‘Microphones in 2020’ is music as memoir
The Microphones/Courtesy
Microphones in 2020 is hard to parse. Its nature defies dissection, a singular song difficult to accurately split into pieces.
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‘Turbulence’ is Ella Vos’ assurance that things do get better
The series of events surrounding the recording of Ella Vos’ debut album were chaotic to say the least.
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The Psychedelic Furs’ ‘Made of Rain’ is mostly successful comeback
Made of Rain is an overall triumph for the Psychedelic Furs, especially in a time when ’80s revival music tends to stray further from the beloved originals.
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Alanis Morissette is older, wiser, still real as ever in ‘Such Pretty Forks in the Road’
Morissette is highly skilled with words, and this allows her to express even the messiest of emotions.
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Dominic Fike’s debut is favorable whirlwind of genres, self-growth
‘What Could Possibly Go Wrong’ fulfills longtime fans’ wishes and earns the up-and-coming 24-year-old singer a new, much bigger following.
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Billie Eilish unlocks self-love with dreamy ‘My Future’
Written a month into quarantine, “My Future” is a sincere self-reflection and oneiric statement of growth.
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Lana Del Rey’s spoken word poetry album triumphs as a transcendent dreamscape
Rich with bittersweet stories and celestial themes, her debut “Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass” is a picturesque, ethereal escape.
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‘Folklore’ is Taylor Swift’s gentle remorse
Swift’s career is a storied, decadelong narrative — one that focuses on her romantic and professional tribulations.
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Neon Trees thoughtfully delve into loneliness, recovery with ‘I Can Feel You Forgetting Me’
The band’s most introspective album to date, ‘I Can Feel You Forgetting Me’ dreams of the past.
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Genevieve Artadi’s ‘Dizzy Strange Summer’ thrives in disorder, juxtaposition
The project, a musical journey through anxiety and disorder, is as unpredictable, melancholic and fleetingly joyful as the summer it finds itself released in.
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