Album Reviews7.9/10
Culture Review: Migos Turn Ad-Libs Into an Artistic Statement (7.9/10)
A grim, spare demon of Atlanta rap arises full-formed, its ad-libs a low murmur, its silence a terror never once apologized for.
CLAY TRIBUNE / THE ARCHIVE
Category: Album Reviews
Records we have scored.
Album Reviews8.5/10
Travis Scott’s ASTROWORLD Still Rides Hard 8 Years On: 8.5/10
A theme park of guest verses and shifting beats, this record turns spectacle into song, matching its own bluster at last.
Album Reviews7.8/10
Eight Years On, Swimming Still Sounds Like Mac Miller Coaching Himself Toward Calm
Mac Miller's Swimming: a steady, candid record of staying afloat, thirteen songs deep, closing the loop it opened.
Album Reviews9.5/10
DAMN. Review: Kendrick Lamar Cuts the Excess and Hits Harder — 9.5/10
A tale of fourteen songs, wherein a man of rhyme tells of the doom and destiny of his own soul and country. A precise, singular work.
Album Reviews8/10
The Life of Pablo Review: Kanye West’s 18-Track Argument With Himself Earns an 8
A restless, uneven album of prayer, boast, and grief that argues with itself and mostly wins.
Album Reviews5.2/10
Justin Bieber’s ‘Swag’: Real Ambition, No Editing
Bieber's Swag: 21 tracks of hazy dreams, half-finished sketches, cracks left bare. Ambition true, order broken.
Album Reviews7/10
Addison Rae’s Debut ‘Addison’ Packs 12 Tracks Into 33 Minutes and Earns a 7/10
A brisk, thirty-three minute record moves a personality toward song rather than confession, through pace and mood alone.
Album Reviews7.6/10
Sabrina Carpenter Knew Exactly How This Album Would Land — and Made It Anyway
A record of twelve songs and thirty-eight minutes wherein a lady of song grows bolder, and each jest becomes a melody unto itself.
Album Reviews3.4/10
Katy Perry’s 143 Disappears as It Plays
Katy Perry's sixth record, one hundred and forty three, appears a most dull effort, void of that spirit which erst distinguished her art.
Album Reviews7.5/10
Gracie Abrams Goes Bigger Without Losing Herself on ‘The Secret of Us’
A tale of a heart's secret told in thirteen parts, wherein Abrams' voice grows bolder, wounded, and unguarded.