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I'm Moving To Medium

To those of you who have read my articles exclusively through Blogger. It is coming up to almost 2 years since I began to write music reviews on Blogger, but I have also more recently been creating other articles on the publishing company Medium on behalf of the publishing company Lunazee, based in Amsterdam. With this, I have been enjoying the opportunity to write on Medium, and have started to notice a great deal of self-improvement since I begun writing with Medium. As a result, I have decided to fully move to Medium, where I will be writing all of my reviews and other articles. I knew that the last set of articles I would write on Blogger would be my seven mini reviews, but my lists for 2019 and the decade, will be on medium. Appropriate links for my articles: https://medium.com/@joeboothby https://medium.com/lunazee I would like to thank you all for reading through my articles, and for your support. I sincerely hope you have enjoyed it as much as I,
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Dorian Electra, Flamboyant, Mini Review

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Dorian Electra Flamboyant Mini Review Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Music To conclude our last minute reviews week, we have the debut album from experimental pop genius Dorian Electra, who initially had my attention with their gender-bending style. However, I discovered that wasn't simply all for show, as Electra's visual style translates perfectly into the music found on Flamboyant . I love how this album really pushes the ideology wielded by Dorian Electra, in the form of a big middle finger to toxic masculinity and the straight-acting norm. This is executed in a very in-your face musical style which holds nothing back. As Electra quotes on the albums title track, "No taste for subtlety, and no time for restraint, No I go all the way". And I believe that these lyrics sum up the album perfectly. The general style of the album is a loud and colourful explosion of pop, electronic, and even the occasional rock element thrown in for good
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SOAK, Grim Town, Mini Review

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SOAK Grim Town Mini Review Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Music I believe that I discovered this album after I heard enough about it from a local record store near me, but while I enjoyed the little snippets of what I did hear from SOAK's latest album Grim Town , I didn't get round to reviewing it fully; meaning that this week would  a perfect opportunity to write about such a project. Grim Town is the second album from the singer/songwriter from northern Ireland, who goes under the alias of SOAK. True to the albums title, this album has been described as a kind of dystopia that the artist had created in their mind. And I feel that with the introduction that the dialogue-based intro to the album was a very effective way to drop us the listener into this dystopian theme very cleverly. What follows musically, is either melancholic or bittersweet in its sound, and I feel that the generally bleak yet wholesome atmosphere created by Grim Town rema
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Men I Trust, Oncle Jazz, Mini Review

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Men I Trust Oncle Jazz Mini Review Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Music My memory is a little fuzzy in terms of how I discovered this album exactly, but I am very glad I did. Oncle Jazz is the fourth studio album by the immersive indie group, Men I Trust, and the first full record since current frontwoman Emma Proulx held the reigns. I had heard that this band was a lovely, chill little record, and I couldn't agree more. I really enjoy the ambient sound, which still feels lo-fi and a little D.I.Y despite being the fourth instalment. There's a genuine element to the music, that makes it incredibly easy to get into, or very useful for playing as background music.  Furthermore, the sound across the album is generally very glossy, cosmic, and not too in-your face. It simply soothes the listener with its gentle and indulgent noise. I might say that the likes of the music on this album are possibly quite similar to the upcoming Welsh indie group S
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Rex Orange County, Pony, Mini Review

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Rex Orange County Pony Mini Review Listen On Spotify Listen on Apple Music After having listened to little tidbits of Rex Orange County's music, including his feature on "Boredom", one of my favourite songs off of Tyler, the Creator's 2017 album Flower Boy and the much more recent single "10/10", I definitely felt that this artist had earned my late interest in reviewing his newest album, Pony . I think what interested me initially about the previously mentioned "10/10", a teaser track for Pony was that on the surface, it musically sounded quite nostalgic to me. But fortunately, finally listening to the album fully allowed me to recognise the song on a more contextual level. I would say that this album seems to have a very self-reflective theme of the artist coming to terms with doing what he does long-term, toying with the idea of "quitting while he's ahead", and fighting to stay connected with the rest of the
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Michael Kiwanuka, KIWANUKA, Not So Mini Review

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Michael Kiwanuka KIWANUKA Not So Mini Review Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Music Out of all of the mini reviews I had set out for this week, KIWANUKA had to be the one I looked forward to reviewing the most. I remember when this album was released and giving it a fairly thorough listen. But for whatever reason, I only paid interest to the more upbeat tracks, some examples being "You Ain't The Problem", "Rolling", and "Hero". And with that, I quite carelessly dismissed this album and decided against reviewing it. Because at the time, my mentality towards KIWANUKA was while the highlights on the album were marvellous, they didn't come frequently enough for my liking. I am quite frankly relieved, however, to get the chance to review this album, as it has recently begun to grow a hell of a lot more on me. It took me long enough to open up to KIWANUKA , but I now recognise just how spectacular this album truly is.
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KAYTRANADA, BUBBA, Mini Review

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KAYTRANADA BUBBA Mini Review Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Music The second spot on the last minute minute reviews very nearly went to Brutus' marvellous album  Nest . However, once I gave this other album a listen, I knew I had to have it on here. The third album from Canadian DJ KAYTRANADA, BUBBA  was quite late to the party upon its release. In other words, I believe it came through only very recently, almost missing my attention altogether. but boy oh boy I'm glad I didn't miss out on this record. With a line up of features which are almost as impressive as KAYTRANADA's previous effort, 2016's 99.9% , I was certainly intrigued enough. These featured artists include Pharell Williams, Estelle, Goldlink, Kali Uchis, and many more. But in addition to this, seen as this is my introductory album into KAYTRANADA's discography, I good a very good idea of just how colourful, atmospheric, and just all-round brilliant his beats are.
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