Weekly series reviewing 5 albums that came out in the past week, usually from artists The Mammoth has not reviewed before. Is the record good? Does it measure up to the hype? Is The Mammoth inclined to seek out the rest of the artist’s work?
Wow, it’s been a while, sorry for the delay in posting to the blog. The Mammoth had a new lab to settle into, and then there were changes around the facility – I’ll spare you the details. Here’s a quick catch-up entry for music since October he’s really been appreciating, and a regular weekly entry […]
Heard This Week – November 14, 2025 Read More »
Myka 9 & Blu – God Takes Care of Babies & Fools A compelling, refreshing dose of 90’s hip hop. Blu had fallen off of the Mammoth’s radar since the days of his collaboration with Exile, and somehow Myka 9’s reputation as one of your favorite rapper’s favorite rappers totally escaped him. Blu continues to
Heard This Week – October 10, 2025 Read More »
EERA – I’ll Stop When I’m Done A reserved, well-crafted, self-assured record, I’ll Stop When I’m Done can come off equal parts parts flighty, poppy, and sentimental. There’s a fairytale aesthetic to this album – from the beginning with the track “Celebrate”, strings and horns drop by to accent EERA’s singing. Normally this wound sound
Heard This Week – October 3, 2025 Read More »
Mirador – Mirador There is a lot of Jimmy Page and Robert Plant in the DNA of this record. The vocals never hit Plant’s extreme highs, the solos never hit Page’s speed or mastery, but it’s still heavily reminiscent of a Led Zeppelin album, with the peaks slightly cut off. There’s even a folk instrument
Heard This Week – September 26, 2025 Read More »
Rafiq Bhatia – Environments A very abstract, very technically impressive and well-produced record, but aside from evoking an overall feeling of watching a storm at sea, from a windy coast, this record feels emotionally flat. The Mammoth would recommend it to jazz or other art music fans, but for more casual listeners it’s probably a
Heard This Week – September 19, 2025 Read More »
It’s been a busy week educating the Mammoth, and many of the records recently released didn’t inspire a lot of thought. But there’s a few that got him excited -ADMIN Editrix – The Big E Do you like Primus? Then you will probably like Editrix, or at least their most recent record, The Big E.
Heard This Week – August 1, 2025 Read More »
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Heard This Week! In this series, The Mammoth will quickly go over albums he’s listened that released in the last 7 days. Usually 5 albums, usually by artists he hasn’t heard before. He will provide brief impressions of the overall album, highlight favorite tracks, and wrap up with whether
Heard This Week: July 25, 2025 Read More »
