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I have never listned to a James Blake album before and I was plesently suprised on how beautiful and calming the album sounded. I really enjoyed those aspects of it, I do feel as if the first half is a little stronger than the second half but I still enjoyed it regardless. His voice is fantastic along with the production choices they just all add together to make such a beautiful experience. I left wanting more which is why I plan to listen to the rest of his discography.

Albeit I think the album is really good, I think the worst thing you can do as an artist is take a long break and come back and drop a project without much notice, especially at the level of Baby Keem. This is a situation where I think a 5-year wait for this album was too long, even though I enjoyed it quite a bit. I'm still left wanting more, it felt like "oh you just came back, where are you going?".

The production on Ca$ino is really good I enjoyed it throughout every track, ... read more

Joji has continued to show improvement and stagnation with this album.

I am upset with the album to be honest, a 6-year wait between this and his last true album, and we got what felt like a bunch of short, unfinished, and not fully fledged out tracks. There are a couple tracks with some highlights like Sojourn, Pixelated Kisses, Love You Less, and Past Won't Leave My Bed. Beyond the tracks I mentioned, everything just sort of feels dulls, not bad or good either.

I will say I never ... read more

Don't Be Dumb is all over the place in a good way, for the most part, I really loved the production on this album. Tracks like Stay Here 4 Life, Stole Ya Flow, and Don't Be Dumb/Trip Baby are really fun production wise. The features on the album did it more of a disservice than anything, unfortanently, nobody really stood and there were some lack luster features, but some are a little fun. The lyrical content isn't anything crazy for the most part, but it is really fun throughout ... read more