Just before a short break, a new post to celebrate 2025 is out with some end-of-year lists!

Just before New Year's Day and the Capping Off entry, the second half of the Capsule Reviews closes nearly all of the albums that are due for a review!

Choi Yeon-soo, once an earnest K-pop aspirant called D:elta, peers through with one of the most stunning art pop works in this decade.

The Christmas classic is not only honest about the holiday season, but it also examines the American Dream as being just a dream.

The first part of this month's Capsule Reviews is filled with comments on a wide variety of albums!

The K-pop artist and ex-Wonder Girls member’s solo debut is proof that not all that glitters is gold.

Every great game gets backed with a soundtrack that fits its environment. The acclaimed isometric RPG has a standout track that defines its theme.

As a prelude to the upcoming month, this edition of Capsule Review looks into rock, pop, and rap!

Short, straightforward, and subtly showy sums the amethyst in the rough that is British singer-songwriter Arthur Elliot’s 7th self-recorded album.

25 years after their big break, Florida-based Dead Prez’s ideological drive cuts through the heart of context-relevant songwriting.

Charles Manson is one of the most notorious figures in pop culture history. His avant-psych style folk debut album is utter feces.

This month's Capsule Review will cover some of the most noteworthy releases that have yet to receive a review.

The acclaimed psychedelic music project of Australia-born Kevin Parker fully embraces his dance and electronica influence - for better or for worse.

gutterputter.com/2025/10/14/t... Pain.

One of the leading gothic rock bands in the 2000s went back to their old roots; their vision at the very least making up for overproduction.

The stalwart New Yorkers’ fifth album is immediately making headlines, its eclectic indie rock style standing firm in its sharp form.

Like the Big Bang, one of the most unique alternative genres got its start as scattered energies waiting to pop in the right conditions.

Mabe Fratti’s second album in the art pop project with her partner Hector Tosta piques artsy curiosity with restricted expressive virtuosity.

The country’s history with politically conscious music rings strong from the current government protests - one that could echo in Southeast Asia.

The country’s history with politically conscious music rings strong from the current government protests - one that could echo in Southeast Asia.

The country’s history with politically conscious music rings strong from the current government protests - one that could echo in Southeast Asia.

In more than 20 years since the release of Warcraft III, many maps have been made to mimic the franchise’s epic scope. One series sums it up.

Dijon Duenas’ second solo album is as imaginative a take on R&B as Devon Hendryx or Frank Ocean. And a strong contender for the genre staple.

Please, please, please, go and listen to McKinley Dixon's 'Magic, Alive!' if you haven't already. I have listened to it tons of time and it's my pick as album of the year.

Quadeca – Vanisher, Horizon Scraper (Record Review) The ex-YouTuber’s fourth album as a musician shuts all pretentious haters up as its free-flowing folktronica ripples through oceans of memories.

Tyler, the Creator – DON’T TAP THE GLASS (Record Review) The stalwart West Coast rapper-producer drops a surprise record that is clearly made for full-time fun. Move on if you are hoping for a tour-de-force.

Clipse – Let God Sort Em Out (Record Review) One of the most dangerous duos in hip hop history, with a bible on cocaine,  came back with an effort that is “hot” and “culturally inappropriate”.

Kesha – . [Period] (Record Review) Once one of the biggest divas in mainstream music, Kesha Sebert’s first independent album marks a crafty dance-pop comeback on her own terms.

A new review on Anno Solar's 'Una mancha de sol' is out if anyone is curious about giving it a read!

A new review on HAIM's 'I quit' is out now if anyone is interested in giving it a read! It might not be the best album of the year, but it's still a decent listen!

Capsule Reviews (May 2025): Panchiko, Squid, Clipping… Apologies for the long wait. The first Capsule Reviews article of this year has a lot of genres to cove from the most rock-like to the experimental.

A new review on Arcade Fire's album is out. Can't say that I like it to be quite frank with you. If you're curious, feel free to give it a read if you want.

A new review on Model/Actriz's recent release 'Pirouette' is out now if anyone wants to give it a read. It's among the best of this year!

Sorry for the lack of posts over the past few weeks - here's the most recent piece. I wrote a pretty late retrospective piece on Okkervil River and their depiction of love. Or rather, the dependent and one-sided part of being in love.

Never mind the copyright strikes from ZA/UM for a minute, the leaked spinoff expands the RPG classic’s intent beyond the creators’ departure.

I genuinely, genuinely dislike Will Smith's newest album. It's horrible. If you want a bit of a laughter, feel free to read the review I guess...

A new review on Black Country, New Road's recent release is out now! It might not be up there with Ants From Up There, but I highly recommend that you give it a listen nonetheless!

A review on Lucy Dacus's 'Forever is a Feeling' is out now! Feel free to give it a read if you want!

A new review on Great Grandpa's newest album (that had just came out) is out now! Feel free to give it a read if you want.

A new review on Men I Trust's 'Equus Asinus' is out now if anyone wants to give it a read!

A pre-made review for Courting's most recent album, 'Lust For LIfe' is out now if you want to give it a read!

A review on Hesse Kassel's debut album 'La Brea' is out now for anyone who wanted to read a bit on Chilean music! If you have a Wordpress account and you like it, feel free to follow me!

A break from writing about music - I instead focus on Disco Elysium and how it makes effective use of secondary narratives/worldbuilding for the subplot around the ex-something. Feel free to give it a read!

A new review on a certain artist named August, Yours Truly is out now! I actually enjoy this album and that thoguth of it as having a good chance at being one of the better ones of this year. Please give it a read and the album, "Devotion To A Higher Power", a listen!

The British singer-songwriter might be best known for his long-forgotten 2000 debut, but his intro feels perfect for Valentine’s Day. Feel free to read this through.

The French indie pop project doesn’t have to make depression sound this misleadingly fun under their new name. Check out Le Reste after you read through this review.

A new article is done on Pennsylvania's Hop Along and their frontperson Frances Quinlan's singing. Feel free to give it a read!

A new review on Rose City Band's latest release is out now! Feel free to give it a read if you want.

This is definitely one of the more carnivalesque, rapturous celebrations of the end of the world as we know it in its apocalyptic sightings. Feel free to give this article a read and the album a listen!

A new review on Ethel Cain's latest release is out now! It's a pretty good, albeit hard-to-listen, "extended play" so take caution in checking it out.