On ‘Certified Lover Boy’ Drake Seeks Love Everywhere But Within
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The rapper’s latest album succeeds at vanquishing real and imagined foes, but at what cost?
Chvrches Confront The Horrors Of The Internet On ‘Screen Violence’
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsThe Glasgow band tackles the misogyny and despairs of the digital age on their latest album.
Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ Is an Album Only a Mother Could Love
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsWest’s 10th album is an overlong mess, dotted with moments of sincerity and some spectacular music
Kacey Musgraves’ ‘Star-Crossed’ Is a Divorce Album on Her Own Terms
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsThe millennial country hero’s fifth album grapples with breaking up and growing up
Björk – ‘Vespertine’
Posted in: Music Album Reviews20 years after its release, revisit David Fricke's review of Björk's landmark fourth album.
Gretta Ray’s Debut Album ‘Begin To Look Around’ is a Turning Point
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsBegin To Look Around comes in as strong as a June wind and swirls with pop melodrama and nostalgia.
Halsey Explores the Beauty and Brutality of New Motherhood on ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsThe adventurous pop star’s fourth album is a fascinating, if at times overwrought, collaboration with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Lorde Vibes Through a Quarter-Life Crisis on ‘Solar Power’
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsHer long-awaited third album is smooth and beachy, searching for serenity in anxious times
Shannon & The Clams Triumph on Their Long-Awaited ‘Year of The Spider’
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsWritten and recorded prior to the global pandemic, 'Year of The Spider' has been a long time coming for the Californian outfit.
Holy Holy Deliver Much-Needed Positivity With ‘Hello My Beautiful World’
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsEmerging from lockdown with their fourth album, Holy Holy have shown that music can be the much-needed escape we all yearn for.
