Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
90

I've never had an album grow on me as much as this one has. On my first listen, I only liked three songs from it (My Girls, Summertime Clothes, and Brother Sport), but now there are only three songs on the album that I am not the biggest fan of (Also Frightened, Guys Eyes, and Taste). However, I still appreciate these songs in the album's context, even if they are not my cup of tea.
This album has some of the catchiest refrains I have ever heard. I still randomly yell out "OPEN UP YOUR ... read more

80

8/10 -----> 8-WORD REVIEW

The good kind of an absolute fucking mess

Best Tracks: No More Parties in La, St. Pablo, Real Friends, Famous, Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1, Fade
Worst Track: Freestyle 4

Vince Staples - Hell Can Wait
80

8/10 -----> 8-WORD REVIEW

Duality of Vince: Blue Suede hard, Limos sad

Best Tracks: Limos ft. Teyana Taylor, Blue Suede, Fire, Hands Up, 65 Hunnid
Worst Track: Screen Doors

Kendrick Lamar - untitled unmastered.
80

8/10 -----> 8-WORD REVIEW

No true discog standouts; incredible for b-sides tho

Best Tracks: Untitled 03 (live version), Untitled 05, Untitled 02, Untitled 08, Untitled 06
Worst Track: Untitled 04

Logic - The Incredible True Story
80

8/10 -----> 8-WORD REVIEW

Production is top-notch and Logic is solid enough

Best Tracks: Fade Away, Like Woah, Young Jesus ft. Big Lenbo, City of Stars, Paradise ft. Jesse Boykins III, Run It
Worst Track: Stainless ft. Dria

Jon Bellion - The Human Condition
80

8/10 -----> 8-WORD REVIEW

Surprised by how well this theater-core bs works

Best Tracks: Hand of God (outro), All Time Low, New York Soul Pt. ii, Morning in America, 80s Films, Guillotine ft. Travis Mendes
Worst Track: Woke the Fuck Up

Caravan Palace - <|°_°|>
80

8/10 -----> 8-WORD REVIEW

Not sampling brings out the album's best moments

Best Tracks: Lay Down, Lone Digger, Wonderland, Midnight, Tattoos, Wonda
Worst Track: Comics

Drake - Take Care
80

8/10 -----> 8-WORD REVIEW

Def Overhyped but has two legit phenomenal tracks

Best Tracks: Take Care ft. Rihanna, Doing it Wrong, Over My Dead Body, Crew Love ft. the Weeknd, Buried Alive (interlude) ft. Kendrick Lamar, Look What You've Done, Lord Knows ft. Rick Ross, Make Me Proud ft. Nicki Minaj
Worst Track: Shot for Me

JAY-Z & Kanye West - Watch the Throne
78

7/10 -----> 7-WORD REVIEW

Definition of overhated. This still feels pristine

Best Tracks: Murder To Excellence, Otis, Ni**as In Paris, New Day, No Church In The Wild ft. Frank Ocean & The-Dream, Why I Love You ft. Mr. Hudson
Worst Track: Welcome to the Jungle

Vince Staples - FM!
82

7/10 -----> 7-WORD REVIEW

The radio concept helps emphasize the darkness

Best Tracks: FUN!, Feels Like Summer, Outside!, No Bleedin, Don't Get Chipped, New earlsweatshirt (interlude)
Worst Track: Run the Bands

Chance the Rapper - Acid Rap
75

7/10 -----> 7-WORD REVIEW

Iconic mixtape. Charm oozes through every aspect

Best Tracks: Paranoia ft. Nosaj Thing, Favorite Song ft. Childish Gambino, Cocoa Butter Kisses ft. VIC MENSA & Twista, Lost ft. Noname, Good Ass Intro ft. BJ The Chicago Kid & Lili K
Worst Track Smoke Again ft. Ab-soul

Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
75

7/10 -----> 7-WORD REVIEW

This one was a real grower fs

Best Tracks: Charlie Brown, Paradise, Don't Let it Break Your Heart, Every Teardrop is a Waterfall, Major Minus, Us Against the World
Worst Track: Princess of China ft. Rihanna

Travis Scott - ASTROWORLD
74

7/10 -----> 7-WORD REVIEW

Overrated but has some real transcendent moments

Best Tracks: Stop Trying to Be God, 5% Tint, Cofee Bean, No Bystanders, Sicko Mode, RIP Screw, NC-17
Worst Track: Yosemite

Coldplay - Everyday Life
74

7/10 -----> 7-WORD REVIEW

Unique and thought-provoking, like their 4th album

Best Tracks: Arabesque, Trouble in Town, Everyday Life, Church, Champion of the World, BrokEn
Worst Track: Cry Cry Cry

Ariana Grande - My Everything
74

7/10 -----> 7-WORD REVIEW

First Album that I listened to fully

Best Tracks: Love Me Harder w/ The Weeknd, Just a Little Bit of Your Hart, My Everything, One Last Time, Problem ft. Iggy Azalea, Break Your Heart Right Back ft. Childish Gambino
Worst Track: Hands On Me ft. Asap Ferg

Vince Staples - Prima Donna
72

7/10 -----> 7-WORD REVIEW

Dark concept, but didn't fully pay off

Best Tracks: Pimp Hand, Big Time, Ptima Donna ft. Asap Rocky, War Readt
Worst Track: Smile

Teyana Taylor - K.T.S.E.
70

7/10 -----> 7-WORD REVIEW

Good, but this isn't what Teyana wanted

Best Tracks: Gonna Luv Me, Never Would Have Made It, W.T.P.
Worst Track: A Rose in Harlem

Logic - YSIV
70

7/10 -----> 7-WORD REVIEW

Somehow both a fitting and odd send-off

Best Tracks: YSIV, Legacy, 100 Miles and Running ft. Wale, The Glorious Five, Last Call, Wu Tang Forever ft. The Wu-Tang Clan, The Return, Street Dreams II
Worst Tracks: Ordinary Day ft. Hailee Steinfeld, One Day ft. Ryan Tedder

Coldplay - A Head Full of Dreams
70

7/10 -----> 7-WORD REVIEW

The worst Coldplay Album. Yes. I know

Best Tracks: Up&Up, HYm for the Weekend, Adventure of a Lifetime, Everglow, Birds
Worst Track: X Marks the Spot (from Army of One)

Ariana Grande - Sweetener
68

6/10 -----> 6-WORD REVIEW

The best decent album there is

Best Tracks: R.E.M., Breathin', No Tears Left to Cry, The Light is Coming ft. Nicki Minaj, God Is a Woman
Worst Track: Better Off

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