anodyne

Embittered millionaire soundtrack

A lot has been made of BULLY's use of AI, but the truth is Kanye hasn't been making his own music for years. He has been having ghost writers like Cy-Hi write lyrics (even supposedly deeply personal lyrics) and a mix of in-house producers and collaborators drive his songwriting while he "executive produces" and has ultimate sign off on when a song is done. It didn't used to bother most listeners because it still sounded authentic to Kanye, or at least what we perceived ... read more

varied and interesting guest spots that ultimately take away from Danny's authorship

Well, it wouldn't have made sense to learn all those different languages if Rosalía didn't have anything to say. For all the rich production, and ambitious sound, ultimately the vivid imagery and storytelling of LUX feel like the biggest step up in Rosalía's musical journey. Whereas MOTOMAMI was clearly built around the minimalist pop tradition of albums like Yeezus, LUX arrives sounding like something genuinely new--a modernized version of Joanna Newsom's ... read more