Dream pop and shoegaze have a weird relationship. Not all dream pop can be called shoegaze, and in fact most shoegazers would be quick to correct you for mislabelling it as such. You could, however, get away with bucketing almost all shoegaze under dream pop. With this decade's shoegaze revival, many bands have blurred the … Continue reading DIIV – Deceiver Review
Astrid S first caught attention with her hit single “Breathe” in 2017; a catchy pop song that borders on the EDM spectrum of music. With “Breathe”, Astrid S offered top-shelf production, great vocals that hardly seem overly manufactured in production / auto-tuned if at all, and lyric writing at a higher level than the typical … Continue reading Astrid S – Trust Issues Review
Don't call it a comeback... because it's the album after the EP after the comeback. Ride was the last of the Big Three of 90's shoegaze (the other being My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive, if that wasn't already obvious) to have a comeback album with 2017's Weather Diaries. The album saw the band mix their … Continue reading Ride – This Is Not A Safe Place Review
Peppa Pig, star of the kids’ show “Peppa Pig”, takes a shot at creating music in her first album titled “My First Album”. Right off the bat, I’m a huge fan of the title. It isn’t showy or flashy. It’s just Peppa saying, “Hey, here it is. It’s my first album. Take it or leave … Continue reading Peppa Pig – My First Album Review
On their fifth album, Gold & Grey, Baroness have completed the rainbow they started in 2007 with the Red Album. Like many Baroness fans, I worried how this album would turn out after hearing the rough production job on the singles. So how did this latest addition to Baroness' color palette fare? Well the songs … Continue reading Baroness – Gold & Grey Review
Wowee, everyone - This is a bad one! Weezer’s Black Album is another chapter in the band’s nosedive into lousy music. The Black Album follows Pacific Daydream, the band’s last project of original music. Pacific Daydream was completely devoid of any real power behind its tracks, amounting to a very bland and very safe record. … Continue reading Weezer – Black Album Review
