7/10
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1000 gecs contains the weirdest and wildest combinations of sounds I’ve heard this year.
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Fever sort of serves as a bold character portrait for Megan Thee Stallion, but more importantly, it’s catchy as fuck.
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Injury Reserve’s debut studio album isn’t quite as consistent as the trio’s mixtapes, but is nevertheless a cut above most of what you’ll find in today’s rap field.
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Dedicated mostly sounds like a second helping of Emotion, which isn’t such a bad thing.
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Fishing for Fishies is a fun and eco-friendly boogie rock odyssey.
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Life Metal is Sunn O)))’s best sounding album to date, though not their most adventurous.
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Your Old Droog dates himself more than ever on It Wasn’t Even Close, but that continues to be much of his music’s charm.
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Dos Monos’ strange and intense sound is certainly unique, though it becomes a bit of a crutch as Dos City wears on.
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Ventura is much more than a set of Oxnard leftovers.
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New York’s Show Me the Body drops a ferocious set of banjo-backed punk ragers that are equal parts explosive and unsettling.
