I went into this album hating pop punk and I came out of this album still mostly hating pop punk but this slaps.
Not a fan of the vocal style at points but otherwise silky smooth and just plain fantastic.
I'm a big fan of Simz' sound and the orchestral production on both this and SIMBI but this album doesn't quite live up to my expectations as a rabid Simz fan.
There are a couple moments early on this album that completely halt its flow and moments during the middle/ back end that get a little monotonous and tired. But there is some absolutely magical production and (to be expected) cold flow and bars by Simz. Absolutely lost my mind at the Concrete Schoolyard outro beat on Gorilla and thought ... read more