Lav's Music Corner

Gorillaz are a virtual band that at this point really need no introduction. The project is spearheaded musically by Blur frontman Damon Albarn and visually by artist Jamie Hewlett and have been releasing music for almost 2 decades including some of the most essential fusions of indie, electronica and hip hop of the past 20 years. After releasing one of their least conceptual and most straight forward projects with 2018's The Now Now  the band is returning with a collaboration driven project that featured many singles leading up to its release. Review By Lavender: Like most people on Earth I love the music of Gorillaz. Damon Albarn is responsible for some of my favorite albums of the Brit Pop era and his creativity streak continued through one great Gorillaz record after another. Even on projects that lacked the bands usual poise like Humanz  and The Now Now  there were still plenty of great songs in the mix that showed off the bands consistency and creativity. Throughout ...

Let's talk album releases for May, 26th! Lil Yachty "Teenage Emotions" Yachty has been an enigma since releasing his debut mixtape Lil Boat.  He simply doesn't sound like anything you've ever heard and is obviously polarizing for that reason. Whether it's the name, or the hair, or the vocals whatever has turned you off of Lil Yachty isn't worth avoiding this album. Lil Boat was a unique and interesting tale of Lil Boat, Lil Yachty and their uncle masked in an Atlanta trap mixtape and with the success of songs like One Night, and Minnesota everyone had to decide to love or hate Yachty. Since then a less than stellar Apple Music project may have disappointed you but the following iSpy feature, It Takes Two cover, lead single Bring It Back and the less fantastic follow up X-Men, Lil Yachty is on a hot streak and Teenage Emotions could make or break him as an artist. Plenty of reason to tune in. New Order "NOMC15" This upcoming live album ...