A lush, cinematic experience quite like nothing the band has put out before — Just over 4 years ago, the Arctic Monkeys ushered in a new era in 2018’s Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino. Substituting their trademark style of indie rock in favour of a more lounge-pop-inspired project. While the genre change made sense for the album’s retro sci-fi concept, and initial reactions were…

The Atlanta native strikes gold once again on his third studio album — While his big claim to fame as of now is a feature on Imagine Dragons’ song “Enemy”, JID has delivered a handful of well-crafted records in his career. His 2017 Dreamville debut The Never Story broke him out of the underground. DiCaprio 2 was released the following year and cranked…

A look at the penultimate ending to The Forever Story — After months of speculation and encouragement from J.I.D. himself, the track “2007” finally made its official release on streaming platforms earlier this month. The song was originally shared exclusively to YouTube, sample clearances being the major issue as to why the song couldn’t be included in J.I.D.’s latest album The…

An album filled with lust, contemplation, and a whole new sound for the boys from Sheffield — The Arctic Monkeys are set to make their return on October 21st with their 7th studio album The Car. In anticipation, I felt it was timely to take a look back at their 2013 offering AM. …

The metal titans return with their 7th studio album — With an album title like The End, So Far, you’d think that this would be a final farewell from the masked madmen from Iowa. Make no mistake, Slipknot’s new album is far from the end, but rather the start of something new. While in the literal sense as this is…

My take on the Brooklyn rapper’s latest single — In lieu of an album review as a handful of projects I’m looking forward to won’t be dropping for a few more weeks, let’s take a quick look at Brooklyn rapper Justice Hmix’s latest single “Get Me”. …

Re-visiting the metal band’s 2019 release in anticipation of The End, So Far — With the announcement of Slipknot’s newest album The End, So Far set to drop on September 30th. I felt it was timely to look back at their last album, We Are Not Your Kind. Released back in August 2019, the heavy metal madmen set off to make an album that…

A sophomore effort full of breezy production, and emotional introspection — At the young age of 24, Steve Lacy has slowly been climbing up the ladder as he showcases more elements of his DIY style of talent. From his early start working alongside bands like The Internet to producing for some of hip hop’s biggest names like Kendrick Lamar and Mac…

The Canadian post-hardcore troupe returns 13 years later — I’ll admit I’m a little late to the Alexisonfire party, having only gotten into them earlier this year when they announced their new album. Going through their discography I was left feeling quite stunned. …