This shit is unbelievable man this record is more inventive than most of every hiphop record ive ever heard
This record literally only does something good when 1) don toliver is featuring a decent artist and 2) actually gives that artist enough time to resemble a preformance. We're praying for tisa
Listened on loop while cooking lasagna with my grandfather and wow i must say this white guy really has some nice ass background music to him. It's far from inventive but for cool jazz this certainly stands up.
This record really really rips, and really feels full despite it's incredibly short length. every track is a barrage of this zany devo-inspired punk music that is beautifully low quality and energetic to a high degree, and all say a lot without really ever having to drop repetition. This phenomenon is the main reason why I think the short tracks work. They don't feel repetitive despite them being usually repeated shout-y phrases, and they're all stuck in my head at the same time. Really nothing ... read more
For as big as this was hyped up to be by doja cat herself this is literally just another doja cat album without much change. Theres like 1 or 2 great songs (in which the 2 are both singles, demons and attention respectively) and a few other not incredible but atleast notable cuts. And then everything else in the tracklist either pales in comparison or is straight up bad. Dojas singing towards the end of this record straight up sounds sloppy. It's still messy, and only just barely a development ... read more
the last 3 track run is really the saving grace for me. Not to say that this whole project isn't pleasant, it definitely is, but there's not much new being brought to the table here to really grab me. I would point avid K-POP fans to this record even if I didn't get a whole lot out of it
If it weren't for the inconsistent first leg of this record I think this would end up going down as one of my favorite electropop records ever, the melodies are infectious, the production is fresh futuristic and dreamy, and dear god is grimes as a vocalist as present as ever on here. She's filled with energy, sometimes growling sometimes yelping sometimes screaming over these luscious alt dance beats. It's otherworldly and probably the most concise vision achieved. Like this is exactly ... read more
the good moments are oversaturated by 1) inconsistentency in the type of ambient he seemed to be going for just not flowing well at all and being constantly jarring and 2) just ideas that don't develop enough and render themselves tedious rather than engaging
It's odd how the track lengths of his first record in my opinion we;re a little too short and on this one all of them are undert 2 minutes and it somehow makes it work? maybe it's a consistency thing, a "I got used to it by the end without getting thrown for a loop thing," But this felt noticably tighter. Really good shit as always
A monolith of a record, exactly as advertised, exactly as dystopian. Really loved this
Definitely should've given the tracks a little more runtime to fully blossom, but who am I to judge someone who was gifted with a voice as tender as THIS
the bombastic quality to danny brown's music is mostly lost to a quiet introspection and production that is so intricate it doubles as minimalist. It really gives room for danny's lyricism to cut deeper than it has ever done before, and cut deep he does.
To not mince words and to not really advertise this record as anything it's not; in the oversaturated genre that IS modern day reggaetón tainy shines out as his production is some of the most futuristic shit i've heard in modern music period. It's not exclusive to it's genre and that non-exclusivity is giving reggaetón a breath of fresh air
i am thoroughly impressed by the sheer density of these compositions. every aspect is so enveloping, so thick and so wholistic. It's beautiful every step of the way as well
the contrast of these tracks is truly a sight to behold, the first one being so serene and pillowy and gentle and the second one being an absolute barrage of some of the most off the wall solos I've heard in a minute. And both are executed to near perfection.
either too by the numbers for his sound or he does a wildly different experiment that only pans out correctly maybe once on the whole record. I really like "quarters" and the contributions to the title track from 7xvethegenius but theres not much besides that not counting some standard conway tracks that just sound okay in comparison to the rest of his catalogue. Really unfortunate that this is what he followed up god don't make mistakes with because the quality is night n day
Logic is nowhere near engaging or funny enough to keep my attention between the relentless skits, the same-y rapping, and the inconsistent second half of this record. I guess theres a cool beat from time to time, and the features definitely shine through (although in my opinion that seth macfarlane feature is nothing more than tacky) but thats fair from saving this record. For something trying to come off as so earnest it's really underwhelming