During Lucy’s first two years after debut, they felt like one of the freshest acts in K-pop. Their music overflowed with ideas and hooky melodies that kept me coming back for more. Since then, they’ve settled into a reliable niceness. I’m not sure if it’s… Read More »Song Review: Lucy – The Knight Who Can’t Die And The Silk Cradle
Last time we heard from The New Six, they were kicking it old school with the upbeat Kick It 4 Now. That track leveraged nostalgia to its advantage, melding new jack swing beats to catchy hooks. But this being K-pop, we can’t simply build on… Read More »Song Review: The New Six (TNX) – Fuego
Despite their cringeworthy group name and equally cringey debut single, I respect how Young Posse are trying to do something a little different from their peers. When it comes to building credibility in the hip-hop world, last month’s Young Posse Up was a good start.… Read More »Song Review: Young Posse – XXL
Since debuting in the thrash metal arena with Misconception in 2019 and following up with No Life Forms in 2022, Critical Defiance has kept a release pace as relentless as their tempos. Navigating lineup changes with remarkable agility—notably with Mauricio Toledo joining on guitar during… Read More »All Stream: Critical Defiance – “The Search Won’t Fall…”
On their first three EPs, English death metal outfit Slimelord established themselves as a band to watch, peddling a weird brand of death/doom that sounded like it came from a swamp, as the name suggests. On their first full-length album, the unpronounceably-named Chytridiomycosis Relinquished, they get weirder… Read More »Slimelord’s Chytridiomycosis Relinquished Is the Death Metal Record You Need in Your LIfe