Lav's Music Corner

These are a trio of multi-faceted artists I've talked about before and wanted to make sure I reviewed before their records faded too far out of the lens of music fans, if that hasn't already happened. MAHAL  - Toro Y Moi I had high expectations for this record for a couple of reasons. The first is that I thought both of the last two Toro Y Moi records were pretty decent and that he might be building to his most substantial release in years especially given the more perceivable concept that runs through this one. I also liked the singles quite a bit as a general group but specifically the song Postman , one of the most infectious singles I've heard anywhere in 2022. Surprisingly given the personality of the singles this record is actually a lot more innocuous than I was anticipating and while it isn't exactly chill wave levels of cool, there's a sense of hesitation here to anything too sonically unpredictable. While there are certainly lots of good vibes and pleasant...

070 Shake AKA Danielle Balbuena is a New Jersey born rapper and singer who first caught the attention of the hip hop world last year when she was featured on Pusha T's Santeria  followed shortly by features on the Kanye West tracks Ghost Town  and Violent Crimes . After these critically acclaimed performances she released a handful of singles before announcing her debut record on the back of her Under The Moon single. Review By Lavender: I was definitely looking forward to hearing more from 070 Shake after she lit it up on back to back weekends with a killer performance on Santeria  and then an absolute tour de force moment on Ghost Town . I even enjoyed some of her first mixtape and her biggest single to date Honey . But when the singles for this record started rolling in my expectations got lower and lower for the most part, and for good reason because Modus Vivendi  kind of lands flat on its face. The era got off to a pretty rough start last year with the...