album reviews
Reviews of albums old and new from iconic artists and up and coming musicians alike.
Scorpion Still Stings
Continuing the look at Drake’s discography while we wait for Certified Lover Boy, I will be inspecting Scorpion. This massive, 25-song double album release has racked up an unimaginable amount of streams and is the last look we have at album mode Drake. It’s over three years later and I still find myself listening to this album daily. Since it is a double album, this breakdown will be a bit longer than normal — so, get ready for a long read!
By Josh Herring5 years ago in Beat
Billie Eilish is coming with her new 2nd album "Happier Than Ever"!
The music world is less than a week away from the arrival of Billie Eilish’s second album, Happier Than Ever, which she’s been working on since the beginning of 2020. Now that the album’s just around the corner, Eilish sat down for an interview with the LA Times, in which she detailed a struggle she had while writing a song for the album.
By Lili Lovemoon5 years ago in Beat
Flower Boy Signaled A New Era for Tyler, The Creator. Top Story - July 2021.
Flower Boy officially signaled the bloom of Tyler, The Creator as an artist. Being entirely produced by Tyler himself, the album feels deeply personal as we travel through the emotions of a lonely artist. Admittedly, I took me a while to warm up to this album. Upon my first listen on its release in 2017, I was shocked by how different this version of Tyler was, compared to the one I used to listen to on his infamous Goblin and Bastard albums. The once abrasive, and almost offensive, rapper had changed — and perhaps, for the better.
By Josh Herring5 years ago in Beat
The Story of Jonja
Jonja was born in a mountain near the desert. His father was the engineer of an “avant garde“ hotel construction on top of the Valley. His mother suffered from a postpartum depression, which made the old man plunge in his work. Although they were both loving people her madness forced their faithful friend “Shaman” to assume the kid's parental duties.
By Javier Garcia Abascal5 years ago in Beat
It Won't Always Be Like This - Album Review
I discovered Inhaler around this time last year. I immersed myself into Britpop after abruptly ending a year-long obsession with the Beatles, and I soon joined a small community of fans on Twitter who also had much to say about the dumpster fire that was "Blur vs. Oasis," the fierceness of Elastica's first album and the superiority complex of Pulp fans. The majority of my mutuals, of course, hail from the UK, and you're more likely to hear about Inhaler over there than on the East Coast. Some of them posted about the band as well as our shared interests and eventually I just looked them up to see what they were like.
By Courtney Skeens5 years ago in Beat
Case Study 01 — Album Review
After being “cancelled” by mainstream consumers after a drunken IG live, many missed out on a classic R&B album. Even after demanding to be cancelled (and succeeding by most standards), Daniel Caesar went out and created an amazing album which didn’t receive the love it deserves — ultimately, due to the timing of its release. However, if you find the fallacy of “cancel culture” redundant, then you will find this album to be a true masterpiece. Otherwise, look the other way.
By Josh Herring5 years ago in Beat
Nothing Was The Same. Top Story - July 2021.
As we wait for the overdue arrival of Certified Lover Boy from Drake, I will be highlighting some of the discography of the greatest artist of my lifetime, starting with Nothing Was the Same. Many consider this album to be the best of Drake’s discography, and they have a point. While it isn’t my persona l favorite, I can certainly understand the critical acclaim. This album is the height of both the singing and rapping Drake.
By Josh Herring5 years ago in Beat
