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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Roosevelt has seemed to tighten the bootstraps on his work over time. I recently listened to his debut and this feels like a more refined and intentional version of that album. It does what it sets out to do well with several good tracks, including one of my favorites of the year, "Strangers". The i…

James has a knack for making some of the most unique soundscapes possible. Specifically the first half of this thing contains some great sound design while keeping it minimalist at least at the start of each track. Perhaps it's something specific with James voice but it's so haunting that is works p…

Over his last several EP's I've felt less and less interest in his music since when I discovered him. He has a powerful voice that makes him seem like he should be featured on some mainstream hits. Yet his music has shifted more and more towards traditional R&B. Not that that's a bad thing, but the…

The term concept album has become such a trivialized term. Without trying to sound like an old head, back when I was younger, a concept album used to mean something! I'm only half joking though. Now it's gotten muddled with "eras" when a new aesthetic drops for an artist. But just the aesthetic isn'…

This thing is bizarrely R&B coded. Like so far at certain points where it begins to circle around to jazz. Not fully, but you can feel it. The jazz bar vibes are there. Love a good switch up from an artist and I think Jack has done the genre well here. From my POV this album is probably better from…

Thematically, it seems Harry set out to make a pure-blood disco album, but he and his team ran out of workable ideas and ended up making a few artsy pop songs. Then decided to give the album this title to make it seem intentional. The vibe throughout this thing is pretty unique to say the least. It…

My is so goat is back... sort of. Although not a purebred Denzel Curry release, putting his name on the album and every track despite no full appearance on each track is a bit of a letdown. KOTMSV2 was by far from my least favorite of Denzel's and this album definitely returns to a level of quality…

Man the production value here is off the charts. That is always the nice thing about having a movie budget backing an album. The quality can be insanely good and the distraught strings on here are gorgeously unsettling and lovely. My favorite production on the whole thing is "Dying for You". The mor…

Pretty good overall. 1nonly has certainly found a niche in the gritty rap scene that has been unexplored and he's living up to it's potential. The first half of this album is almost all quality. Loved "GRAILED" on it's release as a single and "LATELY" with Pouya is an excellent change of pace. My ma…

A very colorful album. The rapping & singing isn't really the forefront. These energetic beats are really the draw here. The opener "eva" is a prime example of this as the main melody is mixed so much higher than the vocals and I really hope it was intentional because this might be one of the only s…