What if you were chosen for something greater? The very idea has written novels, songs, and dreams. We all get lost in mystical fantasies where…
Can you put paradise into a song? Is music powerful or big enough to capture this idea? Jenn Grant’s Paradise, the follow-up to the Juno…
Ne-Hi’s Offers is a simple album in its joy, which is why it comes off as a success. It is “easy-listening” with enough vibrant chords…
Temples’ newest album, Volcano, has to be the start of a new genre with how its morphs what we define as “rock”. I like to…
Okay, first Jidenna, now Hippo Campus! What is it with artists that seem far from making a debut? Hippo Campus has been blossoming for some…
Future is the top Hip Hop star combining house and trap styles. He has electrified beats in a genre that is already known as the…
yMusic is a group of six New York City instrumentalists flourishing in the overlap between the pop and classical worlds. Their virtuosic execution and unique…
Jidenna makes music to blast on your radio, as you make an entrance in your city. Yes, while most people plan their “party” entrance, Jidenna’s The…
Electronica is a more nuanced genre then anyone might presume. When you think of Electronica, you think of techno-raves and jungle-esque clubs with glitter and…
Stef Chura’s debut studio album, Messes, is born of her years of experience playing around the Michigan underground, setting up DIY shows in the area,…
Middle Kids self-titled EP feels like a sunny homage to being young, wild, and free. With guitar melodies that make you feel like sand waiting…
The Orwells are loud, obnoxious, insane, aggressive, and absolutely brilliant for it. Their new album Terrible Human Beings goes straight for the debaucherous nature of…
Magnum Opus means a great achievement. For Jon Wayne, Rap Album Two is a Magnum Opus. Now sober, and having survived the near fatal dangers…
Novella’s sophomore album Change Of State makes me want to put blush, do my hair into a bee-hive, grab a be-dazzled leather coat, and run…
Jens Lekman’s Life Will See You Now is as bright a statement as his album. The entire record feels like the empowerment you would have…