pop music
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Acting as Functional – “No Go Battle Zone” review
This review was paid for by Acting As Functional. If you too want me to review your music, or any other release of your choosing, please place a commission here. Final verdict: 8/10 ★★★★☆ Acting as Functional and I go way back – and if you happen to be a keen reader of this very blog, you… Read more
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Acting as Functional – “Tick Tock Bump and Boom” review
This review was paid for by Acting As Functional. If you too want me to review your music, or any other release of your choosing, please place a commission here. Final verdict: 6/10 ★★★☆☆ Ladies and gentlemen, today I present you with what might be the most impressive redemption arc in all of music history; do you… Read more
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Danjul – “Dirty Playground” review
Final verdict: 8/10 ★★★★☆ Danjul is an up-and-coming artist hailing from the land of all that is peculiar – Los Angeles, California. The singer-songwriter has a humble-yet-mighty backlog of singles in his arsenal, but I would say that his recent release “Dirty Playground” is his most promising display of pop craftsmanship to date, all by a… Read more
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KIES – “You’re Golden” review
Final verdict: 6/10 ★★★☆☆ There are two types of “space music” out there: Louis Armstrong (space age), and Guernica (alien transmissions). Then there is KIES’ new single “You’re Golden,” which is rather preposterously queering the binary. Listen, I cannot understand what the guy is saying. His singing style can most aptly be described as “slurred mumbling”… Read more
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Victor Ferrer – “Morningstar” review
This review was paid for by Victor Ferrer. If you too want me to review your music, or any other release of your choosing, please place a commission here. Final verdict: 8/10 ★★★★☆ Artist spotlight Sunday! Artist spotlight Sunday! Dear everyone, behold Arizona-based singer-songwriter Victor Ferrer and his fresh new LP, “Morningstar.” Now I know what you… Read more
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Kaori Mochida – “qq” review
Final verdict: 9/10 ★★★★⋆˙⟡ 2025 has been a much promising year for music. I admit I am not one to routinely seek out new releases, but it appears to me that the popstar archetype is back in full force (see: Lady Gaga and her brilliant new album “Mayhem,” Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan, both of which… Read more
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Seiko Matsuda – “North Wind” review
Final verdict: 8/10 ★★★★☆ It is that time of year again, folks – December, final round! There’s a lot of things to reminisce upon, many a blessing and equally many a lovely memory, but there are also quite a few regrets I exit the year bearing; I suppose everyone feels that way to some extent, way… Read more



