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Welcome to Rob Hakimian’s website, collecting together the best of his writing from over the years.

Album Review: Indigo De Souza - Any Shape You Take

Album Review: Indigo De Souza - Any Shape You Take

“To aid in approaching this more nuanced and poignant realm, she has expanded her sonic palette. While her earliest releases, from her late teens, found her sometimes dabbling in R&B-esque tones, I Love My Mom stayed firmly in the indie rock realm – but she relaxes into many styles on Any Shape You Take. This becomes eminently clear on the opening track “17”, a pastel-hued synth-pop jam that evokes the intimacy of a bedroom conversation where she softly tells an old friend “darling if you need me I’ll be right here.” As a test of the album’s sonic elasticity, she veers into atmospheric indie for the following “Darker Than Death” and then brash pop-punk for “Die/Cry”.”

Indigo De Souza’s new album Any Shape You Take is a pure delight. Read my review over on Beats Per Minute.

Festival Review: End Of The Road, Septmber 2-5, 2021

Festival Review: End Of The Road, Septmber 2-5, 2021

Album Review: Lorde - Solar Power

Album Review: Lorde - Solar Power