Singer-Songwriter
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Love is one of the biggest themes in music for its relatability, but its use in practice oversimplifies and reinforces obsession and codependency.
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The Tennessean alt-country band’s latest record contains weird productions and rambling lyrics; its direction feels too “modern” for its own good.
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As promised from last month, here are 20 short-form reviews for this month’s Capsule Reviews!
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The Californian Americana duo’s latest album defines beauty without any substance to back it; it’s purely an aesthetic masquerade.
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Regina Spektor’s ‘Us’ pushes against authoritarianism and the appropriation of the past. Decades later, it stands as an ironic mark against Israel…
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Capsule Reviews – April 2026 (By Storm, Gorillaz, Dry Cleaning…)
avant-folk, Blues Rock, By Storm, Capsule Reviews, Chamber Folk, Dry Cleaning, Experimental Hip Hop, Glitch Hop, Gorillaz, Hard Rock, indie pop, indie rock, Katarsis, Lithuanian Music, music, My New Band Believe, new-music, post-punk, Progressive Folk/Country, review, reviews, Rock, Singer-Songwriter, South Korean music, Synth Pop
With 12 short reviews, this piece covers both the most anticipated releases up to this point alongside overlooked talents.
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Playing with ballad clichés, the Californian concocted one of the wittiest pop tunes of the late 2000s.
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Capsule Reviews (December – Part 2) – Jim Ghedi, kinoue64, acloudyskye…
2025, Abstract Hip Hop, album-review, Alternative Rock, art pop, Art Rock, Baroque/Chamber Pop, Conscious Hip Hop, Danny Brown, emo, experimental, Experimental Rap, Experimental Rock, Hard Rock, indie, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, music, Neo-psychedelia, new-music, Pop Rap, post-punk, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Pop, review, reviews, Rock, Screamo, Singer-Songwriter, Slacker Rock
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!
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Capsule Reviews (December 2025 – Part 1) – Panda Bear, Danny Brown, Candelabro…
2025, Abstract Hip Hop, art pop, Art Rock, Baroque/Chamber Pop, Conscious Hip Hop, Danny Brown, experimental, Experimental Rap, Experimental Rock, Hard Rock, indie, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, Lady Gaga, music, Neo-psychedelia, new-music, Political Hip Hop, Pop Rap, post-punk, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Pop, review, reviews, Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Slacker Rock
The first part of this month’s Capsule Reviews is filled with comments on a wide variety of albums!
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Short, straightforward, and subtly showy sums the amethyst in the rough that is British singer-songwriter Arthur Elliot’s 7th self-recorded album.
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