With a dramatic 2015 departure from One Direction and the release of his stellar contemplative debut album “Mind of Mine” in the same year, few artists have made a name for themselves so early in their careers in the way that Zayn Malik did. Unfortunately, since “Mind of Mine,” Malik has twice failed to prove [...]
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After everyone and their mother put her cover of “Heart of Glass” on repeat for weeks, Miley Cyrus released her eighth studio album, “Plastic Hearts” on Nov. 27. The album represents a huge genre shift for Cyrus — from the clean folk-pop of “Younger Now” and the edgy rebrand of “Bangerz” to a hard and [...]
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A few days ago, I read a tweet referring to the eighth track of Megan Thee Stallion’s first full-length studio album, “Good News”: “No thoughts just BODYODYODYODYODYODYODYODY.” The tweet perfectly summed up my thoughts on the album, full of catchy choruses and relatively simple production that presents itself as complex. Few artists have burst into [...]
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From now on, when I think of the color red, it will remind me of Joji. The album cover of “Nectar” is simply a portrait of the artist washed in red light, reflecting themes of love, desire and the dark side of human frailty. A sophomore album can be a defining moment in an artist’s [...]
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