Strikes a nice balance between the experimental nature of Kid A, and the more rooted instrumentals of early Radiohead. Less iconic standouts are replaced by an incredibly consistent set of diverse songs

Big fan of most of the new songs, with Texas Blue probably being my favourite. Quadeca really shines as a producer, creating interesting and inventive beat after interesting and inventive beat. I think listening to all of the songs one after the other as opposed to in the eps puts into perspective how different Quadeca can manage to make a song sound with what could have been a repetitive formula.

The vibe is definitely in there somewhere, but I just don't think it quite does enough with it

I get to an extent why some critics love it so much, I think? It's definitely special in the realm of popular music, and the hyper-pop is executed quite well. The biggest strength easily is the production, but I think Charli's vocal delivery is quite complimentary to this style of music. The features are mostly solid, too; Something just doesn't fully "click" with me

I struggled a lot because I'm not entirely sure if my score is reflective of my thoughts on this album. Marvin has a truly amazing voice, and I love the idea behind it. Each song maintains quality in these regards.

For those reasons, I can't say the album is bad. I just don't really see myself coming back to it all that often. Soul isn't among my top genres, and I just don't really engage enough with it

Time and time again, proving his versatility and range as an artist

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Edit: Honestly, this album is among DOOM's best not only performance-wise, but in production, too. While I can appreciate Madlib's style on Madvillainy or DOOM's own style on a project like MM..FOOD, the glitchier, more abstract style of DOOM is VERY under-appreciated by him and I wish he had made more stuff that sounds like this

Fun concept that I don't think really adds all that much to the album for me. In my mind, this is just more great stuff from ... read more

Adds some nice colour to Denzel's great rap delivery. In some ways, the production is reminiscent of the beats on Madvillainy

It's a bit of a backstep going from the more varied sound of Ta13oo or Melt My Eyez, but 'Imperial's' more trap-centric formula still delivers in other ways

Like most of Travis Scott's other music, the production absolutely steals the show. Not every song has particularly stand-out beats, but a good solid amount do. They're psychedelic, ethereal, and much better than a lot of Travis' more mainstream contemporaries.

My main problem comes with Travis and his rapping. I've always felt he sort of feels like a non-presence on his songs. He doesn't have much personality or presence, and lyrics are never very standout, even if ... read more

Every time I read this album title I say it in her voice. "No fank yew"

It's real good too

a pretty refreshing bit of R&B and pop, but not really as interesting or standout as I was maybe led to believe going in

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Slowly climbing the ranks of Mitski peak

As a whole, sort of tends to get lost in the middle of other more iconic Mitski albums (despite having a couple of her most popular songs on it), but I think Puberty 2 is really great. I think it actually has some of Mitski's most experimental and interesting production choices, along with some HITTERS in the lyrical department

everything that comes to mind when I think of this is just..... yeeeuuugghh. I HATE this whole Lolita schoolgirl, edgy "childlike subject matter but adult" type of aesthetic. What makes the music even worse is it doesn't even SOUND good either. It drones on and on, mixing bleak electronic music with whiny vocals

Some of the most varied and full-of-life R&B I've ever heard. Each song brings along a new emotion and texture that makes the album fly by. Frank Ocean's voice is obviously super amazing too, adding another layer of enjoyment for me

Combines a lot of great things to make a great album. 'The Soft Bulletin' has personality, it has technical proficiency, and it has variety

The atmosphere on 'Visions' is palpably thick and heavy. Every song has this transformative quality the sends you into another dimension of being. I don't think Visions is Grimes most complex or meaningful project, but it's definitely much more refined lyrically and sonically compared to earlier work

Easily the most deeply complete of Hozier's albums. The concept of Dante's Inferno woven into songs about more personal subject matter is done very smoothly, albeit not very overtly.

Concept or no concept, the songs are nice; no complaints there

Less memorable or developed as his self-titled, but he's still singing his horny lil Irish ass off

It really hurts me NOT to like the new Simz drop, but honestly it could have been much worse. The electronic production isn't an inherently awful idea, but it really doesn't reach any notable heights. Simz rap delivery will always work for me to some degree, but paired with this sort of production, it definitely minimizes some of her strengths