Creative concept, innovative genre fusions, and tight, poetic, and thematic songwriting? Yep, that's my Genesis Owusu.
Genesis Owusu - a Ghanian-Australian artist who began making the rounds in the online 2020's music scene with Smiling With No Teeth, a brilliant and bold debut record with overflowing, inspiring genre fusions and a hyperunique concept of racist/depressing black dogs antagonizing Genesis Owusu.
In 2023, he dropped Struggler, a bit of a sophmore slump. The concept of ... read more
Not the worst thing I've ever heard, but man is it dissappointing.
I like the production but the rapping and lyrical content has hit peak decline.
Blood Bank - An amazing intro that continues the delicate sound from For Ever, For Emma, with more optimistic and romantic lyrical sentiments.
Beach Baby - its brevity (especially lyrically) make it a tad lacking in oopmh, but the somber guitar in the second half creates and compliments a somber ambiance.
Babys - eh,this song has a well executed, serene soundscape but lacks in interesting lyrics, which is a problem for a singer-songwriter album
Woods - the peak of this record, consisting ... read more
When Room on Fire mythologizes Is This It's sound and style, it succeeds with an unenthused B+.
When Room on Fire expands that sound into synthesized guitars, slower tempos, the dramatics of the final songs, or whatever it heart desires, that is when Room on Fire ascends into a quality akin to Is This It.
Best: What Ever Happened?. Reptilia, 12:51, Meet Me in the Bathroom, Under Control, The End Has No End, I Can't Win
Off the Wall felt like it was trying to be an album.
Thriller felt like it was trying to be a greatest hits record.
Bad marriages the two very unsuccessfully.
The biggest songs that every knows before they hear the album are superb, classic songs, and in some case outmatch the highs of thriller for me.
The deepcuts... are definitely the most tepid tracks of Michael's Quincy Jones trilogy.
All kinda feel the same level of polished yet unremarkable.
Bad is still good, but as the title ... read more
Dropping a greatest hits collection as your debut is an inspired choice, to be sure, but a damn good one.
Julian Casablancas and the gang bring the ROCK and ROLL back with Is This It, with gnarly vocals, tight mixing, and a rockstar ethos flowing throughout the record.
However, to elevate Is This It from 60's rock worship to innovative excitement, The Strokes employ indie sensibilities to chord structures, to instrumental arrangement, and to the youthful lyrics of lackadaisical ... read more



