Death Cab for Cutie, I Built You a Tower ⭐️⭐️⭐️❌❌ Death Cab for Cutie is back with a new album. Or… Maybe it’s just an elaborate way for them to tell somebody they built a tower for them? Also, why build it? Couldn’t you just buy one? There has to be plenty of premade towers. But anyways… This album is an example of just a pretty solid album. Not really that many highs, not really any lows. It’s really just kind of right down the middle.  The production is very odd. The vocals don’t really sit in the mix very...

Paul McCartney, The Boys of Dungeon Lane ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❌ At 83 years old, Paul McCartney really needs his lucky break before it’s too late. He’s toiled in obscurity and anonymity for decades now. Will this finally be the album that gets him some recognition? No, but seriously… This is the most consistent album Paul McCartney has made in years. There are shades of Ram here. There’s also a lot of the tropes we’ve come to expect with old man Paul. But he breaks up the monotony with some vintage Paul experimentation. I definitely recommend this album. Not only as a nice...

Chuck D & John Densmore, do+pe = no country for old men ⭐️❌❌❌❌ I listened to this album because Chuck D actually just released one of my favorite albums of last year, and I was like, “Following that up with a collab with the drummer from The Doors? Interesting.” But no… I was wrong. Not interesting. At least not in a good way. This is, without a doubt, the worst album I have listened to in my 3 years of doing these weekly reviews, and it’s not even close. Absolutely horrible. John Densmore does this spoken word hippy poetry stuff,...

Towa Bird, Gentleman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Towa Bird is back with her second album. Towa Bird might be one of the greatest alt rock/alt pop names ever. It just sounds like a real rockstar’s name. But anyways, I really had no idea what to expect here. I never heard her first album. But man, this album has converted me into a fan. The songwriting is so good, and her musicianship is on full display. I do wish she had let loose on the guitar a little more, though. The production is also top notch. The vocals are mixed to perfection, and nothing...