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Capping off 2025: Gradual Branching and Experimentation

Just before a short break, a new post to celebrate 2025 is out with some end-of-year lists!
Capsule Reviews (December – Part 2) – Jim Ghedi, kinoue64, acloudyskye…

Just before New Year’s Day and the Capping Off entry, the second half of the Capsule Reviews closes nearly all of the albums that are due for a review!
Yeonsoo – This is How I Disappear (Record Review)

Choi Yeon-soo, once an earnest K-pop aspirant called D:elta, peers through with one of the most stunning art pop works in this decade.
The American Tragedy in the Pogues’ and Kirsty MacColl’s ‘Fairytale of New York’

The Christmas classic is not only honest about the holiday season, but it also examines the American Dream as being just a dream.
Capsule Reviews (December 2025 – Part 1) – Panda Bear, Danny Brown, Candelabro…

The first part of this month’s Capsule Reviews is filled with comments on a wide variety of albums!
Sunmi – HEART MAID (Record Review)

The K-pop artist and ex-Wonder Girls member’s solo debut is proof that not all that glitters is gold.
Why Disco Elysium’s Soundtrack Works in the End – ‘La Revacholiere’

Every great game gets backed with a soundtrack that fits its environment. The acclaimed isometric RPG has a standout track that defines its theme.
Capsule Review (November 2025) – Richard Sallis, Cheap Trick, Mateus Aleluia…

As a prelude to the upcoming month, this edition of Capsule Review looks into rock, pop, and rap!
arthur and no one else – Racing Games (Record Review)

Short, straightforward, and subtly showy sums the amethyst in the rough that is British singer-songwriter Arthur Elliot’s 7th self-recorded album.
It’s Bigger than Hip Hop

25 years after their big break, Florida-based Dead Prez’s ideological drive cuts through the heart of context-relevant songwriting.