Bruno Mars - The Romantic
60

A lot of good classic hits but still the same old Bruno.

Poppy - Empty Hands
85

This feels like a sister album to her previous. Another insane display of Poppy's talent.

Drake - ICEMAN
20

This has to be satire, right?

Baby Keem - Ca$ino
85

Hykeem 3000

Bad Bunny - DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
100

I don't care if it's recency bias. After pushing back on listening to this album since its release, seeing Bad Bunny win the Grammy, and witnessing an absolute banger of a halftime show, I finally caved.

I am only mad at myself for not listening sooner. This album is an experience in itself, mixing beautiful messaging with a diverse set of sounds throughout.

Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend
70

It's a fun album but I do hope Sabrina moves onto more themes in her lyrics.

dodie - Not For Lack of Trying
90

dodie is much more focused on this album, leaning more towards direct storytelling rather than metaphors and comparisons. Lyrically it might be the best she's ever done, and sonically she's experimenting more. I loved this album so much.

dodie - Build a Problem
70

Despite it being her first album, dodie seems to rehash themes and ideas from her previous songs. That being said, if it ain't broke don't fix it. The album is still quite enjoyable and she seems to explore more in regards to her sound.

dodie - Hot Mess
90

A very short EP but includes some of the heaviest themes dodie has discussed.

dodie - Human
85

dodie truly taps into her singing with this EP, at the expense of some songs having bland instrumentals that do nothing more than fit her voice. However this is the start of her truly moving away from her YouTube days and moving more in the direction it seems she truly sees herself in.

dodie - You
80

This second EP brings more maturity to her sound and lyrics, leaning away from her ukulele sound to a more orchestral sound.

Taylor Swift - The Life of a Showgirl
65

Conceptually this album is OK, but her lyricism has taken a bit of a dive even after TTPD. Additionally (without naming names), while it is OK to have inspiration from other artists, it really sounds like she's trying to COPY rather than CAPTURE a sound very similar to more recent (and younger) female pop singers currently.

Despite looking like an introspective album, it feels like we know less about her experiences being discussed and more "I love my man, I hate (INSERT CURRENT ... read more

Cardi B - AM I THE DRAMA?
65

Too bloated of an album. And that's saying something, especially after the years long wait. There are many songs that highlight Cardi's clear talent for rap, but the rest are sad efforts of chasing trends or forcing collabs.

twenty one pilots - Breach
80

This comes close to Trench level quality for me. Super catchy riffs and awesome vocal work on many songs.

The Warning - ERROR
65

The melodies and instrumentals are good, but some of these lyrics are insanely basic and borderline cringe.

BABYMETAL - METAL GALAXY
70

Sonically more mature but some points of the album felt like a drag.

BABYMETAL - Metal Resistance
85

You can tell after the first album, they wanted to mature on their sound and explore more kinds of metal. This album far surpasses the debut.

BABYMETAL - BABYMETAL
70

For their first album, Babymetal really goes into the gimmick HEAVY. Surprisingly, the producers also know how to make a good metal album as well. This is like when you mix two ingredients that, on paper, sound horrible together. But the outcome is better than expected.

Spiritbox - Tsunami Sea
85

No skips on this album. Spiritbox has beautiful and haunting melodies with an amazing vocal performance throughout.

Laufey - A Matter of Time
80

Where Laufey improves lyrically, she scales back on musical arrangement. Aside from Sabotage, any song that wasn't released as a single follows a similar format as her previous albums

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