lil_tesco

A step up from their last album rises from the grave to be one of the stronger metal albums here. There’s no frills here. It’s a set of ten pounding, meat and potatoes brutal death metal, with everything you expect. Pounding drums, memorable riffs on guitar and bass, and deep, growling vocals that deliver dark lyrics about the scariest of subject matter. And that’s all you need for this genre. The lyrics are deeply scary, having running themes in songs about upgrading the dead ... read more

Jazz rap with emphasis on the jazz. It’s 40 minutes of chilled out jazz fused with laid back hip hop arrangements, as well as the first showing I’ve seen of jazz trap. All of these rap influences are integrated into this steady stream of trippy, brain massage of lush lounge beauty. It’s such a smooth ride, feeling like a tripped out ride. The rapping is consistently solid, with well weaved heavy political messages to contrast with Tom Scott’s intimate jazz arrangements ... read more

With RDF, Everything Everything embrace the electronics they dabbled with previously in full force, working in tandem with AI fed on 4chan boards to create a fun, sometimes melancholic and cynical showing of tightly sequenced and performed bittersweet bangers. The album has a loose concept revolving around hopelessness and the end of days, but framing it around an intricate set of vibrant robotic beats. It reminds me of “Humanz” by Gorillaz in someways, minus all the guests, both ... read more

Tin-can core. This album is an explosive, bassy album I do enjoy, but find hard to sit through front to back. This style of hyper noisy noise rock does grate a little, but in small doses you have a very solid time on your hands. It’s free from, off the wall, head banging time. The vocals are hard to decipher, which works in this albums favor that portrays it as a great meld into this harsh wall of madness. If you’re more into this hella harsh form of noise rock then you’ll ... read more