More of an aggressive, punk, and slightly less polished album compared to their later "Virtue", but The Voidz signature style of experimental rock comes through pretty well. The longer length on some of the songs really give them time to reach their full potential, and no offense to Julian but the instrumentation totally steals the show here

I used to think I was cool and unique for not listening to Radiohead yet. Now I can think I'm cool and unique because I DO listen to Radiohead

I truly don't think there's anything I can say about OK Computer that hasn't already been said already, because it really is just one of those albums. It's an early look at what technology and culture could do to us emotionally. It's instrumentally flawless. It's performed with so much subdued emotion. I truly am just ... read more

As far as mainstream pop releases go, this is probably one of the better ones of the last while that I've heard; Granted, I haven't listened to a ton of modern mainstream pop albums. I found that most songs started pretty strong, but went on longer than most really needed to, and seemed to require at least 4 unique, awkward sex allegories

Every single person on this album is bringing their a-game. Rapping from Black Thought is amazing, but the features all come in just as consistently. The production is top tier, bringing retro and punchy beats with a modern twist

It's ethereal, It's moody, It's beautiful, It's a certified British person banger

Certified sad indie hood classic. I was a no brain idiot doodoo head when I first listened to Twin Fantasy because I just didn't vibe with it for whatever god forsaken reason.

The album can really only grow on a person with time, as it did with me. It's such a well-crafted and emotional journey from start to finish that's really hard to fully articulate. It's a very intimate and personal project, performed so perfectly by Will Toledo. Every song fills a purpose, and every song sounds amazing. ... read more

I liked it upon initial listen, but I think after coming back to Wake I feel sort of indifferent towards it. I think it sounds pretty great all things considered, but hardcore music has never really had a huge impact on me. I can appreciate the skill in the instrumentation, because it's very layered, but I'm sort of on the fence still about the high-pitched vocal delivery. Definitely worth revisiting in the future, where I can put some more emphasis on the lyrical content than I have already

Definitely not as mind-blowing of a project as the earlier Madlib and Gibbs collab: Pinata. Still, there's something that keeps me coming back to some of the songs on here. Madlib is good as always, and Freddie does a really good job of keeping up, as was expected. As time goes on, I have a feeling it won't hold up as well as something like Pinata, but as it stands, I think Bandana has some great songs with catchy hooks and smooth delivery

When he made that bar about Batman giving Robin toppy I FELT that. Beats go crazy throughout the whole album though, so I forgive Doom for this transgression. Seriously, though what was he on when he wrote Batty Boyz???

Very impressed by how thorough and still relevant the social commentary is on this album. The lyrical density and amazing boom bap beats never let up, creating such a fluid listening experience. It feels like a disservice to only single out any one track, when each song flows so seamlessly into the next, sonically and thematically

Love the lo-fi aesthetic and Noname's vocals. Very lucky that all the ingredients are so quality, because the mixtape would realistically probably get stale faster with a bit less care put into it

Extremely catchy and well performed fusion of hip-hop and house music. Too bad Azealia is just, like, the worst

Pretty great indie-rock with that perfect tinge of grunge and angst to create a suitably moody product

Definitely the best J. Cole album I've heard so far. The narrative is pretty neat, trying a sort of Good Kid m.A.A.d City-eqsque youth uprising story type scenario, but I don't think it's nearly as narratively effective or catchy as GKMC, though. The production is... alright? It's barebones at least and actually pretty memorable at most on songs like No Role Modelz. I think that the narrative and musical aspects of the album feel sort of divorced from each other, where certain tracks feel like ... read more

Demon days comes so close to being my favourite Gorillaz album, but I think it does a perfect job as a summation of what makes Gorillaz. It's eclectic, catchy, lyrically interesting, and just so distinctly quality.

There's some very fun synthy dance tracks, but more impressively, Demon Days also houses some pretty great instrumentally driven moments in the middle and end. The sort of loosely story-driven finale song trio may not be everyone's thing, but I love the sweeping sound and choir ... read more

Some pretty good presentation on a good few tracks, my favourite definitely being Burgundy (god I love Burgundy). Earl is very obviously a talented rapper and lyricist, but I found as the album went on, his particular style just doesn't quite gel with me the way it should. I can appreciate the themes of loss, surrounding the passing of his grandmother, and there's a good handful of clever writing. I ultimately found that all the individual parts didn't compound into as stellar of an album as it ... read more

Some genre-bending and layered dance-punk that keeps you guessing what the next song will sound like

Pure cinematic art rock genius. Has one of the most transcendent and mind-boggling electric guitar solos ever on Firth of Fifth, considering how long ago this came out. The personality on here really shines through in a way Foxtrot doesn't quite reach, which just slightly edges this album past it for me. The wacky story-telling moments turn already amazing songs into some true classics

The fact that the level of quality was kept up through the whole project is insanely impressive. From start to finish, K.R.I.T delivers on sound and lyrical quality. Some really interesting themes are explored here about fame and the pursuit of the material, which isn't particularly untreaded territory in the genre, but is still done quite well. The soul and jazz samples were a very good choice, making a pretty obvious compliment to the pretty varied vocal performance

Proof that taking a bunch of drugs is the best way to make better music because once the Beatles did it, their music got so much better. Some of the creative elements here are so insanely ahead of their time, and A Day in the Life might be one of the best songs of the 20th century