Sean Sharp's Diary

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…

Presley certainly has a knack for writing these fun synth-pop tracks. I recently got into "Cult" & "Apartment" and absolutely loved the production, vocals, and melodies, so I decided to give his most recent EP a spin. Quickly, I am finding that when Presley finds something that works, he is able to…

Feels like she's right on the brink of a great album. The first half of this has several tracks that are great on almost every level. "all i get" has to be the absolute stand out track with a perfect melody and the vocal mixing is just different enough from the rest of the project to really speak fo…

Found Tommy Newport a few years back but finally decided to listen to a project of his and am I glad I did. Even though this is towards the beginning of his career as a solo artist, there are some unique fun ideas on here. Some are neat and others are a bit too out there. Mainly some of the vocal me…

Just more of the same from The Chainsmokers. It's neat to see them do a full collab EP, but there isn't enough Oaks in this. It's essentially a Chainsmokers EP with her featuring on every track. "Echo", while good, really just feels like a rehash of "The Fall" off of the deluxe version of "So Far So…

A maximalist album where Oliver goes BIG in the name of love and hate. This feels like he's constantly trying to hit a home run with every swing. A lot of the lyrics are questionable towards the latter half, and many of the songs don't have anything that gripping. The opener "My Only Friend", "Joyri…

I was shown "Pajamas" and you never could have told me this was one of the girls from K-Pop Demon Hunters. Disc 1 is definitely stronger than disc 2, but I don't think either is really that good. Disc 1 just happened to have the two tracks I did enjoy. A lot of the production across the whole thing…

Pretty simple all things considered. It really sticks to the meat and potatoes of Indie Rock, but I don't think they really bring anything all that incredibly different. Feels pretty standard for the genre. My friend loves their music, and typically, I find his recommendations pretty high quality, b…