Weezer, Weezer (Gold Album) ⭐️⭐️❌❌❌ Just Weezer doing Weezer stuff. It’s fine. Not good. But fine. Favorite song: “C.E.O.”

Phoebe Bridgers, Lost Weekend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Phoebe Bridgers is back with a new album. This is her first solo album in six years. There was so much anticipation and hype that I didn’t even think it was possible for it to live up to it. But somehow it did. This is definitely a Phoebe Bridgers album. I mean, she isn’t reinventing the wheel. But she doesn’t need to. Her lyricism is as personal and vulnerable as ever. She runs the emotional gamut from joy to grieving. But the production is where things differ. This is definitely her biggest sounding album. It...

Smash Mouth, Mercury Comet ⭐️❌❌❌❌ Yes, you read that right. Smash Mouth has a new album in 2026. And yeah, it sounds exactly how you imagine. They replaced their singer that died with a voice actor who does an impression of him. It’s very uncanny. I almost thought they had used archival recordings of him. Or AI, maybe. But no. I guess that’s just their new guy. The production is absolutely horrible. Extremely amateurish. The songs are bad. Just overall an unpleasant experience. Not much more to say. Favorite song: None of them.

Ariana Grande, petal ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❌ Ariana Grande is back with a new album. Ariana is one of those artists where, I kinda forget that I like their music, but then their next album comes out and I’m like, “Oh yeah, that’s right.” And this one is no exception. I like this better than her last album, eternal sunshine. The music on this is just a lot more varied, and she showcases a lot more creativity with her vocals because of it. The lyricism is, as always, a snapshot of what’s going on currently in her life, with some sex sprinkled in...