70

Regardless of where the songs are going or who they're for, JID NEVER fails to spit like his life depends on it. Hearing a verse from him next to Eminem does put into perspective how JID can rap fast and still write meaningful lyrics because some of those Eminem bars on Animals were seriously so stupid

Doly - Techno Only & Techno Only Remixes
80

Randomly scrolling on this site can do wonders. Saw the really cool album art and no ratings and thought "I'm going to be annoying and have a 'underrated hidden gem discovery' moment but it's actually pretty good. Pulsing Digi-Hardcore with a very confusing original/remix distribution

Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out
87

You know it's a different sound for Clipse when the beats have more than just drums. From the production to the album cover to the features, this newest Clipse revival album is a clear effort to modernize the group for the current Hip Hop landscape, an effort pulled off very well.

The performances are pretty stellar both from Pusha and Malice, as well as the quite impressive feature list of legends across Hip Hop's history such as Kendrick, Tyler, and Nas. Pharrell proves that he ... read more

Sudan Archives - Sudan Archives
75

A nice demonstration of talent, but the songs are a bit lacking in regards to development or progression. Sudan Archives' newest single is incredible, and shows what she can really do given the proper room to breathe

杏里 [Anri] - Timely!!
88

EASILY the best City Pop that I've ever heard

Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma
87

A cosmic Jazz odyssey unlike any voyage that's ever been undertaken

Cigarettes After Sex - Cigarettes After Sex
67

Great if you love hearing one pretty decent song 10 times in a row

Kesha - .
49

JOYRIDE is great and YIPEE-KI-YAY is terrible. most other songs fall somewhere in the middle. There's some instances where it's hard to deny Kesha's pursuit of artistic merit as opposed to just phoning it in but in most cases, it's clear that "." is a lot of trend chasing to get her name back in the public eye (a move I can't fully fault her for).

JOYRIDE and the general rollout of the album with the simple name/changing of old album covers feels very Charli ... read more

Television - Marquee Moon
86

Hard to put exactly WHAT makes this album so good; I just found myself constantly engaged by the instrumentals. They aren't the most complex or blood-pumping, yet consistently work. The Punk elements might be subtle at times, but most definitely contribute to the atmosphere of dark unease

Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
91

Does the most with the least. The Neptunes' beats aren't complex, but DAMN are they effective here. The rapping isn't blazingly fast, but it's still laser precise in cadence and writing

The Free Label - Songs for Sienna
72

Great live performers, but these recordings fail to fully capture much dynamics

The Chemical Brothers - Exit Planet Dust
78

90's Sci-Fi Action Videogame Soundtrack Hell Yeah-core

Miley Cyrus - Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz
64

I'm taking a STAND for this album, okay??? It's monotonous and definitely pretty nonsensical, but I have respect for artits willing to put it all out there and try something unique. While many of the choices DON'T work, I think a solid handful DO. not enough to really save the entire lengthy ass runtime, but enough to give this utterly bizarre mess a hint of genius in my eyes

The Orchestra (For Now) - Plan 75
83

Scratches that itch left by a LOT of other great Post-Rock bands. It makes me a bit sad now listening to music that I KNOW my uncle would have liked because I know he would have loved this group. Definitely one to keep my eye on

Broadcast - Work and Non Work
78

Dunno how much direct inspiration is taken from Stereolab, but I definitely hear some similarities. I really enjoyed the project, if only for the slightly aimless feel to some of the songs. A bit more focus could have done a lot for me

Brian Wilson - SMiLE
80

So much of The Beach Boys and Brian Wilson's history confuses me.

What many consider to be a slightly lesser version of the original 60's recordings, this initially scrapped album was intended to be released in the band's heyday as a wild and more experimental album scrapped out of fears of low sales. Perhaps I should have listened to the original Smile Sessions first, but even this version has lots to offer.

It is bizarre in some ways, but not enough of a departure to ... read more

Deerhoof - Breakup Song
83

If these are breakup songs, they hit somewhere in the realm between denial and manic acceptance

Don McLean - American Pie
76

listened in the exact right mood because American Pie (the song) had be SOBBING listening. It's true that none of the songs manage to match it, but there's some pretty nice Folk songs on here if you separate them from American Pie and Vincent

Soda Stereo - Doble Vida
84

Despite a lower user score, I think that this album is at least equivalent if not even a bit more enjoyable than their previous album: "Signos."

It's got some Funk groove to it which surprised me, and you can begin to hear the beginnings of a Proto-Shoegaze sound for the band

Gal Costa - Gal Costa
86

Psychedelic, serene, and energetic. Becoming more and more convinced Brazil has one of the worlds greatest music scenes

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