Lav's Music Corner

EPs have a knack for falling out of view. When bigger projects with more demand and discussion are out there I don't quite give EPs the attention they deserve. But after hearing a very solid short-form project from Tkay Maidza I thought it was time to once again pay a visit to a handful of EPs I meant to cover from earlier in the year. Unfortunately as a group, they didn't turn out so great.  Rebecca Black Was Here EP - Rebecca Black I think it was pretty much impossible to have any expectations for what direction Rebecca was going in prior to the release of this EPs singles. Given the unpredictable elements of her child sensation turned hyperpop badass career arc there were really all kinds of things that could happen here. As it turns out the results are pretty tame, a series of lovesick pop ballads with the occasional vocal effects or electronic twist, but nothing close to some of her recent key collaborators eccentricity. While none of these tracks are offensively bad Rebe...

Joywave is a New York based indie rock band who emerged in the middle of last decade with a handful of moderate hits including their huge collaboration with Big Data,  Dangerous . Posession  is the bands third record and their first since 2017's Content . Review By Lavender: I am more of a fan of the first two Joywave albums than most. Even though I didn't flat out love either of them I do think the band has always deserved more recognition, mainly for their last record Content  which still sounded pretty good last month when I listened to it again in preparation for this album. But on Posession  the group kind of fades out of favor with meas not only do I think this record is their weakest yet, but their least original as the album is major glam rock worship that borders on Killers rip off. The record had a number of singles that ran the full gambit of great to very wack, some of which have been out for over a year at this point. Blastoffff  is one of ...