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Everybody is always talking about a "return to normalcy", but albums from throughout the year have approached the idea of return differently. Beyoncé and Drake returned to the dance scene of decades past, Kendrick Lamar and Ethel Cain to the source of their childhood traumas, and Viagra Boys even flirted with a return to a pre-human era. But Big Thief's Dragon New Warm Mountain represents a return to something even more primal than genre, childhood, or the theory of evolution. ... read more
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Have y’all ever heard Tidal? By Fiona Apple? One of my favorite albums of all time. But whenever I’m listening to it, I’m absolutely loving each and every song (especially Criminal, my favorite song of all time) up until track 7, Never is a Promise. And then… The Child is Gone. Mid. Pale September. Mid. Carrion. Mid. The closer is better than the other two, but it pales in comparison to the first seven tracks. So when I’m listening to the album in full, I’m ... read more
Get ready for a lot of fucking numbers. Skip to the last four paragraphs for the actual point.
As of this post, Beyonce's has 361 points on the year end aggregate, a 127 point lead on the runner up MOTOMAMI by Rosalia, with 15 1st places compared to Rosalia's 3, according to 86 lists. This is the fourth highest point lead in the site's records.
The point lead has surpassed 100 points 5 times before this year. In 2020, Fiona Apple's Fetch the Bolt Cutters had a 110 point lead on Phoebe ... read more
I’m seeing a lot of chronically online behavior regarding the Grammy noms. For all categories. And it’s got me thinking of something I’ve been thinking in the back of my head for a while. It’s kind of the popular opinion to hate on the Grammy’s in the online music community(s), but I am a Kanye fan and must be a contrarian at all costs. And my contrarian take is that many of the criticisms people ledge on the Grammy’s are misplaced.
One event I’m ... read more
Prologue - 3/16/22, 22 hours before release
CRASH? More like TRASH!
...is the joke that we've all been saying since the release of Good Ones. Most people agree that the singles for this album have been underwhelming, especially after Charli XCX dropped three classics in a row and made a name as one of pop's best, at least from a critical standpoint. The backlash is twofold. On one hand, there's the obvious quality issue, but the other is a question of artistry. Charli is seen as an innovator ... read more
Lil Nas X reminds me of Industry Baby producer Ye, and I’m not talking about the music (yet). Both artists are thinking on the grand scale, making some of the biggest moves in culture this year. Both use the public as a surface to reflect upon, and each exposes their inner-self to outward scrutiny and discussion. And most importantly, both artists know how to get attention and will do whatever it takes to get it, from lap-dancing the devil to setting yourself on fire. And if 2021 has ... read more
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2w
Nah, I've just seen you around with the dono tag and just wanted to ask if you knew you didn't have it anymore lol
3y
Ouch. I know it's an album a lot of people hold dear. I almost refrained from rating it tbh lol. It is weird, but I think it says a lot about the guy. In a good way. Wiggling his way into everyone's life one way or another
3y
Lmao yeah. His discography is super hit or miss for me. I found it kinda average ngl. That's just me tho.
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