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A clear step-up from November, which lacked memorable tracks and production all over. This one seems to be a bit more focused. SiR's singing is delightful if not a bit simple. The production is smooth and works in SiR's favor greatly. It's a nice and smooth end-of-summer album. Even at 45 minutes, the album feels too long though. Tracks start to sound alike and SiR's vocals don't do much to distinguish themselves from track to track. The features are a nice touch to break the monotony of the ... read more

I'm rewriting this entire review because while I liked it at first, I love it now. This might be my favorite pop album of the entire decade (if not that, then top 5). Each track is fantastic in its own right. Lana is fucking amazing on each song, the production is great, and the lyricism is top tier. I could delve into why each song is so good, but that would take far too long. Just listen to it.

This really wasn't so bad. I was expecting some full blown overproduced pop dystopia, but it's really not that. Ok yes, some tracks fucking suck (You Need to Calm Down, ME! to name a few), but the batting average is quite high here. The narrative surrounding her will likely impact the average score a bit more than any other artist, but the truth is that this is far from a disaster. It's a fun pop album at best.

He sounds like he works with Smino and his producers a lot and that sound bleeds into Jay2's project, 4 Tha Wait. This is far from a bad thing. Monte Booker shows up and produces some heat, while Jay sounds right at home. It's really brief, clocking in under 20 min. It's an entree to the main course that should be well worth the wait.