I started this blog because of my deep fascination with the art of music. I've always been someone that carries a pair of headphones everywhere and is constantly having to listen to every song from the beginning to the end. For some time now I have been searching around trying to find an outlet where … Continue reading Couple Thoughts
The Love Below and IGOR
Tyler, the Creator: the musical pioneer. Building character, trying new sounds, dipping his toes in a variety of music production from rap to jazz to soul, there are few able to match Tyler’s creativity and ability to entertain such a wide audience. Starting from the times of the OFWGKTA, when Tyler’s music was considered cultish, … Continue reading The Love Below and IGOR
Daniel Caesar: CASE STUDY 01
Daniel Caesar has always brought a mellower sound to soul and r&b. Caesar saw big success through Freudian and its slow moving melodies and entrancing sounds. Freudian gave Caesar’s music a definition with its appreciable vocalizations and corn soup for the soul vibes. CASE STUDY 01 brings back the classic Daniel Caesar with a new … Continue reading Daniel Caesar: CASE STUDY 01
Forgotten Country
Country music, a style that has been around for some time, is slowly starting to disappear on our car radios. A whole culture is now starting to fall to new pop music, but where did it go? Country music. Country music? I know what you are probably thinking right now, "How can you be saying … Continue reading Forgotten Country
Daquan Mebane and the Influence of Kendrick Lamar
Daquan Mebane Daquan Mebane, a hidden gem on the rap stage, just dropped his new album, "Tales From da Sinner," a musical masterpiece. Every song in the playlist has less than 1000 plays on Spotify, a number that does not justify the quality of this album. This album brings mellow backbeats to poetic verses talking … Continue reading Daquan Mebane and the Influence of Kendrick Lamar
A Note On LAUV
LAUV. The first thing that comes to mind is probably the romantic, EDM based music that has been rising to popularity recently. Fairly new as an artist, he seems to be gaining more and more songs by each new release. Ari Leff, better known as his self made stage name LAUV, has had a long … Continue reading A Note On LAUV
Billie Eilish and the Alt-Pop Movement
As music gets weirder and weirder and lyrics get deeper and deeper, the pop genre always struggles to have a definition. Pop finds it's niche in synthesizers and simple snare rhythms, but there is always an outlier or two in the top charts. Now, as Billie Eilish's new album, "WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE … Continue reading Billie Eilish and the Alt-Pop Movement
Nipsey Hussle: A Modern Martyr
On, March 31st, Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed. Now in the wake of an incident like this, we may focus on catching the perpetrator or blaming gang violence or gun laws because we want a clearcut answer, a solution. And while these are all issues that are important to think about, a man has … Continue reading Nipsey Hussle: A Modern Martyr
New Artists March 2019
Here are some new artists to listen to. These artists are upcoming and show some serious potential to come. I look forward to what they have to offer. JBDK JBDK's Fool JBDK, a musical group formed by Jbre and Dougie Kent, is an electronic trap group. Their music encompasses a solid trap beat behind raps. … Continue reading New Artists March 2019
A Note on Juice WRLD
Yes, I know, I am pretty late to review Juice WRLD's new album, "Death Race For Love". Remain calm. This is NOT an album review. However, I just wanted to write a bit about the ingenuity behind this type of style, and talk about the musicality of said style and why I think it will … Continue reading A Note on Juice WRLD
What is Death Grips?
Inspired by Fitz. A Hip-Hop group? A heavy metal alternative? An experimental rap? I have no clue. Death Grips, a modern day experimental hip-hop/heavy metal group, breaks the boundary of what is expected in rap today. Some listeners look at Death Grips as unorganized noise, but a closer look can show their creativity and how … Continue reading What is Death Grips?
