Album Reviews8/10
Carly Rae Jepsen’s Double Album Moves From Solitude Toward Joy
A double album of twenty-nine songs, wherein loneliness and love contend within one voice.
CLAY TRIBUNE / THE ARCHIVE
Tag: pop music
Album Reviews8/10
Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd Demos Review: The Unmastered Versions Carry The Weight
A review of Lana Del Rey's 'Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd Demos,' a 31-track instrumental and unmastered collection.
Album Reviews8/10
Lana Del Rey Demos Review: Rough Cuts, 19 Tracks, 73 Minutes Of Early Scaffolding
A collection of rough cuts from an artist's early years, raw and unfinished, revealing the scaffolding before the final masterpiece.
Album Reviews6/10
Lana Del Rey’s ‘Non-Album Demos’ Is a Curiosity, Not a Record Anyone Needs
A sprawling cabinet of Lana Del Rey's demos, mixes and alternates, weighed against her true work.
Album Reviews7.9/10
Lana Del Rey’s Ultraviolence Commits Fully to Darkness, and Mostly Pays Off
A tale of shadow and desire, wherein a maiden sings of cruelty and affection in the dark, and the tale is one continuous night.
Album Reviews8/10
Lana Del Rey’s ‘Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’ Is a Grief Record That Refuses to Wallow
A woman walks through grief beneath a city street, singing of memory, family, and the quiet moments that give life meaning.
Album Reviews8.2/10
Charli XCX’s ‘how i’m feeling now’: Five Great Songs Carry the Weight
A record of pop songs about love's hope and despair, worn out quickly upon the ear.
Album Reviews7/10
Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead Review — 7/10
Ariana Grande's eternal sunshine deluxe: brighter days ahead is a record of repetition and heartbreak, with a mixed deluxe edition.
Album Reviews7.6/10
True Romance Review: Charli XCX’s Girl Group Nostalgia Mostly Lands
Charli XCX's True Romance blends 90s girl-group nostalgia with fresh hooks, a confident pop record with highs and lows.
Album Reviews8/10
Charli xcx Sets the Terms on ‘Music, Fashion, Film’
A record of music, fashion, and film, wherein one woman's voice seeks to define her own singular identity.