This album is an absolute gem of artful R&B. Prepare to read a repetitive yap session about Lahai by Sampha.
My favorite piece of media from this year. No other album let alone a piece of media this year carries as much meaning, emotion, and beauty as Sampha's second studio album Lahai. Every instrument is placed immaculately in the mix to bring out maximum awe in each instrumental throughout the album. The instrumentals are tender yet complex. They are instantly rewarding while also ... read more
Review I wrote as my final for a writing class last semester (there was a word limit, sadly):
With Sign o’ The Times, Prince blends his innumerable influences and his strongest variety of lyrical concepts to date to create an album that is bold, experimental, slightly bloated, and ultimately, the most undeniably “Prince” album he ever made.
Sign o’ the Times was Prince’s ninth studio album and fifth album in as many years. He had several hit songs (and several ... read more
Criminally underrated given that it's a worthy follow-up to one of the best albums ever. As If You Read My Mind and Rocket Love deserve to be massive hits. Happy Birthday is a little sappy, but that song is genuinely important to the establishment of MLK day so I respect it for that.