Chappell Roan – “Good Luck, Babe!”
I know I know I’m way behind I know
Jack White – “That’s How I’m Feeling”
I’ll miss Jack when he’s gone
The Hard Quartet – “Earth Hater”
Why would you want to be in a band with Stephen Malkmus
Mura Masa – “FLY Extended Mix” (feat. Cherish)
When the artist is more interesting than the output
Childish Gambino – “Lithonia”
Eh
Japandroids – “Chicago”
All my former favorite bands are so desperate to get on ‘The Bear’ it’s embarrassing.
SML – “Rubber Tree Dance”
[Extreme LA voice] ya like jazzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Johnny Blue Skies – “Right Kind of Dream”
Sturgill Simpson will not stand for Zach Bryan taking his spotlight
Wishy – “Sick Sweet”
Shoegaze that doesn’t suck???
MJ Lenderman – “She’s Leaving You”
I hated MJ Lenderman and now I’ve change my mind!
Katy Perry – “WOMAN’S WORLD”
The fuck
Clairo – “Sexy to Someone”
Clairo is boring but not grating
Matty – “FOOL 4 U”
I’ll gift this guy my firstborn
Phish – “Oblivion”
Phish sucks and I love Phish
Youth Lagoon – “Lucy Takes a Picture”
Youth Lagoon takes a yawn
Vince Staples – “Shame on the Devil”
Technically impressive and immediately forgettable, which means Vince is back!
Billie Eillish – “LUNCH”
Billie hired an actual bass player
Los Campesinos! – “Feast Of Tongues”
Emo music sucks
Hagop Tchaparian – “Treacle”
Hagop Tchaparian on Bandcamp. I have a snake in my boot and it’s telling me that liking Hagop Tchaparian in 2005 would have made me the Prom King. Sad how we discover some music too late. “Treacle” is fine enough and adds nothing to my sonic pallet. -Brady Gerber BACK TO OPE! SIGN UP FOR […]
The Bug Club – “Quality Pints”
The Bug Club on Bandcamp. Someone make sure Edgar Wright hasn’t had a spasm and a half from listening to The Bug Club and regained the confidence to write a good movie again. Makes me want to drink a Guinness from a shoe and then slap someone with a thoughtful fish. The song is too […]
beabadoobee – “Take A Bite”
beabadoobee online. beabadoobee, why are you listening to Travis????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????? Why???????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????? Like, why? Why. Uh. Whywhy. Whywhywhywhywhywhywhy. Tell me why. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Ugh. Like. I mean. Uh. Uhhhhhh. OK. OK fine. It’s fine. Fine. It’s fine. “Take A Bite” is, uh, fine. Like drinking Trader Joe’s wine that’s been spilled over an […]
Gryphon Rue – “High Priestess”
Gryphon Rue on Bandcamp. Gryphon Rue makes me want to steal Tom Ripley’s sweater vest and invest in a medium-sized boat and only live fabulously in my own head. Maybe you’ll be invited. Y’all know my rule that I’ll listen to anything with a good drummer. Sexy stardust. -Brady Gerber BACK TO OPE! SIGN UP […]
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Kendrick Lamar on YouTube. The dust has settled for now and it seems like “Not Like Us” is the takeaway from this past weekend’s rap beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. Some of my colleagues have written about the nuances of what makes “Not Like Us” an epic diss track between the two dad rock […]
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – “Yeah x10”
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross on YouTube. Are we so desperate for sex and human connection that the Internet is losing its panties over a movie with hints of a threesome and a Trent Rezor & Atticus Ross score that’s solid but reminds me of better club music from a time when we all went […]
Dua Lipa – “Illusion”
Dua Lipa on YouTube. Dua Lipa, by nature of being a pop musician who isn’t Taylor Swift, almost compelled me to bump the clunky “Illusion” up to 2.5 stars, even 3 stars. Dua’s new album also starts off pretty well. Until “Illusion.” And by the time I started writing this review, the Drake and Kendrick […]