Lav's Music Corner

Taylor Swift really needs no introduction as one of the highest selling and most easily recognizable pop stars of the 2000's. She made a transition from the country pop sounds of her early days into full blown pop stardom on her back to back albums Red  and 1989  earlier this decade. After this she took a decidedly darker tone on her next record Reputation  and took on some of the critiques of her music and character, spawning from an ongoing feud with Kanye West. After starting off the Lover  era with one of the most maligned singles of her career to date she recovered with a number of successful and well liked tracks leading up to the albums release. Review By Lavender: I have had a very long and storied history of being perplexed and annoyed by the music of Taylor Swift, Her first three records are all among my least favorite of all time and as a trilogy make up one of the most taxing and terrible listens to get started with a discography in pop and just ge...

Sir Babygirl is the pop pseudonym of LGBT pop singer and Father/Daughter records artist Kelsie Hogue. She spent 2018 dropping singles like Haunted House  and Heels leading up to the release of Crush On Me her debut album. Review By Lavender: LGBT culture and the world of bubblegum pop go hand in hand. I had high hopes for this project to be an unrelenting and unashamed dancy pop powerhouse but it falls short in so many ways, ultimately proving that a great style and attitude aren't enough to make it in the world of bubblegum pop. Let me start by saying that I truly did believe in the success of this project. young LGBT genre bands have been a wave of creativity but it has been noticably hard for them to stick both landings in regard to establishing themselves on the back of their good music (see PWR BTTM or G.L.O.S.S). So when I watched her music videos and read her interview to discover that Sir Babygirl was a hilarious and creative young person toppling labels and doin...