Brat is an incoherent mess of empty, deeply soulless, and just very, very ugly music. One of the most unlistenable albums I ever forced myself to listen to it entirely, desperately trying to figure out if the entire planet had lost its sense of hearing last summer. After listening to it I felt both empty and angry, in need of a hug while at the same time wanting to punch somebody.

Next to the harm inflicted on my eardrums, in a broader sense, I find the glorification of nihilism through this ... read more