arteriotomy

album has two hydrogen bombs on it but there are a few coughing babies too. i think "Sympathy is a knife" is single-handedly why this album works sonically, and "So I" is why this album works emotionally. both are beautiful near-perfect tracks. on the other hand "Talk talk" and "Apple" exist. the former doesn't work sonically for me at all, and the latter is the same case but emotionally. the rest of the songs range from solid executions of unique ... read more

a lot of this album is brokie picking up blckk's slack. that being said he has some fun moments too and i did learn to appreciate his specific delivery. his flow + the melodies in MONEY! are genuinely infectious. on the other hand, a lot of the production is either really boring or annoying unfortunately. but the ones that are good are very good. the sentimental songs near the end are nice but don't wow me. i think i just prefer issbrokie as a rapper more for her energy and the songs ... read more

i feel truly understood by this record. i have absolutely no complaints.

(EDIT:)
I've decided to go back and try to explain myself a bit. Fair warning this is going to be kind of long.

Firstly, I genuinely believe this album is one that you can fully understand only if you're also a deer. The aesthetic & spiritual experience of deerhood is so important to this album's core that any analysis of it that doesn't dig into it is fundamentally incomplete. Not just the lyrics ... read more