had this shit on repeat last year 🥹

r u ok is some real #spookytunes

experimental rap - jpegmafia
★★★☆☆ [5.8]

being "experimental" means making 25 songs sound the exact same and being allergic to flow switches now, apparently. buzzy lee goated tho

obsession was a masterpiece fuckkk

lemonade - beyonce
★★⯪☆☆ [5.4]

a few gems among a sea of extremely uninteresting, corporate-sounding music. "hold up" in particular is agonizingly boring. supposedly the greatest album of our generation according to multiple publications doesn't have a single hit #ok (the most popular track on here has less than 400m streams, "kids see ghosts" has been called forgettable for the same)

best: love drought (95), sandcastles (93), all night (88)
worst: hold up ... read more

bully - ye
★★★★☆ [7.3]

i've had nearly two months to properly sit with this album and set my bias for kanye aside, and honestly i still think it's *nearly* great. the first twelve tracks have some of ye's most replayable music since 2018 and the brilliance of king, father, and all the love keeps me hooked for the entire project despite the minor falloff near the end. "circles" is the turning point for most people, myself included, where the songs start ... read more

habibti - drake
☆☆☆☆☆ [0.8]

while maid of honour at least had some redeemable tracks and decent experimentation, this project is a culmination of drake's worst attributes, being completely void of soul and any meaningful artistry. it's only 36 minutes yet it's a complete drag to listen to; drake somehow manages to play it safe and still create completely unlistenable garbage. "white bone" is the most excruciating few minutes of music i've had to sit ... read more

bro this is insane

really not in a position to make a song like this when the two things you're known for are crying to frank ocean and being chopped

niki acoustic sessions: heads in the clouds ii - niki
★★★★☆ [8.4]

i distinctly remember when i was thirteen and la la lost you started playing on the drive home from a day at the beach with my close friends who i'm not close with anymore and looking out the window and feeling for the first time like i could do anything and become anyone

yo this deadass hard 😭😭

nothing’s about to happen to me - mitski
★★☆☆☆ [4.9]

unfortunately, mitski might’ve lost the sauce

“in a lake” starts this album off with some of mitski’s most grating vocals yet. i postponed listening to this album for two months because of how much this song annoyed me. then this loud-ass guitar section comes in abruptly, which is hardly surprising given how often the project leans on these repetitive guitars. “where’s my phone?” ... read more

for emma, forever ago - bon iver
★★★★★ [10]

as beautiful as it is heartbreaking. what a timeless album

katseye is an israeli psyop

such an amazing project that's unfortunately dragged down by its length so here's my revised tracklist for (imo) a 9/10 listening experience

1. jail
2. off the grid
3. hurricane
4. praise god
5. life of the party
6. believe what i say
7. 24
8. moon
9. heaven and hell
10. jesus lord
11. keep my spirit alive
12. pure souls
13. come to life
14. no child left behind

bonus tracks / deluxe:
15. new again
16. lord i need you
17. up from the ashes
18. never abandon your family

piss in the wind - joji
★★★☆☆ [6.6]

overall good collections of songs, very reminsicent of chloe burbank-in tongues era joji. however there's times in this when you think he's abt to make a masterpiece before the song just abruptly ends (and this happens a lot)

highlights: love you less, past won't leave my bed, fttg, sojourn, horses to water

where's my phone - mitski
★★★☆☆ [6.3]

i'm not impressed tbh, feel like she's made this exact same song many times already. the ending is nice though

don't be dumb - a$ap rocky
★★★★☆ [7.9]

some underwhelming songs, pretty solid overall. for a 6-year comeback album i was expecting a lot more though. also robbery is NOT that bad

i luv it - camila cabello & playboi carti
★★★★☆ [8.2]

most overhated song of all time maybe? even when this initially came out i never understood why people hated it so much. camila's vocals were initially annoying but they grew on me a lot, the beat is weirdly nostalgic & carti's part is addicting as hell

judging by the recent reviews i'm predicting a 60-70 user score in a few years

bad cameo - james blake & lil yachty
★★★☆☆ [6.4]

super underwhelming, probably the most disappointed i've been for an album. the hype for this in 2024 was intense considering yachty's last project was a masterpiece and james' vocals are always beautiful