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THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND by Bad Omens | Album Review

A sleeper hit from 2022 that I wished had listened to sooner — If you’ve been endlessly doomscrolling TikTok as I have, chances are you may have stumbled across a snippet of a Bad Omens song, or maybe a clip from their ongoing tour on the For You Page. There’s definitely been a strong push towards the band on social media but for…

Bad Omens

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THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND by Bad Omens | Album Review
THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND by Bad Omens | Album Review
Bad Omens

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TM by Brockhampton | Album Review

A final farewell from hip-hop’s favourite boyband — The name Brockhampton used to ring bells 5 years ago. When the self-proclaimed boy band drew significant attention to themselves in 2017 with their Saturation album series, they ushered in a new wave of hip-hop. Their DIY style and brotherly camaraderie were quite similar to groups before them like Odd…

Brockhampton

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TM by Brockhampton | Album Review
TM by Brockhampton | Album Review
Brockhampton

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The Car by Arctic Monkeys | Album Review

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…

Arctic Monkeys

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The Car by Arctic Monkeys | Album Review
The Car by Arctic Monkeys | Album Review
Arctic Monkeys

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The Forever Story by JID | Album Review

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…

Jid

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The Forever Story by JID | Album Review
The Forever Story by JID | Album Review
Jid

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Selfish by Slowthai | Song Review

A brief look at the Brit-rapper’s latest single to his upcoming album UGLY — British rapper Slowthai returns with his latest song titled “Selfish”, the lead single to his upcoming album UGLY which is set to drop on March 3rd. This new track sees Slowthai move away from his grime roots and into the punk rock/alternative scene. Granted this isn’t the first time Tyron…

Slowthai

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Selfish by Slowthai | Song Review
Selfish by Slowthai | Song Review
Slowthai

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·Nov 15, 2022

2007 by J.I.D. | Song Review

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…

Jid

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2007 by J.I.D. | Song Review
2007 by J.I.D. | Song Review
Jid

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·Oct 14, 2022

AM by Arctic Monkeys | Album Review

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. Aside from its connection to the Tumblr era circa 2014, it carried a handful…

Arctic Monkeys

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AM by Arctic Monkeys | Album Review
AM by Arctic Monkeys | Album Review
Arctic Monkeys

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·Sep 30, 2022

The End, So Far By Slipknot | Album Review

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…

Slipknot

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The End, So Far By Slipknot | Album Review
The End, So Far By Slipknot | Album Review
Slipknot

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·Sep 19, 2022

Get Me By Justice Hmix | Track Review

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”. Justice reached out to me via Instagram and gave me an early listen…

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Get Me By Justice Hmix | Track Review
Get Me By Justice Hmix | Track Review
Song Review

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·Aug 4, 2022

We Are Not Your Kind by Slipknot | Album Review

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…

Slipknot

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We Are Not Your Kind by Slipknot | Album Review
We Are Not Your Kind by Slipknot | Album Review
Slipknot

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