Lav's Music Corner

Alanis Morissette  is a Canadian singer and song-writer who is most famous for her unique and recognizable vocals, as well as her landmark 1995 album Jagged Little Pill . Since then Alanis has released a number of other records to moderate critical acclaim with her last being 2012's Havoc And Bright Lights .  Review By Lavender: It would have sounded really weird at one point to call Alanis overrated but in 2020 I feel like its appropriate. With a growing online indie community refusing to give her due credit for her excellent Jagged Little Pill , alongside a few of the other records in her discography also not receiving credit for how creative they are and how unique and captivating her lead vocals can be. I was excited going into this record given that I liked a few of the singles and have been hoping for her to get more credit this time around. While this record didn't blow me away it is a solid collection of tunes that puts her talents on display effectively.  The sin...

Halsey is a New Jersey born pop singer who blew up around five years ago on the back of her debut record Badlands  and its smash single New Americana . Manis  is her third record and it comes three years after her last project Hopeless Fountain Kingdom , but Halsey hasn't been quiet in those years with a consistent output of new music and singles as well as a consistently presence in pop music headlines for a number of reasons. Review By Lavender: There has never really been a time when I've considered myself a Halsey fan. For every genuinely good pop tune like Ghost  or Strangers  there are mountains of painful, generic and incredibly underwritten pop tunes under her belt. After hearing the long list of singles leading up to this record I was pretty sure I wasn't going to like Manic  any more than her last two records, but the best way I can describe it is as one step forward and about five steps back. The lead single for the record was the track Witho...

1. Alanis Morissette - Reasons I Drink Legendary singer songwriter Alanis Morisette is back with a tour supporting her legendary 1995 record Jagged Little Pill  as well as a new single for the first time in 7 years. 2. Tame Impala -  Posthumous Forgiveness Tame Impala has been hitting it out of the park with every single so far and there is no reason to expect it to be any different for this one, a high placement is always a guarantee with a band like Tame Impala even going on their 4th single of the year. 3. Harry Styles - Adore You Harry Styles struck gold with a second amazing lead single for the second record of his short solo career, and has given us more than enough reason to expect the good songs to continue from here. 4. Flatbush Zombies - Monica  (Feat. Tech N9ne) The New York hip hop trio is back in action after their record last year was met with just okay reviews they have recruited legendary fast rapper Tech N9ne to join them for their first single ...