Album Reviews8/10
KAROL G’s ‘Tropicoqueta’ Celebrates Latin Music’s Past Without Trying To Reinvent It
A record of twenty songs, each a tribute unto a rhythm of old, wherein Karol G honors the past without dressing it anew.
CLAY TRIBUNE / THE ARCHIVE
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Album Reviews8/10
Son of Spergy Turns Awe Into Its Own Language
A solemn record of confession and dread, wherein the son of Spergy wrestles with the sins that begat him.
Album Reviews8/10
Daniel Caesar’s Pseudomutuality Wrestles With Fatherhood, Faith and Masculinity
A weary man sings of fathers, faith, and the burden of being a son, in an album of quiet confession and uneasy calm.
Album Reviews8/10
Daniel Caesar’s ‘Case Study 01’ Splits Heart From Head — And Earns Its 8 Out of 10
A record of feeling too much and wanting to feel less, a diary of desire, disappointment, and the slow unraveling of trust.
Album Reviews1.6/10
Childish Gambino’s Almanac Leaks Is a 31-Track Mess That Never Coheres
A sprawling, thirty-one-track statement of intent that tries to do too much at once, failing to cohere.
Album Reviews6.9/10
Camp Review: Gambino Plays a Clown Who Never Takes His Jokes Seriously
A record of jests and hollow mirth, wherein a man assumes a mask of mockery and never lets it fall.
Album Reviews8/10
Childish Gambino’s ‘Atavista’ Traces the Past’s Pull — 8/10
Childish Gambino's Atavista balances slow, heavy tracks with brief sketches, earning an 8/10 score for its ambition.
Album Reviews8/10
Kali Uchis Trades Desire for Control Across 14 Tracks on ORQUÍDEAS
A record of desire, possession, and the dance of wanting to be wanted — Kali Uchis answers a question across fourteen tracks.
Album Reviews8.4/10
Kali Uchis Turns Intimacy Into a Full Arsenal on Red Moon in Venus
A review of Kali Uchis' Red Moon in Venus, weighing its intimate, genre-shifting songs against their occasional filler.
Album Reviews9.2/10
Fourteen Years On, Frank Ocean’s ‘Channel Orange’ Still Sounds Like Nothing Else
A look back at Frank Ocean's 2012 masterpiece channel ORANGE, a mood-shifting album of love, loss, and genre-bending genius.