Blizzard – Dove Ellis
GENRE; Folk/Country/Rock LABEL; Black Butter RATING; 3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Dove Ellis’s debut album Blizzard arrives as one of 2025’s most acclaimed releases, earning a Metacritic score of 94/100 and universal critical praise across major outlets. From the…
Anywhere – Yawning Portal
GENRE; Electronic LABEL; Year0001 RATING; 3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Anywhere, the debut full-length from South London duo Yawning Portal — Jess Mai Walker and Joseph Ware — represents one of the most compelling explorations in ambient-electronic music of 2025.…
Barack Obama Shares His Top Songs of 2025 — From Drake to Alex Warren to Rosalía
As 2025 draws to a close, former U.S. President Barack Obama has once again released his highly anticipated year-end list of favorite songs, continuing a cultural tradition he began during his presidency. The list offers a wide-ranging snapshot of the…
gutta child EP – Gabriel Jacoby
GENRE; Pop/R&B LABEL; Pulse RATING; 3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Gabriel Jacoby’s debut EP, gutta child, is a compact but charismatic eight-song introduction that stitches together Southern roots and modern R&B into a warm, restless groove. Across…
A Spyglass to One’s Face YUNGMORPHEUS / Dirty Art Club
GENRE; Rap/Electronic LABEL; Fat beats RATING; 3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ YUNGMORPHEUS’s collaborative album with producer Dirty Art Club, A Spyglass to One’s Face, is a concise, atmospheric statement that refines the rapper’s signature chill while nudging him…
#FEDERAL – SINN6R
GENRE; Rap LABEL; XV/Lizzy RATING; 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ SINN6R’s #FEDERAL is a blistering, high‑intensity project that cements the London rapper as one of the most compelling voices emerging from the UK underground in 2025. Released on 21 November…
No Control, No Glory – AKAI SOLO
GENRE; Rap RELEASE DATE; 14 November, 2025 RATING; 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ No Control, No Glory finds Brooklyn’s AKAI SOLO delivering one of his most introspective and idiosyncratic full‑lengths yet. The album’s title itself reflects the thematic core of the…
Marilyn Manson Suit from Ex‑Assistant Dismissed Again Ahead of Trial
Los Angeles County judge has once again dismissed the sexual assault and battery lawsuit filed against rocker Marilyn Manson (born Brian Warner) by his former personal assistant, Ashley Walters, just weeks before it was scheduled to go to trial. The…
Joseph Byrd, United States of America Bandleader and Avant-Garde Music Pioneer, Dies at 87
Joseph Hunter Byrd Jr., the American composer, bandleader, and experimental music pioneer best known as a co-founder of the psychedelic rock group The United States of America, has died at the age of 87. His death occurred on November 2, 2025, at his…
Donna Summer Is Now in the Songwriters Hall of Fame
Legendary singer-songwriter Donna Summer — universally celebrated as the Queen of Disco — has been posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, marking a major recognition of her creative impact on popular music and the art of songwriting.…
