This month was defined by incredible production, genre diversity, and things I’ve never heard before!

On MEGAPEARL , Reggie Pearl revels in their own perspective. Over jazzy retro-style arrangements complete with strings and horns, she regales us with tales of love, loss, and most of all, seeing the bigger picture. *  It’s an evolution from 2023’s Twilight Zone , a record about fresh (and sometimes disquieting) self-discovery in the midst of deep hurt. In Twilight , we hear a lot about other characters; Reggie is learning things about themself, yes, but through the lens of u

This month was defined by summer album listening, Kayla Pincus, and returning to things that didn’t grab me the first time around.