Kim Gordon, Play Me ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❌ Sonic Youth alum, and indie rock legend, Kim Gordon is back with a new solo album. It’s called Play Me, which is actually a very helpful title. I wish more albums would come with instructions. This album continues her experimentations with trip-hop music with producer Justin Raisen. Musically, it’s very potent, and lyrically very stream of consciousness, almost free verse at times. I think this sound suits her and her style well. It’s kind of the natural progression in my mind. It just makes sense. The production is top notch. It keeps you unnerved, which...

Harry Styles, Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Harry Styles is back with a new album. He does that, occasionally. But I’ll listen and review it all the time. This album really took me by surprise. I mean, I know that at this point Harry Styles is a bonafide pop star, but I’ve never really paid much attention. But this is just a really great dance pop album. The music is great and the production is top tier.  One thing that did bother me, though, is the phrase “tummy tickled” in “Are You Listening Yet?” Made me think of...

Mitski, Nothing’s About to Happen to Me ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❌ Mitski is back with a new album. This begs the question… Is it a mitski, or a hitski? Thank you! I’ll be here all week. No, but seriously, this album is filled with so much heart and soul. There is personality and charisma pouring out of every note. But that’s kind of Mitski’s thing. This isn’t anything new. The music is this very easy listening folk rock, and the lyrics are personal and existential. It’s that great combination of sounding pretty and giving you something to think about. There are some great...

Baby Keem, Ca$ino ⭐️⭐️❌❌❌ Baby Keem is back with a new album. This is his first since 2021’s The Melodic Blue. So, it’s been quite awhile, especially for such an up and coming artist who is still trying to find his sound and place. But anyways, lack of prolific-ness aside, I do think that on this album he is still searching for his sound. He packed this pretty short and compact album full of different styles. Most of them really work, but it feels like it’s less of an exercise in versatility and just kind of him trying different things...