Reviews - July 25, 2017

Raskit – Dizzee Rascal

London grime hip-hop god Dizzee Rascal dropped his long-awaited album, “Raskit” last Friday (his first since 2013) and I am bouncing like bonkers listening to it. Whole album on 50 jigawatts blasting through the speakers as I move down the avenue. Known for his fast-paced…

Reviews - July 22, 2017

Emerging Adulthood – Dan Croll

Dan Croll’s second LP Emerging Adulthood is an on- the-nose title for an album about coming of age not only Dan himself but for his music as well. His first album, Sweet Disarray, was as good of a debut as you could expect but was,…

Reviews - July 13, 2017

Mister Mellow – Washed Out

You absolutely can’t talk chillwave without mentioning Washed Out. The project from Ernest Greene has been around for nearly 10 years now, and his sound is still at the pinnacle of the genre. Washed Outs first two albums were built from the same chillwave cloth,…

Reviews - June 30, 2017

Big Fish Theory – Vince Staples

Vince Staples is a tough artist to figure out. Always floating between reality and his own universe, listeners are usually left to wonder if we should be taking him seriously or not. We wonder what context we’re supposed to listen to his music in, how…

Reviews - June 9, 2017

Routines – Hoops

Following in the footsteps of great bands and trying to maintain your own originality is quite possibly the toughest part about being in a band. Any great band is full of musicians who are influenced by those who made music before them. You can only…

Reviews - June 8, 2017

Witness – Benjamin Booker

Benjamin Booker. Wow. Done. End of review. It’s not enough to just pick a song or two off this new project Witness from Benjamin Booker. It’s an album that I found myself continuously going back to, putting on in the background, showing to my friends,…