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...

Dorian Electra is one of the most unique voice's in hyper pop blending genres and tackling gender norms with a uniquely wild and androgynous personality. Dorian's music is just as unique as the numerous singles released leading up to this record often took drastically different sonic approaches and the feature list has names as unpredictable as pop legends The Village People and Russian provocateurs Pussy Riot.  Review By Lavender: If that introduction to Dorian left you head spinning get used to it. I was head over heels for some of the singles from Dorian's first record particularly Career Boy  but the final album felt like a compromise to me. Nothing about My Agenda  feels like a compromise as Dorian clearly threw everything they could possibly find at the wall here regardless of what stuck or didn't. The record blends genres together constantly with the help of some wild guests and paints a surprisingly indulgent narrative all spun around the fedora wearing incel ch...