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It's quite mind-boggling as to how Drake has lacked any sort of ability to capture an interesting sound for what's been well over 10 years. Pre-Views Drake is a Drake I can somewhat understand, though I'm not particularly fond of. Views and onwards however, are records that I allow the full measure of my apathy run amuck. Views and Scorpion are practically the exact same album; CLB dulls my mind, while H,N puts me to bed with a glass of milk and a bedtime ... read more

Before I do dissect this masterful craft of work, I must preface with praise to its cover. It's quite the spectacle to the eye. It delivers just enough intrigue while keeping most of itself foggy to rope in any potential listeners. But within the context of the record, it becomes greater than an satiric provocation.

We see an overweight, middle-aged man adorned in promiscuous attire sat awkwardly and alone with only a kid's toy bound to his seat. He looks below our own perspective, ... read more

In terms of hip-hop, it's a record that exists in its own realm, with its style really only being recognizable by the albums that precede it. It is one that blasts the doors open with quite literally, a "boogie". My thoughts and feelings regarding this track should be mirrored by my love for any other rap collective that can control such an explosive and batshit insane ethos. Its own raw, violent instrumentation sizzled by this murderous saxophone scratches an itch previously ... read more

Perhaps what you'd expect from a pile of song covers from Xiu Xiu to just be provocatively uninventive; maybe they'll dick around on the guitar slightly different with even more perverted lyrics. However, as you progress through the darkened halls of these songs that have been tainted with the band's erratic creativity, it occurs that that notion couldn't be further from the truth. How Xiu Xiu utilizes these covers to their greatest advantage to build an abrasive atmosphere ... read more