Novo Amor's "Cannot Be, Whatsoever", is an incredible vault of songs that showcases all of Novo Amor's most amazing attributes. No notes. Incredible pop/indie folk record, with sweeping/epic instrumentation and heavenly vocal passages. Even the interlude works to the album's merit. Every song scratches a part of my brain I didn't know existed.

Favorites: All of them
Least Favorites: None

Body Jumper's groovy, dark, and lush instrumentation can only take the band's first big project so far.

While I liked a good chunk of what I heard, the charm of this project was gone for me by the middle of the LP. Most of the songs sounded exactly the same and failed to bring new ideas to the table.

The foundational pieces are absolutely there. I loved the electronic production mixed with the rumbly guitars. The vocal performances were pretty hit or miss for me. There were some ... read more

Glaive's Cypress Grove is a hyperpop grail.

While it is far from perfect, it is an extremely fun listen. Some of these tracks were genuinely shaping for the genre as a whole. The production throughout is very tight. There is some immaturity in the lyrics (he was 15 when he made it), but I almost feel like it adds to the experience.

Favorites: astrid, dnd, touche
Least Favorites: hey hi hyd

Brevin Kim returns to the scene with another tracklist of heavy hitting bangers.

I honestly don't have very much to say about this record. "On earth as it is" is some of their best work ever. I love the electronic synthy leads complemented with different vocal effects, distorted guitars, and punchy drums. While this EP hits hard, it certainly has a lot of emotion packed into it.

Great follow up to High School Football. Another showcase of BK's incredible versatility and ... read more

This record has absolutely blown up. It has been one of the most talked about folk pop records in a long time, and I am so here for it.

Noah Kahan's Stick Season is a showcase of spectacularly honest and emotional songwriting. While the instrumentation is pretty much exactly what you would expect from a folk record of this caliber, that doesn't take away from how heartfelt each of these songs feel.

The songs featured on the deluxe live up to the standard set by the original issue. I ... read more

I was (very) late to the Peggy train, but spotify pitched me "don't rely on other men" and I absolutely loved it.

The production style of JPEGMAFIA is so absurd and abstract. The songs where he really pulls it all together sound absolutely incredible. He manages to blend songs with distorted drums, loud guitars, and heavy airy bass, into songs which are a lot more stripped back and vulnerable absolutely effortlessly. The sampling is very creative.

However, the misses for me on ... read more

I heard The Way I Are and had a pretty good time with it for a bit, so I decided to try out the whole album.

I liked it.

TImbaland's production is one of a kind, and a lot of the hooks on this this are insanely catchy. The feature list for this thing was pretty insane too. I can't say I was expecting a Fall Out Boy feature. There weren't any offensively bad ones.

Overall a pretty solid record, I come back to it from time to time.

Favorites: give it to me, release, the way I ... read more

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I was admittedly too harsh on this one.

Linkin Park's From Zero is an album with some pretty killer highlights and some very worrying lows.

I was skeptical coming into this album. Linkin Park without Chester was something I wasn't sure I was ready to hear. I was pleasantly surprised when I heard emptiness machine and heavy is the crown. Those two songs absolutely ripped and it sounded like the return of Linkin Park was very promising.

After listening to the ... read more

One of the unrecognized talents of the hyperpop scene, Torr certainly does not disappoint with Molecule.

Torr's production style that mixes proto-hyperpop and punk, with slapstick sound effects and other noises makes Torr's flavor of hyperpop a very refreshing one. You can tell he takes a lot of inspiration from artists like Brakence, but it isn't to an obnoxious degree and it doesn't sound derivative at all.

This LP is riddled with punchy beats and infectious melodies, ... read more

My girlfriend put me on to twenty one pilots around 2 years ago. I had a hard time warming up to them but after a while I started to see the vision. Trench in particular really stuck with me and listening to it was a turning point for me. It changed my outlook on them as a band.

I can pretty confidently say that Clancy is some of my favorite material they have ever made.

Punchy drums, ukeleles, and poppy hooks that stay in your head for months, Clancy is a vulnerable display of insecurity and ... read more

MUSTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARD!!

I honestly hadn't given any Kendrick project a full listen up until this one, and I will definitely be listening to more. Lots of introspective material mixed with that infectious west-coast vibe. Mustard, Jack Antonoff, and the other producers who worked on this project killed it, and Kenny's pen game is top-tier. I think he is one of the only rappers out right now who can get away with some of the ridiculous things he does in some of his ... read more

Brevin Kim's unconventional and creative artistry is on full display with this LP.

There is something so charming about the rawness of this duo. Every song is bursting with emotion and is backed with colorful, nostalgia-evoking production. Whether it's the grandiose indie rock-inspired "ghost", the more electronic sounding "walls", or the more stripped-back sound of songs like "I'll be damned" and "it was nice to see you", there is truly ... read more

I found Perto on a whim on instagram around the time his single "dead on" came out. This dude needs a lot more attention.

Bozo's airy melodies, mixed with it's dark and gripping trap/electronic production make it a very convincing debut LP for Perto. It's only a matter of time until this record finds the right ears. The lows on this record at points just sound pretty derivative, which is to be expected from a newer artist without many releases. However, there are a lot ... read more

Listened to this record out of curiosity thinking "there's no way it's that bad".

Struggled through most of it, then Trippie Redd yelled "have you ever f*ckin cried in a limousine" at me and I laughed.

Then I turned it off.

SMILE! :D checks all of the boxes for a greater Porter Robinson record.

Catchy hooks and lush electronic production, coupled with Porter's "happy sad" song themes make for an incredibly engaging listen. This collection of songs just sounds so jubilant and glittery that it's impossible not to enjoy them. While there was a dud or two in the track list, it's impossible to deny how much of an earworm this whole album is. Mona Lisa has been on repeat for the better part of ... read more

Being a huge fan of the hyperpop space, Charli xcx was a name I had heard before, but I had never really touched down into her discography. After seeing the reception of BRAT, I decided I needed to give it a listen.

Honestly, I was pretty underwhelmed.

I enjoyed some of what I heard, but a lot of it just sounded like Charli was trying to be Ke$ha or Lady Gaga. I think part of the reason I didn't enjoy it very much was because one of my favorite aspects of hyperpop music is the amateurish ... read more

What is there to be said about this record that hasn't been said already?

Quadeca builds off of the ideas from the grandiose "From Me to You" in genre-bending and artistic fashion. The concept for this album is soul crushing and Ben's lyrical evolution and production chops make for incredible soundscapes. I Didn't Mean To Haunt You's narrative, cohesiveness, and quality make me want to listen to the whole thing over again every time I hear a song off of it.

This ... read more

Brakence's Hypochondriac is genuinely one of my favorite records of all time.

Granular and trippy production, Wyatt Otis' incredible guitar passages, and heavenly falsetto vocals complemented with passionate vocal performances make this LP a staple in the hyperpop-sphere. The lyrics on this album feel very genuine. They capture the angst of a young man experiencing fame for the first time and wrestling with all of the emotions and consequences that come with it.

An emotionally ... read more

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I already liked this LP but it's grown on me quite a bit. I really enjoy a lot of this material

Peach Pit returns with another very enjoyable indie rock LP. Their music does a very good job of capturing the vibe of a bunch of friends hanging out and making music that they like, which makes this album a charming and enjoyable listen.

However, I found my engagement slipping near the middle and end of the album. The songs began to kind of blend together and didn't ... read more