Bro has a skull in his eye 💀 "Microcastle" is overrated as hell. It is decent indie rock and that's it. It's not special or beautiful or eye opening or particularly unique, it just good indie rock. People calling it "Imaginative" are seeing something different , because I don't hear it. It's defiantly not as creative as Cryptograms sonically. All the songs on this album coast on a 7/10 until Calvary Scars, then it turns into more of a 6/10. Nothing Ever Happened is the ... read more

Imagine your best album being this early in you career, crazy. "Cryptograms" is Deerhunter at their wildest. It's at their most innovative, creative, and ambitious. They do this by making sonically crazy songs with absurd structures and psychedelic undertones. They build upon each other in such a fun way and the chemistry between all these songs are second to none. My favorite incorporations of these ideas are the ink songs. The other ones do these things to of course, but the ink ... read more

Something malicious is brewing 🤨

Not that surprising of a left turn tbh. "UGLY" is a high energy thrill ride of an album that doesn't really slow down. It keeps you engaged until the last second and in the end you're begging for more. I didn't expect slowthai to be able to do punk vocals well, but I was pleasantly surprised. His range is great and he always brings out all these emotions when he sings. The rapping is good too of course. The instrumentals are great and compliment slowthai's voice well. They bring this ... read more

What the hell is going on in the cover💀" Nothing Great About Britain" is slowthai's first album, and to be honest he had his sound figured out fairly quickly. It's slower paced, heavier, and more grimy. The way slowthai raps is like he struggles to get out the next word, like he's trembling in the delivery, but in a good way. The beats are good, nothing to right home about, but they're solid. For a first record "Nothing Great About Britain" conveys the talent slowthai has ... read more

Damn twigs I see you! "CAPRISONGS" is twigs at her most "fun". What I mean by that is, she lets loose on this album more than any project of hers in the past. I mean, there's a drill song on here, and it's great! This feels like a long party and everyone who listens is going along for the ride. There are bangers on the record, slower moments, a few ballads. Twigs singing will forever be great, and the features on the record bring the songs to new heights. ... read more

I feel like a flower while listening to this. "MAGDALENE" is a building point from twigs last album LP1, and it really shows how consistent she is. Her sound is evolved and turns into an even lusher experience than before. It really reflects on the songs too. Most of these songs have a bigger feel and sound to them. They make you live the emotions poured into them and make you ascend into another plane of existence. Twigs voice is as pretty as ever, but this time around it has a ... read more

Creepy ass cover😭 "LP1" is FKA twigs first record, and in my opinion, her worst. Now that means very little when it comes to FKA twigs because her worst is still leagues better than most of the other art pop out there. This record is down right gorgeous. It takes its time and builds these beautiful, glossy songs up to perfection. The way FKA twigs sings is something special. Her voice is so unique and pretty, every time I hear it I get a little emotional. This record is enveloping ... read more

Sleepy (in a good way). "VOLCANIC BIRD ENEMY AND THE VOICED CONCERN" is a project I didn't expect Travis to make, but I'm happy he made it. Ok, so imagine Oblivion Access , but instead of abstract hip-hop it's psychedelic pop and rock, with a little trip hop thrown in. It's just as engrossing as Oblivion Access, but in a different way. It stays in its lane for the most part never really expanding from it's roots. It's very low energy, like your at a concert that was doused in sleeping ... read more

Acid trip central. "Oblivion Access" is Lil Ugly Mane's Weirdest rap project. It's heavily based in psychedelic soundscapes and odd patterns. The rapping is... floaty? It's hard to really describe. He mixes his hard rap style with weird vocal changers and it makes it seem like he's rapping in a dazed state. Like he's chugged a ton of cough syrup and just went for it. The beats follow this wavy kind of flow the whole way through, but they bloom into other-worldly experiences the ... read more

He made an album with 50 songs feel Cohesive. HOW? "Third Side of Tape" is Lil Ugly Mane at his top creativity. The avenues he explores on this record are vast and interesting, and the way he weaves these scattered ideas into a record this brilliant is nothing short of incredible. Every single song feels fleshed out and given room to breathe, they all feel like little pockets of Travis and his thought process. I mean, when I heard the black metal song I was so impressed that I had to ... read more

This is somehow very freeing. "Three Sided Tape Volume One" is a hodgepodge of different beats that Travis made all rolled into an album, and for as many great attempts there are, there are some underdeveloped ones. The third side of the tape is the best. It has the most fun beats and even has a demo of Slack in My Mack. Side two is good, but it has some faults. Most of the time it's great, then you have stuff like Bed Time and Jesus Piece. Side one is really good. It has great beats ... read more

Those words on the cover are great. "Uneven Compromise" is a 10 minute song about a lot of things. I wont being going into those things because I really want to soak it all in first, but I will talk about the song itself. I the comparison H1DD3N 1N TH3 ST4T1C made. It's really similar to Solace. It has the same kind of feel to it, depressing. The beat is weird throughout the whole thing, making me feel tense and anxious. The rapping is good of course, what else do you expect from Lil ... read more

Scaled back and isolated. "Mista Thug Isolation" is a masterpiece of an album. I want to talk about so much from this project, but I'll keep it a bit brief. Lil Ugly Mane's rapping is on a whole other level. He crafts these insane bars and flows that make me feel like punching a hole in my wall. The lyrics range from deeply disturbing to funny as hell. My favorite one is when he said "I'mma let the Uzi spit turn his face into gooey shit". That was HARD. The whole record ... read more

This whole record feels shiny. "OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES" is a very weird project. I'd expect nothing less from Sophie of course, but this feels like a step up in weirdness from her other endeavors. This thing is WONKY. It's so odd sometimes that I'd just have to sit there and really think it over before I continued. The beats are all great in their own ways, and the vocals are just as weird as everything else here. I really don't know how to explain this project so you should ... read more

A little controversial ig. "Donuts" is a good record. It's nothing mind-blowing or anything, it's just good. The beats range from passable to fantastic and the feel of the record is oddly nostalgic. The story behind "Donuts" is more impressive to me than the record itself. It truly does amaze me how good of a producer J Dilla was. One of a kind. With all that being said, the record does fall flat for me in some aspects. The pacing is fast. Now, that's not really too much of ... read more

TLDR. "Praise A Lord..." is Yves Tumors 5th album and in my opinion their best. On their last project they went for a more combined sound when it came to the genres at play, but on this one they mostly stick to art rock and punk. With a more centered focus this record feels more cohesive and less chaotic. The singing on this is some of Yves best, they really hone in on the rock sound they were building on the last 2 records. The guitars are perfection and the strings that pop up from ... read more

This really is heaven. "Heaven To A Tortured Mind" is one hell of a trip. It's really hard to pin down the sound of this record because it goes in so many unique places. There's Rock, funk, pop, folk, and a whole other number of different combinations. This may put others off since it's not the most cohesive record, but to me it's just like an adventure with a ton of twists and turns. The singing form Yves Tumor is great as per usual, they really put in a ton of heart. It's sonically ... read more

Ghostface winna. "Sour Soul" is a colab album I didn't expect. It's fun for sure, but idk it just doesn't feel fully fleshed out. Ghostface is good on the record, not great, but still decent. What really makes "Sour Soul" a win for me is BADBADNOTGOOD. They bring their a-game when it comes to the instrumentals, and bring the project to the next level. There are no stand out tracks, each one ranges from a 7 to a 6. "Sour Soul" is a pretty good project, just wish it ... read more

More like goodgoodnotbad. “III” is a very rich album. It’s very jazzy of course, but there’s something deeper beneath the surface. I don’t know what, but something really is bubbling. It makes the record sound more whole and fruitful. Kaleidoscope is the best jazz song I’ve ever heard and I just love everything about it. Every song is pretty good, but that song just has this amazing feeling to it. This album is solid, I just wish each song was on equal ... read more