WiFiGawd - The Dynasty
80

One of the most consistent rap projects of the year, production is heavenly and WifiGawd brings so much charisma to each track. Such a great blend of newer plugg sounds with 2010's Chief Keef energy. If you've enjoyed Wifi from his projects with Tony Seltzer definitely give this a listen.

Bent Knee - Frosting
75

I cAnt BALEEVE EEEHhhhhiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitt!!!!! (i can't believe it)

FKA twigs - CAPRISONGS
80

Overall a fun collection of gorgeous and futuristic R&B and pop from Twigs but holy shit Meta Angel is like the greatest song of all time!!!

Aminé - TWOPOINTFIVE
75

A nice little short project of fun pop rap from Aminé, TWOPOINTFIVE is an infectious listen that sees him expanding the pallet of his production choices to include more bright and bubbly pop and electronic elements. Sure it's not all that deep, but I admire Aminé for making fun enjoyable and easygoing music. While not reaching the heights of Limbo, TWOPOINTFIVE is worth a listen!

Zack Fox - shut the fuck up talking to me
75

A short but sweet project of tracks with great beats and infinite personality via the musings of Zack Fox. Fafo, Bane and the title track are legitimately great rap songs and all the other tracks are fun and entertaining. Also, Zacks' rapping is legitimately great here. Good first project!

The Alchemist - This Thing Of Ours Vol. 2
75

While no track reaches the heights of Nobles from the first EP, This Thing of Ours Vol 2 is still an enjoyable little journey of great production and some great verses. Miracle Baby and 6 Five Heartbeats are my favorite tracks and will likely be on rotation for a while for me.

Magdalena Bay - Mercurial World
95

A near perfect vision of pop, so glad that all Mag Bay has been doing over the past years is finally getting recognition and that it's with an album as amazing as this!

George Clanton - Fucking Up My Life
90

The little autotuned, "yeah!" adlibs from Negative Gemini that pop up throughout absolutely send me! Loving the sound of this track, really feels like a progression of what George was doing on Slide but goes into a glitchier direction. Great single!

Westside Gunn - Hitler Wears Hermes 7
90

My favourite Gunn project, the production on HWH7 is amazing. It's Possible, Lucha Bros, Banana Yacht?! So many amazing sounding tracks and great verses from everybody featured.

illuminati hotties - Let Me Do One More
75

I think I prefer the sheer punch of Free IH, but still, this is one of the most enjoyable indie rock albums of the year.

Paris Texas - Red Hand Akimbo
80

The best N.E.R.D songs that N.E.R.D never made. Seriously, girls like drugs could easily slip in on the Spymob version of In Search Of and BULLSEYE sounds like a punkier version of a No One Ever Really Dies track but these are so much fun. Excited to see what they'll do on a full length project but for now this EP will be on repeat for me.

Injury Reserve - By the Time I Get to Phoenix
100

This is an easy 100, I don't think I've ever heard anything like it and I just hope this will influence more hip-hop, rock and electronic acts to push boundaries. Injury Reserve have been one of my favourite musical groups since Drive It Like It's Stolen dropped in 2017 and I was introduced to them. I was wowed by their 2019 self-titled album which is one of my favourite hip-hop albums of the past 5 years but coming off of that album I did not expect they could put together something like ... read more

Porter Robinson - Nurture
95

Accidentally deleted my original review whilst trying to update it :(

But heck, Nurture keeps growing on me and I keep getting more and more immersed in it with every listen. I feel myself growing a strong emotional attachment to all the tracks and I think it may be my favorite album of the year so far!

Also the vinyl sounds incredible, makes the warmth of the album hit even harder.

Skrillex - Leaving
50

While the title track feels like an interesting moment for Skrillex, and a necessary point of transition between the brash sounds of the Bangarang EP and what he would go on to do with Recess, this EP feels really flat. The Reason is a serviceable but ultimately mediocre track and Scary Bolly Dub is another pointless remix of Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites. The change in sound on the Leaving EP is more interesting than the music itself.

Skrillex - Bangarang
60

Ah yes the Bangarang EP, a project which further boosted Skrillex's profile in the mainstream and was in everybody's iTunes library on their iPod Touch 4th gens. While this is a nostalgic listen for sure, and sonically it's aged maybe better than Scary Monsters, this EP could be considered a bit of a mixed bag when compared to it's predecessor.

The opener Right In is classic Skrillex and packs a punch, with some great synth work within the drops. This is followed by the title track, an iconic ... read more

Skrillex - More Monsters and Sprites
45

Not sure if there's even a need to review or rate this, as it's essentially 2 new tracks and a collection of remixes, but First of The Year (Equinox) is a great track that's incredibly nostalgic and also goes hard as hell to this day. Ruffneck (Flex) and Ruffneck (FULL Flex) are serviceable, even though they kind of cancel each other out. The remixes are mediocre at best.

Skrillex - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
80

The EP that changed it all! Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites was a game-changer for Skrillex and is a project that is incredibly nostalgic for a lot of people now. This was a lot of people's gateway into Skrillex, dubstep and EDM as a whole and it's held up really well in my opinion.

The first 3 tracks are absolute dumb perfection, with Rock N Roll taking the sounds Skrill had been building with his first project and unleashing them in full force, with a faster tempo, harder wubs and more ... read more

Skrillex - My Name Is Skrillex
65

Fuck it, Skrillex marathon...
For some reason lately I've felt compelled to dive back into the discography of one of the most polarizing producers of the 2010's, and one of my childhood heroes, Skrillex. Love him or hate him, it's no denying that he changed the scene of commercial electronic music forever with his trademark sound of wubs, bleeps and screeches, that would come to be known by the public as dubstep (despite being vastly different to the UK subgenre that the name originated in). ... read more

Skrillex - Kliptown Empyrean
100

Criminally underrated track, was on a nostalgic Skrillex binge last night and forgot he came out with this last year and it might just be his best song. A brilliant future garage track that harkens back to his influences, but with the prominent vocal samples and rumbling bass it still manages to evoke the feelings of classic Skrillex tracks but in a more mature and melencholic way. Brilliant stuff.

Cali Cartier - Cali Cartier Best Dog
70

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