“Like a Baby” by Jerry Paper – Review
By Spencer Smith On Like a Baby, Jerry Paper is as goofy and sardonic as ever, yet ever poised and hyper-focused on crafting his brand of mockingly digestible pop. Paper, also known as the...
Category: CD Reviews
“Nearer My God” by Foxing – Review
By Matthew Lawhead When I first listened to St. Louis rock band Foxing’s third album, Nearer My God, I could not decide if I loved it or hated it. There were so many oddities...
“Landscape” by Future Generations – Review
By Matthew Lawhead Landscape is the second full length album by Future Generations, a group of five friends from New York who live together, write together, and tour together. They highly value their camaraderie...
“Glorietta” by Glorietta – Review
By Chet Rengers When I heard first about Glorietta, I was very excited. It was to be a new project from the mind of Matthew Logan Vasquez. Vasquez is the former front man of...
“The More I Sleep the Less I Dream” by We Were Promised Jetpacks – Review
By Matthew Lawhead The More I Sleep the Less I Dream is the fourth studio album from Scottish alternative rock band We Were Promised Jetpacks. It comes after a four-year break from touring to...
“Without Control” by Greywalker – Review
By Alex Cohen Over the past few years, Pittsburgh has been fortunate enough to have had the spotlight come onto its rich and diverse metal and hardcore scene based on the success and grit...
“Room 25” by Noname – Review
By Dylan Falk Noname is a Chicago rapper who has been at the forefront of a wave of great MC’s from the city along with Chance the Rapper, Saba, Smino, Mick Jenkins, and many...
“On This Day Last Year” by Lay Low Moon – Review
By Matthew Lawhead Growing up in a small town in Southern Illinois, there was not all that much for teens to do. There were times that it could feel absolutely stifling, which was a...
“I’ve Tortured You Long Enough” by Mass Gothic – Review
Review by John Wright Score: 7/10 It’s always seemed, to me at least, that creating art in collaboration with someone you love must be a deeply exhausting experience. Working relationships, even for artists, need...
“Negro Swan” by Blood Orange – Review
Review by Spencer Smith Score: 9/10 In rank opposition to 2016’s percussive and funky Freetown Sound, Dev Hynes aka Blood Orange strips back for his most minimal project yet. Instrumentally it also places Hynes’...
