6/10
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Be the Cowboy is arguably Mitski’s most mature release, but most of the songs feel like a faint breeze.
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Back to being a band, Dirty Projectors squanders a fair bit of potential on Lamp Lit Prose.
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Snail Mail’s debut album is a pretty plain indie rock affair, though Lindsey Jordan’s potential as a singer-songwriter is apparent.
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Still lacking a distinct voice as a singer and lyricist, Teyana Taylor is frequently outshined by her collaborators on K.T.S.E.
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Vein’s debut album offers a diverting blend of metalcore and alternative metal styles as well as its share of growing pains.
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By adhering so much to its grand formula, Heaven and Earth comes off as even more cumbersome than The Epic.
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The Now Now is a pleasant mood album while it’s on—especially in comparison to Humanz—but it’s still relatively low-impact.
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For the most part, Rico Nasty’s, well, nasty persona is enough to carry this breakthrough album. Just hoping she can show a bit more versatility on future projects.
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On most tracks, not even Kanye’s excellent production is enough to save Nasir from Nas himself.
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More so than Big Ups’ two prior albums, Two Parts Together suffers from a serious lack of refreshing ideas.
