Our Take Archives - Atwood Magazine For the Love of Music Wed, 21 Aug 2024 18:00:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://atwoodmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Atwood-Magazine-Circle-Logo-2020-32x32.png Our Take Archives - Atwood Magazine 32 32 68941247 Our Take: Ice Spice Delivers an Energetic Sort-of-Full-Length Debut, ‘Y2K!’ https://atwoodmagazine.com/icsp-ice-spice-y2k-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/icsp-ice-spice-y2k-album-review/#respond Tue, 20 Aug 2024 18:00:20 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=201253 Ice Spice 'Y2K!' © CoughsShe became famous without putting out an LP – an impressive enough feat – but can she stay famous now that she has done so? With 'Y2K!,' Ice Spice sets out to answer that pressing question.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/icsp-ice-spice-y2k-album-review/feed/ 0 201253 Our Take: The Playfully Explosive Musings of Remi Wolf and ‘Big Ideas’ https://atwoodmagazine.com/rwbi-remi-wolf-big-ideas-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/rwbi-remi-wolf-big-ideas-album-review/#respond Thu, 08 Aug 2024 15:05:58 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=200745 Big Ideas - Remi WolfRemi Wolf’s sophomore album ‘Big Ideas’ is a splattering of emotions and observations all collaged together to create a fascinatingly weird mood board.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/rwbi-remi-wolf-big-ideas-album-review/feed/ 0 200745 Our Take: Cut! Maren Morris Slows It Down With New EP ‘Intermission,’ Exploring Identity Through Song https://atwoodmagazine.com/msin-maren-morris-intermission-ep-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/msin-maren-morris-intermission-ep-review/#respond Fri, 02 Aug 2024 15:15:09 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=200517 Maren Morris 'Intermission' EPCountry superstar Maren Morris takes us on an intimate, vulnerable journey while embracing her newfound identity and freedom on her EP, ‘Intermission.’]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/msin-maren-morris-intermission-ep-review/feed/ 0 200517 Our Take: Eminem Delivers Respectable Late-Career Effort on ‘The Death of Slim Shady’ https://atwoodmagazine.com/edss-eminem-the-death-of-slim-shady-coup-de-grace-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/edss-eminem-the-death-of-slim-shady-coup-de-grace-album-review/#respond Tue, 16 Jul 2024 07:35:28 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=199900 The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) - EminemIt may be 'The Death of Slim Shady,' but Eminem has enough life in him yet as an emcee to make his 12th album worth a spin.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/edss-eminem-the-death-of-slim-shady-coup-de-grace-album-review/feed/ 0 199900 A Heartfelt Heartbreakers Homage: ‘Petty Country (A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty)’ Hits Home https://atwoodmagazine.com/tppc-tom-petty-country-album-music-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/tppc-tom-petty-country-album-music-review/#respond Tue, 09 Jul 2024 20:01:17 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=199711 Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom PettySeven years after Tom Petty’s untimely passing at age 66, the country music world has produced a very special tribute album to the rock legend, aptly titled ‘Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty’ and featuring a parade of modern and classic country stars – including (but not limited to) Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, George Strait, Lady A, Chris Stapleton, Thomas Rhett, Dierks Bentley, and many more.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/tppc-tom-petty-country-album-music-review/feed/ 0 199711 Our Take: Country Music’s Next Big Artist, Laci Kaye Booth, Wows on Debut Album ‘The Loneliest Girl in the World’ https://atwoodmagazine.com/lkbw-laci-kaye-booth-the-loneliest-girl-in-the-world-debut-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/lkbw-laci-kaye-booth-the-loneliest-girl-in-the-world-debut-album-review/#respond Wed, 22 May 2024 15:33:10 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=197530 The Loneliest Girl in the World - Laci Kaye BoothFrom shining on American Idol to being dropped by Big Machine, singer/songwriter Laci Kaye Booth has risen from the ash to create an insightful, soulful, and lyrically smart record with her triumphant debut album, ‘The Loneliest Girl in the World.’]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/lkbw-laci-kaye-booth-the-loneliest-girl-in-the-world-debut-album-review/feed/ 0 197530 Our Take: Kamasi Washington Asserts His Dominance in the World of Jazz on ‘Fearless Movement’ https://atwoodmagazine.com/kmfm-kamasi-washington-fearless-movement-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/kmfm-kamasi-washington-fearless-movement-album-review/#respond Thu, 09 May 2024 21:00:36 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=196811 Fearless Movement - Kamasi WashingtonHe's had a rigorous touring schedule lately, but now that he's made time to reenter to the studio, Kamasi Washington has again demonstrated just what an indispensable figure he is to contemporary jazz with 'Fearless Movement.']]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/kmfm-kamasi-washington-fearless-movement-album-review/feed/ 0 196811 “We’re not punk, we’re not indie, we’re not Brit pop”: The K’s Debut With a Raucous Rock Fusion on ‘I Wonder If The World Knows?’ https://atwoodmagazine.com/tkwk-the-ks-i-wonder-if-the-world-knows-music-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/tkwk-the-ks-i-wonder-if-the-world-knows-music-album-review/#respond Wed, 24 Apr 2024 19:00:19 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=195976 I Wonder If The World Knows? - The K'sLook between J and L on your keyboard: British rockers The K’s deliver with ‘I Wonder If The World Knows?’ an 18-track debut album worthy of festival main stages. ]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/tkwk-the-ks-i-wonder-if-the-world-knows-music-album-review/feed/ 0 195976 Charli XCX Embodies (House) Party Girl Vibes With “Club Classics” https://atwoodmagazine.com/cxcs-charli-xcx-club-classics-song-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/cxcs-charli-xcx-club-classics-song-review/#respond Fri, 19 Apr 2024 17:38:32 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=195739 Charli XCX © 2024Charli XCX creates instant ‘Club Classics’ with her latest ‘Brat’ tracks, each designed for a sweaty night you won’t remember and can’t forget.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/cxcs-charli-xcx-club-classics-song-review/feed/ 0 195739 Our Take: “Deeper Well” Is a Too-Tranquil Comedown From Kacey Musgraves’ Cosmic Country https://atwoodmagazine.com/kmdw-kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/kmdw-kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-album-review/#respond Wed, 10 Apr 2024 21:53:37 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=195314 Kacey Musgraves 'Deeper Well' © Kelly Christine SuttonDespite its easygoing nature, Kacey Musgraves’ fifth album ‘Deeper Well’ offers a watered-down, tame version of the brilliant songwriting charm the country star usually has in spades.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/kmdw-kacey-musgraves-deeper-well-album-review/feed/ 0 195314 Our Take: Little Simz Proves She Never Drops Anything “Little” With Thrilling ‘Drop 7’ EP https://atwoodmagazine.com/lszd-little-simz-drop-7-ep-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/lszd-little-simz-drop-7-ep-review/#respond Wed, 03 Apr 2024 18:00:06 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=194899 Little Simz 'Drop 7' © Karolina WielcohaOn ‘Drop 7,’ her 12th extended play release, Little Simz delivers a diverse sonic landscape full of flair and experimentation, proving even this far in she is far from out of creative steam.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/lszd-little-simz-drop-7-ep-review/feed/ 0 194899 Our Take: Bleachers’ Self-Titled Fourth Album Is a Sentimental, Peaceful Celebration from New Jersey’s Finest & Friends https://atwoodmagazine.com/bleachers-bleachers-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/bleachers-bleachers-album-review/#respond Tue, 02 Apr 2024 20:38:47 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=194851 'Bleachers' by Bleachers album artOut of the depths of introspection, Bleachers returns with ruminations on loss, love and not letting go.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/bleachers-bleachers-album-review/feed/ 0 194851 Our Take: Ariana Grande Stays Bright and Brilliant on ‘Eternal Sunshine,’ Her Intimate & Vulnerable 7th Album https://atwoodmagazine.com/ages-ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/ages-ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-album-review/#respond Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:00:31 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=193935 Ariana Grande 'Eternal Sunshine' © Katia Temkin'Eternal Sunshine,' Ariana Grande's first album since the pandemic, finds her powerful vocals laid atop glossy beats as effectively as ever, with everything that's been on her mind post-divorce laid bare as well.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/ages-ariana-grande-eternal-sunshine-album-review/feed/ 0 193935 Our Take: Future Islands Get Vivid & Deep on (Perhaps) a Career-Best Album, ‘People Who Aren’t There Anymore’ https://atwoodmagazine.com/pwtm-future-islands-people-who-arent-there-anymore-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/pwtm-future-islands-people-who-arent-there-anymore-album-review/#respond Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:53:56 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=192939 People Who Aren't There Anymore - Future IslandsFuture Islands are a band to grow with, a band to embrace both heartbreak and joy, dark and light, sometimes one right after another. It all comes to a head in the group’s beautiful, yearning and cathartic new LP 'People Who Aren’t There Anymore,' released last month on acclaimed indie label 4AD.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/pwtm-future-islands-people-who-arent-there-anymore-album-review/feed/ 0 192939 Our Take: Green Day Throw a Big Birthday Bash for Two of Their Classics on ‘Saviors’ https://atwoodmagazine.com/gdsv-saviors-green-day-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/gdsv-saviors-green-day-album-review/#respond Tue, 06 Feb 2024 11:20:52 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=192157 Saviors - Green DayWith ‘Dookie’ and ‘American Idiot’ both celebrating milestone birthdays this year, Green Day manage to find a rough thematic middle ground between their two biggest records ever on their impressive 14th album, ‘Saviors.’]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/gdsv-saviors-green-day-album-review/feed/ 0 192157