Jay RobertsinFirst ImpressionSay Anything: Oliver AppropriateA pop-punk concept album that raises heavy questions about ourselves (and Green Day)2 min read·Jan 27, 2019----
Jay RobertsinFirst ImpressionAnne-Marie: Speak Your MindIt’s clear that someone in the music industry thinks Anne-Marie should be a star, and so they put her in a vehicle built for one — but not…1 min read·Jun 10, 2018----
Jay RobertsinFirst Impressioncourtship.: Denial in ParadiseYou’re sitting in an airy coffee shop — whitewashed walls, letter board menu behind the counter — procrastinating away on your laptop with…1 min read·May 16, 2018----
Jay RobertsinFirst ImpressionPost Malone: beerbongs and bentleysThe only thing you really need to know about this album to form an opinion on it is that on the second song Post Malone rhymes jabronis…1 min read·May 14, 2018----
Jay RobertsinFirst ImpressionOkkervil River: In the Rainbow RainWhat’s more improbable? That there’s a song called Famous Tracheotomies (the lyrics are…exactly what you’d expect), or that it’s nearly…1 min read·May 11, 2018----
Jay RobertsinFirst ImpressionJanelle Monae: Dirty ComputerIt’s 2018 and women have been programmed to obedient. They have been programmed to give but not take. They have been programmed to exist…1 min read·May 9, 2018----
Jay RobertsinFirst ImpressionWe Are Scientists: MegaplexI don’t know what you come to a We Are Scientists album in 2018 looking to find — a nostalgia trip? A band clinging to its youth? A…2 min read·May 7, 2018----
Jay RobertsinFirst ImpressionSmoke Trees: Best of Tinder-DatesHow many Tinder dates does this dude go on?1 min read·Dec 22, 2017----
Jay RobertsinFirst ImpressionHarry Styles: Harry StylesIn 2012 I had to admit once and for all that not only was Taylor Swift talented, but that I loved her music. I had been holding out for a…2 min read·May 17, 2017----
Jay RobertsinFirst ImpressionSabrina Claudio: Confidently LostKnowing yourself makes understanding your motivations and desires easier. But it doesn’t do jack for understanding the motivations and…1 min read·May 15, 2017----