JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown combine their debauchery on new album
Rating: 5/5 stars “SCARING THE H**S,” alternatively referred to as “Scaring The H**s, Vol. 1,” is the debut collaboration album from two established names in the underground, Detroit-born and raised Danny Brown (“Twitch”) and Brooklyn native JPEGMAFIA (“Veteran”). When two…
‘Momento Mori’ pays tribute to founding member, Andy Fletcher
Rating: 4.5/5 stars If you are looking for an album with authentic ‘80s flair, look no further. Gothic new-wave music gods Depeche Mode (“Spirit”) released their album “Memento Mori” on March 24. It is certainly worth the six-year wait, and…
‘10,000 gecs’ flaunts digital sound, emotional lyrics of 100 gecs duo
When pop-punk revivalists like Machine Gun Kelly (“Mainstream Sellout”) or Olivia Rodrigo (“SOUR”) poke at Gen-X nostalgia, they provoke criticism about their authenticity, whether they are “true pop-punk” and whether pop-punk itself is “true punk.” So what does being punk…
Caroline Polachek album, ‘Desire, I Want to Turn Into You,’ parades her creativity
Rating: 4.5/5 stars American singer-songwriter Caroline Polachek (“Pang”) released her fourth studio album “Desire, I Want to Turn Into You” on Feb. 14. Back in January, Polachek tweeted that she was “endlessly f—ing annoyed” by being labeled as the Gen…
New Backxwash album proves to be heavy, suffocating
Zambian-Canadian rapper Backxwash (“Daddy Issues”) released her fourth full-length album “HIS HAPPINESS SHALL COME FIRST EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SUFFERING” on Oct. 31. This concludes a trilogy of albums in which Backxwash reflects on her past while embracing a neo-gothic…
BONES’ new album presents fans with amusing anecdotes
Ladies and gentlemen, the self-proclaimed, “God of the Underground’’ has returned, providing his fans with a brand new collection of tracks after an agonizing seven weeks of inactivity. The release of “2MillionBlunts” marks BONES’ fourth project to come down the…
New Freddie Gibbs album asserts rapper’s dominance
Sept. 30 delivered an ungodly amount of new music to the doorstep of hip hop heads around the globe. However, an argument can be made that the most impressive of the releases came in the form of Freddie Gibbs’ (“Death…
Red Hot Chili Peppers make strong return with ‘The Dream Canteen’
The Red Hot Chili Peppers (“Californication”) released their second album of the year “Return of the Dream Canteen” on Oct. 14. Similar to its predecessor “Unlimited Love,” the album is a whopper of a record containing 17 brand new songs….
The 1975 spreads love in ‘Being Funny in A Foreign Language’
Indie-pop band The 1975 (“I’m In Love With You”) released their fifth studio album “Being Funny In A Foreign Language,” returning with all of the genre blending sounds we have come to expect from them. The album was originally teased…
New Backstreet Boys album butchers Christmas classics
The Backstreet Boys (“DNA”) released their first Christmas album “A Very Backstreet Christmas” on Oct. 14, 72 days before Christmas. The album was intended to be released last year, but was pushed back due to the pandemic. But Backstreet is…
