Album Review: Lykke Li Is The Socrates of Love In So Sad, So Sexy

Lykke Li’s So Sad, So Sexy hit me right in the feels. Why? Because not many albums balance how much we could not love ourself…

Album Review: Bülow Hits You With Teen Angst In Damaged Vol.2

Is it strange to say Bülow sounds “damaged”? Welp, in her new EP, Damaged Vol.2, she has mastered a grit and wounded vocality that helps…

Album Review: Sheppard Herd The Flock Into Watching The Sky

Imagine you are a vibrant, rainbow colored seaweed floating through the ocean. That is what I felt like listening to Sheppard’s Watching The Sky. They…

Album Review: Hilary Woods Takes A “Colt” To Desires

Hilary Woods’ Colt is simply too beautiful. I mentioned in my Sur Back review the power of haunting, and why so many, especially in terms…

Album Review: Lily Allen Has “No Shame” And You Love It

In Lily Allen‘s No Shame breakdowns, breakups, and breakthroughs are lyrically abound. It is for this reason fans are going to ADORE No Shame; you…

Album Review: Maps & Atlases’ Lightness Is Nothing New To Grief

After six years, Chicago indie rock band, Maps & Atlases return from their hiatus triumphant in Lightness Is Nothing New. The title of the record…

Artist Close-Up: Haethor Give You Opera Rock

With their self-titled debut, pop duo featuring music maker/producer/guitarist, Howard “Merlin” Wulkan and virtuosic vocalist, Amy Owens, give you Opera Rock. If you are wondering…

Album Review: Father John Misty Is God’s Favorite Customer

If there is one thing you can rely on, when it comes to Father John Misty (FJM), is a balance between cynicism and optimism. The…

Album Review: Chvrches Sing “Love Is Dead” While Keeping It Alive

Truth exists somewhere between the dark and the light     It’s that quest for balance that runs throughout Love Is Dead. Chvrches With that…

Album Review: Jessie J Is The R.O.S.E We Need Right Now

Jessie J is one of the most powerful voices out there. After slaying a Chinese Singing competition, because why not?, the songstress released R.O.S.E. The…

Album Review: Justin Nozuka Makes You Run To Waters For Serenity

Justin Nozuka’s Run To Waters is like putting your mind on a yoga mat, and asking it to stretch until it finds its center. It…

Album Review: Courtney Barnett’s Tell Me How You Really Feel

Courtney Barnett’s Tell Me How You Really Feel gives off a literary vibe. I kept on thinking of Jardine Libaire’s White Fur with Barnett’s capacity…

Album Review: Quiet Slang’s Everything Matters But No One Is Listening

What if you took a rock anthem and turned it into a ballad? Imagine “We Will Rock You” if it were led by violin strings?…

Album Review: Kassin Makes You Want To Relax In Brazil

I LOVE Kassin’s Relax. When ever someone brings the “Latin- Samba” heat to their sound, my soul and roots feels summoned to the dance-floor. It…

Album Review: Ssion’s O Is An Avant-Garde Music Experiment

Ssion’s O is pure experimentation at its finest. Blending punk, pop, and glam, O feels like a sex pistol filled with glitter; to shoot its…