album Review: Chelsea Wolfe – Birth of Violence
By Amy Szmik, Contributor [Sargent House; 2019] Rating: 7/10 Key tracks: “Deranged for Rock & Roll”, “The Mother Road”, “Dirt Universe” Isolating herself, singer-songwriter Chelsea Wolfe settled in Northern California to focus on her new album after an extensive touring regime. During the time she spent locked away, she created her 6th LP, Birth of…
Album Review: JPEGMAFIA – All My Heroes Are Cornballs
By Kwase Lane, Staff Writer [EQT; 2019] Rating: 9/10 Key tracks: “BBW”, “Free The Frail”, “Post Verified Lifestyle” JPEGMAFIA is back and better than ever with his third album, All My Heroes Are Cornballs. Peggy takes a more delicate approach to production on this project; however, that doesn’t mean it’s any less bizarre, innovative or…
Album Review: (Sandy)Alex G – House of Sugar
By Max Semenczuk, Contributor [Domino, 2019] Rating: 7/10 Key tracks: “Cow”, “In My Arms”, “Hope” House of Sugar, (Sandy) Alex G’s follow-up to his critically and commercially acclaimed Rocket, is here. Alex G has an expansive résumé, and like his past endeavors, he stays true to his tradition of recording his own work on his…
Album Review: Hobo Johnson – The Fall of Hobo Johnson
By Alexander Boddie, Contributor [Reprise Records; 2019] Rating: 3.5/10 Key tracks: “Mover Awayer”, “Subaru Crosstrek XV”, “February 15th” Hobo Johnson returns with his second studio album, The Fall of Hobo Johnson. The Sacramento native continues his emo hip-hop style of music and delivers more of the same with his latest work, minus the references to…
Album Review: Black Belt Eagle Scout – At The Party With My Brown Friends
By Kwase Lane, Staff Writer [Saddle Creek; 2019] Rating: 7.5/10 Key tracks: “My Heart Dreams” “Run It To Ya” “You’re Me and I’m You” Tinged with discontent, Black Belt Eagle Scout tries to make sense of her place in the world on her second LP, At The Party With My Brown Friends. Like her debut…
Album Review: TOOL – Fear Inoculum
By Jackson Stein, Contributor [RCA; 2019] Rating: 4.5/10 Key tracks: “7empest”, “Culling Voices” For many fans, the prospect of a new TOOL album faded into mythology after the years of silence since the release of their 2006 album, 10,000 Days. Frontman Maynard James Keenan seemed more interested in his side projects, A Perfect Circle and…
Album Review: Lana Del Rey – Norman Fucking Rockwell
By Jessica Jones, Copy Editor [Polydor/Interscope; 2019] Rating: 9/10 Key tracks: “Norman fucking Rockwell”, “Fuck it I love you”, “Cinnamon Girl” The long-awaited and much anticipated Norman Fucking Rockwell is finally here – rejoice! NFR is the sixth studio album from singer-songwriter, Lana Del Rey, the loveable and angsty indie-rock artist. Lana has been teasing…
Album Review: Rico Nasty – Anger Management
By Tarein Phillips, Contributor [Sugar Trap; 2019] Rating: 9/10 Key tracks: “Cold”, “Hatin”, “Sell Out” All ragers were ordered to come together and shake shit up in the mosh pit following the release of Rico Nasty and Kenny Beats’ new album, Anger Management. Although Rico’s signature “KENNYYYYY” tagline has become career-defining for both artists, their latest…
Album Review: Kevin Abstract – Arizona Baby
By Andrew Breazeale, Staff Writer [RCA; 2019] Rating: 7.5/10 Key tracks: “Joyride”, “Baby Boy”, “Boyer” Brockhampton frontman Kevin Abstract has returned to the solo scene with his new three-part album Arizona Baby. It’s been three years since Abstract released solo content and this album makes it clear that he has matured and evolved over the…
Album Review: Anderson .Paak – Ventura
By Kwase Lane, Staff Writer [Aftermath; 2019] Rating: 7/10 Key tracks: “Come Home”, “Make It Better”, “Winners Circle” Just six months after his latest project, Oxnard, Anderson .Paak returns to the music scene with Ventura. Oxnard was launched with a lukewarm response from many of .Paak’s fans, but Ventura sees him returning to a style…
Album Review: Priests – The Seduction of Kansas
By Maria Lubanovic, [Sister Polygon Records; 2019] Rating: 7.5/10 Key tracks: “The Seduction of Kansas”, “Good Time Charlie”, “Carol” Priests bring political power through twisted narrative lyrics and driving soundscapes, making their second LP on Sister Polygon, The Seduction of Kansas, a showcase of punk ideology and dirty rock riffs. Questions of bodily autonomy, motivation,…
