Tag: 3.5

Eminem — Curtain Call 2

Partially due to the waning intrinsic value of greatest hits compilations in the age of streaming and endless playlists, but also because Eminem’s output and...

Maggie Rogers — Surrender

Holding on to her folksy roots while emerging as a bona fide pop star, Surrender finds Maggie Rogers still deciding which musical genre fits best....

Ben Harper — Bloodline Maintenance

After an instrumental album and a series of duets, Ben Harper returns with a more familiar sound on Bloodline Maintenance. Split between social commentary of...

Alex Dupree — Thieves

Wedged between his poetry and numerous musical side-projects, Alex Dupree’s latest LP, Thieves, delivers a few ballads and love missives reminiscent of a bygone singer-songwriter...

Black Midi — Hellfire

Somewhere under a barrage of highly musical noise—both consonant and dissonant—lies the story of Black Midi, an uber talented quartet of young artists, raised on...

Neil Young — Toast

It would be easy (and a bit lazy) to write off Toast as an outtake rehash of 2002’s Are You Passionate?—even if the shoe fits....

Burna Boy — Love, Damini

As its name suggests, Burna Boy’s newest album, Love, Damini, doubles as a musical letter of sorts, delving into emotions and deeper subject matter than...

Regina Spector — Home, before and after

Following the dark, theatrical Remember Us To Life, Regina Spektor seeks more widespread appeal without compromising her prodigious ability to write beautifully expressive music on...

Muna — Muna

Somewhat counterintuitively, Muna’s separation from a major label and journey into indie waters sees them writing and creating their most pop-friendly, hit-ready collection of songs...

Caamp — Lavender Days

Following the critical success of 2019’s By and By, Caamp returns with their latest folksy effort Lavender Days, another nice, if predictable, addition to modern...