Atwood Magazine

• The Format Give Us Something to Believe in on “Boycott Heaven,” an Indie Rock Anthem for a Broken Present | Atwood Magazine | Jan. 23, 2026, 5 a.m.
Indie rock legends The Format reckon with belief, responsibility, and moral urgency on “Boycott Heaven,” the blistering, emotionally charged title track off their long-awaited third album – a hard-hitting, clear-eyed gut-punch that rejects deferred salvation in favor of choosing the present.

• Album Review: Mon Rovîa’s ‘Bloodline’ Is a Deeply Human Companion for a World in Need of Love | Atwood Magazine | Jan. 21, 2026, 9:05 p.m.
Mon Rovîa’s breathtakingly beautiful debut ‘Bloodline’ is a searching, deeply human album that weaves memory, lineage, protest, and care into a living companion – an intimate indie folk journey through suffering and self-discovery that holds fast to love, hope, and empathy, inviting us to leave the world a little better than we found it.

• The Weeknd’s ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ Is a Gorgeously Painful Masterpiece on Forgiveness, Healing, & the Tribulations of Fame | Atwood Magazine | March 4, 2025, 7:32 p.m.
Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd, gives his iconic persona an epic 84-minute finale in his sixth studio album ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow,’ the last chapter of his second trilogy and the conclusion to a heartbreaking story rooted in a longing desire for peace.

• Roundtable: A Review of The Weeknd’s ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ | Atwood Magazine | Feb. 20, 2025, 7:45 p.m.
Atwood Magazine’s writers explore the storytelling and songcraft of ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow,’ The Weeknd’s sixth LP and the climactic finale of his latest album trilogy – one that may also mark the end of Abel Tesfaye’s era under his iconic pseudonym.

• Review: Bad Bunny’s ‘DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’ Is an Unapologetic Love Letter to Puerto Rico | Atwood Magazine | Jan. 7, 2025, 6:49 p.m.
Bad Bunny is going back to his roots in the most fresh and innovative way thanks to his sixth solo album, ‘DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.’

• Album Review: Kendrick Lamar Reclaims the Rap Throne on ‘GNX’ | Atwood Magazine | Dec. 9, 2024, 6:40 p.m.
Kendrick Lamar’s sixth studio album ‘GNX’ is, simply put, one of the best records yet by one of the greatest rappers of all time.

• Review: Michael Kiwanuka’s ‘Small Changes’ Is a Quiet Departure From His Big Sound | Atwood Magazine | Nov. 21, 2024, 3:28 p.m.
Michael Kiwanuka’s ‘Small Changes’ reflects a sound where simplicity is given space. Removed from the provocative intricacy of his previous albums, ‘Small Changes’ offers listeners a much gentler soundscape.