Vince Staples’ Big Fish Theory is the Long Beach rapper’s most eclectic project yet, but still exposes major songwriting deficiencies.
Murder of the Universe might be King Gizzard’s most musically and conceptually ambitious project to date, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired.
MA stoner rock/doom metal outfit Elder impressively reinvents itself with a more progressive sound on Reflections of a Floating World.
On her sophomore album Melodrama, Lorde makes a few Top 40 concessions, but shows a ton of promise with the stylistic and formal risks she does take.
The Mountain Goats’ latest is a gothic-themed concept album, a foray into the world of guitar-less music, and one of the greatest testaments to John Darnielle’s chops as a storyteller.
On their third studio album Renaissance, The Underachievers still have great fundamentals and chemistry, but much of the time it sounds like they’re on autopilot.
Young Thug delivers his most melodic and pop-friendly project yet with Beautiful Thugger Girls.
Australia’s Kirin J Callinan delivers one of this year’s most colorfully eccentric pop records with Bravado.
SZA delivers a strong full-length debut that explores the emotional complexities of being the other woman.
For an album inspired by the cosmos, Planetarium is lacking quite a bit in the way of flow and harmony.
