Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Wild God ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ At the risk of getting my music nerd license revoked, I’m gonna come clean… I’ve never listened to Nick Cave. I mean, I know who he is and what he represents. I appreciate him. But I’ve never sought out any of his work. But let me tell ya, this album has changed that. This album is sonically and lyrically beautiful. The theme of joy in the face of grief is very moving, and you can tell he means it after losing a second son in less than a decade. This is...

Sabrina Carpenter, Short n’ Sweet ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❌ I’ll keep this review short n‘ sweet. After releasing smash single after smash single, Sabrina Carpenter released her new album fully poised to take over the world. And she has, in fact, delivered a great pop album teeming with personality. Her humor really make her stand out from her contemporaries. This album is lighthearted and fun from start to finish. Something worth highlighting are the rare, few acoustic songs on this album. Especially “Coincidence,” which I think is the best song on the album. I hope she expands on that sound in the future....

Post Malone, F-1 Trillion ⭐️⭐️❌❌❌ Post Malone is back with an album that asks, “How many country music tropes can I contain?” The answer to that question is too many. This album is a pastiche of 2000s country radio. Everything you would have heard there is present. Lyrical themes, the vapid messages, and the larger than life production value. I’ll be honest, as someone who grew up with there always seeming to be a radio blaring country music in my proximity, there is a nostalgic charm to this sound that he has hit upon. But sometimes it’s so over the...

Beabadoobee, This Is How Tomorrow Moves ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❌ Beabadoobee is not only fun to say, they’re also fun to listen to. On the third full length album from indie super star Beatrice Laus, AKA Beabadoobee, it’s impossible not to be charmed by her eclectic sound and great sense for melody.  Everything she tries on this album works. From the 2000s alt rock radio throwback of “Take a Bite,” to the jazzy walk down bass of “Real Man,” to the calypso infused “A Cruel Affair.” She makes it all coexist and jive together in an effortless, cool manner. My only complaint is...