Bad Bunny’s third album of 2020 is a bit of a rough ride.
Overproduction notwithstanding, Plastic Hearts stands out for bringing a bit of edge to the current 80s revival.
Liturgy’s latest is a metaphysical big bang, turning Ravenna Hunt-Hendrix’s theological philosophy into a multifaceted experimental metal opera.
While by no means a sophomore slump, Sin miedo may leave the listener a little too hungry for more.
K.G. sounds like a slightly weaker reiteration of King Gizz’s previous forays into microtonality.
Megan Thee Stallion sells herself short artistically on her still mostly decent debut album.
Though some of Lamentations‘ pieces could have used some fleshing out, it remains one of the year’s most emotionally potent ambient efforts.
Spirit World Field Guide‘s purposeful meandering and not-so-sticky hooks are occasional turnoffs, but the album still delivers the conceptuality and adept rapping it’s safe to expect from Aesop Rock.
Undeath’s full-length debut is a solid death metal album whose greatest sin is sometimes succumbing to the genre’s basic tropes.
Chris Stapleton returns with a clean slate of sorts and the year’s best country album.
