Emily Scott Robinson – Appalachia Review: Country Songwriter Stuns Once Again
Emily Scott Robinson does it again on an album about living with ghosts, growing older, and choosing hope.
Reviews That Cut Deep
Reviews That Cut Deep
Category Album Review
Westside Cowboy – So Much Country ‘Till We Get There Review: Rising Fast
On Running With Scissors, Cavetown intelligently balances intimacy, alienation, and self-doubt, but uneven execution stops the album from fully delivering on its potential.
Cavetown – Running With Scissors Review: Great in Small Doses
On Running With Scissors, Cavetown intelligently balances intimacy, alienation, and self-doubt, but uneven execution stops the album from fully delivering on its potential.
Dry Cleaning’s ‘Secret Love’ – Irony and Exhaustion
The biggest success of Dry Cleaning's Secret Love is being an album that sounds like it hates its own existence.
Zach Bryan’s With Heaven On Top: Catchy Highs, Familiar Bloat
A familiar formula and catchy songs sees Zach Bryan through on his good, but compromised sixth full length.
Shea’s Debut EP: A Cathartic Blend of Shoegaze and Emotion
On their debut EP, Shea balances the crushing and the tender in a terrific early year surprise.
Album Review – Love & Hyperbole by Alessia Cara
In this Alessia Cara album review, discover how the rounded production and Alessia Cara’s light touch make Love & Hyperbole a surprising hit. I have no idea what to expect from a new Alessia Cara album nowadays. When I reviewed…
Album Review – 20. by Shteppi
If you’re looking for a detailed Shteppi album review we’ve got you. She delivers if all you’re looking for is a cheap sad-girl sugar rush. The more I listened to this Shteppi album, the more I became convinced she has…
Album Review – The Purple Bird by Bonnie “Prince” Billy
The Purple Bird tries and fails to get by on quiet competence alone. The album that I was most reminded of when listening to The Purple Bird was Frank Turner’s 2018 album Be More Kind, a project that was rooted…
Album Review – Plus One by The War and Treaty
The War and Treaty’s fifth album is colourful, catchy, and, most importantly spirited in the face of hardship. This is where I must confess I did not know who The War and Treaty were before 2023 and their feature on…