The Black Angels: Death Song | Unconventional Protest Music
In Native American culture, it’s customary to compose a death song early in life. A chant meant to...
Album Reviews
Drake: More Life | A New Kind of Album?
Drake's More Life playlist excites me for what the future holds in music. Are other artists going to follow in Drake's footsteps?
Johnny Flynn: Sillion | Video Review
Johnny Flynn just dropped Sillion and it includes more of his rootsy folk laden music that he has been known for throughout his career.
Diet Cig: Swear I’m Good at This | Youthful music for young people
Diet Cig make incredibly idiosyncratic fuzzed out indie pop, and Swear I’m Good at This is about as precious and precocious as it gets.
Said The Whale: Miscarriage | Coming to Terms with the Darkness
With "Miscarriage" Said The Whale helps us connect with them and each other on a much deeper level than most pop music would even think of attempting.
ANOHNI: Paradise EP | A Thank You Letter
For all the confounding electronic noises, brusque beats, and dark emotional revelations, ANOHNI's Paradise EP remains a pop record,
Is Adrian Belew’s Flux the Future of Music?
Is Adrian Belew's new album and app Flux, which changes the music with each new listen, the future of albums? M Milner examines for B.G.M.
Yowie: Synchromysticism | Just What The Noise Doctor Ordered
Yowie's Synchromysticism will engage and engross the listener. It will shake you to your core. Your brain will be treated like pizza dough.
Mastodon: Emperor of Sand | Still Carving Their Own Path
Vocally Emperor of Sand is the strongest Mastodon have been. None of the band members are natural vocalists and it’s taken work, but that work has paid off.
Kendrick Lamar is the Prophet of Hip Hop and DAMN. is His Word
On DAMN. Kendrick's relation to spiritual leader and prophet Jesus, inspiring hope during trying times; Kendrick is the savior in hip hop music for us all.