ANNA Turns Gloss Into Structure on JUICY GLOW
Her first mini album rarely confuses shine for substance, even when it occasionally lingers too lovingly on its own lacquered surfaces.
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PONORINA (LRON'S VERSION)
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PONORINA (LRON'S VERSION) Turns Reclamation Into a Second Debut
LRON returns to the suppressed mini album that made the myth and rebuilds it as a copyright statement, a memory palace, and one of the clearest arguments for his scale.
Mussy's Ice Is Never as Cold as It Pretends
Mussy arrives with an obvious metaphor and enough vocal conviction to complicate it. Her ice is never as cold as it pretends.
WARM Is FiVe's Pressure Point
WARM is where FiVe become undeniable. ANNA, LINGARY, ION, and POPPY stop sounding assembled and start sounding pressurized.
CALIFORNIA Turns LRON's Sunshine Into Static
CALIFORNIA is not an escape record. LRON treats sunlight as pressure, and the brighter the surface gets, the more anxious the songs become.
LOS ANGEL Lets OSSER's Neon Finally Bleed
LOS ANGEL is the OSSER record where the neon finally bleeds. The five-member formation feels less like a lineup than a city with different temperatures moving through it.
Beautiful Night Is the Rare Pop Universe That Feels Lived In
Beautiful Night could have collapsed under its own lights. Instead, LRON makes the night feel inhabited, as if every hook were a window with somebody still awake behind it.
LOWEST Turns LRON's Grand Design Into a Wound
LOWEST is where LRON lets grandeur curdle into doubt. The architecture is still beautiful, but the walls finally look like they might be hiding something.
ONLY Finds CHOOEN Alone in the Mirror and Refusing to Blink
ONLY is the first CHOOEN record that feels fully comfortable with contradiction: lonely and vain, theatrical and wounded, glossy without becoming anonymous.