Album Reviews8.4/10
Troye Sivan’s ‘Something to Give Each Other’: 32 Minutes, Not One Wasted
A record of joy and sorrow given in the same breath, ten songs that waste no second in their whole brief span.
CLAY TRIBUNE / THE ARCHIVE
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Album Reviews9.1/10
GUTS: Olivia Rodrigo Gets Loud On Purpose — 9.1/10
GUTS finds Rodrigo sharper and angrier, twelve tracks of confession and scream that rarely miss their mark.
Album Reviews8.5/10
Chappell Roan’s ‘Midwest Princess’ Debut Earns Its Pink Pony Club Peak — 8.5/10
A bold pop record of drag-club sparkle and plain Midwest memory, weighed down only by a slow closing stretch.
Album Reviews8.4/10
Hold the Girl: Rina Sawayama Trades Restraint for Scale, and Mostly Wins
A record wherein a singer, with arena-vast ambition, doth reach into memory and pull forth a younger self through pop and choir.
Album Reviews7.8/10
Lizzo’s ‘Special’ Stays in Its Lane — and That’s the Point
A brief chronicle of Lizzo's fourth record, twelve tracks of confidence and romance, weighed against its aim to please.
Album Reviews9.3/10
Beyoncé Turns Club History Into a Dance-Floor Triumph on RENAISSANCE — 9.3/10
A record of solemn dance and sacred groove, wherein one voice traces the lineage of club music into a single, joyous hour.
Album Reviews8/10
The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours’ Finally Puts His Two Selves on One Record: 8/10
A restless singer's fourth record sets nocturnal confession against gleaming, damning light, never softening his own ruin.
Album Reviews6.9/10
Lorde Trades Urgency for Calm on Solar Power, and Only Sometimes Wins the Bet
A record of stillness: Lorde's third work trades tumult for calm, its finest hours proving her spirit yet, its middle wafting like idle fog.
Album Reviews8.3/10
Harry’s House Review: Comfort as Craft, and Styles at Ease in His Own Fame
A record of comfort, not spectacle: Harry Styles settles into ease across 13 songs, style abounding where substance sometimes fails.
Album Reviews8.4/10
Life’s a Beach: easy life’s Debut Earns Its Warmth by Admitting the Cold Underneath
An album that pairs sunlit melody with private doubt and quiet dread, mostly succeeding at a hard task.