I feel like this album is trying to be a lot of things, and by the end of it I don't think it ever found its voice. There's a few tracks with some really heavy vocal processing that totally distract from what seemed like some more raw and genuine moments. In all, it's not terrible by any means, just all over the map.

A very fun, glitchy, airy record with some great vibes front to back.

LISA's debut is a very mixed bag of tracks, with the singles standing out as excellent, but the deeper cuts not being quite as compelling.

There's a certain charisma to this record that can't be taught, you either have it or you don't, and GIVĒON certainly has it. Compared to his previous record, BELOVED is much more focused and mature. While not every track feels like its own unique experience, this is certainly a compelling collection of songs sung by a man who has the voice of an angel.

Trip Hop is such a fun genre. Lots to love about these glitchy, dreamy, synthy soundscapes on this album. The vocals are layered over everything really nicely as well with some sick guitar licks to top it all off. Portishead's influence is very apparent here, but I don't think that detracts from the fact that this album is really luscious and dreamy and just well made.

I'm not super familiar with the entirety of Madonna's discography, but what I do know is that this record stands out to me as one of her best. I don't think it's best trip-hop has to offer, but it sure is a gorgeous love letter to the genre mixed in with some more poppy elements that all work really well.

Solidly 1980's in its approach to overall tone, style, and structure. It's not my personal favorite vibe, but nonetheless this album is catchy as hell with some really great beats.

The vocals are bit washed out in the mix, but I feel bad even offer such a critique because this is still a beautiful record with some great glittery city pop bops.

A hallmark of Japanese city pop, this record lives up to the hype with its fun glittery beats, and soaring upbeat vocals. Underneath it all are touching and thoughtful lyrics giving the album a proper weight outside of it just being fun and catchy. Perhaps a few of the songs sound a bit similar, but otherwise this is basically as good as it gets when it comes to City Pop.

The opening track is obviously iconic, and for all the right reasons, it's a city pop banger. The rest of the album doesn't quite land the same though, but even still this is a great collection of tracks.

So incredibly ahead of its time. The sounds captured here have clearly stood the test of time with their influence still to be seen across the musical landscape long after.

Effortlessly glamorous, in just about every way.

This is some damn good, gloomy, city jazz. But not overly gloomy, there's still a sparkle here and there, with some songs definitely leaning more upbeat. But it's the melancholic longing that this album holds that makes it so captivating.

Just as, if not more harrowing than Radio Amor. This album is bleak and cold and dark and desolate. The landscapes that this album paints are cold and uninviting, and it all makes for a memorable experience that I find myself coming back to time and time again.

Where HM,HMDIA felt like it wandered a bit aimlessly, Radio Amor finds its groove in tracks that are much more sharpened in their focus. Hecker really struck a great balance between the droney and glitchy elements of this record. They work together in great harmony, painting a grim and bleak picture that is deeply engrossing.

Even if some of this album feels a bit aimless in its wandering, it's a path worth going down nonetheless.

Definitely a step back in quality compared to her previous records. It's not terrible, it's just that when stacked up against the two albums that came before it, the highs that these tracks reach just isn't as grand. Yuck is a great song though, one of her best, I will die on that hill.

AND SHE DOES IT AGAIN. HOLLLLY SHIT.

Transformative, out of this world, so far ahead of its time. This record is a goddamn masterpiece.

It doesn't reach the same highs of Folklore, but this was still a great collection of songs in that same style with just about that same focused precision, even if this time around some of the tracks felt less impactful.