Clipse
Let God Sort Em Out
Rap/Hip-Hop

Clipse’s comeback is complex. Their focus remains unevenly split between drugs and faith, with the profane overpowering the sacred.

Sabrina Carpenter
Man’s Best Friend
Pop, Rock

Sabrina Carpenter demands better romantic partners but reveals all she’s after is petty fights and long nights of sexual, profane …

Daniel Caesar
Son of Spergy
Christian/Gospel, R&B

Caesar’s focus is on restoration with both his earthly and heavenly fathers, but his songs often trend more vengeful than …

Kendrick Lamar
GNX
Rap/Hip-Hop

For as much as he discusses evolution and change, Lamar remains tethered to his cycle of profanity-laced hate and anger.

Bad Bunny
DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop, Reggae

Bad Bunny may love his home and heritage, but he spends more time describing his habit for sex and mistreating …

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Taylor Swift
The Life of a Showgirl
Pop, Rock

Despite her recent engagement, Swift’s still consumed with controlling her romantic narrative, leaving her grasping at sexualized and explicit versions …

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Twenty One Pilots
Breach
Alternative, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

Twenty One Pilots’ familiar battle between hope and despair concludes with a plea to keep the fight alive another day.

KPop Demon Hunters and Various Artists
KPop Demon Hunters (Official Soundtrack)
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Soundtracks

While the popular film’s soundtrack might not be perfect, we find worthy messages about identity, shame and second chances.

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Lecrae
Reconstruction
Christian/Gospel, Rap/Hip-Hop

Lecrae may have deconstructed, then reconstructed his faith recently. But on his 10th studio album, the result of that refining …

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Maroon 5
Love Is Like
Pop, R&B

Despite a handful of positive moments, Maroon 5’s vision of love is ultimately a confused mess of sex, drugs and …

Jonas Brothers
Greetings From Your Hometown
Pop, Rock

Despite mentions of smoking and one-night stands, the Jonas Brothers are back to tell you that healthy relationships can exist …

Benson Boone
American Heart
Pop, Rock

Benson Boone doubles down on some common themes, focusing on physical aspects of love rather than lasting connection.

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Justin Bieber
SWAG
Alternative, Jazz/Swing/Blues, Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Justin Bieber’s surprise seventh album delivers sweet, soulful, spiritual, suggestive and sexed-up lyrics across 21 tracks.

Lorde
Virgin
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno

On Lorde’s new album ‘Virgin,’ the New Zealand singer has catapulted back into the cultural conversation thanks to a very …

Jon Bellion
FATHER FIGURE
Alternative, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

Jon Bellion’s honesty about parenting anxieties is admirable, but he ultimately leads listeners to misleading and profane reflections rather than …