Brief Encounters
Brief Encounters: New Albums 1-27-23 – 2-2-23 Reviewed
Sam’s best to date
Brief Encounters: New Albums 1-20-23 – 1-26-23 Reviewed
dip yourself deep in sonic hellaciousness and disquiet
Brief Encounters: New Albums 1-13-23 – 1-19-23 Reviewed
Price and her husband nail down an explosive Americana
The Early Bird And Sneak Peaks Return Next Week!
why review five in a hurry?
Brief Encounters: New Albums 1-6-22 – 1-12-13 Reviewed
plays with form and self awareness
Brief Encounters: New Albums 12-23-22 – 12-29-22 Reviewed
fine collection of Sault collective rap
Brief Encounters: New Albums 12-16-22 – 12-22-22 Reviewed
hardcore emocore
Brief Encounters: New Albums 12-9-22 – 12-15-22
a gorgeous, state of the art, hip hop black excellence as middle class mainstream
Brief Encounters: New Albums 12-2-22 – 12-8-22 Reviewed
the incomparable daughter of Lagos
The Early Bird: Top New Recorded Release 11-25-22 – 12-1-22 Reviewed
nostalgia as the last exit to oblivion
Brief Encounters: New Albums 11-18-22 – 11-24-22 Reviewed
some country greatness and more country greatness
The Early Bird: Top New Recorded Releases 11-18-22 – 11-24-22 Reviewed
takes full advantage of Joel’s rhyming schemes
Brief Encounters: New Albums 11-11-22 – 11-17-22 Reviewed
a terrific job
Brief Encounters: New Album Releases 11-4-22 – 11-10-22
brought Burna Boy and Tems to the front
Brief Encounters: New Albums 10-28-22 – 11-3-22 Reviewed
even a Presidential pardon can’t keep him out of lockdown
Brief Encounters: New Albums 10-21-22 – 10-27-22 Reviewed
back to doo wop
Brief Encounters: New Albums 10-14-22 – 10-20-22 Reviewed
a superb six song taster
Brief Encounters: New Album Releases 10-7-22 -10-13-22 Reviewed
nearly three hours of youthful Patti with the ropes down and the skill set in place
Brief Encounters: New Albums 9-30-22 – 10-6-22 Reviewed
the tall glass of water returns
Brief Encounters: New Albums 9-23-22 – 9-29-22
son of Mali guitar legend meets instrumental psyche band
Brief Encounters: New Albums 9-16-22 – 9-22-22 Reviewed
three Mescaleros albums and an outtakes
Brief Encounters: New Albums 9-9-22 – 9-15-22 Reviewed
haunting loveliness
Brief Encounters: New Album Releases 9-2-22 – 9-8-22
Quite possibly the metal album of the year
Brief Encounters: New Albums 8-26-22 – 9-1-22 Reviewed
a total blast
Brief Encounters: New Albums 8-19-22 – 8-25-22 Reviewed
50 remixes of 50 hits
Brief Encounters: New Albums 8-12-22 – 8-18-22 Reviewed
a different type of mainstream
Brief Encounters: New Albums 8-5-22 – 8-11-22 Reviewed
some big country and Americana names
Brief Encounters: New Albums 7-29-22 – 8-4-22 Reviewed
gorgeous trap, autotune, cool
Brief Encounters: New Albums 7-22-22 – 7-28-22 Reviewed
a gorgeous, guitar ringing, sad and strong collection
Brief Encounters: New Album Releases 7-15-22 – 7-21-22 Reviewed
a summer thriller
Brief Encounters: New Album Releases 7-8-22 – 7-14-22 Reviewed
blast Afrobeats and Nigerian vibes into reggaeton crossover dreams
Brief Encounters: Top New Recorded Releases 6-24-22 – 6-30-22
Luke knows his business well
The Earliest Bird 6-24-22 – 6-30-22: Top New Recorded Release Lil Nas X’s “Late To Da Party” Featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Reviewed
the typical, anthemic, declarative style
Brief Encounters: New Albums 6-17-22 – 6-23-22 Reviewed
a multimedia extravaganza of politics and poetry to a genre shifting sound
Brief Encounters: New Albums 6-10-22 – 6-16-22 Reviewed
rowdy Gospel sing alongs and r&b vibes
Brief Encounters: New Albums 6-3-22 – 6-9-22 Reviewed
Post’s best album to date
Brief Encounters: New Albums 5-27-22 – 6-2-22 Reviewed
the Jamaican vacation of your dreams
Brief Encounters: New Albums 5-20-22 – 5-26-22 Reviewed
enjoyable and soulful romp
Brief Encounters: New Albums 5-13-22 – 5-19-22 Reviewed
New Wave pop bliss out
Brief Encounters: New Albums 5-6-22 -5-12-22
she was everything you had heard she was
Brief Encounters: New Albums 4-29-22 – 5-5-22 Reviewed
a dreamy and beautiful thing
Brief Encounters: New Albums 4-22-22 – 4-28-22 Reviewed
if you love traditionalism there is no doubting this album.
Brief Encounters: New Album Releases 4-15-22 – 4-21-22 Reviewed
more than capable of a genius cover
Brief Encounters: New Album Releases 4-8-22 – 4-14-22 Reviewed
perfect and poetic
Brief Encounters, New Album Releases 4-1-22 – 4-7-22
countrypolitan surges
Brief Encounters: New Album Releases 3-25-22 – 3-31-22 Reviewed
a masterpiece of confessional
Brief Encounters: New Albums 3-18-22 – 3-24-22 Reviewed
recorded but not released a year before his return in 1965
Brief Encounters: New Album Releases 3-11-22 – 3-17-22 Reviewed
a woman centric neo-r&b
Brief Encounters: New Albums 3-4-22 – 3-10-22
horrifying doominess
Brief Encounters: New Albums 2-25-22 – 3-3-22 Reviewed
sadguy has dynamic songs