Album Reviews8/10
Sabrina Carpenter’s Singular: Act I Closes Its Own Story With Diamonds Are Forever
A pop record of urgency and desire, eight tracks that refuse to play it safe, each song earning its place.
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Album Reviews8.5/10
Lizzo Opens With an Axe Murderer and Closes With Happy Meals on Lizzobangers
A review of Lizzo's debut album Lizzobangers, a rap record of jokes, politics, and sheer force of personality.
Album Reviews8/10
The Clash Traded Punk Purity for Stadium Pop on Combat Rock — and Made It Work
Combat Rock is the Clash's odd, confident commercial breakthrough — a tense mix of radio hits, jagged experiments, and political fury that still rocks.
Album Reviews6/10
Thirty Years After His Warner Split, Prince’s ‘Emancipation’ Still Sounds Like a Man Free to Be Everything He Wanted
Prince's 1996 triple album Emancipation is a sprawling, uneven 36-track statement of creative freedom — messy, excessive, and occasionally transcendent. Our review.
Album Reviews4/10
46 Years Later, the Album That Tried to Freeze an Endless Vacation Still Sounds Like It Missed the Wave
A review of the Beach Boys' 1980 album 'Keepin' the Summer Alive' — a polished but hollow nostalgia trip that fails to capture their former vitality.
Album Reviews8.9/10
Hit Me Hard and Soft: Billie Eilish’s Most Complete Record Yet
A hush-to-shout journey through Eilish's third record, where quiet moments carry as much weight as the swells that follow them.
Album Reviews9.6/10
Three Years On, Caroline Polachek’s Desire Still Sounds Like Pop Reaching Past Its Own Limits
A brief record of desire wrought in five songs, wherein Polachek's art doth swell beyond its modest length into rare and singular grandeur.