WARNING SHOT - EP
WARNING SHOT - EP Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2025 BabyChiefDoit
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The Boy Who Played the Harp
The Boy Who Played the Harp Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2025 Dave “This is God’s plan/He said it to me.” So opens The Boy Who Played the Harp , the third album from Dave, his first full-length offering since 2021’s We’re All Alone in This Together , which cemented his legacy as one of UK rap ’s most consummate storytellers. “My mum told me what my name really means and the powers just kicked in,” he continues on the James Blake collaboration “History,” aligning himself with the biblical King David —“the boy who played the harp” referenced in the album title. Certainly, Dave has his own giants to face. He lays out his fears most explicitly on “Selfish,” another James Blake joint, reeling off a litany of sins and self-suspicions over ominous chords and haunting vocal samples. “My 27th Birthday” underscores his inner conflicts across almost eight minutes of restrained piano and hi-hat-centric percussion: new money clashes with old, moral conviction with the ethics of consumption, w...
It’s Not That Deep
It’s Not That Deep Album ∙ Pop ∙ 2025 Demi Lovato Shortly before releasing her eighth album in 2022, Demi Lovato posted a photo dressed in all black with her middle fingers up, captioned “a funeral for my pop music.” That album, Holy Fvck , channeled heavy feelings through hard rock and pop punk, abandoning the sweetness of her biggest hits to embrace her early inspirations. Lovato’s first remix album, 2023’s REVAMPED , doubled down on the pivot, reworking songs like “ Heart Attack ” and “ Cool for the Summer ” into tough rock numbers. But as she teased her ninth studio album in summer 2025, the 33-year-old singer captioned a cheeky TikTok from the studio: “My pop music coming back to life after we held a funeral for it.” Popvato had officially returned. On It’s Not That Deep , Lovato sweats it out under the strobe lights, reveling in the sultry, celebratory sounds of house, EDM, and club pop . “I wanna go fast/I wanna go hard,” she sings on “ Fast ,” a pulsing...
