When looking back at this year in K-pop, there wasn’t really an album that caught my attention until April. Thankfully, things moved in a more positive direction after that. However, for the first time that I can recall all of the albums on this list… Read More »Top K-Pop Albums of 2026 (So Far)
There are a number of acts who have debuted in the past few decades and have dozens of song ratings on this blog. I thought it would be fun to lay these ratings out in chronological order, line-graph style, and take a macro view of… Read More »EPEX: A Career In Song Ratings
I have questions about Howling Entertainment. They keep debuting new boy groups but rarely promote them. Waker have a couple mini albums to their name over a stretch of two-and-a-half years, but the newer Chaser hasn’t made a peep since their early-2026 debut. Now, we… Read More »Song Review: Ascender – We Belong Together
For more than three decades, Enslaved have explored the cross between history, spirituality, and progressive extremity. Their latest release, “Spirit Helper,” pushes that ethos into new territory, pairing the Norwegian legends with Kevin Kicking Woman, an Elder of the Blackfeet Nation, in a collaboration born… Read More »ENSLAVED’s Ivar Bjørnson Talks New Collaboration “Spirit Helper”: “After 35 Years, it Genuinely Felt like New Ground.”
Swedish stoner groovers Lommi‘s latest album, 667788, has been out for almost a year, but we couldn’t say no to offering up the premiere of the their brand new video for the track “Rather.” The song itself is rolling, rumbling riff-laden gut punch, that, in this instance,… Read More »Video Premiere: Lommi – “Rather”