Articles by Kyle Mullin

Dave Simonett

Red Tail

PUBLISHED Mar 10, 2020

Mysterious mist; crisp, dewy air; the encroaching dawn's warmth — this is the setting evoked by Dave Simonett and his backing band on Red T...

Jay Whiss

Peace of Mind

PUBLISHED Mar 9, 2020

Plenty of gangsters gloat, but few have braggadocio like Jay Whiss. "Eatin' lobster bisque / Watchin all my enemies do the opposite" the To...

Lil Uzi Vert

Eternal Atake

PUBLISHED Mar 9, 2020

The breadth of styles and sounds that Lil Uzi Vert explores on Eternal Atake is as vast as the cosmos on the LP's cover art.   Supposedly a...

Brandy Clark

Your Life Is a Record

PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2020

The risk of getting scorched sounds well worth it on "Love Is a Fire," a standout track on Brandy Clark's new LP, Your Life Is a Record. Ov...

Sadler Vaden

Anybody Out There?

PUBLISHED Mar 3, 2020

"I don't wanna hear it, it's all been done before / Feel like a broken record playing all the same rock'n'roll" goes Sadler Vaden's earnest...

Royce 5'9" Tells Harsh Truths on 'The Allegory' but Not for Rap Beef Cred

PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2020

Although Royce 5'9" tersely calls out fellow Eminem associate Yelawolf on "Overcomer" (a single released ahead of the Detroit vet's new LP,...

Royce 5'9"

The Allegory

PUBLISHED Feb 18, 2020

Over a stifled horn and yearning strings on "Mr Grace," the sonically skeletal opening track from his new LP, The Allegory, Royce 5'9" spit...

Tami Neilson

CHICKABOOM!

PUBLISHED Feb 11, 2020

What's worse than being called a mamma's boy? Being taunted by none other than Tami Neilson for needing a parental loan, of course. The Can...