Album Reviews: Silk Sonic, Zaz, Beach House

 Silk Sonic – An Evening with Silk Sonic (Oxnard, CA/Honolulu, HI) Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak decided to make a loving soul/R&B throwback record, and somehow made a lost classic we never knew we needed. Smooth, punchy and often just cheeky enough to be fun, this pushes all the right

Album Reviews: Spirit of the Beehive, Brockhampton and Paul McCartney Remixes

 Spirit of the Beehive — Entertainment, Death  (Philadelphia, PA) Experimental music can sometimes feel like it explores more than it evaluates, and Spirit of the Beehive find a way to make their explorations feel worthwhile. With the right balance of unusual soundscapes and pounding rock moments, this is a record that

Album Reviews: April 15, 2019

 Anderson .Paak - Ventura (Oxnard, California) It's only been a few months since Anderson .Paak graced us with his last ambitious release, and he's managed to maintain a great supporting cast in his music. Though this latest release sinks back to his groove-based roots, there's still a lot of fun

Best albums of 2018

 Genre goes through phases and in 2018, we saw the borders between these categories all but go away. As we go through our favourite albums from across the year, we're highlighting artists that made us fall in love with music again while innovating in one way or another. 10. Papercuts