Lav's Music Corner

Some major announcements this week didn't dissuade from a few surprising names landing on the list. Enjoy <3 5.  Nail In A Wooden Trunk  - Tapir! Earlier this year Tapir! dropped one of my favorite debut albums of 2024 so far and though I wasn't crazy abotu their first follow-up single, this song reminds me of EXACTLY why I like them so much. From its subtle instrumental versatility to its rustic sound palette to an understated but still truly bizarre vocal performance that's been stuck in my head all week. This is another hit from Tapir. Listen 4.  No Comma  - Slayyyter A classic Slayyyter banger for 2024. After an album that felt like a bit of an experiment wandering away from her pummeling pop swagger she's back with a song that feels like it could have slipped into her early mixtape. This song is even better when you realize it's a slight subversion of the kind of expectations Slayyyter often faces. She manages to even make being less slutty than her reputati...

Prelude To Ecstasy  - The Last Dinner Party Last year, one of the most talked about debut albums of the year was Chappell Roan's The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess . While I wasn't nearly as crazy about the record as most fans. seemingly all of those fans have immediately shifted directly into The Last Dinner Party this year. Because the appeal seems to have translated so vividly into yet another new artist I didn't want to miss the chance to cover this one in better time. One thing that translates over from Rise And Fall  is the sheer drama of absolutely everything. The baroque pop instrumentation across the opening intro and even the early stages Burn Alive  are reminiscent of The Anchoress at her most expansive or Marina at her most melodramatic. Moments like that are contrasted hard by songs like Caesar On A TV Screen  which begins like an Angel Olsen ballad before bouncing into something much dancier. But even though I like the song it's an example of ...