An April 2026 Update

“It’s three months into 2026. What’s going on, Doth Music?”

We’re glad you asked. Honestly, it’s the usual: busy work schedules, surviving tumultuous economic situations, more burnouts per week than teeth in our mouths, you get the gist. But of course, we are listening to new music—duh. So here’s a quick update for 2026.

No more bad reviews—unless you ask

Yeah, this one’s a big one for us. Let’s be real here: the world is fucked up right now. What the hell? What the deep-rooted hell? Sheesh! Though we’re caught up with trying to survive the economic situations imposed on us in the best ways that we can, we cannot lose sight of the insane shit that’s happening around us. Not just within our localities but across the globe. Our hearts go out to all the individuals who, at the expense of the desires of some entities with “power,” are suffering immensely. Our hearts go out to the survivors of economic hardships, the marginalized, the striving, and the hopeful. The humans! The fucking humans! Honestly, you could just insert the pre-“Loud Bark” portion of Mannequin Pussy’s recent Tiny Desk Performance in here.

Fuck evil of all kinds, bro. Fuck evil!

Mini-vents aside, yeah, we don’t think it’s fair to contribute to the toxicity floating around right now. It’s not like we ever planned to dunk on reviews in the first place, anyway. All of our more “intense” reviews were basically bait-and-switch situations: we went into it with high hopes and left with potently sour tastes in our ears. But as a principle now, unless there’s a request for a review of a specific work, we’re not going to publish “harsh” reviews. If we’re not feeling it, we’re not writing about it here. It’s as simple as that.

Peep the new forms while you’re here

We’ve streamlined our request and feedback processes in ways you would never have guessed: forms! Revolutionary indeed. But for music reviews—both of your work and the works of other artists—you can use the “Request Review” in our header. If you want to tell us how shitty our writing is or you have actual feedback of some sort, feel free to use the “Feedback” form. These aren’t permanent solutions, so be on the lookout for any updates.

When will the reviews come?

So, what’s going on behind the scenes now is we’re actively listening to new releases and making mini-notes on them. Our current plan is that we should write reviews about our favorites before the end of the year. But honestly, considering how much we have going on in our lives, we sincerely can’t even half-promise that. 2026 might be the first year where all we’ll do is publish the year-end lists and call it a wrap. We certainly hope not because we love writing the reviews, but we also occupy positions in the world that don’t afford us the luxury of the time required for proper discourse on music projects.

All that said, we sincerely thank you for checking on our site from time to time. Until next time, we wish you, dear reader, the best—unless you’re [fill in whatever hated individual/group’s name rushed to the tip of your tongue here].