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While it focuses on universal motifs, such as heartbreak or loneliness, the band struggles to say anything new — or even relatively captivating — about the common human experience.
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Many consider Lorde’s latest balmy record to be the antithesis of its austere predecessor, but the albums have more in common than meets the eye: Enter the sublime.
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With the release of two songs in the span of two months, Lorde had swiftly prompted the transition of hot girl summer into sad girl autumn.
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While the track does steadily improve throughout its runtime, “Don’t Go Yet” as a whole struggles to escape the dullness of Romance, her sophomore album.
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Disney+ has lifted the world of Stewart’s “The Mysterious Benedict Society” off its pages and onto screens everywhere, breathing life into Carson Ellis’ whimsical illustrations in an often wonderful, though sometimes flawed, way.
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Though it lulls in more than a few areas, Planet Her holds an otherworldly mesmerism that proves the star is here to stay.
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“Love, Victor,” though not without storytelling flaws, blossoms with the growing pains of adolescence and complexities of coming out.
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Even though Olivia Rodrigo earned her driver’s license not too long ago, she already knows the hit-and-run of heartbreak all too well. On her debut album Sour, the 18-year-old pop artist drives to escape suffering — eyes stinging, tears blurring the once-familiar, now unwelcoming stretch of suburbia — only for
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A thriving, creative revelation, Harmony House sees Struble learn to smile through the harsh reality of growing up.
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Released May 21, the pair’s latest album brightly explores hues and tints, finding rapture that sometimes feels more motley than prismatic.
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