album reviews
Reviews of albums old and new from iconic artists and up and coming musicians alike.
Craigology Paints Emotion Through Piano
There’s a certain kind of album that doesn’t just play in the background — it quietly changes the atmosphere around you. Piano in the Wilderness by Craigology is one of those records. The moment the first notes land, everything feels a little slower, a little softer, a little more reflective. It’s the kind of music that makes you stop scrolling for a second and actually sit with your thoughts.
By mysoundMusic5 months ago in Beat
From the Corner to the Culture: CME's Bet on the Future of Music by NWO Sparrow
Built Intentional and Different: The Rise of Corner Music Entertainment by NWO Sparrow CME Co-Founders Aaron Stafford and Chevon Rucker alongside A&R's Richard Flores and Vicey M, and Sirius XM's Jazmyn Summers at "Built at the Table," CME's private industry dinner in New York City, April 2026 PHOTO BY Touissaintvisuals
By NWO SPARROW5 months ago in Beat
Zoë Evans — Truly Hits Different
Zoë Evans isn’t trying to be loud—she’s trying to be felt. And that’s exactly why her music lingers. With the release of her latest EP Truly, Zoë steps into a space that feels both intimate and quietly magnetic. Five tracks, just fourteen minutes, and somehow it feels like you’ve read a chapter of her life that she didn’t fully intend to explain. That’s the pull. She doesn’t overstate, she doesn’t overproduce, and she definitely doesn’t chase trends. Instead, she leans into mood, into subtle tension, into the kind of storytelling that sits somewhere between late-night thoughts and early-morning clarity.
By mysoundMusic5 months ago in Beat
What the REAL Michael Jackson Meant to Me.
Hello one and all - again. My earliest memory of ever listening to a Michael Jackson record was roughly in 1978 when I was 6 years old and a song on the radio kept telling me to "Shicya butty don to a gruhhh!" all the while telling me also to "dance and shout". Little did I realize that I would soon be introduced to musical greatness at such an early age. The following year, 1979, another song kept singing the refrain: "Piddo. Witta buss do stow; don' stop tuh get a mop" in such a high falsetto voice, I almost thought I was hearing a Bee Gees song in fast forward. However, once my family embraced the Seventh-day Adventist church, my secular radio days were over, and I was forced to listen to interminable songs about the "Love of Jesus" and stuff like that.
By CJG Movie Man5 months ago in Beat
The Big 3's Double Albums Ranked
Criteria Each album has been compared and graded in two parts, totalling 100% of its final grade. The first 50 percent is internal, based on the album itself, and the second 50% is external, how it compares to the other two double albums. The first 50 percent breaks down into multiple categories. Production is worth 10%. The song score is 20%, and the concept score rounds out the last 20%. Song score is a combination of a soft score(non-skippable songs) and a hard score(songs with replay value). The Concept score is based on how well the album executes its concept. The last 50% is based on a head-to-head listening of the songs in order, and based on the disc, with sequencing taking precedence when track lists are uneven in length.
By Niko Banks5 months ago in Beat
Raymnd’s Nostalgia In The Form of A Depression Finds Its Moment
Raymnd isn’t chasing trends—he’s building moods you can get lost in. Out of Minneapolis, he’s been quietly shaping a sound that lives somewhere between dream pop haze and late-night introspection. The kind of music that doesn’t just play in the background—it pulls you in slowly, wraps around your thoughts, and lingers long after it ends.
By mysoundMusic5 months ago in Beat
