Lav's Music Corner

Katy Perry   is a pop artist who really needs no introduction at this point. With over a decade of hits under her belt and one of modern pop musics most acclaimed albums in Teenage Dream  Katy doesn't need to prove herself. Despite this Smile  has a lot of singles released over the last year and adds up to Katy's shortest album yet.  Review By Lavender: There was a point in my life coinciding with Katy's brilliant 2010 record Teenage Dream  where I was a major fan of her music. Since then however it hasn't been quite as fruitful being a Katy fan starting with the very underwhelming follow-up record Prism . 2017's Witness  was an improvement that saw Katy dipping her toes into some different sounds with mixed results. After releasing 7 singles over the past year Katy seemed to be forecasting a more conventional pop sound. When the tracklist was released I was surprised to see which singles made it onto the record while Small Talk  and Never Worn White w...

1. Wolf Parade - Against The Day Wolf Parade are back once again after a triumphant return in 2017 with a new record and a lead single that is sure to be an overlooked and underrated moment in indie music this year. 2. Perfume Genius - Pop Song After dropping the second highest charting and first longest charting song of the year with his first single of 2019 Eye In The Wall  Perfume Genius could be set up with even more success along one of the most creatively dominant periods of his ever evolving career. 3. Ghetto Sage - Haagen Dazs The debut single from long time collaborators but first time super groups Ghetto Sage, consisting of Chicago MCs Saba, Noname and Smino, has been a long awaited affair and fans of conscious rap from across the creative spectrum have flocked to see what the three talented rappers can pull off together. 4. Katy Perry - Harleys In Hawaii After two surprisingly good singles began Katy Perry's 2019 she looks to do it again with a summer song aime...

1. Tool - Fear Inoculum For the first time in months a singles week has produced 15 new debuts all in one week and it is headlined by the first new single from legendary metal band Tool since their last record in 2006. After finally releasing their back-catalog on streaming services last week they have taken the next step to dropping the newest song in promotion of their highly anticipated upcoming album. 2. Lana Del Rey - Looking For America Lana Del Rey follows up the announcement of her fifth studio album with the release of one of the songs that didn't make the cut, but addresses America in the wake of yet another two mass shootings. The track will certainly turn heads and help build up hype for Norman Fucking Rockwell  two weeks before its release. 3. Iglooghost - Lockii  (Feat. Kai Whinston & BABii) Iglooghost is back with his first release in 2019 and he recruits some featured artists he has worked with before resulting in a track that will likely reel many o...