Corey_Larkin

On 'Melt My Eyez, See Your Future' Denzel Curry sheds the tough exterior to spotlight some of his most sensitive and vulnerable experiences. The rapper has always been a deep thinker and feeler however I have never felt like I've understood him the way I do after listening to this album. Curry also embraces more old school aesthetics of jazz rap and boom bap that I personally think suits him so well. Definitely his best record to date, but if there's anything I've learned about Denzel Curry ... read more

Wow. Yeah so Beach House has been making music for over 15 years now and they still possess the capability to completely blow away their previous work. On this newest record, a double album, Beach House break the project up into 4 distinct chapters, almost as if you were consuming 4 EP's. However the full experience of the record has an impeccable fluidity to it that feels buttressed by the structure of the chapter motif. Often I find myself getting tired of double albums near the back half, ... read more

Chaz Bear delivers an immaculately produced trip through various flavors of psychadelia on his newest release. This might be one of his most consistent efforts to date as the record flows from track to track with fluidity akin to butter on a hot day. The highs on the record don't necessarily blow me away but there are few low spots across the whole release.

Thebe Kgositsile AKA Earl Sweatshirt delivers a much more immediate album with 'SICK!' especially compared to his most recent releases. The record never dips into the mundane as Earl has an impeccable taste for jazz inspired instrumentals, but it never really reaches the emotional poignancy of 'Some Rap Songs'.