reviews
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The Heard Eye – “Plenty Love” review
Final verdict: 9/10 ★★★★⋆˙⟡ Man, when I read that The Heard Eye, the 5-piece outfit I was assigned to review on this cold Tuesday night, did “funk rock”, I was pumped to check them out. As a certified funky fellow, I love myself some funk to get down and funky to. Needless to say, I felt… Read more
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Order of Silence – “Solemn Monday” review
Final verdict: 9/10 ★★★★⋆˙⟡ I have a lot of thoughts on this piece; though I will do my best to lay them out in an intelligible fashion, I don’t guarantee you anything. Order of Silence; a surprisingly mild rock band, unlike what its impossibly metal name may suggest. From what I’ve gathered, Order of Silence was… Read more
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Maya Mendez – “Through and Through” review
Final verdict: 9/10 ★★★★⋆˙⟡ It’s been a while since I’ve last reviewed a nice, comfortable pop song, so here we go. The information my research provided me with is that Maya Mendez first hit the scene in February 2025 with the song “Have Your Fun” (which is a really pretty folk-pop tune, by the way! Check… Read more
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Hollywood Video Game Kill-Bot – “Cathedral” review
This review was paid for by Hollywood Video Game Kill-Bot. 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 ★★★★☆ Well… to say I felt bamboozled would be an understatement. Hollywood Video Game Kill-Bot’s (now say that fast three times) 2025… Read more
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orokamono – “Don’t Forget What You Came Here For” review
Final verdict: 8/10 ★★★★☆ On this cloudy, gloomy morning A realization came to me To keep my life luscious, spicy I could indulge in poetry Now you see, I am no poet In fact quite the opposite But I can try my very best to Review music in poetry And what better candidate there is… Read more
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Bravo Diablo – “Can’t Control Me” review
This review was paid for by Bravo Diablo. If you too want me to review your music, or any other release of your choosing, please place a commission here. Final verdict: 7/10 ★★★⋆˙⟡☆ Artist spotlight Monday! No, I do not spotlight a different artist every Monday – it’s a once-in-a-blue-moon instance, and that’s what makes it just… Read more
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YUNG MAS – “1997” review
This review was paid for by YUNG MAS. If you too want me to review your music, or any other release of your choosing, please place a commission here. Final verdict: 5/10 ★★⋆˙⟡☆☆ This is where things get a tiny bit tricky. As expressed in my other review of YUNG MAS’ work (which highlighted a very… Read more
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Yumi Matsutoya – “流線形 ’80” review
Final verdict: 8/10 ★★★★☆ Trust me when I tell you that I really wanted to kick this review off by cracking a joke about how this album is just outtakes from “紅雀” that failed to make the cut due to being too interesting for that project – but man, this is just not that. What this is,… Read more
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Two songs by YUNG MAS
This review was paid for by YUNG MAS. If you too want me to review your music, or any other release of your choosing, please place a commission here. Final verdict: 7/10 ★★★⋆˙⟡☆ Another week, another up-and-coming artist showcase. This time around we got Greek-Canadian rapper YUNG MAS, a quite peculiar presence in the online hip… Read more
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Two songs by Acting As Functional
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: 4/10 ★★☆☆☆ You know, I’ve listened to a whole bunch of music in my life, yet these two songs by United Kingdom-based singer-songwriter Acting… Read more
