Peep isn’t as expressive as his emo ancestors, and he isn’t as eloquent as his rap idols, but he does effectively bring their stylings together in a provocative new way that riles up the purists in both genres.
Call Me When You’re Sober, Pt. 1 lives and dies with the efficacy of its stylistic fusion, which comes across better in the music.
I gave this a higher score than I expected to.
Edit (9 months later : original score 30): yeah insecure me wrote a half baked review and slapped on a 30/100. I really had an awful attitude going into music last year. Part 2 brought me back and as expected I see this through a whole new lense. The ugly and awful vibe this album has is incredibly infectious, and somehow lovable. This is an album that OF COARSE the critic in me would hate. It’s so easy to go in and shit on the guys music ... read more
We get it, you hated this because Melon told you to and you didn’t want to risk being uncool for liking it - jk but in all seriousness, I went into this release expecting to feel disappointed or, at the most, enraged.
What ended up happening was unexpected and a little surreal - I was transported back to the days where bands like TBS and blink-182 were my shoulder to cry on but now, that reliance was wrapped in a new snare heavy coat. Sure, Awful Things is a bit tough to listen to (and ... read more
I honestly fuck with this a lot. I can see why this is labeled as emo rap due to the fact that every song in lyrical concept is pretty much "she left me" but the vibe of the music is quite strong. Vocally this kinda reminds me of a cross between the chill demeanour of Yung Lean, and a similar higher register to Ruby from $uicideboy$. Every beat being built off of like a midwest emo style guitar works well with the vibe here as well, and Lil Peep sounds great over top of them. This run ... read more
This album is ugly, but that's what I like about it
Peep's music is divisive in the music nerd community, and for good reason. It is very blunt, melodramatic and raw. I definietly see why many people hate it - even if a lot of the hate comes from pre-concieved notions about Peep's music and his image, largly due to Fantano's review. And yeah, this isn't exactly ''objectively great music''. I wasn't really feeling this album at first, Peep's vocals on here are very ''unpolished'' but that's ... read more
While I wasn't a huge Lil Peep fan, this album did grow on me. I feel like if you remain open-minded about his music, you can get quite an enjoyment of this.
1 | Benz Truck (гелик) 2:39 | 76 |
2 | Save That Shit 3:51 | 80 |
3 | Awful Things 3:34 feat. Lil Tracy | 74 |
4 | U Said 3:44 | 72 |
5 | Better Off (Dying) 2:34 | 68 |
6 | The Brightside 3:36 | 73 |
7 | Problems 3:29 | 67 |
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