ALBUMS REVIEWS
An Overview on Phenomenal Nature
Cassandra Jenkins
2021 • ALTERNATIVE/ROCK • BA DA BING
BEST NEW MUSIC
On her second studio album, New York-based singer Cassandra Jenkins surrounds herself with people, observes dialogues, and tells stories while working on her grief and trying to find herself.
CHUNG HA
2021 • K-POP • MNH ENTERTAINMENT/88RISING
Querencia delivers something broader, freer, more diverse, captivating, and genuinely well-produced. It is one of the best k-pop albums of recent years.
Katy Kirby
2021 • ALTERNATIVE/FOLK • KEELED SCALES
With comforting instrumentation and cautious lyrics, Cold Dry Place emerges as the perfect debut for the Texas singer.
Foo Fighters
2021 • ROCK • ROSWELL/RCA
Despite being on their tenth studio album, Foo Fighters still deliver the same songs as always — generic and stereotyped rock tracks that are totally forgettable.
TRACK REVIEW
Katy Perry – “Smile”
“Smile” does not sound so intimate and deep, however, that does not mean that this is not a fun BOP.
Katy Perry – “Daisies”
Despite its difficulty in expressing itself, “Daisies” is a good song.
Sufjan Stevens – “America”
The world make Stevens lose his hope in America and “America” represents this in the best possible way.
