Top 3:
1. Better Living Through Chemistry
2. Monsters In The Parasol
3. Tension Head
Least Favorite: Feel Good Hit Of The Summer - (Reprise)

another good album from QOTSA. i really enjoyed songs such as "Better Living Through Chemistry" and "Monsters In The Parasol." i really enjoyed the drumming on "Better Living Through Chemistry" and how the drums faded in and out throughout the track. "Monsters In The Parasol" has a great driving guitar riff ... read more

Best Song: Dethroned

solid album from black midi. i definitely enjoyed their discography and their sound a lot. i really enjoyd their drum sounds and the chops that were albums this album and their other album "Schlagenheim" as well. the songs were really great with the final near 10-minute song "Ascending Forth" being another highlight for me on this album. overall, nothing else really to say on black midi except they are a great band to listen too.

Top 3:
1. Livin' Loose
2. Dumb
3. Slide
Least Favorite: Encore

another solid album from pop artist George Clanton. the only other album I had head from him was his release from this year, "Ooh Rap I Ya." and i absolutely loved that album. i had that on repeat for the rest of the summer. so i indeed had some high hopes for his other famous work, "Slide." this album did not disappoint. the absolutely soothing dance rhythms on the opener "Livin' Loose" had me ... read more

Top 3:
1. Reggae
2. 953
3. Of Schlagenheim
Least Favorite: Years Ago

amazing project from black midi. i loved the instrumentals on this album. especially the drums on the song, "Reggae." the drum chops are sick as hell. the opening riffs of "953" absolutely pulled me into this album since that was the opening of this 9-track album. i had only heard their 2022 release "Hellfire" before this and this was such a great album to listen too. i'm hoping to complete their ... read more

Top 3:
1. Man Out Of Time
2. The Loved Ones
3. Pidgin English
Least Favorite: Boy With A Problem

another solid album from Elvis Costello and his band The Attractions. super fun rhythm with great bass lines and great lyrics from Elvis on this one. overall an enjoyable listen as always with Elvis Costello.

catch me or i go houdini

Best Song: Early Summer

amazing jazz album. I loved the vibes from this album. The beautiful 10-minute song that is "Early Summer" was a great listen. I loved the drum break in that song as well. i have recently been getting really Japanese Jazz music and it has been such a delight to listen too. another great Japanese Jazz album added to my library

solid Japanese rock/pop album. pretty enjoyable from start to finish. not much else to say about this album

Top 3:
1. Xerces
2. Mein
3. Cherry Waves
Least Favorite: Pink Cellphone

good god this is an amazing album. Deftones had kinda been hit or miss for me in the past with albums such as "White Pony" and "Koi No Yokan." the distorted guitars all over this album are just great. the drum tracks on this album are amazing as well. "Xerces" is such an amazing song with the absolutely amazing chorus with Chino's vocals on it as well. "Mein" is such a great song as ... read more

Top 3:
1. Renegades of Funk
2. How I Could Just Kill A Man
3. Maggie's Farm
Least Favorite: Kick out the Jams

solid Rage Against the Machine cover album. I love the Bob Dylan cover of "Maggie's Farm" and Cypress Hill's "How I Could Just Kill A Man." Overall, good cover album

Best Song: Camarillo Brillo

interesting release from Frank Zappa and his band The Mothers.

Best Song: Swan Song

this was definitely a different turn for King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. this album sounded very "Daft Punk" esque as well. the techno beats were a big surprise in my opinion. but i did enjoy a lot of the songs on this album. i definitely bopped my head to a lot of the songs on this album. i did enjoy the extended cuts of each song, and i thought that they added quite well to the album. i did also like the thought that was put into splitting each album up ... read more

Best Song: Dance With Me

a surprising return from Blink-182. i honestly didn’t expect this album to be as good as it was. with a lot of catchy tunes on it, and astounding drum parts from Travis Barker. the lead single from this album, “ONE MORE TIME” is a really nice sounding acoustic song that grew on me over time. “FELL IN LOVE” is another catchy song that keeps bringing me back to the album. overall, a surprisingly good release from
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Best Song: Fujiyama

oh my lord was this album a great listen. Dave Brubeck's album "Time Out" is the album that got me into jazz so i have a lot of respect for him. the first thing that caught my attention was the name of this album, "Jazz Impressions Of Japan." Super interesting title in my opinion. i also love the use of percussion on this album. "Tokyo Traffic" is an absolutely amazing opener to the album. the song "Fujiyama" is so calming and ... read more

Top 3:
1. I Be Blowin'
2. Patti Dooke
3. Breakadawn
Least Favorite: Intro

another solid De La Soul album. although this one did not seem as enjoyable as their other two famous projects, it was still a good listen. not as many rememberable songs as the other albums, but still enjoyable

"I made my stripper my masseuse"

Best Song: Mamas PrimeTime

another album from Griselda rapper Westside Gunn. supposedly his last one. overall, i did enjoy this album, although i feel like it was overall a bit bloated. especially the Trap-A-Holics song, which was a massive curveball in my opinion. JID's verse on "Mama's PrimeTime" was super unexpected in my opinion but was very enjoyable. Boldy James' feature on "Jalen Rose" was great as well. Boldy is one of my ... read more

Best Song: Vin Skully

another solid Earl project, with Alchemist on production. whenever Earl and The Alchemist get together, you know it's going to be a fun time. i loved Earl's rapping on this album. thought it was super fun and really enjoyed listening to it. i loved The Alchemist's beats on this album as well, and the vocal sampling was on point! overall, another great project from 2023 with amazing rapping from Earl Sweatshirt and great production from The Alchemist

"She suck on my nut like she dracula"

Best Song: First Person Shooter (feat. J. Cole)

another album full of filler from Drake. this album was just so boring besides the song "First Person Shooter (feat. J. Cole)." why did he even put a literal SEXYY RED feature on this album bro. he really did put his FAT D down our throats with all this shitty ass music. the J. Cole feature on "First Person Shooter" was actually really good in my opinion. and the song ... read more

Top 3:
1. Synchronicity II
2. O My God
3. Murder by Numbers
Least Favorite: Tea In The Sahara

The Police do not tend to miss with their albums. the bass work from Sting on this album is incredible. also the drums from Stewart Copeland on songs such as "Synchronicity II" and "O My God" is great as well. i also really liked the vocal work on this album and thought it was really good to listen to.

Top 3:
1. Astral Flying
2. Super Zodiac
3. Blood of the Past
Least Favorite: Unity

super interesting jazz (if it is even classified as that). so many different genres fused into this album. the instrumentation on this album amazing as well. the song "Astral Flying" literally makes me feel like I'm floating when listening to it. the drums on "Super Zodiac" are absolutely amazing in my opinion. overall a great jazz fusion/nu jazz album