Extremely fun lyrical performances paired with jumpy, punchy and poignant, semi/experimental production leaves ‘Big Fish Theory’ feeling like a party front to back. The “vibes” so to speak are slightly undercut by undeveloped song writing choices and somewhat disjointed themes track to track, taking away slightly from the albums overall experience.
A compilation of JR’s demos so electrifying, it brings to question in immense excitement, what’s next for them.
At its worst it’s forgettable but at its best, “Quest For Fire” delivers on its namesake fullstop.
He definitely proves in isolation how talented his technical production ability can be, however, the latter half of this albums title is definitely not Peggy’s strong suit. For whatever reason, Peggy chooses pretty much everywhere possible to deliver the same relative vocal performance and flow which ultimately saps a lot of the joy out of the fun production. The lyrics are often dull and its pains to say that this album could be so much better if he let go of the Kanye wanna be bravado ... read more
The hits are painfully generic and the bulk of the project sounds like demos, overall ‘DeadBeat’ is definitively Kevin’s worst collection of tracks to date.
While it’s extreme and poignant pop culture impact upon its release is nothing to be denied, ultimately brat is just a decent bit of fun with decent production and decent performances.
It’s fitting that their titular album meant to represent their sound is completely uninspired and baron of anything worth the time.
There is so much love put into this project, however the material presented on this Lp feels like there's so much untapped potential it often feels flat.
Overall, the make is the best of any solo Brockhampton material so far, however, Kevin's collaborators shine here more than he does for better or worse, resulting in songs that feel like his vision is better fulfilled by someone else. The material here, as it is, is at least catchy and well produced no matter how much soul has clearly been sapped away during the process.
With his ever versatile style and constantly evolving skills in writing and world building, Quadeca is on his way to becoming a generational talent. 'Vanisher, Horizon Scraper' immediately places you in the world Quadeca sets up for the listener, transitioning from ballads to experimental bangers seamlessly without losing a grasp on its direction or the audience.
When you cultivate an audience that believes everything you put out, no matter how mediocre, sounds good, of course releasing something different is going to make them think you’ve made a masterpiece. ‘Life is but a dream’ fails on almost every single front to be meaningfully experimental and has no charm to make up for its ever present shortcomings.
It’s whiny, it’s dull, it’s underwritten with bland production, It’s avenged sevenfold. Here most of all their sound is almost entirely “for the fans” in a way that only their cultish following can squeeze more out of.
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