Razeen Ahmed

August 2, 2022

Molly Nilsson on Witchcraft, Anti-fascism and How Her Nostalgic Synth-pop Ties It All Together

By Razeen Ahmed

The Swedish-born artist has crafted a discography that waltzes between the electronic, minimal synth and hypnagogic pop genres.

April 21, 2022

In Review: A Celestial Flight Through Yung Lean’s Mind in “Stardust”

By Razeen Ahmed

When he joins forces with production masters like Skrillex, fine-tuned vocalists like twigs and his classic squad of Swedes, Lean shows that he has no reason to be humble.

January 20, 2022

In Review: Purgatory Sounds Like a Hell of a Time in The Weeknd’s “Dawn FM”

By Razeen Ahmed

The Weeknd’s ambitions to bend genres and explore new sonic territories within his own paracosm results in a record that is quite commendable, if not dazzlingly timeless.

December 28, 2021

In Review: Beach House’s “Once Twice Melody: Chapter 2” Fights Ephemerality Through Repetition

By Razeen Ahmed

The chapter showcases the band’s versatile ability to stroll between experimentation, love ballads, psychedelia, shoegaze, and ethereal sounds.

December 26, 2021

In Conversation With Isla Vista Band The Framers

By Razeen Ahmed, Jacqueline Sedley

The Framers are back in action, ready to go wherever they are taken.

November 2, 2021

Dream Through the End of the World With Lana Del Rey’s “Blue Banisters”

By Razeen Ahmed

The record is so calming and beautiful that if you were to fall asleep to it, you would dream beautiful dreams.