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Features the building blocks of what would remain sonic mainstays in Tyler's later more acclaimed work but can be a bit overindulgent in the edgy lyrics. The more controversial subject matters and language create an interesting time capsule given where Tyler is at now but a lot of it reeks of an adolescent with an intentionally antagonist vocabulary. Weaker elements aside this was definitely a showcase of a small fraction of Tyler The Creator's greatness while still being a ... read more

I'm not super crazy about this lyrically but it's not like this delivery is far away from what Charli has given us on Brat. It's blunt tongue in cheek commentary on her career affecting her mental health and self perception, this constant need to pivot as is a common theme in most of her work this decade. My main issue stems from this attempt to make a satirical rock song which sounds so lifeless and uninspired. I'm not saying that Charli needs to commit to the bit but the ... read more

A lot of the production on this thing feels more adventurous than I initially expected. My main issue with boasting production credits from the likes of Flume, Mike Will Made-It, Jpegmafia and Kevin Parker is that this mostly feels like watered down takes on sounds I already liked. BTS and their contemporaries being part of a musical machine only adds to the sterilization of this project. Putting a bunch of cookie cutter pop lyrics and sonically indistinctive vocalists over these already half ... read more

On their latest output Softcult blend their shoegaze repertoire with some energetic vocals and themes of the riot grrrl scene to varying degrees of success. The more ferocious cuts early on in the tracklist while thematically poignant aren't as punchy as you'd hope and lyrically resemble more t-shirt sloganeering than it does Bikini Kill and is really only pulled off on Tired, a track that resembles a feminine take on Ceremony's Sick. The vulnerability and frustrations really get ... read more