I honestly didn't expect to like his stuff as much as I did. I heard End of Beginning, which I enjoyed, so I gave the album a try. I was really blown away by how engaging it was, and by how good its Synthpop aspects were

Is it mind-numbingly repetitive and lyrically dry? yes, definitely. There's still something inexplicably charming about it though. Past the droning vocals, you can pick out some pretty good stuff. The production can really shine through some monotony, and really nails the vibe it's going for.

I want to say that it sounds like so much other stuff I've listened to, but that's largely due to how much Bladee has influenced emo-trap, so it feels a little unfair to judge the predecessor based on ... read more

It may be highly influential, but it influenced a genre I don't really like all that much. "Slanted and Enchanted" is at it's best when it's trying new and experimental things, which I wish I got more out of outside of the general slightly noisy Slacker Rock formula

Has just about everything I'd want or ask from an album like this. The production is vaguely mid 2000's retro in a way I enjoyed, and the songs have plenty of decent writing.

I really liked the JID feature, too, so that's somethin'

Slightly upset I wasn't original in comparing this to Kate Bush, but it is true. It's whimsical and fantastical in the fairytale sense, similar to Kate Bush. "The Turning Wheel" goes much harder into the high-fantasy feeling however, sending me off into an imaginary world where I'm overlooking a cliffside, my cape flowing in the wind (or something like that idk)

Yeah, it's kind of novel for a 70 year old white woman to make a spoken word trap album, but it's also music that you have to experience and listen to with your ears. She got some really great producers on here, but this is a Kim Gordon album, and I don't think that she's making the most out of what was provided

A really nice atmosphere that I just didn't feel all the magnetized to. Alex G is obviously a very talented musician, but I need to listen to more of his albums to determine if I really enjoy his style of music

A super short album that blazes from idea to idea at breakneck speeds. I like a lot of what I heard, especially on the production front courtesy of Tony Seltzer. Despite there really not being many features, it felt like MIKE was drowned by them. I think that if he gave himself a bit more room to stretch out on some more of the tracks, "Pinball" would feel way more cohesive and complete

Hitter after hitter after HITTER of Synthpop goodness. In an ever-increasingly saturated genre, Allie X still manages to create something fresh, painstakingly crafted, and diabolically catchy

varied and moving pieces of both electronic and traditional methods. Propped up further by some features to add even more life to some of the tracks

Definitive New Wave pop, limited a bit by it's mass-marketability

This era of music really put out a lot of weird, out-there, and earworming stuff. Starting in the late 70's, XTC were pretty early on the New Wave train before it really went full force. "Drums and Wires" is a big blend of goof, charm, and technical proficiency in many of the same ways that a group like "Talking Heads" is.

With the niche nature of New Wavey Art-Punk, I'm not exactly sure where you'd here this kind of stuff being played but my mom really ... read more

It's always exciting to find a new artist I really vibe with, and Smino is that newest artist for me.

Almost everything about 'blkswn' just works so well. The production is textured and ear-catching, and Smino packs clever line after clever line onto every song. For a lengthy runtime, I don't think any song really underdelivers, which is an impressive feat in and of itself

Cool that they decided to go for pop music, they just forgot to make it good

Nice singer-songwriter type pop with a lo-fi aesthetic. For someone really into Bedroom Pop, I think 'color theory' would be really great. As someone sort of indifferent to a lot of Bedroom Pop, I'm also somewhat indifferent to Soccer Mommy

Apparently, this is the year of banger debut albums

A wild combination of Pop, Punk Rock, and EDM that takes you on a 30 minute long, addicting, British dance-fest

Have we discovered the first "butt-pop" album?

In all seriousness, pretty fun. Apparently, the album is named after the sound the guitar makes: "Tangk." I can't really say if it actually sounds like that, but I do think the sharp, twangy, almost electronic sounding guitars produced a really unique and interesting sound; one which I do feel carried a bulk of the album.

The vocals were somewhat unique, but stayed novel without dropping into gimmicky territory

A rare moment of RXKNephew which is appreciated, but it still has that "when I'm in your apartment I feel claustrophobic" type flow

"I wasn't raised in the hood but I know a thing or two about pain and darkness"

yeah.....

Everything Everything is great at a very specific thing. They make super fun, colourful, upbeat synthpop. They don't disappoint on that front on 'Mountainhead,' which is all of the above things