This is the saddest 9 I've ever given, because this could've been a masterpiece but SIMBI's very few faults mean that it's a little more scattered than other conscious hip hop records like TPAB. But still, Simz continues to bring something new to the table, and consistently proves that she's probably one of the only good British rappers going who hasn't plunged into the mediocre pool of grime or trap (apart from one song).
The singles were what hyped me up immensely for this album. Over a ... read more
Favourite Song: A Boat to an Island on the Wall
Best: Nica Libres at Dusk, What the Moon Does, Someone in the Doorway, The Defeat, There's Your Man, Murmurations
Worst: Towing the Line
Favourite Song: Time Is Dancing
Best: I Forget Where We Were, Small Things, In Dreams
Worst: N/A
Favourite Song: Real Love
Best: Masterpiece, Vegas, Interstate, Humans, Parallels
Worst: Velvet Ring
You either die a hero, or you live long enough to become a cornball.
Favourite Song: N/A
Best: Burning Hammer, Pop this Heat, The Ghost Of Emmett Till, ¥ (Yen)
Worst: head
Favourite Song: Sleep Sweet
Best: Penguin, Superluminal, That You Might, Confession (of a Time Traveler), We, Melon
Worst: Dialogue Box