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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard hop genres on 'Omnium Gatherum'

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard hop genres on ‘Omnium Gatherum’

Jessica Besnard and Jessica Besnard | May 4, 2022

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, a wonderfully erratic band known for genre-hopping and psychedelic rock, released their latest album ‘Omnium Gatherum’, which continues what their signature sound. The...

Devmaccc celebrates another April 20 with his latest project

Devmaccc celebrates another April 20 with his latest project

Jeremiah Henry and Jeremiah Henry | April 27, 2022

Mississippi Rapper Devmacc has released his third installment to his famed four twenty series with the latest project, ‘Four.Twenty: Sessions 3’.  Dev’s latest addition to the ‘Four.Twenty’...

Father John Misty’s ‘Chloë and the Next 20th Century’ swings into jazzy old Hollywood

Father John Misty’s ‘Chloë and the Next 20th Century’ swings into jazzy old Hollywood

Jessica Besnard and Jessica Besnard | April 27, 2022

Father John Misty, also known for drumming in the folk band Fleet Foxes, released ‘Chloë and the Next 20th Century’, which feels like a love letter, with all its ache, sealed with a kiss. It is...

Pusha T returns with ‘It’s Almost Dry’, a potential album of the year

Pusha T returns with ‘It’s Almost Dry’, a potential album of the year

Koby Moore and Koby Moore | April 27, 2022

Last Friday, Pusha T dropped ‘It’s Almost Dry’ which is his follow up to the Grammy-nominated album ‘Daytona’. This album follows in the footsteps of its predecessor, excelling in its genre. The...

Jack White releases ‘Fear Of The Dawn’: the first of two solo albums

Jack White releases ‘Fear Of The Dawn’: the first of two solo albums

Jessica Besnard and Jessica Besnard | April 21, 2022

Jack White, the lead singer and guitarist of The White Stripes, released his new album titled ‘Fear Of The Dawn.’ This is his fifth solo album and the first of two he’s planning to release this...

Red Hot Chili Peppers reunite with spunky ‘Unlimited Love’

Red Hot Chili Peppers reunite with spunky ‘Unlimited Love’

Jessica Besnard and Jessica Besnard | April 13, 2022

Red Hot Chili Peppers released their reunion-like album ‘Unlimited Love’, marking their return with John Frusciante back on guitar after his electronic solo projects and over a decade split from the...

Sonic Youth returns with avant-garde recordings from 2000-2010 with 'In/Out/In'

Sonic Youth returns with avant-garde recordings from 2000-2010 with ‘In/Out/In’

Jessica Besnard and Jessica Besnard | March 27, 2022

Sonic Youth, a noisy rock band that formed in the early 80s and split in 2011, released an album of unreleased songs recorded between 2000-2010. ‘In/Out/In’ is the root of Sonic Youth’s soul, containing...

Lucky Daye delivers long-awaited delicacy to music world

Lucky Daye delivers long-awaited delicacy to music world

Kyra Lampley and Kyra Lampley | March 23, 2022

Lucky Daye has delivered another musical masterpiece with his newest album, ‘CandyDrip’. This is Daye’s third studio album since the release of ‘Painted’ in 2019.  ‘Candydrip’ is...

Lana Del Rey Ranked: Born To Die – Blue Banisters

Lana Del Rey Ranked: Born To Die – Blue Banisters

Jessica Besnard and Jessica Besnard | March 8, 2022

Lana Del Rey, also known as Elizabeth or Lizzy Grant, obtained a successful career after her ‘Born To Die’ era releasing seven more albums and most recently her outstanding single ‘Watercolor Eyes’...

Beach House immerses listeners on ‘Once Twice Melody’

Beach House immerses listeners on ‘Once Twice Melody’

Jessica Besnard and Jessica Besnard | February 28, 2022

Beach House’s dreamy ambiance on their newest album ‘Once Twice Melody’ reminds listeners of the distinct sound they have crafted throughout their career, hypnotizing you into an ethereal state...

Mitski's bittersweet 'Laurel Hell'

Mitski’s bittersweet ‘Laurel Hell’

Jessica Besnard and Jessica Besnard | February 23, 2022

‘Laurel Hell’ is Mitski’s sixth studio album and possibly another farewell. During the ‘Be The Cowboy’ album tour, Mitski announced that she was taking a hiatus from music, until realizing she...

'Requiem': A Repose From Suffering

‘Requiem’: A Repose From Suffering

Jessica Besnard and Jessica Besnard | February 15, 2022

Korn’s latest album Requiem, released on Feb. 4 marks the band’s 14th studio album. Korn is a very consistent band, but they brought something new with this album—something lighter. It’s short...

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