it's like Drake's musical universe set to the style of Leisure Suit Larry – he's just sweaty, sleazy, messy, horny, bricked up and constantly looking for late-night flings all over this thing. it's super corny-sounding but honestly, he can have it. i don't think he's trying to deflect or is looking to make anything serious here. it's goofy fun at the end of the day. Cheetah Print and Hoe Phase are gonna get more plays out of me this summer than i'll ... read more
when the spectacle fades away from a series of self-inflicted destruction, all you're left with is with silent pleas of desparation to relive the greatest moments from your career. unlistenable, undercooked, and the worst crime of it all: a slog to get through.
the antics are tiring and uninteresting at this point. nobody i know is buying into the fixed versions, the "patches," the delays – any excuse ye can wiggle out to excuse himself from his year-by-year, case-by-case ... read more
frontloaded with cutesy synth leads, high-pitched boy-band harmonies, ephemeral production thats both crisp and airy, and one of the most infectious choruses that have ever graced this hybrid of 90s contemporary r&b, i'm comfortable with crowning this the model of what new jack swing should be aiming for. candy coated goodness & melodic bliss
so tasty! so divine! so screechy! some of the best screamo coming out from what i think are the coastal elites (east coast baby). it scratches that La Quiete-meets-Discordance Axis itch quite a lot
Nazar's figurative deconstruction of militarization, weapon zones, and the battering nature of war makes it a compelling debut – one where the sound design takes dramatic directions, where the collages of textural dynamism create a complex narrative on the Angolan civil war. bloody brilliant