alternative r&b
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The recent reissue of Frank Ocean’s 2016 video album Endless reveals the music to be every bit as fulfilling as its follow-up, Blonde.
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Despite being a stylistically mixed bag, Kimbra’s latest album features some of the best art pop you’ll hear this year.
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On his sophomore album, Post Malone carves out his own niche in the auto-croon field with quality trap production, strong vocal performances, and a bit of a singer-songwriter twist.
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Princess Nokia’s love for the emo scene can’t really be doubted, but A Girl Cried Red more often than not borders on unintentional parody.
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The Neighbourhood incorporates more elements of synthpop and alternative R&B on their self-titled album, which is about as drab as what came before it.
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Cocoa Sugar is one of Young Fathers’ milder releases.
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X makes some improvements on the mixing, singing, and songwriting fronts with ?, but the album is still a mixed bag consisting mainly of half-baked song ideas.
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Oxnard singer, producer, rapper, and drummer Anderson .Paak has released his first single since his last solo album, 2016’s Malibu. Despite not releasing any of his own music for over a year, .Paak has been busy with numerous features and collaborations. Notably Yes Lawd!, his collaborative effort with Knxwledge
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This debut studio album from Irish rapper Rejjie Snow is a bit too low-key for my liking.
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The deluxe version of Joji’s debut EP In Tongues was released a few days ago, and in it is several remixes from the likes of Ryan Hemsworth, Actress, and Lapalux. Among the most radical of these is Lunice’s take on “Demons,” which transforms the song into a wonked-out
