Despite being just past one-third of the way through 2026, we’ve already been graced with a full year’s worth of great music. Here’s what’s been keeping my ears busy lately. How do I describe Robyn’s and Jessie Ware’s new albums in a PG-13 way? The kids today would say they’re “thirsty.” If you’re not a... Continue Reading →
Thursday night at the stroke of midnight – technically Friday morning – the highly anticipated debut album Angels & Queens by Gabriels dropped. The big hand on the clock didn’t get to 12:01 am before I was already awash in glory from the sounds of the opening track Offering (I’d again get awash in glory... Continue Reading →
First, shoutout to My Daughter Cassandra (MDC) for her college graduation that I was busy attending, which was why I was not busy attending the Idol Finale. It’s a rather ironic circumstance that I neglected the first rule of test-taking taught by professors everywhere: when in doubt, stick with your first guess. Which is why... Continue Reading →
When Sir Elton John is calling something “probably one of the most seminal records I’ve heard in the last 10 years”, to me, that makes listening a moral obligation. And after I recovered from being gobsmacked like Sir Elton, I did some research. In that research, I found that the lead singer of the band... Continue Reading →
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