Drew Lamp

  • The Most Exciting Band in the World.

    Recently, I got bored and submitted an application to a music publication. I won’t tell you which one, but I will tell you that one of their application questions interested me: Who is the most exciting artist in the world… Continue reading

    The Most Exciting Band in the World.
  • March 7th, 2025

    It’s rare to hear good albums. In the modern era, so many artists put out absolute slop or the dumbest overbearing trend-chasing bloat that’s forgettable after one day. We’re in the era of chasing singles, logging soundbites, and unoriginal nepo… Continue reading

    March 7th, 2025
  • Rise, Fall, and Maybe Rise of The Chainsmokers

    There are very few artists I absolutely despise more than The Chainsmokers. They represent an era long gone, a sound long passed, and somehow reached heights higher than all but a few dance groups ever. We’re talking about festival headliners,… Continue reading

    Rise, Fall, and Maybe Rise of The Chainsmokers
  • Drew Lamp’s Favs of the Year

    I want to be clear – I personally believe 2024 is one of the better years in music of my lifetime. There is so… so… so much incredible music from this year it’s going to take time to distill it… Continue reading

    Drew Lamp’s Favs of the Year
  • Drew Lamp 100: Epilogue

    Thank you all. Thanks to everyone that messaged me, liked any story, shared their thoughts, laughed at a joke, or sent their ideas over. It seriously means the world, and this was genuinely so extremely fun to write. Even more… Continue reading

  • Drew Lamp’s Top 100: The List.

    100 – 91: Let’s Get Started 100. Deftones – White Pony (2000) Apple Music // Spotify // Genre: Hard rock, nu-metalThe turn of the millennium had a lot of rock that was simply devoid of either personality or was fighting… Continue reading

  • Here’s a list of records that didn’t quite make the cut and…

    newer releases, older stuff, albums just on the cut off, cult classics, etc. that I believe deserve a shout out Rock: Pop & singer/songwriter: Electronic: Hard rock/metal/hardcore: Hip-hop & rap: Continue reading

  • Welcome to the Drew Lamp Top100

    First thing’s first… there’s already too many of these lists. Music is subjective and you should listen to it to find whatever emotion in the sounds you’d like. With that said, let’s get into it. I find each new edition… Continue reading