Album Review: Armand Hammer - We Buy Diabetic Test Strips
2023, Album Reviews Liam T. 2023, Album Reviews Liam T.

Album Review: Armand Hammer - We Buy Diabetic Test Strips

“At times, the album may step one foot too far into that abyss, but billy woods and ELUCID are still operating at another level of genius entirely for the vast majority of We Buy Diabetic Test Strips, and at this point in their careers, one hand could count the number of living writers (in any medium, frankly) operating on the same level and with the same consistency.”

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Album Review: Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR
2021, Album Reviews Liam T. 2021, Album Reviews Liam T.

Album Review: Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR

“Olivia Rodrigo deserves her share of accolades for putting together such an enjoyable product on her first attempt, even if the nature of that quality calls into question whether the singer herself will be able to carve out a niche alongside the titans of pop music she is profoundly indebted to.”

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Album Review: Black Dresses - Forever In Your Heart
2021, Album Reviews Liam T. 2021, Album Reviews Liam T.

Album Review: Black Dresses - Forever In Your Heart

“Ada Rook and Devi McCallion continue to refine their talents with each new project, yet the intrinsic limitations of their preferred sound remain a constant impediment; for as many compelling themes as this record can boast of, too many are drowned in a miasma of electronic noise that only sometimes complements the band’s appreciable affinity for pathos. Even at its best, Forever In Your Heart asks too much of the listener to truly capture the greatness it is constantly hinting at, but in the entirety of the group’s turbulent existence, said greatness had never seemed more inevitable.”

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Album Review: Black Country, New Road - For the first time
2021, Album Reviews Liam T. 2021, Album Reviews Liam T.

Album Review: Black Country, New Road - For the first time

“When a work of art as anomalous as this appears out of nowhere, our instinctive response is to retreat into the realm of what is familiar, trying to make sense of the new using what we already know and understand. For the first time challenges with its very existence the validity of that approach, asking the listener to trust that something that appears utterly alien can simultaneously offer both immediate enjoyment and a staggering depth for those who wish to venture further into unknown territory.”

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That’s That: The Legacy of MF DOOM
2021, Music Articles Liam T. 2021, Music Articles Liam T.

That’s That: The Legacy of MF DOOM

“There’s a reason people often refer to DOOM as “your favourite rapper’s favourite rapper”; not only would one be hard-pressed to find a distinguished modern hip hop artist that wasn’t directly influenced by the work of Daniel Dumile, but the masked MC was a master of his craft in the most technical sense, the kind of rapper whose flows and punchlines only get more and more impressive the deeper one’s appreciation of the artform gets.”

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Album Review: Ichiko Aoba - Windswept Adan
2020, Album Reviews Liam T. 2020, Album Reviews Liam T.

Album Review: Ichiko Aoba - Windswept Adan

“Even if Ichiko Aoba’s thematic intentions are often murky at best, the feeling of something profound hiding just below the surface is universal within her music, a sense of indeterminate mystery that keeps so many fans spellbound even if her words themselves are beyond their understanding. Windswept Adan is what Aoba’s entire career has been building up to, proving definitively that her artistry is not, and never will be, comfortable with inertia.”

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