Opening this new question for people to request notable albums released this year that they feel merit a review, just to help AllMusic keep track - the final decision will of course be up the editors, whom I'd like to thank in advance for their generally excellent reviews and much-appreciated efforts to keep up!
Okay, here's one for this thread. Please can you put forward a review request for the debut album, 'Letter of Self' by Irish band Sprints.
It's been out a month now. In that time, its entry on AllMusic has gained over thirty user ratings and a few user reviews. As a bonus, the album has received reviews in many other publications, with most providing positive appraisal (see link). Hopefully one of the AllMusic editors is looking for some post-punk to listen to and will have a fun time reviewing it too.
Oops, there's an notable error above that went completely unnoticed before my chance to edit it out was lost.
The title for that release should be, 'Letter to Self'.
Tips for anyone doing this:
Remember that while the staff on the editorial team obviously have a love for music, that they are also trying to run this website as a business. From the discussions I've had with staff in these forums, they'll be more receptive to requests if the releases you choose to put forward are proving to be popular. You can tell which one's are attracting attention by the level of user engagement. The admins can do this by reading the the amount of visitors each page receives (something we can't see) but other ways to tell this are by how many user ratings and/or user reviews a release has.
If your choice has dozens of user ratings or a user few reviews compared to one that only has a handful of user ratings at most, you're more likely to get a successful response. If there is a release that doesn't seem to gaining much attention, you can always encourage fans and friends to join the website and rate the album, or write a review yourself.
The Last Dinner Party's new album 'Prelude to Ecstasy' was a good choice to put forward on the basis of its popularity. As of typing this, it has seventeen user ratings, despite having only been out a handful of days. Saying that, for all we know a review may already be in the pipeline - there's often one-or-two late reviews uploaded a week after release.
I hope someone will find a moment for the excellent new album by Seven Davis Jr (featuring John Cale on the opening track!).: https://www.discogs.com/release/29424439-Seven-Davis-Jr-Stranger-Than-Fiction
From last week's releases, I hope someone will still find a moment for The Last Dinner Party's debut 'Prelude to Ecstacy', and for the new album 'Orion' by Dina Ögon, whose last album received 4.5 stars.
A review for Orion by Dina Ögon is up! Hopefully one for Prelude to Ecstacy will soon follow.
I'd like to start with the new album by Keyon Harrold, whose previous release received a 4-star rating in 2017. https://www.allmusic.com/album/foreverland-mw0004086356
