Midnights is stuck somewhere between Taylor Swift’s classic pop textures and recent dreamy minimalism, to disappointing ends. As an unabashedly pop record, Taylor Swift’s…
Checkmate is a flawed record, but in true Itzy fashion, refuses to take itself too seriously and knows that the group’s sense of fun is…
Honestly, Nevermind is Drake’s best record in a half-decade, a monumental work of pop music-making and a welcome disruption of his grab-bag approach to album…
Slut Pop is a dull novelty record about sex without much to offer beyond shock value and a desperate bid for naughtiness. In the…
The Weeknd might not be loved by all, but he knows how to ride a trend, and Dawn FM continues that streak. These days,…
TWICE’s latest offers easy enough pop listening, but is unambitious on the whole and too littered with throwaway tracks to present a compelling whole.…
Predictably, Red (Taylor’s Version) isn’t entirely convincing, but it’s another welcome assertion of autonomy from the ever-evolving artist. Red is the Taylor Swift album…
LP! is yet another refinement from JPEGMAFIA, offering his most fully realized vision and hopefully only a taste of a freer artistic future. The music…
Certified Lover Boy finds Drake is simply going through the motions, an album that sounds just like his last couple, but with even less…
25 swerves hard into newfound mature and vulnerable terrain for G Herbo, an organically-implemented pivot that only witnesses occasional missteps. On his latest album 25,…
Faith’s attempt at a post-mortem celebration of Pop Smoke’s artistry is undermined by the record’s structural incoherence and arbitrary collabs. When was the first…
Sin City The Mixtape is a testament to Ski Mask’s skill, proving his music is only getting deeper. Sin City The Mixtape picks up right…
Beam Me Up Scotty’s reissue holds up as Barbie’s career-best record. Twelve years have passed since Beam Me Up Scotty was originally released, a…
Taylor’s Version is an unnecessary work, but one that remains fascinating in the way an older, more experienced Swift slightly reshapes these songs of innocence.…
Savage Mode II’s half-hearted experimentation makes for diminishing returns this time out for 21 and Metro. If Savage Mode is the cult classic that…
Positions finds Ariana in full superstar mode: as confident, in control, and willing to define herself as she has ever been. After two album cycles…
While not up to the standard set by T-Swift’s best writing, folklore still manages to remind that she is as keen an emotional observer as…
After Hours still revels in The Weeknd’s familiar hedonistic lyrical content, but also evinces an unexpected artistic progression. 2020For the better part of the last…