5/10
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The incredible ambition of ScHoolboy Q’s new album is suffocated in the same album’s lack of organization.
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There are several punchy, aggressive cuts on this new Logic mixtape, but the rest of it is an unremarkable fan project to hold listeners over ’til the next commercial release.
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers get a bit of their bite back on their latest album.
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Jon Bellion’s breakout project features a glitzy blend of pop, Pixar, and rap.
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Chicago rapper and Roc Nation signee Vic Mensa shows off more potential than ever on his new EP.
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Australian producer Flume brings the sound of wonky to a commercial audience with his latest album.
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Singer-songwriter and producer James Blake returns three years after this sophomore effort, delivering a surprisingly lengthy and disjointed album.
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Experimental music producer Tim Hecker comes through with a warmer, but more disconnected, collection of tracks on his new album, Love Streams.
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Young Thug continues his streak of redundant projects with Slime Season 3.
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Dreamville’s Bas delivers a sophomore album that’s sort of smooth, sort of thoughtful, and sort of uneventful.
