Authors: Palak Jayswal
Review: Mumford & Sons – Prizefighter
There’s something about Prizefighter that feels like a warm, comforting hug. The record’s cover, a battered and bruised lighter, invokes the air of an heirloom. … read more
Review: Harry Styles — Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally
Harry Styles peeks out from behind his pop persona and gives longtime fans and casual listeners alike a rare glimpse of a side of Harry we’ve never seen before. … read more
Review: Zach Bryan — With Heaven on Top
The record is Bryan’s messiest. He’s all over the place in the perfect way. He oscillates between gentle and upbeat, never sitting still long enough to process. … read more
Review: Florence + the Machine — Everybody Scream
Florence + the Machine’s Everybody Scream is full of breathless pleas, praying and preaching from the realms of reality and depths of imagination meld together. … read more
Review: LANY — Soft
This album is precious. Like the title track and opener say, it is soft. It’s delicate. It’s a little hard to listen to if you aren’t in the throes of romance. … read more
Review: Taylor Swift — The Life of a Showgirl
The Life of a Showgirl suffers from a bad case of shock-factor-laced lyrics, an unwelcome surprise for a woman who has wielded the English language like a sword. … read more
Review: The Band CAMINO — NeverAlways
The Band CAMINO once again reigns successful on NeverAlways. Their patent adrenaline-pumping, electro-rock songs are back, and they are reminiscent of the band’s debut album, tryhard. … read more
Review: ZAYN – ROOM UNDER THE STAIRS
He still has that magic music factor of being an intuitive writer and musician. Getting out of his head, through music, is clearly therapy for the artist. … read more
Review: Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department
The collection of songs, the messiness, the moments where it hits and the moments where it doesn’t, it’s all for the most tortured poet of all: Taylor Swift. … read more
Review: Maggie Rogers – Don’t Forget Me
Even though Maggie Rogers was discovered by artist Pharell in 2016 at New York University in 2016, in her 8 years since in the music industry: she’s made a name for herself. … read more
Review: Bleachers – Bleachers
Vocals shine throughout the album, but particularly on “Call Me After Midnight.” … read more
Review: Holly Humberstone – Paint My Bedroom Black
Paint My Bedroom Black is an album from someone who is self-assured, creative and most of all a lover of music. Humberstone is well aware of the weight and solace music can provide. … read more
