Swimming Static

Elder Island

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Friends That Break Your Heart

James Blake

If you weren't able to gather this from the album art, James Blake is one weird cookie. One highly respected and talented cookie… but a weird cookie nonetheless. Never one to abide by traditional song structure, this newest album from Blake certainly comes the closest to doing this. This eccentricity is what attracted so many artists to work with him previously from Frank Ocean, to Kendrick Lamar to Metro Boomin. This album is notably devoid of features… only garnering a couple from slowthai and SZA… which happen to be a couple of the best tracks on the album. 

This latest album from Blake might be the most approachable or easy to listen to because he actually for once can drop a beat on the down beat instead of leaving the listener off-kilter and confused. Still not an album to turn to if you're trying to sing along but if you're looking for something to get introspective on and really deconstruct, Blake never disappoints in this department. Check out this Vulture article that discusses the influence Blake has had on song writing, production and the music industry at large.

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How Did We Get Here?

Blu DeTiger

Another week of Album Daily, another featured artist whose success can, in one way or another be attributed, to Tik Tok. This time, it’s Blu DeTiger, otherwise known as the “Tik Tok bassist” who first rose to fame with the virality of her bass-led tutorials, covers, and duets on the rapidly growing social media platform. Check out her most famous videos here. Before her videos were reaching millions of viewers, she was attending NYU and traveling the country as a production DJ for pop artists like Caroline Polacheck. It’s this background in electro-pop production that she masterfully combines with undeniably catchy baselines to produce a truly unique sound - one that is groovy, a bit wonky, definitely fabulous but in an alt sort of way. Either way, I can promise you haven’t heard a project quite like ‘How Did We Get Here?’

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Crystalline

Bulow

If you’re into the new-age lo-fi bedroom pop movement, this album is for you. Crisp electronic production, vibe-y synths, and angsty lyrics that just speak to that “mood” we all get in from time to time - Crystalline has it all. Despite its relatively upbeat sound, this EP does not shy away from heavier and even darker topics. At just 19 years, bulow uses catchy yet undeniably haunting melodies to address topics like drug use, mental health, and her personal struggles with the highs and lows of love. There’s also an easy parallel between the 7th song on the album “Euphoria” and the Zendaya-led tv show that shares the same name. Both are evocative, sensual, and will certainly put you back in that “mood.” As bulow warns, “this Euphoria don’t last forever” … listen accordingly.

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Pressure & Time

Rival Sons

If I’m ever running out of adjectives to describe music and sounds when I’m writing, sometimes I just want to write: this some good shit. Well, here I am: this is some good shit and if you like rock music, I think you should check this album out.

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