JPEGMAFIA - EXPERIMENTAL RAP
60

Peggy is so balls-deep in his onuca era he forgot to get some new beats and instrumentals for half of the album

Reneé Rapp - BITE ME
77

the 00s radio sound but make it dyke

David Bowie - Earthling
82

Americans are, indeed, a scary bunch.

Bright Eyes - Five Dice, All Threes
60

I really wanted to like this album… but I really don’t.

Noga Erez - THE VANDALIST
85

I had high expectations for this album and Noga managed to surpass them. undeniable replay value, both back-to-back, as well as individual batches of songs for a particular mood.

Magdalena Bay - Imaginal Disk
86

I love the cohesiveness of this album – it’s synth pop through and through, while also incorporating elements of different genres in each song. I never would’ve thought that a synth pop x jazz crossover would sound so good.

Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet
70

I hope next time around her team allows her to be more than just “so fucking horny” , as she says on one of the slower, stripped-down songs. there’s a potential to her hindered by suits in boardroom meetings.

Polo G - HOOD POET
50

it's a generic trap album that is sonically expired by 6-ish years. it felt like listening to the same two songs interchangeably for 48 minutes with a little break that is the horrifically mixed "Detox". I genuinely thought at first that my headphones were glitching/breaking down. also, did we really need another Future collab in the year of 2024? bro should change his name to Feature at this point.

Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
73

I get the hype. the production on this is so good it took me by surprise but I don't feel like I'm the target audience for this, some of the songs seem to me like recycled versions of the other songs on the album. the vulnerable ballads are my favorites off of The Rise and Fall (...) but they unfortunately expose the "recycling" the most.

Hozier - Unaired
65

well, at least I discovered Bedouine.

Quadeca - SCRAPYARD
50

I genuinely wish I could enjoy the tape as much as others seem to but boy, was I bored and at times annoyed while listening. there’s a thin line between a cohesive body of work and forgettable repetitiveness which I think this project crosses. Quadeca and I are the same exact age and I think that’s the reason why SCRAPYARD bored me – emo lofi soundcloud rap was all the rage when we were teens, so it makes sense that he as an artist is influenced by that era, and that I as a ... read more

JPEGMAFIA - I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU
91

what a perfect marriage of some of my favorite genres. admittedly, I haven’t been keeping up with the rap scene for a couple of years now, so previously I only knew Peggy from singles and features. this project makes me want to check out all of his discography asap.

Future - WE STILL DON'T TRUST YOU
68

had they made an EP out of the disc 2 tracks, it would’ve been an easy +80 for me. alas, they hadn’t.

Future - WE DON'T TRUST YOU
75

Future doesn’t have the range for a project like this but Metro’s production makes it worth a listen

Clairo - Charm
88

I’ll probably give it an even higher rating after a couple more listens

Charli xcx - BRAT
84

so bri'ish

Eminem - The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)
53

I hurt myself coming into this with higher expectations than even Eminem seems to have set for himself. "The Death of Ambition" would be more of an accurate title.
I'm not above juvenile humor (if I were, I wouldn't be listening to an Eminem record) but it's only funny when it's earnest, as used to be the case with Eminem. here, it is simply saying words just to fill time, no double entrendres, word-play, or humor.
a surprisingly huge chunk of the record is spent ... read more

Waterparks - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
56

while listening to the album, I thought to myself that I absolutely would’ve been into it at like 14. well, imagine my (lack of) shock when I came here and saw that they are signed to Fueled By Ramen.

Kiasmos - II
80

can’t wait to hear all the DJs butcher these songs at raves

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