Loyle Carner Expands His Lyrical and Musical Horizons on Meditative ‘hopefully !’ | Album Review

June 28, 2025 Patrick Corcoran

The sounds are slightly different here than on previous albums and Carner’s tentative sojourn into singing is a success because his voice connects as easily as his rapping does.

Loyle Carner Speaks His Truth in Convincing Fashion with Powerful ‘hugo’ | Album Review

November 5, 2022 Patrick Corcoran

There is truth here in abundance and it is a testament to the ability of people to be able to make progress in a world designed to fail them at almost every turn.

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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.

R.E.M.’s ‘New Adventures in Hi-Fi’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

Largely overlooked in the wake of ‘Out of Time,' ‘Automatic for the People' and ‘Monster,' R.E.M.’s terrific tenth LP remains one of their strongest ever.

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