aubreyCOLON3

one of the few artists of his size that absolutely deserves all of their fame, and this album really shows why. mj said that he wanted to make an album where every song could be released as a single, and id say he largely succeeded. this project has so many incredibly infectious grooves that are impossible not to move to, while also being diverse enough to never feel predictable or samey, which is exactly what a pop album should do. his smooth and snappy vocals create so many memorable ... read more

mindblowing in every regard. this album paints such a vividly personal picture of a town from the perspective of a broken person. it is simultaneously a bittersweet homage and a warning to the listener to not stay in one place too long. the songwriting here is some of the most impressive ive ever experienced, dreyer does a fantastic job drawing the listener into his world which makes listening to this feel incredibly personal, almost like hes right in front of you telling you these stories ... read more

irredeemable dogshit. this is one of the most mind numbing and exhausting experiences i have ever had listening to music. nearly every single damn song on this album is just about sex. theres like, three songs that arent. there is nothing inherently wrong with this subject matter, but hearing 40 year old men reiterate some version of "i fucked this bitch" 100 times gets grating really, really fast. kanyes worst bars ever are also on this. several times, id be zoning out because of ... read more

way, way too long. there is no reason for this thing to be nearly 2 hours long. an ideal version of this project would not run longer than an hour. donda is a very mixed bag of tracks, but has a lot of great ideas and even some good execution at times, something kanye hasnt demonstrated since 2018. the issue is, those great tracks are drowned out in a sea of just alright ones, which really bog this project down and make it a slog to get through. if kanye had just refined this album down to half ... read more