Sematary's eerie distortion, chief keef vocals, and cowboy serial killer lyricism makes me want to take someone down to my slaughter house.
Ski Mask goes off on some fantastic beats with short runtimes, which fits as a great mixtape. The amazing lyricism is scattered throughout the whole mixtape, however, Ski Mask finds himself in some potholes because some tracks just repeat what Ski Mask has been known for, and some tracks are pushing a new era. “Lost in Time” is a simple laidback acoustic guitar song in the middle of two of some of the instrumentally hardest songs on the mixtape, so it just doesn’t flow well, ... read more
In Ecco2k’s EP Pxe, he shows his more artistic and experimental side, with the usage of heavy, and glitchy distortion. Although the tracks can’t be compared to his debut album E, I see that he is working towards a style that resembles that of E. The songs have a great innocent yet eerie vibe throughout the whole EP. The EP’s more accessible songs such as “In the Flesh” and “Jalouse” still carry all of Ecco’s values portrayed at the beginning of ... read more
Minus the Bullshit Life’s Great starts out pretty strong. Simple, yet soothing beats over relaxed vocals makes for a good song, if executed well.
Also, the “vibe” or “aesthetic” in this album is so overused, and Nascent doesn’t add much to it. There are three songs where people are talking through what sounds like a gritty type cellphone. I actually enjoyed this kicking off the album in “Got Fired”, but as it when on it two different songs it ... read more
Manchester Orchestra kicks off The Million Masks Of God with the settle yet euphoric intro, “Inaudible”. The tracks seemingly flow into one another in this 11 track 46-minute album. Manchester Orchestra shows their versatility with songs like “Keel Timing”, which work well as a low tempo melodic song and a passionate upbeat banger as well. The following song is an experimental highlight in the album. It seems Manchester Orchestra knows what they are doing and never ... read more