Hello all! As mentioned earlier, I have another series in the works right now. I planned to officially announce this a little earlier, but regardless, here goes nothing:

I’m adding a new review series to this website. It’s called Consummate Professionalism, and in it, I will be reviewing albums, mixtapes, EPs, LPs, and other similar compilations of music.

I was reluctant to delve into the world of music criticism. My professional experience is almost entirely limited to literature, and I wanted to avoid getting sucked into the music industry as a whole. I made up my mind for two reasons. First, music is art; it would be a tragedy for me to allow all of that art to go undiscovered and unappreciated.

Second, the world of reviewing and criticizing music is in need of an overhaul. The current top critics live in a cultural echo chamber, with values and preferences grossly dissimilar to those of the general population. In other words, there needs to be more reviewers whose analyses align with the average music listener–a role I intend to fill as faithfully as possible.

I don’t yet have an official release date for the first installment (each one will be called a Volume. Ha, get it?). I’m extremely confident I will have it up within the next month, though, if not less. If I don’t post it immediately after it’s finished, then I’ll announce its publication date on the Likewise12 Twitter page. Follow me, and keep checking back for more updates about this and other projects!