It's hard to accuse Summit of sticking too close to a formula, because he does try some new things on CTRL ESCAPE, but as a whole, the album doesn't match the heights of his debut.
Kinda just Ultrafest slop that was mellowed down into an album. I feel like if I was drunk and this started playing I wouldn't know that the song changed because its all so boring. I am usually a pretty big JS fan but I cant get behind this. Also the backstory and marketing is so extremely corny with one of the stupidest 2022 ah album covers ever and a dumbass name trying to make us sympathize with his upbringing? Like bro you JUST got into the scene and lets not act like your last album ... read more
TLDR: album is a nothingburger with no cheese, no pickles. But mediocrity that's THIS successful is giving me thoughts about the current state of the industry/society so i'm gonna rant anyways.
‘CTRL ESCAPE’ is completely lacking any of the personality or charm that John Summit allegedly possesses. The absence of the catchy hooks and brash physicality of his best stuff is noticeable, and the overall project feels more like a collection of songs than it does an Album as ... read more
For someone at the top of his game, you'd think Summit could take some more risks. Some anthems on here, but frankly yawning than dancing throughout this album
| 1 | STATUS:AWAY 3:26 | 60 |
| 2 | SHADES OF BLUE 3:23 with Devault, Julia Church | 65 |
| 3 | SATA 3:02 with Rohaan | 59 |
| 4 | WITH ME 3:03 with Julia Wolf | 78 |
| 5 | DON'T BELIEVE IT 3:07 with Absolutely | 68 |
| 6 | LIGHTS GO OUT 2:38 | 66 |
| 7 | MESS W/ ME 4:09 with Nija | 55 |
| 8 | CHICA 305 3:08 with Feid | 55 |
| 9 | ALL THE TIME 3:00 with The Chainsmokers, Ilsey | 67 |
| 10 | OOO 0:59 | |
| 11 | SHADOWS 3:21 with LAVINIA | 71 |
| 12 | TIME WITH YOU 3:58 with KILIMANJARO | 45 |
| 13 | CYANIDE 3:18 with Absolutely | 55 |