Posts in category Album Review

What makes pop music? Does it have to be popular, i.e., achieve mainstream success? Are terms like avant-pop or indie-pop oxymorons? Must all pop be …

Growing up in Texas, Austin “Post Malone” Post pursued a career in metal music after discovering a knack for Guitar Hero. When he realized hip-hop …

What makes a conscious rapper? The term originally came to define overtly political artists like Public Enemy who sought to destroy racism and the powers …

Could there be a one-hit wonder in the age of the internet? As soon as you get done listening to the smash single, the next …

In 2012, two up-and-coming R&B artists released breakthrough smashes. The Weeknd and Frank Ocean dropped “The Trilogy” and “Channel Orange,” respectively. Frank Ocean (the sweetheart) …

When I saw Lil’ Yachty during the 2016 XXL Freshmen Cypher, I watched this suburban 18-year-old goofball with bright red braids stumble through his practiced …

All of MGMT’s work since their 2008 debut “Oracular Spectacular” seemed like a reaction to their meteoric success. They could feel themselves becoming trapped in …

These days, we consume media preemptively. We’ve already decided how we feel about a piece of art before we’ve interacted with it. In the weeks …

Sequels are tough. Sometimes, they will discover new ground, actually producing a result superior to the original: Godfather Part II, Terminator 2. But mostly, sequels …

RYAN SUPPE: INDIE/ROCK   5.) Hot Thoughts by Spoon “Get the stars out your eyes/Come and sit next to me/Under Tennessee skies/Down on South Front …