Iceage is one of my favourite bands, mostly due to Elias Rønnenfelt's unfiltered and raw vocal performance. However, the opposite has seemed to be the case for jonatan leandoer96 and 127, as Yung Lean's acoustic, mental wellness-check side-project's off-key, moaning delivery either never clicked, or completely revolted me, to the point where Nectar scored a 2.5/10 on my 2019 list. Given this, it's a testament to his rapid maturation throughout his main discography that, in such a short ... read more

In one word, Playboi Carti's "Whole Lotta Red" is overhyped. Crumbling under the pressure of its own existence, it would never live up to the insanely high bar that fans were expecting, following Carti's first two releases. Over the past few months, cryptic Twitter messagery, a virus-like degenerate fanbase, and the egging-on of antics from Mario Judah, sent the hype for Whole Lotta Red into overdrive, and while the resulting album is relatively satiating and passable for onlookers ... read more

This deep into his career, and you'd think Eminem would be able to take criticism and build upon mistakes. We saw a glimmer of hope in January with Music to Be Murdered By, a thematically concise and relatively focused attempt at a second wind. However, Eminem still felt the need to mire his album with less than stellar lyricism, and while his delivery and rhyme schemes were improved over the tiresome Revival and Kamikaze, incredibly petty complaints about his naysayers with valid critique felt ... read more

Like Lil Tecca, Fetty Wap and Lil Nas X before him, I doubt it will be long until Jack Harlow falls into obscurity after the success of What's Poppin, a boring, TikTok friendly hip-hop track with little substance other than an instrumental that gets stuck in your head. Sadly, Harlow's debut album doesn't offer much more substance, and while there are glimpses of potential, there's nothing here all too focused or noteworthy that could see this album heightening his traction much further. The ... read more