TILT is Songbird's album review section! I make it a weekly mission to listen to new music, and the one that makes the biggest impression on me gets a video and a blog post. It's all about celebrating music all across the spectrum. Please enjoy Don't Be Dumb by A$AP Rocky is one of the most anticipated rap albums of this year, last year, and the year before that, being delayed multiple times. Delays started in 2024, with the initial August 30th release date being pushed back to just simply "The fall of 2024". For a minute, it seemed like the album was on track to be released on time, with singles "Highjack," "Tailor Swif," and "Ruby Rosary" being released leading into the autumn season. However, the fall came and went. The craziest thing is that none of these "singles" are on the album. Which is wild because you can tell the time that went into them, and they were fun, especially "Highjack"! ...
I first saw/heard of Wednesday at the Pitchfork Music Festival during the summer last year. My sister and I were walking back to the main stage after seeing a set from a group that our dad suggested(they were not good, but we will not name names). I was instantly attracted to Karly Hartzman’s calming voice over loud guitar passages and hard bass lines. The southern sound was familiar to folk/Americana music I had heard before, but the instrumentals it lay over gave it a new meaning. Bleeds by Wednesday is an album that blends the sound of Appalachian blues, funk, bluegrass, and too many genres to list. The North Carolina band’s sophomore album follows similar sounds to their debut album, Rat Saw God , while offering a more mature reflection on their time in the music industry. Lead Singer Karly Hartzman writes with a maturity beyond her years about love lost, abuse of power dynamics in disenfranchised America, an...