album reviews
Reviews of albums old and new from iconic artists and up and coming musicians alike.
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!
Lauren HodgesPublished 4 years ago in BeatFolklore: 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.
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!
Music You MissedPublished 4 years ago in Beatinitial (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.
icedcloudlattePublished 4 years ago in BeatMap 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!
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.
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'.
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.
Chloe GilholyPublished 4 years ago in BeatPerpetual Desolation by Sins of Thy Beloved
The Sins Of Thy Beloved are a relatively unknown Gothic Doom metal band from Norway formed in 1996 by group of friends Glenn Morten Nordbø, Arild Christensen and Stig Johansen and were originally called Purgatory, which was quite a well used name. Last.FM says there are at least 15 bands that share the name, so it was changed into The Sins Of Thy Beloved. Anita Auglend and Ola Aarrestad joined the band and then they worked on their first demo. Later on Anders Thue and Ingfrid Stensland joined a bit later on leaving with seven of them to work on their albums. But let us not forget another member of the band: Pete Johansen, who does an awesome job on the violins, which was the reason why I loved the albums so much. The violins in the metal music doesn’t sound like something that should work but it does. That’s quite a lot of members to keep up with so here’s the line-up:
Chloe GilholyPublished 4 years ago in BeatStripped
Christina Aguilera is woman who I admire very much. She's an established pop singer from America who's also known for being a bit naughty. I hope people still remember her. Christina is truly a beautiful and talented woman. No one can take that away from her and she tells us this on Stripped. In this album she works with the likes of Linda Perry, Alicia Keys, Lil Kim and Redman. Stripped is her fourth studio album, though most people consider it her second because they exclude her Christmas and Spanish album. It was released in October 2002 under the label RCA.
Chloe GilholyPublished 4 years ago in BeatLove You Like the Westside
Allow me to begin with a disclaimer: This is not an attempt at a biographical piece, you can Google @wsboogie for that; rather this is my attempt to shed light on one of my favorite artists who, in my opinion, does not get the reception that he deserves.
Cameron MarquisPublished 4 years ago in BeatMy Review of "Thundercat: Apocalypse"
Thundercat: Apocalypse came out back in 2013 and yet I'm just listening to this album in 2020. I guess it's better to discover things than never to notice them at all. This album feels so close to home but so weird as well. I have to say there aren't many albums that I've ever heard quite like this so I don't even really know the genre of this music. I guess it would be alternative electronic music.
Brian AnonymousPublished 4 years ago in Beat