Strikes that perfect balance between the campiness destined to ensue when a group of friends get together to make some music for fun, and some actual good music. Was a good time to listen to

The whole thing feels like it's suffering from a bit of an identity crisis, trying to be so much more than it ultimately is

This is awesome. It's Post-Hip Hop.

a very different kind of beast compared to Injury Reserve's mixtapes. At first, the incredibly discordant, seemingly aimless beats and monotone delivery felt off-putting. I was ready to write off the album as being too experimental, compared to their stylish, but still structurally grounded music on earlier works.

Around halfway through 'Postpostpartum' is when the concept of 'By the Time I Get to Phoenix really started making sense ... read more

Prior to listening, I wasn't aware this was just a demo tape, which was pretty stupid of me in hindsight looking at the title. Knowing this makes me less harsh on this collection of songs, but doesn't really change my rating.

I had a pleasant enough listening experience, but the music was pretty barebones, as is to be expected from demos. I'm not sure exactly why Spotify thought this should be my first exposure to this particular artist, but if this is the quality of unfinished material, it ... read more

Like a magical, whimsical fairytale slowly unfolding in musical form

Music to make you sit and take it all in for a while

I held on to hope, but I knew nothing could top Get To Heaven...alas, a valiant effort, methinks :(

I don't even know how he made some of these beats. Really just showing time and time again how impressive of a multi-faceted producer Peggy is

Magical, blissful, almost makes me forget how much my life sucks

The word that first comes to mind describing this album is "visceral." Clipping's 2019 project has an almost obsession with the body, with songs about blood and guts and death and all that nice stuff.

Horrorcore is a genre that's very difficult to pull off without coming across as corny or forced. 'There Existed an Addiction to Blood' may teeter on these things, but I think ultimately, the finished product was pulled off well as a whole. The features were excellently chosen, ... read more

Very pleasant, buttery flow to the whole project, from the music to the vocals, suffering from a bit of second-half repetitiveness if anything

Life-alteringly magical glitch-pop. Everytime I thought I heard the best song, the next song came on and I immediately had to reevaluate what my favourite song was. When the production swells, there is absolutely no comparable feeling.

The album art very perfectly reflects the glitchy, lo-fi sound to give off the feel I was listening to an old tape found in an attic or something

The whole thing has an amateurish feel to it (because it is). The lyrics are really repetitive, and the mixing is quite odd too (Lovers Lane is way quieter than other songs, for example)

Consistently attention-grabbing and groovy psych-pop with a refreshing retro feel, a genre I'll probably never get tired of

to me, one of the most important things about folk music is authenticity and a sense of grounding. Lyrically, Stick Season does feel quite authentic. I get the impression that most of what Noah is singing about truly reflect real thoughts and experiences, which is nice. I generally don't click with slower, singer-songwriter style songs, though, so this alone isn't enough to detract from the kind of generic feel of the whole thing

My major problem with Stick Season is the sound. It ... read more

Phenomenally performed, and such a smooth listen, bursting with energy and personality. There's some kind of hard to place quality between the blending of genre and pinpoint execution that really elevates the whole album to another level for me

Sounds like it could easily be adapted into a stage play, meant in the best, least theatre-core way possible

Caroline Polachek was one of my quickest favourite artists I had discovered from a 2023 release with 'Desire I Want to Turn Into You.' Despite the aforementioned albums incredibly high quality, I wasn't let down after listening to Caroline's earlier album, Pang.

Tonally, It's a bit of an interesting departure from her later work. 'Pang' is a noticeably more slower, somber, and contemplative album as opposed to the more confident, blossoming sort of vibe I got from Desire. Despite this, the ... read more

Honestly incredibly impressed that this whole album was more or less created just by El-P.

This album screams early 2000's in all the best ways. To me, I even pick up on some minor lyrical themes and sounds that somewhat parallels something like Radiohead's 'OK Computer.' The abrasive sort of electronic bits mixed with what sounds like electric guitar to create that golden standard for abstract Hip Hop I love like crack-cocaine

Super fun Twee-inspired pop that has one of the most infectiously, hopelessly romantic indie songs ever

Makes you FEEL like you're floating through space (or maybe more like cruising through it), set to the soundtrack of spaced-out and psychedelic rock bliss