EmptyStudios

I don’t think I'll ever be able to describe in words what Frailty means to me. It relesed at the perfect time. I think Jane is only a year or two older than me, so the themes and motifs throughout the album really resonated with me. I’ve lived my whole life as a closeted queer, and up until recently, the art I consume was one of the only ways I could express that queerness. So having an album so assuredly unsure in itself, so confident in its own awkwardness and insecurity, was ... read more

By the Time I Get To Phoenix is a earth shattering record. The trio broke so much new ground that I don't think the rap game has even begun it's response. It's probably gonna be many many years for anyone to get close to replicating what Injury Reserve have accomplished. Both doubling as the final work of one of the best hip hop outfits of the 2010s, as well as being one of the most exciting releases to come out of the underground since Death Grips broke out. Injury Reserves last album is one ... read more

Whenever Jane drops anything it’s terrible for me because it’s the only thing I wanna listen to. Frailty was the most exciting release of last year and Jane is still slaying. The singing on both songs is great and the lyrics are more moving and poetic than anything on Frailty. I do hope we still get some more “wtf am i losing my mind” production moments on an eventual album but for now Jane is sounding more more mature and confident than ever.

I've been waiting for Tobi Lou to drop an album for fucking ever man. The moment I heard Lingo Star, his three-track ep, I was hooked. There is no one else in hip hop right now that I can just vibe to like Tobi Lou. He's innovating but not in an obvious way, I'd say he's on the experimental wave but if you heard Babycakes or The Last Dance at a club you wouldn't bat an eye. It's pop-rap for nerds, it appeals so heavily to me that I feel crazy showing anyone else. But this is the future of ... read more