Weaving psych rock and shoegaze textures into her mellifluous R&B ethos, Kelela’s new album turns to guitars at a moment fraught with social and emotional tension.
The Brooklyn collective is characteristically adventurous and opaque on this 64-minute heat check—what it lacks in accessibility, it makes up for in depth.
The breakthrough metalcore band’s latest is hampered by its own omnivorous ambition and bafflingly muddy production.
On her second release, the Atlanta rapper balances her headstrong flexes and creaky, idiosyncratic voice with clean plugg production and newfound poise.