Big Steppers > Mr. Morale

Gunna delivers one decent batch of tracks on the final installment of his Drip or Drown series. DS4EVER is bloated, eighteen tracks and over fifty minutes is way too much for any Gunna album. There are tracks here that would be so much better if there was a second verse or a more defined song structure. The first half was pretty solid; tracks like “private island”, “mop” and “thought i was playing” were all highlights. There are other decent tracks throughout ... read more

Dawn FM is The Weeknd’s second album to embody eighties synth pop and synthwave aesthetics. Since the release of After Hours in 2020, the Weeknd has refined his version of eighties snythpop. Compared to After Hours, Dawn FM seems more dialed in on the eighties aesthetic having a more consistent style throughout the tracklist relative to After Hours. The bright yet tragic feel to Dawn is only amplified by its purgatory narrative, that is mainly pushed forward by Jim Carey. The Weeknd and ... read more