Though Tear has its consistency issues and its concept is sacrificed for the sake of having something for everybody, BTS is making ambitious and passionately performed pop music that puts many of their Western contemporaries to shame.
The pieces on Park Jiha’s Communion are lovely individually, but overall, the blend of sounds could have been a bit more consistent and more attention could have been paid to the album’s flow.
At seven tracks and just over 21 minutes, the Kanye West-helmed DAYTONA is pretty much watertight and finds Pusha T in top form.
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Not only is Wide Awake! better performed and written than any Parquet Courts album thus far, but on it the band consistently manages to make interesting artistic statements on some very difficult topics.
Courtney’s vocal performances aren’t much less humdrum on Tell Me How You Really Feel than they were on her debut, but the slightly brighter and more aggressive instrumentation this time around offers a welcome change of pace.
The recent reissue of Frank Ocean’s 2016 video album Endless reveals the music to be every bit as fulfilling as its follow-up, Blonde.
Despite its scant runtime, Beware the Book of Eli is a hilarious and killer tape that continues hinting at the Slump God’s full potential.
With Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino, Arctic Monkeys aim for an admirably weird space-age lounge sound, but often the execution leaves something to be desired.
