Mac Miller was almost there. The Pittsburgh rapper had long left behind the days of his goofy mixtapes and stoner bro persona, mixing his passions for rock and R&B into his increasingly-layered mu…
Album Review: American Football – “American Football (LP3)”
Everyone loves a good comeback story. Comebacks give inspiration and hope to people around the world, especially in the music industry. For such a cutthroat business that kicks out as many artists as …
Album Review: The 1975 – “A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships”
Whenever one talks about The 1975, it comes with a slight turn of the head and a sharp side-eye. As they wisely pointed out in the video for “The Sound,” people have a hard time determining whether or…
Album Review: Charles Bradley – “Black Velvet”
The life of Charles Bradley was always associated with struggle. The soul singer spent the first 62 years of his life trying to make a living for himself despite having the voice of a raspy angel. Aft…
Album Review: Smashing Pumpkins – “Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol.1”
“Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage.” 23 years after Billy Corgan first screamed that line, it doesn’t seem to apply to him anymore. Maybe it never applied to him at all considering …
Album Review: Greta Van Fleet – “Anthem of the Peaceful Army”
Ok let’s just get this out of the way: yes, Greta Van Fleet sound a lot like Led Zeppelin. Like almost hilariously similar to Led Zeppelin. Everything from the guitar tones to the bounce of the rhythm…
Album Reviews: Joyce Manor – “Million Dollars to Kill Me”
There seems to be a balance to the equation of pop-punk. Not exactly a chemical compound, but there is a mixture that most pop-punk bands seem to follow. The volume level of the guitars has to balance…