Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers & Lucy Dacus Deliver a Definitive Musical Statement with boygenius' ‘the record’ | Album Review

April 2, 2023 Jeremy Levine

The lack of center is very much the point: three gifted musicians looking at the calamity of our modern world and saying, “here’s what we’ve got.”

Julien Baker Expands Her Sound, Advances Her Songcraft on ‘Little Oblivions’ | Album Review

February 28, 2021 Jeremy Levine

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Evolving her musical tool set allowed Baker to make her most thoughtful and, in some ways, quietest record to date.

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The Cardigans’ ‘First Band on the Moon’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

So much more than their massive hit “Lovefool,” The Cardigans’ terrific third LP reflected the band’s evolving confidence and musical maturation at the time.

Mariah Carey’s ‘Glitter’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

Instead of the disproportionate attention paid to the commercial performance of ‘Glitter,’ the focus should actually rest on Carey’s continued desire to marry pop, R&B, and hip-hop genres for the masses.

CeCe Peniston’s ‘I’m Movin’ On’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

After early career success like Peniston’s, many artists would rather sell their souls than chance to change the formula, even if they have to create work they don’t love. Peniston refused.

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