Category: Review

  • The 5 Best Tracks From All Time Low’s “Wake Up, Sunshine”

    The 5 Best Tracks From All Time Low’s “Wake Up, Sunshine”

    Wake Up, Sunshine is out via Fueled By Ramen Three years following their last album, All Time Low finally dropped their eighth studio album Wake Up, Sunshine on April 3rd. On this new LP, the Baltimore-natives return to their pop-punk roots while still creating refreshing, new music. Packed with charisma, positivity, and fun lyrics, Wake

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  • Jhené Aiko – ‘Chilombo’ – Album Review

    Jhené Aiko – ‘Chilombo’ – Album Review

    Chilombo is out via ArtClub/ARTium/Def Jam In March, Jhené Aiko released her third studio album, Chilombo. The album title refers to the singer’s last name and features various songs about her relationship with rapper, Big Sean. While “Triggered (freestyle)” and “None of Your Concern” refer directly to their breakup and her mental health – the

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  • The Weeknd — “After Hours” — Album Review

    The Weeknd — “After Hours” — Album Review

    After Hours is out via Republic Records Abel Tesfaye AKA The Weeknd is back with his hugely anticipated album, After Hours, his first full-length since 2016’s Starboy. Unlike Starboy, which drifted deep into glam pop territory, his latest release returns to the dark, moodiness of 2012’s Trilogy. The release that arguably cemented Tesfaye as the

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  • REVIEW: Tchami @ Echostage – 03/06/20 [PHOTOS]

    REVIEW: Tchami @ Echostage – 03/06/20 [PHOTOS]

    See photos from Tchami’s Elevation Tour Everyone knows catching Tchami live is beyond a sacred experience. From the opening dramatic organs that filled Echostage’s magical space with exuberance, until the very last drop of the night,  not a single body was still as the French DJ launched an exquisitely curated set.   Despite having just

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  • REVIEW: HOAX – “More Than You Know” [STREAM]

    REVIEW: HOAX – “More Than You Know” [STREAM]

    “More Than You Know” is out via KIDinaKORNER Indie-pop duo HOAX returns with “More Than You Know,” a passionately nostalgia-led track that examines the dichotomies between the traditional practice of arranged marriages and the widespread use of matchmaking algorithms and dating apps.   Concocting a magical sound that feels like glowing 60s summer pop, the

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  • REVIEW: Tove Lo @ The Fillmore Silver Spring – 02/07/20 [PHOTOS]

    REVIEW: Tove Lo @ The Fillmore Silver Spring – 02/07/20 [PHOTOS]

    Sunshine Kitty is out on Island Records Swedish artist Tove Lo always delivers the best high-energy performances. Following the September 2019 release of her fourth studio album, Sunshine Kitty, the pop singer-songwriter stopped at The Fillmore Silver Spring for an insane show.   One thing I’ve always loved about Tove Lo is that she doesn’t

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  • REVIEW: Lady Gaga — “Stupid Love”

    REVIEW: Lady Gaga — “Stupid Love”

    “Stupid Love” is out via Interscope Records Freak out, freak out, freak out — Lady Gaga‘s new single “Stupid Love” is out NOW. Fueled by an interstellar sci-fi aesthetic that is truly out of this world, the single and visual find Gaga mixing stratospheric 80s pop-electronica with the forward-thinking production and sounds that have always

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  • REVIEW: Kim Petras @ The Fillmore Silver Spring – 11/20/19 [PHOTOS]

    REVIEW: Kim Petras @ The Fillmore Silver Spring – 11/20/19 [PHOTOS]

    TURN OFF THE LIGHT is out on BunHead Records Kim Petras decides when Halloween ends and it was anything but over when the German pop star turned up for her sold-out show at The Fillmore Silver Spring. Just weeks after releasing her anticipated second record – TURN OFF THE LIGHT – a sinister Halloween-themed electropop banger,

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  • REVIEW: SuperM @ Eaglebank Arena – 11/17/19 [PHOTOS]

    REVIEW: SuperM @ Eaglebank Arena – 11/17/19 [PHOTOS]

    SuperM – 1st Mini Album out via Capitol Records A few weeks ago, I attended my first K-pop show – SuperM at Eaglebank Arena – and I can literally still hear the euphoric screams ringing in my ears. Though South Korea’s latest rising act formed just this year, its members hail from some of the genre’s

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  • REVIEW: Loud Luxury @ Echostage – 11/16/19 [PHOTOS]

    REVIEW: Loud Luxury @ Echostage – 11/16/19 [PHOTOS]

    Loud Luxury Lollapalooza Interview: Read Damn. Canadian electronic duo Loud Luxury sure knows how to throw a party. A few weeks ago, Andrew Fedyk and Joe De Pace returned to D.C.’s Echostage on their Nights Like This tour and it was such an incredible time.   While this latest tour is demanding sold-out crowds on the heels of the

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