Entries tagged 2026

Locket is one of those albums that seem made to be felt in silence. Madison Beer doesn't try to sound grandiose or explosive here; she chooses something much more difficult: being vulnerable all the time. The album is short, with 11 tracks, but it doesn't give a feeling of haste. It flows like an open diary in a low voice. Melancholy dominates, but not in a heavy or tiring way. It's a sadness that moves, that breathes, that changes shape with each song. What really sustains the album is her voice. Madison sings with an almost painful delicacy, as if every word was being carefully removed from inside. The vocals are clean, soft and loaded with emotion, creating that feeling of closeness, as if she were singing directly to the listener. The lyrics follow this same intimate line, talking about memories, broken relationships, stored feelings and that longing that doesn't scream, it just remains. Even in the saddest songs, there is enough melodic beauty to keep everything alive and engaging.Locket works as a small emotional object: discreet on the outside, gigantic on the inside. It is a sensitive, cohesive and very honest album, which does not depend on exaggerated production to score. He plays because he is human, fragile and true. Madison delivers here a work that embraces those who listen and turns pain into something beautiful.

Notable tracks: locket theme, bad enough, you're still everything, bittersweet, make you mine and nothing at all

Vince Grill's Brown's Diner Bar is a delicious country to listen to. It reminds me a lot of childhood, that feeling of music that could easily be played in a movie like Disney Cars. There is something of road, of memory, of past being revisited calmly. It's a quieter country, nothing electric or great. Everything here is more melodic, more contained, almost cozy. The lyrics are beautiful, well written, and the album as a whole is well built. You can feel that there is care and intention in each track. The point that prevents me from liking it more is precisely the fact that he is stuck all the time in this same atmosphere. The album doesn't have a really loud moment, it doesn't have a song that stands out in a unique way. There are several melancholic tracks, very focused on nostalgia and memories, which is beautiful, but ends up making the experience a little too linear.

Notable tracks: Brown's Diner Bar, Not Having You Around and When I Call Your Name

It starts very well and creates a high expectation right away. The prelude and the first three tracks are, without a doubt, the highlight of the album: there is identity, atmosphere and a well-defined indie rock aesthetic that holds the attention immediately. However, as the disk advances, this initial force dissipates. Even maintaining the same aesthetic line, the album seems to lose the essence that he himself builds at the beginning. The interest does not last until the end - not because of a sudden change of proposal, but just the opposite: the sound begins to sound repetitive and, little by little, sickening. There is the feeling that there is a lack of a clearer progression or some variation that justifies the continuity of the project. The songs pass without causing the same initial impact, and the album ends up "worsing" not because it's bad, but because they don't know how to evolve from such a promising start.

Notable tracks: Destination Heaven, It's Not Hard To Laugh, Candy, See Through and Albuquerque

It's not a bad album, far from it. You can listen to it well, the songs are even pleasant. The problem is that it's too long. There are 12 tracks that reach almost an hour in duration, with big songs, almost all exceeding five minutes, and this ends up tiring. The sound pulls a lot to contemporary metal and hard rock, which already escapes a lot from what I usually hear. I don't think it's bad, there are even cool songs in the middle, but none really marked me. Nothing that I finish the album thinking "this will be one of the notable tracks of the album". Overall, it's a well-made, competent record, but it doesn't hold so much. There is that feeling that it could be shorter or have more memorable moments. For me, it ends up being an ok album, no big deal, and that's why the grade is halfway there.

This album was a very tasty surprise. Even though it's not exactly one of the rhythms I like the most, since the album has a lot of K-pop footprint, I had a lot of fun listening to it. It's that kind of project that doesn't try to be deep all the time, but delivers a light and engaging experience. The songs are cool, dancing and work very well within the proposal. At the same time, the album also knows how to slow down when needed, bringing some more introspective moments that break the sequence and make listening less tiring. Overall, it's a fun album, well built and easy to like, even for those who don't have K-pop as a favorite genre. It didn't change my tastes, but it certainly made me spend a lot of time listening. In some moments, however, I feel that the album plays a little too safe. Some songs end up sounding similar to each other, and lacked a track that really stood out or elevated the project as a whole.

Notable tracks: XO, My Cyberlove, Canary, Cocktail Dress, Teeny Tiny Heart and Loving You!

This EP is definitely not for me. The sound goes through metalcore and deathcore, with a lot of weight coming from rock and heavy metal, and that just doesn't attract me at all. It's not the kind of rhythm that involves me, it doesn't arouse my curiosity and much less the desire to continue listening. It's definitely not something I would repeat. I really believe that some sound experiences cause necessary discomforts, those that help in our construction, make us think and better understand our own limits as listeners. But here the discomfort was not that type. It was bad in a simple and direct way. It didn't cause me reflection, it didn't add anything to me, it just pushed me away even more. The shouting in the middle of the songs is also horrible and only makes the experience worse. Instead of intensifying something, for me it just makes everything more tiring and difficult to hear. In the end, it was a listening that didn't work for me at any level.

I really liked this album! It delivers a pleasant Latin pop to listen to, with very good tracks and well-fitted collaborations, which enrich the sound experience. The project has a strong cultural identity and mixes in an interesting way electronic elements with reggaeton, with touches that even resemble Mexican rhythms in some moments. Transitions are generally clean, and the album works both when heard in full and in isolated tracks. Despite this, not all the songs won me over: some don't stand out so much and, at certain times, the album doesn't reach an impact that would lead it to a 5/5. There are tracks that I probably wouldn't revisit.

Overall, it is a well-built album, with great highs and weaker points, justifying an intermediate but positive evaluation.

Notable songs: Inglês En Miami, Bendito, Bienvenidos a La Tierra, Naguará, Amor de Contrabando, El Amor Se Ve, 30K e Cimarrón