From the first few songs I was prepared to be disappointed with a seemingly uninspired and short hip-hop project, but this mixtape really picks up in the second half with some great Southern hip-hop, with some equally great production behind tracks like WET EM UP, SHAMELESS,, and PINT OF AKORN. Surprisingly though, I was unimpessed by the closer with $uicideboy$, which I was expecting to be fireworks considering how good DirtyNastySuicide and its follow-up EP are.

Favourite Tracks:

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There's a fine line between creating geninely compelling industrial metal, and just making noise for the sake of it. Thankfully Uniform and The Body manage to overstep this boundary by showcasing a robust and layered approach to the genre that hardly grows stale for the album's 40 minute runtime. My favourite track, Patron Saint of Regret, even incorporates some elements of instrumental hip-hop to create an unexpectedly catchy and fun track. The opener is a perfect tone-setter for the album as ... read more

The Murder Capital makes no effort to hide their extremely strong IDLES similarities on their debut, somehow copying that band's sound to such a tee that if they switched out their vocalist to Joe Talbot and told me this was a collection of Brutalism B-sides, I'd believe you. For every explosive post-punk high there are too many drawn-out mellow moments that ruin the pace of the album and blend into the background. This debut shows some potential, but The Murder Capital needs to wear its ... read more

Blanck Mass' electro-industrial ragers are new sonic ground for me personally, and on the surface I am thoroughly impressed with the equally dark and grand atmospheres created here. However, digging deeper some of the approaches to melody come across as though Benjamin Power is trying a bit too hard, sounding at points like a corny browser game soundtrack. Still, it's a commendable effort and there are tons of great ideas presented across the album.

Favourite Tracks:

Death Drop
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