TM would have received all the immediate attention as the "final Brockhampton album" -- since they got at least more than one member on the tracks -- leaving Kevin Abstract's reflective solo joint The Family as a bittersweet epilogue to Brockhampton's brief but eye-popping moment in the sun. Instead, an otherwise solid LP got lost in the shuffle, treated more as a footnote than a true parting statement.
This soulless release is made worse by the drama dumping album that released beside it. Without that, I’d probably forget that I’m listening to people who just don’t care at all anymore
THE END OF THE BROCKHAMPTON STORY PART 2
PART 1: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/baddiebaphomet/album/494508-the-family/#show219030
Well. Okay. Here we are again.
Yeah, I guess I’m doing a two part review today. Well, two reviews, but a part of the same piece. But yeah, here were are: Part 2 of THE END OF THE BROCKHAMPTON STORY. Feel free to read my review of “THE FAMILY” to catch up on the story so far, but to summarize: after the band’s quick success to ... read more
rushed and soulless. it hurts because at one point brockhampton actually cared, but the unfortunate breakup of the band leaves us with a disappointing half-baked project that is very clearly just so they can appease the label.
fav tracks: NONE
What a weak end for the band to leave off with. It’s hard to listen to this album without having the messages of The Family stuck in my head, mostly about how the band had already been broken up. It puts this album into perspective that the band really is not the band anymore. Infighting and disagreements within the band really killed what potential they had with roadrunner, this and The Family were probably the worst route to go with leaving their label and ending Brockhampton, ... read more
1 | FMG 2:30 | 75 |
2 | ANIMAL 4:22 | 66 |
3 | LISTERINE 3:06 | 61 |
4 | NEW SHOES 3:18 | 77 |
5 | KEEP IT SOUTHERN 1:57 | 78 |
6 | MAN ON THE MOON 4:00 | 83 |
7 | BETTER THINGS 2:53 | 70 |
8 | CRUCIFY ME 4:22 | 77 |
9 | DUCT TAPE 4:44 | 66 |
10 | ALWAYS SOMETHING 3:29 | 64 |
11 | GOODBYE 2:49 | 67 |
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