Pop
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While it has quite a few highlights, Map of the Soul: 7 is bogged down in some of the most derivative and thankless songs of BTS’s career.
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No Future runs like a compilation of alt-R&B and indietronic cliches.
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The Slow Rush‘s deep cuts don’t deliver on the promise of its introspective and infectious lead singles.
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070 Shake’s debut album delivers a futuristic fusion of art pop and rap, but falls short on the songwriting front.
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Circles is the finest musical send-off any Mac Miller fan could have asked for.
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Janet Jackson’s The Velvet Rope goes sorely underappreciated as one of the 90s’ most forward-thinking pop albums, helping lay the groundwork for the alternative R&B of today.
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Fine Line brings Harry Styles no closer to finding his own musical style and voice.
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There are a lot of genuinely beautiful, cold, and otherworldly ideas throughout E; still, many of the songs leave me hungry for more.
