Sean Sharp's Diary

I am extremely late to the party. My friend showed me them around the release of "Volcano" and somehow I had never even heard of them before. When this one was released, that same friend told me that this was a bit more poppy and mainstream, so I wasn't quite sure what to expect, since that doesn't…

After over a decade of trap, it's not super often I find a rapper who really makes the style feel fresh. Mike Dimes proved in 2022 that he had something a little different and now 4 years later, he and I are still chasing that high. To start with what is weighing this down: the lyrics. Most of the s…

Riding off the success of "someone new", Arden has embodied that energy into a fast-paced yet concise 20 minute heater LP. The production here is EXTREMELY synthesizer heavy too a point where I think it would have even been too much for mainstream pop back when this style was at it's peak in the 201…

After his debut EP last year, I was pretty excited to see where he would go. House music that didn't feel too generic but also not too experimental either. This was a solid landing and while parts may feel a bit samesy and blend maybe a bit too much, overall there are several highlights and exciting…

I feel like I might be missing something here. Denzel is my GOAT and I have been especially excited for this for quite a long time now. KOTMSII was just too light on the Denzel side of things for me to really appreciate fully and then the label tape from earlier this year I enjoyed quite a bit but s…

It seems every year I come across an album that is by all means generic and doesn't have a ton of variety but it scratches an itch so specific to me that I don't really care. Love this thing. Full of standard pop songs with synth and light rock touches but nearly the whole album is catchy and fun. W…

My fav Steve Lacy project yet so far by far. I occasionally love a song of his here and there but have never really been able to get into his projects. It reminds me a lot of abstract art. Interesting to look at but I struggle find a particular style in it. "Oh yeah?" lets me connect the dots for th…

Was curious how this was going to pan out. ROLE MODEL was someone that I was really early on the bandwagon for and was rooting for his success. After his debut "Rx", which didn't receive much reception, and the reception that it did wasn't great. His previous switch up to country left me out to dry.…

This was a bit of return to form for glaive in my eyes. I have struggled to get on the same page as many people reviewing his stuff and kinda had some FOMO because I really enjoyed "All Dogs Go To Heaven". While much different from his origins, "God Save The Three" has multiple redeeming features wi…

Really got into THA PLAYA$ MANUAL II last year and this was a bit of a step down. Ramirez pairs some fun and cringe lyrics side-by-side sometimes, making some songs that you enjoy just slightly worse. "Gran Turismo" is the best example of this with the fun alliteration of "broke and bummy" but is im…

Was a massive Flume fan throughout my teens and early 20's and finding this was almost ethereal. You're telling me there is a whole other EP with Flume collaborative work that has never blessed my ears?!?! And it was just okay. Idk what exactly happened between Emoh and Flume but you can surely tell…

There is some musical elements of Invitation to Her's that is literally top tier. The guitar and melodies sprinkled throughout and joyous to listen to and it's hard to find flaws in this. The only thing that is a bit more degrading is the vocals. Sometimes this dudes voice was great and unique and o…

First listen had me down a little bit because I think Forrest is gone?!? I'm not a big fan of when a band of 2 people split leaving one person to become the whole identity of the band. Just go by your own name or stage name at that point. The other guys voice is a bit generic and although Forrest's…

While missing the same highs of the predecessor, R2TR works more as a mixtape to workout to. I'm a fiend for Zeds Dead's almost hypnotic electronic style. It still confuses me how they have turned dubstep into something meditative. But I love it. I wish there was a high like "Heartbeat" or "Fall Awa…

Ravyn's voice is a bit of an enigma to me. It can both sound irritating and sweet at the same time. It doesn't always land but there is a lot of unique weavings of instrumentals here that play out rather well. It's no surprise that Steve Lacy was in the kitchen with this one. There are several fant…

He's just been doing the same thing for a while and he needs to evolve a bit. There are still some good entertaining songs on here but I can feel the end is near for his originality unless he really pushes his sound. It's also kind of funny how a lot of his songs are just the same words almost. The…

Pretty cool. Hayley Williams voice is so powerful which is neat. I like how the punk-ness isn't just full send. They do a good job with tempo-ing the album and making it have a break here and there. "The Only Exception" & "All I Wanted" are deservedly the big hits from this album too. Great songs th…

After really getting into some of his newer stuff, I dove into his 2025 EP, and it seems there has definitely been some progression with his sound and lyrics over the last year. This project is giving that kind of bad bitch energy that a lot of sassy female artists go for but I'm not sure if it real…

Better overall as album than much of his previous work but misses that the few shining songs that really draw me back nonstop. I do love how he is obviously drawing and inspired from a time when EDM dominated the musical landscape but this still feels new, not a rehashing of something that people ha…

Drake returns to create even more GARBAGE!!!! Sometimes his music hits so hard and sometimes... it's this. Unfortunately, this is probably the worst album from him I've heard. Made me physically frown at moments. A slight to women as a whole but also just shows his true colors if they weren't alread…

2026 has been a year of artists that I have found to be good, but aren't quite there yet. Internet Girl is another one that falls into that boat. Pretty much every aspect of this is cool as an idea and works well at times in execution. These types of vocals need a very specific sound in order to do…

First full blown album of his I've listened too and it's just as good as I was hoping it would be. The spectrum from rap to rock is super cool on here, none of the tracks really sound the same or even generic. I love when albums have that one song that is the artsy piece that kind of defines the alb…

I love Vince Staples. I've been a fan of every album I've listened to of his, but this one just didn't land with me, unfortunately. Partly due to the fact that I am so drained politically, it's hard to listen to music, a form of escape for me, that is also political. The music itself also felt a bit…

Found Mack this year and his sophomore album showing something good for the future. Lots of great elements in the instrumentals and vocals but it feels like it's almost there. Oddly enough, both his singing and instrumentals have the same issue. They become a bit aimless. A lot of R&B loves to just…

I know so many people that see Noah Kahan as co-worker music and then I also have friends that are the direct people that love his sound. I seem to split the difference but I certainly don't believe that it's nearly as bad as the people that dislike it make it seem. He just reminds me of a solo arti…