Sean Sharp's Diary

Listen 1: Love this dudes music. Never fully understood why he fizzled out of popularity. Probably due to going independent which I respect and understand that decision but this guys voice is too good to not be on more hit songs. My critical opinions of him have always been the lyric matter as they…

Listen 1: Might as well have been one long song. There is no versatility whatsoever. Really just boils down to if you find it catchy or are really into this genre. I don't think it sounds bad at all but it's really just picking out of a hat. AA in my opinion is a bit catchier but the rest of these a…

Listen 1: Has me going "hmmm". I appreciate the experimentation of raw sounds in their music. Nothing almost ever sounds that muted or soft. They tend to go all in with their sound design and production which can often lead to some legitimate bangers or lead to tinnitus. This album embraces this sty…

They only made 3 songs and they literally sound identical. What was the point? When the third song started and I glanced at Spotify, I thought I somehow skipped one or had shuffle on. How are you going to do a 3 song EP and have no variety.

Dominic Fike has always gave me the vibe that he would be really great at mixtapes given how his sound feels so laidback so a more relaxed, unpressured format for a project would be best. Yet in practice, I really prefer his more fully fleshed out work. Without some of that extra attention that a bi…

I get that EDEN has taken a path that a lot of people might like cuz it's a bit edgier than how he used to be. In my eyes, I feel he was one of the biggest fumbles of the Electronic Pop of the 2010's. Dude has a ravenous fan base and followed it up with a decent album after ityttmom but since then h…

Where'd Druski go?

Man what a pretty lackluster outing. I recently got into some of his hits and was wondering if this would have some more of that spice but unfortunately, it gets pretty pretty pretty generic here.

An unfortunate offshoot. My favorite part of this whole thing is the end of 'between you and shadows'. It was the first moment I darted to see which song I was on so I could remember it once I finished the album, only to find that it was just a detached outro of the song. Womb will always be my favo…

I miss the days when Mura Masa dropped, and I was storming to see what crazy production he whipped up. I support artists who change their style as it shows growth, but like a doomed relationship, I have not grown with them. Neat little sound pieces here and there, but it seems to be catering to an a…

At this point, you know if you're going to love or hate this. Never go into listening to a Martin Garrix album expecting something new, but if you love the 2010s radio-tailored sound he creates, he's your guy. Ten years ago, I would have loved this because it is well-made. A lack of innovation can k…

A real everything bagel of an album. Love what DJ Snake did for mainstream EDM in the 2010s, but it's Groundhog Day for him. He can't escape. Every song on this album features a different popular EDM style from the 2010s. It runs as a good resume track sheet, but doesn't show any depth. I can defini…

Moody as ever, Two Feet strikes a chord with this one. Like a literal single chord, not a whole lot of variety here, but if you like Two Feet's signature style, you'll like this. I'm not sure if it was accidental or intentional, but I'll give him props for it either way. The ooo-ing on "Remember Us?…

I hate to say it, NF, but you might be WASHED UP. As I grow older and listen to these albums and EPs by artists I grew up with, it becomes readily apparent which ones are evolving with the times and which others will serve as checkpoints along a few-year span. With this EP, NF strikes me as the ladd…

So he disappears for 7 years, drops an EP with a complete tone switch, but it's pretty quality, then returns 6 months later with a new EP and a new tone switch. This one keeps it short and sweet, only featuring 4 songs this time around. "UP" was oddly the first track he released after his hiatus las…

This return to their roots is quite satisfying, as they display a significant amount of new evolution in how they represent pop punk. Resting at the heart of one of the main themes of the album, their transformation over the past decade is evident. The Neighbourhood just came out with "Ultrasound,"…

On the positive side of things, it's nice to see 2010's EDM artists that haven't changed a bit work together as it may produce some new ideas. The realistic side is that this mainly just sounds like Alan Walker's brand. Only in slight moments can you see any influence of what you would call Steve Ao…