While Suddenly is all a bit faint in typical Caribou fashion, it’s nevertheless a sweet and heartfelt helping of indietronica.
Whether it be in terms of vocals, production, or songwriting, My Turn never rises above being subpar and uninspired.
The magical monthly segment where Anthony briefly touches down on a gauntlet of albums he didn’t get a chance to review this past month. These are just his short, straightforward, passionate, biased opinions.
A round-up of Anthony’s favorite albums from the past month or so.
For better or worse—mostly worse—Miss Anthropocene sounds as if it was made by an untrained Grimes A.I.
Royce 5’9 is in rare form as both an MC and producer on The Allegory, an album somewhat marred by occasionally questionable messaging and a muddled concept.
While it has quite a few highlights, Map of the Soul: 7 is bogged down in some of the most derivative and thankless songs of BTS’s career.
The more direct and tuneful approach King Krule takes on Man Alive! makes it—to my ears—a vast improvement over The Ooz.
No Future runs like a compilation of alt-R&B and indietronic cliches.
While often pretty and groovy, Makaya McCraven’s reimagining of Gil Scott-Heron’s swansong tends to drain the suspense and emotional potency out of its source material.
