Birds of Bellwoods - The Fifth
August 21, 2015
Final rating: 7.4/10 Where did this wave of indie folk bands come from? Was it Arcade Fire or Modest Mouse that paved the way? Was it something that slowly came from way before then? Either…
Dr. Dre - Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre
August 13, 2015
Final Rating: 8.6/10 Dr. Dre had the confidence of an angry bull, determined to take down anyone waving a flag in front of him. He feared not the spears that could have been launched towards…
Tori Kelly - Unbreakable Smile
August 1, 2015
Final rating: 7.2/10 This is a fighter. This is an absolute brawler we have in our midst. Tori Kelly seems to have exploded from our of the blue, and already her vocal work is being…
Tame Impala - Currents
July 18, 2015
Final Rating: 8.3/10 “Tell my mother I’m sorry”. Kevin Parker leaves the scene like Josh Brolin’s character in No Country for Old Men with a messaged passed on to his parent in the song Let…
Zella Day - Kicker
June 5, 2015
Rating: 8/10 I really liked Zella Day’s self-titled EP. With only four songs, she grasped me– “Hypnotic” was incredible, but really, the entire thing flowed perfectly in and out of itself. Her voice is interesting…
Jamie xx - In Colour
June 3, 2015
Rating: 9/10 Thank God Jamie xx is British, so I never have to correct my spelling when typing his album title. Go, Commonwealth! Not really, but go proper spelling. Riding on a few well-released and…
Twenty One Pilots - Blurryface
May 20, 2015
Rating: 8/10 Blurryface, the second “official” major label album from the Ohio duo Twenty One Pilots is, in a word, open. Named after the character Blurryface, that the band created, Blurryface represents insecurity and self-awareness….
Bush - Snoop Dogg
May 14, 2015
Rating: 8/10 Alright. Let’s talk about Snoop Dogg. Alright. Uh, Bush was amazing. Let’s just get the basis of this review out here: It’s going to be hella positive because I. LOVED. IT. Executive produced…
Kindred - Passion Pit
April 30, 2015
Rating: 8/10 Kindred, Passion Pit’s third release, is just as indie alt pop lovely as their previous works. Opening with “Lifted Up (1985),” it sounds almost similar to Phoenix’s first album (speaking of which, they…