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Written by Iman Lababedi | July 6, 2018 11:43 | No Comments

as straight ahead a trap hop Atlanta set of songs as you could hope

Written by Iman Lababedi | June 29, 2018 10:39 | No Comments

expanded from 12 to 51 songs

Written by Iman Lababedi | June 22, 2018 11:05 | No Comments

“yes I would, yes I would, yes I would now”

Written by Iman Lababedi | May 25, 2018 7:46 | No Comments

very dark, and, sometimes, very beautiful

Written by Iman Lababedi | May 18, 2018 7:45 | No Comments

Otis Lit his chemicals

Written by Iman Lababedi | May 11, 2018 7:49 | No Comments

irresistible career hari kari

Written by Iman Lababedi | May 4, 2018 13:35 | No Comments

down beat low tide rap

Written by Iman Lababedi | April 27, 2018 9:33 | No Comments

Puts Janelle in Beyonce land

Written by Iman Lababedi | April 20, 2018 9:15 | No Comments

as good as anything on the album (except for “Sheraton Gibson”)

Written by Iman Lababedi | April 13, 2018 7:39 | No Comments

She’s back…

Written by Iman Lababedi | April 6, 2018 9:11 | No Comments

you get to hear Bob Dylan’s sublime “He’s Funny That Way”

Written by Iman Lababedi | March 30, 2018 7:12 | No Comments

art-trap

Written by Iman Lababedi | March 16, 2018 9:06 | No Comments

economic disparity

Written by Iman Lababedi | March 9, 2018 9:31 | No Comments

true love’s beckoning

Written by Iman Lababedi | March 2, 2018 8:33 | No Comments

new Americana protest songs

Written by Iman Lababedi | February 23, 2018 7:30 | No Comments

a garage rocker with a nice back beat

Written by Iman Lababedi | February 16, 2018 9:10 | No Comments

“Codeine Dreaming” features Lil Wayne!

Written by Iman Lababedi | February 9, 2018 7:12 | No Comments

the songs are black Africa informed

Written by Iman Lababedi | January 26, 2018 10:20 | No Comments

doesn’t add to the legend

Written by Iman Lababedi | January 19, 2018 6:39 | No Comments

Un-indulgent

Written by Iman Lababedi | January 12, 2018 7:02 | No Comments

early contender for album of the year

Written by Iman Lababedi | January 5, 2018 6:32 | No Comments

a smackdown for future sex lovers everywhere

Written by Iman Lababedi | December 15, 2017 7:25 | No Comments

Their “These Foolish Things” is one of the best I’ve ever heard

Written by Iman Lababedi | December 1, 2017 7:02 | No Comments

We are in the mood for earnestness

Written by Iman Lababedi | November 17, 2017 6:38 | No Comments

sweeter, lovelier, more soothing

Written by Iman Lababedi | November 10, 2017 7:31 | No Comments

“New Year’s Day” is her best ballad since “State Of Grace”

Written by Iman Lababedi | November 3, 2017 6:51 | No Comments

it is maybe the third best Bootleg.

Written by Iman Lababedi | October 27, 2017 6:45 | No Comments

some classic stuff here: Lefty Frizzell, Harlan Howard, Johnny Cash, George Jones

Written by Iman Lababedi | October 20, 2017 7:28 | No Comments

an update of Phil Spector, and with Christmas Bells ringing

Written by Iman Lababedi | October 13, 2017 7:34 | No Comments

rocks em socks em but not violently

Written by Iman Lababedi | October 6, 2017 6:49 | No Comments

perhaps the best charity single you’ve ever heard

Written by Iman Lababedi | September 29, 2017 15:27 | No Comments

dreamtrap

Written by Iman Lababedi | September 15, 2017 7:27 | No Comments

the sound that made him a hero

Written by Iman Lababedi | September 8, 2017 7:01 | No Comments

the lyric is a touch prosaic, Sam’s falsetto still hits the sweet spot

Written by Iman Lababedi | September 1, 2017 6:04 | No Comments

A post nuclear meltdown

Written by Iman Lababedi | August 25, 2017 9:00 | No Comments

from Southern hard rock to the evenings at the Carlyle

Written by Iman Lababedi | August 11, 2017 8:41 | No Comments

Yoko Ono beat her to it…

Written by Iman Lababedi | August 4, 2017 6:42 | No Comments

mythologizes women

Written by Iman Lababedi | July 28, 2017 9:44 | No Comments

hugely great fun just as music

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