Lav's Music Corner

These fit together better than the last trio did, even in the vast arena of alternative dance and electronica micro-genres. This trio of somewhat longwinded dance records all puzzled me at first and after many repeat listens I'm returning to try and digest them in this fashion.  Bewitched!  - DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ When Sabrina broke out with her indelibly charming and fittingly titled album Charmed  in 2020 I gave it a positive review and promised to keep up with what Sabrina did next, but I didn't know just how daunting of a task that would turn out to be. She works hard and this nearly 90 minutes of music is FAR from the only evidence of that as she's released projects and singles routinely over the past two years. I couldn't cover all of them, but from watching the promotional cycle for Bewitched!  it was clear that this was the most significant and impactful thing she's done since Charmed  and I wanted to make sure I touched on it. That is by no means an...

 

Lupe Fiasco is a Chicago based rapper who first emerged in the mid 2000's on Atlantic Records and has spent the last 15 years or so sporadically releasing records with a wide variety of sonic palettes and influences. On this EP he teams up with producer Kaelin Ellis and Louis Vitton and Off-White designer Virgil Abloh to create a mixtape heavily themed around the world of fashion and its creation.  Review By Lavender: I've always enjoyed Lupe Fiasco when he is operating at his peak. His last album Drogas Wave  was one of my favorite Lupe projects in years and I also enjoyed his single Run Game  last year. I didn't see much promotion for this EP and it nearly slipped by me when it was first released but ultimately I'm glad I listened to it, even if it isn't among my favorite works in his discography.  House  is 22 minutes long and features three songs that last over 5 minutes but the first track is just a short spoken word intro performed by Virgil Abloh. The nex...