In an interview with Rolling Stone, Rosalía stated that she envisioned MOTOMAMI as both a concept album and self-portrait. She chose the title to illustrate the two types of energy within the album – MOTO being the experimental and hard-edged…
‘Crash’ review : The latest from Charli XCX fails to live up to her best
Pop-singer Charli XCX has had an eclectic and genre-shifting career since her debut with the 2013 album True Romance. With an arsenal of guest musicians over almost a decade, from BTS and Lizzo to SOPHIE and Carly Rae Jepsen, she…
‘X’ review: A24’s retro 70s slasher is almost retrograde
X is a new horror slasher film courtesy of A24 and writer/director/actor Ti West. This is far from West’s first horror venture, but it’s certainly his most notable release yet, despite a deceptively small budget, mostly unassuming presentation, and a…
‘Candydrip’ review: Lucky Daye pushes the envelope for modern R&B
There aren’t too many voices in modern R&B that stand out from the crowd like Lucky Daye’s does. His expressive, tender, and subtly growly vocal delivery has helped build his prominence as a male vocalist at the forefront of the…
‘Jujutsu Kaisen 0’ review: A complete experience that sets the stage for what’s to come in the franchise
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 walks an incredibly thin tightrope between a self-contained anime film and feeding fans of the incredibly popular anime new content to chew on, but manages to strike an almost perfect balance. Films spun off from serialized anime…
‘Classic Objects’ review: Jenny Hval explores artistry and identity in her latest album
Jenny Hval has long examined the relationship between identity and art. On her latest album, Classic Objects, Hval explores the meaning of defining oneself as an artist in a world that largely rejects art’s value as a form of evaluation…
‘PAINLESS’ review: Nilüfer Yanya finds inner peace in her latest album
The cover art of the latest album from Nilüfer Yanya, PAINLESS, is filled with cutouts of buildings surrounding a city skyline. Trapped below these layers of gray concrete are Yanya’s signature pink wings wishing to take flight and break free.…