Lav's Music Corner

Sorry about this one. These albums have nothing to do with each other aside from being released recently and I recommend you listen to all of them. They just came out in a time where I was busy with other work and about to go on a week vacation. So to apologize I'm going to review as much as I can over the next two weeks leading into my year end lists starting with this. Enjoy <3 the Light Emitting Diamond Cutter Scriptures  - R.A.P Ferreira Despite the fact that he publicly criticized my last review of his music earlier this year in a series of now deleted tweets, I'm still a big fan of Rory and I was excited about this project. After dropping one of the best abstract hip hop projects of 2020 he kicked 2021 off with a much more indulgent and compositionally abstract record that I was lukewarm on. Light Emitting  seems like a mix of the two as it features some more structured sung hooks and a number of fantastic conventional rap verses, but it isn't afraid to go wanderin...

The best new tracks released this weekend below: 5.  The Unanswered Why  - William Doyle Following up his pretty solid album earlier this year former East India Youth frontman William Doyle announced a new EP this week and dropped a charming little lead single with this track. It ups the tempo from his standard outing but doesn't lose any of the poise with pleasant strumming electric guitar and sharp refrains. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv1hF7dWYYI 4.  Write A List Of Things To Look Forward To  - Courtney Barnett Courtney's most recent single may be the most nondescript so far but that doesn't stop her from effectively capturing the breezy indie rock vibe that she's always been known for. The song has a slinky reverbed guitar lick and a swaying momentum that lulls you in from the very start.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTrdzqGHqu4 3.  Incendio  - Arca Arca came out of nowhere to drop a new track that deals in many of her typical stylistic lan...