i understand that mixing is a fairly subjective affair, and i'm all for albums that experiment with how timbres and frequencies interact with one another, but how did bro's silicon valley allowance not cover a professional engineer? at the very least you would imagine an artist who takes themself seriously enough to boast the fruitless quest to have the "best discography of the 2020s" would invest in taking on a mentor or working closely enough with others more experienced ... read more
charli strikes an unrealized balance between vulgar auteurism and sleazy club life, using over glorified fantasies that trust fund babies feed themselves to stay above their self disgust to explore her surface level emotional strife and convince fake bisexuals that cocaine is somehow a better drug than ketamine. and as always, ag cook fails to bring a level of spacial awareness to his brand of hyperpop that made pioneers like sophie so exciting, leaving only a few interesting textures scattered ... read more