Mac Miller's real jump to full maturity after the odd future-like writing of his last two projects at this time. Hearing Mac talk about this album in the Larry King interview and why he titled it "GO:OD AM", he felt his music before this had been alot sadder and more emotional and this time he wanted to make an album that felt happier and I can definitely get that from listening to it. This feels like a more confidant and adult Mac then we've had before that we heard in ... read more

Debut Album. Mac Miller. Blue Slide Park...it's kinda shit. This is feels like Mac's attempt at making the most accessible and pop sounding project yet, and most of the time its not that great and in my opinion ends up being his worst project. The project ends up being the most bland sounding stuff he's ever made, or it just sounds kinda ugly. "Party on Fifth Ave." is just annoying to me, "Frick Park Market" sounds about as good as the title of the song does, ... read more

This mixtape is pretty much another helping of more of the same music from KIDS and Best Day Ever to hype up his debut album Blue Slide Park, and honestly this is substaintly better than Best Day Ever and the only thing putting it below KIDS is the fact that it's just feels more like a collection of songs he had lying around that a full thought peoject like his debut is. Production wise this is probably my favorite out of everything, it has some of the most jazzy and boom bap influence ... read more

Mac Miller's sophomore mixtape come out only less than a year later after K.I.D.S. this doesn't really get mentioned nearly as much as his debut does and honestly I do kinda see why, for some reason my main thought about this project when I first heard it in terms of how the production sounds and how more pop leaning it sounds in tone makes it feel like it he was trying to make music for the Disney channel, maybe he was a really big fan of Jessie who knows. The only song that is ... read more

The first Mac Miller project to show up on people's radars. Anyone who had heard or listened to Mac Miller around this time or before like 2013 would've categorized him as coming from the 'Frat Rap' subsection that was big around the late 2000s and early 2010s and this from what I know is the most popular and well known project from that era, besides that "I Love College" song by Asher Roth I believe. I thought going to into the early era of Mac would be only to ... read more

As a mixtape this really just feels like a transition point for Mac Miller as an artist and honestly it's the one I have the most rough feelings on so far. I had a weird suspicion I wasn't gonna like this, as a whole I feel conflicted but aslo middling on this project. Should've known from the cover art but this is probably Mac's most 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂 project subject matter wise, but honestly I think it makes for some of the worst songs and worst moments across the ... read more

Eusexua feels like FKA Twigs deliberating going for making a new sound and atmosphere that hasn't been done before and she succeeds with almost flying colors. The title track is a great slow moodsetter that is setting up what the feeling of "Eusexua" even is, it's basically just a word for feeling a transcendence that goes beyond even the human form, but she never connects the term to a certain event and I think that makes it better honestly it makes term feel like it come ... read more

Probably the final posthumous release we're ever getting from Mac Miller, and I'm glad to say it's a really good one. I'm actually pleasantly surprised this was made all the way back in 2014 and was supposed to release before Faces. The rapping and writing are genuinely some of Mac Miller's best of the era. The maturity and poetic ways he describes life, people, and death are very impressive, particularly in songs like "Friendly Hallucinations" and ... read more

The full turn away from Mac Miller's frat rap era, or at least that perception of him. Don't have as much as to say about this as I do the other albums but I'll say as much as I can. Mac's writing I think is still not fully there yet, despite being probably Mac's most impressive writing yet we still aren't quite there at his full maturity and skill yet, all of it actually reminded me of WOLF from Tyler, The Creator, in terms of the lyricism ability. The production ... read more

Great mixtape from a man who thought he was gonna die any day from an overdose. This project was made during a period of Mac's Life when he was heavily struggling with addiction and depression and the lyrics and subject matter of the nearly feature length movie long Mixape reflects that, the opening line of the first song "Shoulda died already". And many other songs on the album are written about drugs and addiction in general, the most heavy being "Angel Dust", ... read more

Some of the most comforting, moving and vulnerable music ever made. This is the furthest mac has gone away from making a straight rap album, and oh my god is the production so good. Jon Brion does an incredible job at producing and putting together this project to create a soulful, organic and soft atmosphere that makes the whole album feel like a warm hug. The title track opener feels like a warm ray of light shining on you, this song's production and sound is so gentle, everything on the ... read more

Finally getting into Mac Miller. Swimming is a consistently well made Pop Rap/R&B album where Mac croons and writes about trying to learn self love and self help after having a life of struggle and trouble. "Come Back To Earth" feels like being gently lifted up in the air, feels kinda ironic considering the song title. And it's a good showcase on how Mac Miller details his struggles in a very relatable and sobering way, alot of the introspective lyrics come across like when ... read more

This took awhile to fully click but it finally hit for me, it's a very solid debut project that's some genuinely impressive Indie/Pop Rock with great punchy lyricism that comes across as trying to dissect yourself and coming to the conclusion of "Wow, I'm a complete disaster that loves too much". The lyrics and unique vocals from Rachel is what kept me engaged through the whole album. "Garden Of Eden" hit so hard for me I had put it on repeat before the rest ... read more

The Cure coming out of nowhere to make one of the best albums of the year is some crazy shit I hope whoever nailed their 2024 predictions with this one is prospering. I've listened to a few a albums from this band before so I've already been acquainted with their goth rock pioneering sound in the 70s and 80s. And man this album really feels like a transportation to that sound, and it honestly hasn't aged that much at all. "Alone" is a fantastic opener with amazing ... read more

Although these outtakes are not as good as the main album it comes im still glad they went back to them and made its only little project out of them, the title track establishes a clear tone of difference compared to French Exit, the immeadiate beach vibes in teh production were unexpected but welcome. I do think the songs taper off in quality by the end however, and I think its the same case for the most popular song being the least favorite for me on the album as the album its outtakes are ... read more

The bounce back I was really hoping for TV Girl. Their previous album "Grapes Upon The Vine" was pretty much a complete failure to me on all fronts and felt like a route that should be abandoned immediately. Earlier this year the TV Girl twitter account posted a tweet with something along the lines of "I'm making music that'll make people like me again" and honestly I think they definitely did achieve that. "Summer 2000 Baby" and "Take A Trip" ... read more

Yeah this is some real good shit. Even though I'm not totally in love with gothic rock as a genre it's obvious that a landmark album of the genre from the landmark goth rock band is gonna be fantastic. Compared to the previous two it feels like sound and lyrics wise we've gone even deeper into the pit of darkness and depression and it works so well. "One Hundred Years" is a fantastic opener, it reads like a prelude to living in a society that's almost on the brinks ... read more

The moodier and I feel more fleshed out and well done successor to seventeen seconds. This album feels less forward with it's darkness (except for some of the lyrics) and the overall feels more tight, it's cool to feel like I'm hearing the band learn better and better how to play with each other and make even better music. My Favorite off the whole track list is "Primary" with it's driving rhythm and well written lyrics about growing older and the innocence that ... read more

This is beautiful beautiful song after beautiful beautiful god this is consistent. The subject matter and mood of this album feels like it's timeless, like it's a piece of music you come back to in 20 years time and still find value and comfort in. It's so effortless and magical and it's execution, the melody and harmonies that repeat and show up through different songs and seamless and fantastic transitions make it feel like a record that has to be experienced as a whole. I ... read more

Tyler breaks pretty much breaks all the normal traditions for his 8th studio album, no 2-part song for the 10th track, no character being played here at all. This feels like him putting all the little charming and singular parts of him away, at least on the surface cause the main material of this album is pretty much just him talking about himself and his life lead through by the voice of his mom through multiple tracks. All the styling and aesthetic and visual flair are great but none of seems ... read more