Some very catchy tracks, but all together it feels too repetitive at points

Good Ideas and melodies, paired with charismatic vocals that can feel out of place at times

Impressive output for a guy who made the same stuff almost 50 years ago, but still sounds kind of uninspired and dusted

Amazing crossovers that form an energetic and thrilling listen

Great opening track, but loses some momentum for me in the latter three songs

Hard hitting instrumentals and vocals with cool song progression throughout the tracklist

An overall enjoyable listen with some lovely melodies and cool vocal performances

Soothing and calming sounds with a dark and mystical twist.

Interesting mix of genres with an inchoate execution

Rather monotone flow, beats, cadence and subject matters.

Interesting ideas and concepts burried in some (for me) unfavorable stylistic choices, that make me enjoy them less than they could.

He chose himself.

Kendrick Lamar returns with his fifth and final TDE studio album, and what can I say ... he outdid himself once again.
Shifting his focus from trying to be Hip-Hop's and society's savior to reflecting on himself, his status and trying to become a better version of himself.

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers is a grandiose over one hour long insight into the Compton MC's deepest inner struggles, thoughts, demons and hopes. Split into two discs/sides, the album starts off ... read more

Filled to the brim with right wing shibboleths and cringy rap parts. A 50 year old man whining that "nobody can tell him how to live" feels about as right as a five year old complaining about taxes.
This record gives the whole genre of Southern Rock a bad reputation.

The duo's debut album is as refreshing as it was anticipated to be.
Besides the clever and cheeky lead single Chaise Longue, the two could keep the momentum of their sound throughout the entire LP, even though some of the latter middle part's songs tend to be a little bit too samey. Doesn't matter though because the album closes with two absolute amazing songs: the enthralling background chants in Supermarket and the guitar and drum work on Too Late Now just manage to close this record in a ... read more

The album starts off extremely strong in the first half with songs like the dealer, stabilise and midnight sun. It looses a bit of it's momentum later on, but that doesn't make the rest of the songs bad in any way. The great mixture of poppy and grungy sounds with electric drummage makes for a really interesting and enjoyable listen.

The mixture of grimy and introspective is just what makes this record really special to me. The production is as stellar as Conways writing. Dark and muddy beats followed up by sample soul samples combined with hard coke bars and emotional openings about his struggles with mental health just show how amazingly paced this album is
This must clearly be my favorite Griselda record to this day.

This album contains some very strong contenders for Song of the Year, especially Superstar and New Romance are close to being perfect. I wish the record would keep the quality of these tracks, especially during the last quarter, which I found offered the “weakest” songs of the whole album. But even these are enjoyable.
The grandiose melancholy that Beach House's music brings to the table just leaves me in awe.

It's funny that on a noise rock album, one of the more accessible and less noisy tracks is actually my favorite one, but that bass line on Broken must be one of the catchiest I've heard in a while. But of course the noise tracks are amazing as well. The hammering and echoing vocals on Dragged In A Hole or the screechy, contorted violin-sounding noises on top of the quick drums on Anyone But You are simply astounding. The mellower final two tracks are a welcome change of mood after the previous ... read more

Everything a sophomore record can and should offer.
The highly anticipated second album of Black Country, New Road is exactly what I wanted it to be. It builds upon the soundscape and grandiose melancholy the first record introduced and made it even better. The group's way of arranging and performing the wide variety of instruments, especially the usage of the (for them already) iconic horns, is just magnificent. Isaacs Wood's lyricism and vocal delivery is even more fitting on this album than ... read more

Some really stellar production with very minimal sample heavy production. I love how the beats/samples just speak for themselves with very few additions to the instrumentals. The combination of Fahim and Droog's styles work really well on this type of production. I still think that Droog outshines Fahim noticeably on most tracks, making it seem only half-baked at times. I liked this one more than the first installment though.