max martin nachos with a random BP-esque rap break…still pleasant enough

Cupid clears the rest of this EP

1) Bebe - 90/100
2) For you - 75/100
3) Circle - 50/100

“Secret”
“KOONG CHIT DAK CHIT”

I’m In Love is one of the best K-pop songs of all time, point blank period

“Hurt Locker”
“A”
“Fancy”

“Drama”
“Choice”

Car Bomb has impressively stuck to releasing variations of the same album for the past two decades. This EP benefits from being tight and focused, clocking in at a little under 12 minutes. Nothing they do here is 'new' or 'fresh', but, for what it is, it's done extremely well.

It's a Car Bomb record, we all know the drill at this point.

Highlights: Blindsides

Olivia Rodrigo nachos found in microwave

Bad Girl Good Girl 🟢 80/100
Meet Again 🟡 70/100
Love Again 🟢 80/100
Break It 🔴 50/100

+1 for So Hot, +1 for this version of Tell Me. The other two songs can be skipped.

The title track is fantastic, but the B-side “Girls” is one of the most boring ballads SNSD has ever released.

“Gun”
“Miss Agent”
“Time’s Up”
“Whatever”

One More Time - 80
Luv Me - 70

Gnarly is still a hit, M. I. A. is a decent Slayyyter ripoff, and Gameboy is solid standard radio pop filler. Gabriela and Mean Girls are pretty embarrassing and drag down an otherwise solid experimental-adjacent EP.

Ever since her Covid single OHMNI, I’ve been checking into M.I.A.’s releases to see if she would continue down the path that she explored there (which was a continuation of what she was doing on MAYA). Even on MATA, which I did not like, there were bits and pieces that were recognizably M.I.A., even if it wasn’t up to the level of her first three albums.

She’s clearly still capable (OHMNI being maybe a top 5 song in her discography, Zoo Girl, Fiasom, Beep are all fine ... read more

your girlfriend is gonna be #jealous when she sees all the pics of your new bip burger….

Ammo: 90
Bet: 80
Seasick: 60
Parachute: 60

There’s nothing explicitly bad about the newest Pelican record (outside of it being compressed to all hell), but nothing stands out as a positive either. It’s the epitome of background music, lacking any sort of memorable riffs or moments. Each song blends together and by the time the record ends, I don’t remember anything about what I just listened to.

The album itself is fine, but the bonus tracks "The Ward" and "Spring MCMLXXIV" are two of the best songs to come out of the prog-rock Opeth era.