Lav's Music Corner

Remo Drive are a Minnesota based emo band who got off to a pretty good start with their breakout single Yer Killin Me  receiving heaps of critical acclaim. Dealing with a rotating cast of drummers and spotty marketing by their label Epitaph the band has failed to live up to their initial hype after two EP's and a second studio album.  Review By Lavender: Yeah Remo Drive really grabbed my attention right out of the gate with a debut single that I called one of my favorite songs of the decade. Though even after this I enjoyed the bands debut record and the EP they followed it up with. Unfortunately part of what made their sound so interesting to me kind of evaporated on their sophomore album Natural, Everyday Degredatioin , even if they made a slight return to form on the accompanying EP later in the year. Even though I haven't loved everything they've done tracks like Blue Ribbon  and Around The Sun  proved that they are capable of great singles and while that is kin...

Remo Drive are a promising young midwestern emo band who burst onto the scene in 2017 with their breakout single Yer Killin Me  and followed it up with the critically acclaimed Greatest Hits . After the departure of their drummer the duo dropped a short EP in 2018 and released three singles in the lead up to Natural, Everyday Degradation .  Review By Lavender: Not very many emo bands, or bands period get off to as promising a start as Remo Drive. The groups breakout single  Yer Killin Me  stands head and shoulders above pretty much any other emo tunes this decade and landed in my top 20 singles of the year back in 2017. The album that the song ultimately landed on Greatest   Hits  was a solid collection of tunes but the band needed to develop some new elements of their style. I was happy to see the start this transition on the short but sweet Pop Music  EP in 2018 which contained another single I liked a lot and landed on my year end list wi...

1. FKA Twigs " Cellophane " FKA Twigs steals the #1 spot this week over another much anticipated return with a well documented social media campaign and viral music video making her long awaited return. 2.Flying Lotus " Spontaneous " Feat. Little Dragon Flying Lotus is back after much anticipation with his first official single from an upcoming project many are excited for. Featuring Little Dragon on vocals only works to build up hype for one of the most anticipated projects all year. 3.Taylor Swift " ME! " Feat Brendan Urie Even though expectations are low for Taylor Swift these days hype is still through the roof and with the start of a new era she has the eyes of many on her for this one. 4.Japanese Breakfast " Essentially " Michelle is back with a song that already had the attention of the indie world captured on namesake alone, given her fantastic 2017 album any new material from Japanese Breakfast is in high demand. 5.Ride ...