Score: 7/10 | Genres: Pop-Rock, Indie Rock
Chamber Pop
Alternative Country-Rock
Alternative/Indie Rock | Release Date: May 17, 2019
Score: 8/10 | Genres: Pop/Rock, Pop, Dance-Pop, Teen Pop, Pop Idol | Release Date: May 17, 2019
Have you ever felt sad about the times you are living in? You may not always be able to work it out, but you can sprinkle a little sugar on your sadness with songs like these. A follow up collaboration between Mikey Young (Total Control / Eddy Suppression Ring) and Keith Abrahamsson (Head of A&R at Anthology Recordings) to their 2017 compilation Follow The Sun, Sad About the Times, at its core, is a set of North American 70s jammers. With a hint (at times) of West Coast jangle, these tracks traverse the border between the power pop of the times and a late-night coke jam. You can also 
review: Despite keeping us waiting for six long months since dropping the first single, Jamila Woods' "LEGACY! LEGACY!" is a lush, exquisitely produced Pop record. At it's heart is Woods' unwavering attitude, harmonious vocals, and cutting-edge production all condensed into one effective, cohesive sound. To accompany this sound is a large list of important poets, artists, and activists from the Civil Rights Movement to which this album was inspired by. Undoubtedly a highlight of 2019.
Score: 6,8/10 | Genres: Pop-Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Rock
review: Though Anoyo feels sparser and less engaging, it still stands as a fine body of work from Tim Hecker. Yet one can’t quite shift this nagging feeling when listening to this album on its own, the way it has been presented by both Hecker and the label Kranky; Anoyo doesn’t say anything that Konoyo didn’t already speak in volumes. It feels smaller and less significant coming less than a year after its predecessor. The album feels achingly like a bunch of leftovers and afterthoughts, despite flowing well as an album and still being one of the drone and ambient highlights of 2019 so far. One can only wonder, if both of these albums had been originally presented as one double album, would it have made an even bigger impact? Those who were mesmerised by the world of Konoyo owe it to themselves to listen to Anoyo as well, but long-term Tim Hecker enthusiasts will have preferred to have been invited into his next universe.
review: Upon first listen I’m going to say that I’m disappointed. I understand that perhaps this album was written from the right place, positivity and love. But where’s the grittiness!? Where’s the soul!? I love Rob Thomas’s voice and his previous work but this album is a little disappointing. The first track “One Less Day” is extremely disappointing on its own but for it to be the main track in the album I think is way short. The album feels more like it was an album just to put out an album and that hopefully means that there will be more albums later that are much much better. I just feel like he never cut loose and that’s not what I expected. Compare any song on this album to “Lonely no more” or “3am”. It falls waaaaaay short. The album lacked balls in my opinion.
Review: "Father of the Bride" contains a masterpiece scattered around its 18 songs, quite few of them under 2 minutes and also few over 4. This is a rich record filled with things to listen to. Its genius is that it sounds content, like a victorious rallying cry among the band's most eclectic and pleasing sound yet, but still it hides Koenig's uncertainty and desperation. It is almost self-deprecating in a way. Now a grown house-man of sorts, Koenig woke up from the numbness of marriage and realizes he "got married in a gold rush". With the help of Danielle Haim, the now-departed from the band Rostam Batmanglij and his band mates, Koenig tries to justify and control his desperation. This is their most varied, multi-colored release ever, made to please the entire world, with no song standing out too much simply because they all do! But I feel the world is of no concern to Koenig, and this serves more of a way to open himself up to his wife to wait for him to catch his bearings. We all did--6 years, and it was totally worth it!
Review: Does he get paid a nickel for everytime he says oh my God on this because if he does he made a million. This is really bad for a regular album but for a concept album it is down right awful. To start off there is not one good song on here and it is so nauseatingly repetitive you have to wonder if it was made by the military to torture prisoners. Add on to the fact that the lyrics read like a Hallmark card and the music is so beyond predictable you might have the most horrible concept record ever or maybe just the worst album this century.
