album reviews

Reviews of albums old and new from iconic artists and up and coming musicians alike.

Musical Digest: Taylor Swift "folklore". Top Story - August 2020.
Alright. I have a confession. While I’m notoriously known for frequenting night clubs, jamming to house music, going to underground raves and fully immersing myself in the electronic dance music scene, I have a soft spot for other genres as well.
By Paulina Pachel6 years ago in Beat
Lori McKenna is one of the Greatest Songwriters of all time, and ‘The Balladeer’ proves why.
If you know Country music, you’ll know Lori McKenna, and even if you don’t, it’s almost guaranteed a song of hers will have graced your life at some point. The two time Grammy award winner is best known for writing hits such as Tim McGraws Humble and Kind, Little Big Towns Girl Crush, and A Star is Borns Always Remember Us This Way, making us think we’d heard her best work, until now. Releasing her eleventh solo album last week, ‘The Balladeer’ encases you into a world of true human storytelling, and musical genius.
By Leah Sherlock6 years ago in Beat
Taylor Swift's 'Folklore' Album Review
Taylor Swift. We know and love her all too well as she unmasked this collection of songs that she had written over the last several months while we've been busy parading around covered up as to avoid any physical connection during this abnormal quarantine. Taylor Swift's 'Folklore' album was released on Thursday evening with less than a twenty-four hour notice. Definitely not what TS fans normally expect. Every and any fan is used to several months of Easter eggs displayed about on every social media platform out there. It gives each one of us an idea(or a plethora of them) to figure out what is soon to take place. But Taylor put a good twist on it this time and sought to 'do the different' just plopping this wholesome goodness onto our very laps.
By Kathy Lester6 years ago in Beat
Taylor Swift floklore Track by Track Breakdown
1. the 1 the 1 (In my interpretation) is a song about thinking about a past love that she wished would have worked out and whishing that they would have ended up together, but sometimes “the greatest loves of all time are over now”. This song is also about personal growth, because when Taylor says “And if you never bled, you’re never gonna grow” which puts on emphases that if we don’t go through pain and hurt, we are never going to learn or grow up. It is just a part of life. This song is great, and I love the nice slow and calm beat that comes along with it. This song and the rest of the album is stripped back, and it really puts a spotlight on the acoustics
By Maria Kalafatis6 years ago in Beat
Folklore - Taylor Swift
Holy shit guys! Taylor Swift just dropped an album OVER NIGHT, and I was not prepared, but it’s fine, it’s okay! I got this! For whatever reason, I feel drawn to make a review to this album. I am intrigued by the title because there doesn’t seem to be a song on the album called “Folklore”, which makes me think that this album is simply Taylor free writing. It’s possible that a lot of these songs aren’t even about her life, but about random stories or other’s lives, etc. Let’s jump in!
By Lauren Hodges6 years ago in Beat
Folklore: Woodland Faerie Queen of the Pop Music Scene
Without any warning, Taylor Swift dropped her newest album just a couple of days ago and without absolutely any publicity at all, it has already captured the attention of fans and critics everywhere. Such is the power of one of the most influential pop stars of the 21st century. Like many of us in isolation, it seems she has taken the opportunity to stretch her creative muscles, and thus, 'folklore' was born. Not only did no one expect a new album, as she mentions in an Instagram post, neither did she, which would explain the lack of fanfare preceding her newest offering. As we have experienced in these uncertain times, and with many of us being significantly more free of social engagements and commitments outside the home and if you’re like me, you will have been doing a lot of life re-evaluating and self-introspection, and it is apparent that her creative mind has been running wild. Except this time, it’s not all about her.
By Vee6 years ago in Beat
Album Review: 'All Distortions are Intentional' by Neck Deep
2019 was a big year for Neck Deep. With the take off of their cover of "Torn" followed by the hit single "She's a God" Neck Deep started to sky rocket in the streaming numbers. Followed by the releases, the band went on tour for most of 2019 with Blink-182 and Lil Wayne. With the release of their new album, there is a lot to expect to come out the band. Hailing from Wexham, Neck Deep is a band to expect a lot more from. Let's dive into their newest album: All Distortions Are Intentional!
By Music You Missed6 years ago in Beat
initial (chaotic) reactions to folklore
Taylor Swift really said "you guys hate my lead singles? how about none" cardigan it's so bluesy and jazzy. i like the expired thrill line.
By icedcloudlatte6 years ago in Beat
Map of the Soul 7: The Journey
If "Stay Gold" wasn’t enough for you, as it clearly overwhelmed me, then have no fear. BTS has released their latest Japanese album. The majority of the album is made up of repackaged Japanese versions of their hit songs from previous albums Map of the Soul and the Love Yourself albums. As a result, I’ve already gone over most of these songs, so I won’t go into each of them in detail like I usually do. If you want to know just how great "Black Swan" is, or why it’s such a joy to hear songs from Persona again, you can click on the hyperlinks to bring you there!
By Sam6 years ago in Beat
Album Review of Ellie Goulding’s Brightest Blue
The English singer’s name is perhaps still most commonly associated with her synth-pop hit ‘Lights’, which put her on the charts back in 2010. It’s hard to believe an entire decade has passed.
By Sayana6 years ago in Beat
The genius behind Kanye West's sample in 'On Sight'
'Yeezus', said to be Kanye West's least impressive album to this day, (even though I always disagree with this statement), is an experimental and unordinary album by an artist who was once said to be Hip Hop's greatest. Even though this album is widely regarded as a poor effort at experimental music, one part of the album stood out to me on a personal level, and it was the cleverness of the sample used in the first track of the album 'On Sight'.
By Manny6 years ago in Beat
Erutan by Raindancer
Raindancer is an independently released album by Erutan also known as Kate Covington or by her youtube name Katethegreat18. On her youtube channel, she's recorded many covers that are available to to download on her website. A lot of these covers include her own special arrangements. Having already loved her cover of Come Little Children, I decided to explore her more and noticed she had released an album.
By Chloe Gilholy6 years ago in Beat