This album taps into so many grooves while still being perfectly and uniquely Eden. Light Sleeper is a song of the year contender.

A very messy project. Some interesting ideas but none of the songs feel fully fledged out. Lots of potential though.

Lorde silences the doubters on this one. Great stuff that I feel like isn't being appreciated the way it should be.

Some of the best electronic music of the year period.

Some of Deftones best. Instant CLASSIC.

Arguably the best rap record this year, Pusha and Malice were ON IT. Pharrell’s production was great, and the feature choices were immaculate. There were a few points where I was a little lulled but there was so much quality here it doesn’t even matter.

Blush sees Kevin Abstract taking a bit of a backseat on his own record, but the collaborations are colorful and quality. The mix of vibes and genres almost gives it a mixtape feel, while remaining cohesive. Pretty great.

Favorites: Copy, Danny’s track, yoko ono, Nola, post break up beauty, 97 Jag, I wasn’t there, geezer, maroon, abandon me, red light

Least favorites: girlfriend, bloom

Quadeca is a visionary. Plain and simple.

Still amazing. Still wish it was longer. Need more.

Midwxst is an artist I have LOVED for years. His punchy hyperpoppy beats and melodramatic songwriting has always been something I have loved. When you take away the cool production and replace it with incredibly bland production, what usually sounds like an intense, vulnerable, emotional dump turns into what sounds like an autotuned tantrum.

This hurts me to rate it this low. I love Midwxst. Ultimately I had the same issue with his last full length LP. I know he is evolving, but this flavor of ... read more

Incredibly underrated. This EP has solidified Voda as one of the more consistent artists of the underground. Two cups is a 10/10. Witty bars over eerie sleepy beats is something I didn’t know I needed. His cadence and flows are also super cold. Rooting for this guy heavy.

Favorites: two cups

Least favorites: one hundred

An indie staple.

Favorites: marching bands of manhattan, soul meets body, summer skin, I will follow you into the dark, crooked teeth, what Sarah said, brothers on a hotel bed

Least favorites: different names for the same thing

EDIT: 79 -> 84

Shoegaze meets digicore. An explosive experimental and loud blend of sounds with some good song writing. Some of the different directions this project went didn’t sit right in my ears, but I can certainly respect what kmoe was going for. Overall a very cool project from one of the founding fathers of 2020s digicore that showcases some drastic evolution.

Favorites: dumpster fire, thousand yard stare, watershed, idiot, do I keep you up; bloodbath, carpet

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Witty, fun, unique. Wasn’t a fan of the huge interlude in the middle with all the little bits from tv shows and stuff but I get what he was trying to do. I wasn’t a huge fan of his voice either but I thought the production and vibe that was captured greatly shined through.

Favorites: hoe cakes, potholderz, one beer, kon karne, guinnessez, kon queso, rapp snitch knishes, vomitspit

Least favorites: poo putt platter, filet of rapper, gumbo, fig leaf bicarbonate

Travis Scott’s pop off record, is a staple in trap music. Wavy, psychedelic, and trippy, the production on this record is influential. The rapping and narrative is pretty great too. While there were some lulls in the action near the middle of the record, I really enjoyed this.

Favorites: pornography, oh my dis side, 3500, wasted, 90210, pray 4 love, nightcrawler, antidote, apple pie, ok alright

Least favorites: piss on your grave, Maria I’m drunk

With production ranging from smooth and funky, to rage style opium beats, Dopamines variety doesn’t do much other than flex some production chops in a way that is unconvincing. It has some head boppers and bangers. I enjoyed at least 40% of the tracklist, but the autotune is too heavy much of the time, the transitions feel unnatural and forced, the “dopamine fm” bits get annoying, the mixing felt wacky on some tracks, and ultimately I felt pretty unsatisfied.

Maybe I just ... read more

A showcase of masterful production.

Favorites: I’m god, I’m the devil, all I need, human, motivation, caves, treetop, leaf, drowning, crystals, unchain me
Least favorites: realist alive

As someone who is completely new to Turnstile and their music, this record sounded toothless. It felt similar to sleep token for me. The aggressive screamy shouty stuff was not convincing to me much of the time, and the “metal” break downs sounded void of anything. I don’t care for the guys voice either.

It had a few cool moments. I really liked dull, and sunshower. Other songs I liked were ruined by underwhelming often melodramatic song writing, or super repetitive mind ... read more

Immaculate.

This whole album feels like if YouTube poops we’re from the 80s in a good way. It’s funny, witty, and loud.

While I didn’t find much that I would listen to on a regular basis, it was certainly an experience

Favorites: the new style, she’s crafty, girls, fight for your right, no sleep till Brooklyn, hold it now hit it, brass monkey, slow and low, time to get Ill

Least favorites: rhymin and stealin, posse in effect, slow ride