Tirzah: Devotion | Least captivating album of 2018?
In other reviews of Tirzah's Devotion, Mastin is praised for writing ‘love songs,’ and I just have to wonder what I’m missing.
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The Jefferson Park Boys fill the spaces between genres on Casual Horns, Dog
There’s a lot of instrumental music out there in the world, and it takes great skill and thought to put together wordless music that is able to create such an interesting and memorable atmosphere. The Jefferson Park Boys do just that on Casual Horns, Dog.
Rina Sawayama: RINA | Pure Pop For Phone People
Rina Sawayama's debut EP is 90's tinged R&B/Pop made for our times, music about social media addiction and reality vs Instagram, not to mention a welcome debut from an interesting talent. M Milner reviews.
Jessie Ware: Glasshouse | Relationship Advice in Song Form
Jessie Ware's Glasshouse is a classy and clear-eyed ode to building and strengthening her relationship through a series of frank, yet caring love songs.
Fergie: Double Dutchess | Love Sucks (But It’s Hard to Let Go)
Double Dutchess finds Fergie telling HER story with strength and confidence, and that might be what matters most. But the music (mostly) sucks.
The Best Rap and Soul Tracks of the 1980s (Part 1: 100-76)
No era in the storied history of black music is more ignored or maligned than R&B of the 1980s. The...
Drake – Views: Triumph of the Alpha Nerd
Drake's represents the triumph of the Alpha nerd, geeky yet masculine, awkward but desirable.Views is light on substance, but good enough to be satisfying.
Beyoncé – Lemonade: The story of pain, loss, and rebirth
What we can learn from Beyoncé's Lemonade is that to forgive the person who inflicted pain on us is not weakness, it is strength.
Phil’s Phive: January 2016
The five best albums of January featuring: Rihanna, David Bowie, Fat White Family, The-Dream, and Surgeon. Phil knows whats good so pay attention.
Album Review: Rihanna – Anti (Deluxe Edition)
Rihanna’s music and Anti (Deluxe Edition) has just enough meat on its bones to be worth the wait. Rihanna sounds as strong as I’ve heard her.