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It’s definitely not Paul’s strongest songwriting, though from the effort given to the arrangements and performances, you can tell it’s not for lack of trying. But honestly, even if it was half assed slop, who cares at this point? Paul was already guaranteed to go down in legend at least 35 years ago. There’s nothing left to prove, no stakes, no need to worry about relevance. Paul just makes these albums because he wants to now. I mean, if anyone’s earned that right ... read more

Devin has been teasing this project for over a decade, and now that it’s out, I can say it’s exactly the technicolor explosion of fuck that you’d expect. I didn’t think Devin could make his sound even more massive than it already was, but even after 30 years, he still has new tricks up his sleeve and the batshit ambition to pull it off.

Definitely more repetitive and "of its time" than Hyacinth but still keeps the main strength of DEE's solo work: being esoteric and goth af. Still kind of crazy that one of the most goth motherfuckers I've ever heard is a Christian, but then again the inability to miss does not discriminate by faith.

The only song I’ve ever heard where naming off all the most prominent Canadian financial institutions was so important that the singer completely ignores all cadence, flow, melody and timing to do it. This song is actually so ridiculous that by comparison, this is the only time I can take Drake relatively seriously.