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Gold is the second full-length album by American musician Riki, it was released on November 26, 2021, New romantic Musician Riki returned with a new record,  Riki creates an evocative mood-piece that taps into all those most elegant and effortlessly 'cool' of 80s pop sounds; at once slow-dancing in a grand costume party.  meet sophisti/new-romantic flourishes so moody.  I don't see how this lacks 'spirit', many tracks are pretty wistful. she's just got a subtle and sometimes elusive presence/approach with the vocals,  I can find a few positives about every album I listen to, but nothing comes to mind here. The best songs are the tolerable ones, and that's all you'll find of value here. and w ith her cover of a decades-old Spanish hit, she invokes the ghost of a forgotten pop idol ('Porque te vas'). Solid mature songwriting,  overall  this album got a really nice  nostalgic vintage production and I rate this record 8/10 solid album. Gold by Riki

If Words Were Flowers is the third studio full-length album by American soul r&b singer  Curtis Harding, it was released on November 5, 2021,  An underrated release of 2021.  Curtis Harding’s latest effort is a really solid retro-soul record with plenty of uplifting sentiments, good hooks, and some great instrumentation. This album shines when it plays within its grounds, the straight-up soul cuts are really well made, and the more psychedelic, jazzy stuff ranges from hypnotizing to sensual, and often both at once. Spacey drum grooves are stitched together with a range of guitars, synths, and horns on these tracks to create something that’s loose enough to get lost in but interesting enough to keep everything grounded and groovy,   Curtis knows how to handle everything well.  An interesting combination that grows on me with each listen, Class act. I rate this album 10/10. If Words Were Flowers by Curtis Harding

Far in is the  seventh studio full-length album by American musician Helado Nergo, it was released on October 22, 2021,  Helado Negro has a talent to make easy listening music not just background noise. Negro has a beautifully soothing singing voice that you can hear on every track. His voice, though, is enhanced by the simple yet beautiful instrumentals. His guitar plays a big role on every track  but sounds especially wonderful in the more atmospheric  like Wake Up Tomorrow and Thank You For Forever.  And it also  has the ability to relax and chill you out but at the same time bop with high energy. Hard zone to find but Helado did it. Immensely enjoyable in any setting.  But it's a delightful listen of chillness. I n the end, I really came to enjoy it, and had me looking forward to hearing more. I rate this album 10/10.  Far In by Helado Negro

Dressing for Pleasure is the debut studio extended play by Retrofuturist New Wave band Launderette, it was released on July 19, 2021,  Modern New wave band from Portland is bringing back the 80s nostalgic, Maybe it's just me but vocally speaking the band sounds a lot like the B-52s to me, this record is raw energy the amount of echolalia repetition   throughout the record This music is not gloomy enough but it's a dancy punky minimal synth masterpiece, It is so cool though. Modern underground brilliance that makes my music spirit drift away, it's on a music loop, the whole aesthetic is mind-blowing overwhelmingly impressive, the vocals are split amongst the band members and it's only 5 tracks, that makes every composition really fascinating that's a huge commitment to work together create something really special, they kind of have a similar tempo, highly recommended, if you like this type of music genre, and I guarantee you that it won't disappoint you, I r...

Melodi is the second full-length studio album from alternative duo Kit Sebastian, it was released on October 1, 2020. Great album! Incredible production and execution. On rotation since yesterday. it has a vintage throwback  sound while plunging  to it's musical roots in modern age psychedelic pop. It  will instantly recognize their unique  concept  that  softens  the  extremities   of world music, jazz, and psychedelia. but it is not a  nostalgic   admiration . It  salutes  its main  impact  but is very much a modern  contemporary  record, being simultaneously brand new and retro. This is a credit to the duo’s craft as musicians and songwriters, presenting their influences as a circular interaction between the present and the past rather than a linear one.   The album explores universal themes such as love, loss, language, and ideology.  This  expedition  is powerful in mu...

Talk Memory is the fifth studio full-length album by Canadian jazz group BadBadNotGood . It was released on October 8, 2021,  After a 5-year gap between albums, Canadian jazz instrumental group BadBadNotGood returns with a big slice of jazz fusion on their latest Talk Memory. The boys have always shown great  mastery  as a jazz fusion quartet, but this time they don’t focus too much on hip hop leaning beats and grooves of their previous albums, but rather go with something wilder that looks back into the past for inspiration. There are still many strong melodies found here that highlight the best tracks,   being a big highlight for the phenomenal string arrangements of Arthur Verocai found on a large majority of the other tracks. This is the first release without founding member Matthew Tavares who departed in 2019 and It almost seems like the rest of the guys dug down and showed they  could continue working without him,   This record has got to be their m...

New ministry album, Moral Hygiene  is the fifteenth full-length studio album by the American I ndustrial Metal  band  Ministry , it was released on October 1, 2021.  But I think that is an unrealistic expectation for Ministry. Al has always been in your face, and as much as the truth of current events is shocking, Al is there; in a shocking way. While defiance has become common place in the world, in the 1980's "In case you didn't feel like showing up - live" Al was screaming lyrics people wouldn't dare say.  I can appreciate the eclectic mix of sounds familiar to Ministry of old while hearing him in his age not be afraid to let each track have an identity. He has always called people to question authority, in this album, it is almost over; as he cries "get ready to die" I can't help but feel his challenge the youth to clean it up.  But this one is better. With Believe Me there is a total goth rock song on it where Al actually sings. Haven't hear...