pros: immeasurable groove & funkiness on display here. the first 10 songs are incredible on their own but the added six are just so good on their own too (mister soweto especially is so fun).
cons: a lot of it could be expanded on / it's sounds somewhat unfinished. sports spootnicks and payola are too long
having come out when i had just turned three, this album has fueled every stage of my life from when i was a toddler and my favorite song of all time was shake it out, to when i was in elementary school and my favorite song of all time was seven devils, to when i had just gotten in to music and my favorite song of all time was what the water gave me, to now when my favorite song of all time is only if for a night. there is something about her maximalist production, insane voice, and captivating ... read more
this is chronologically their oldest project and probably not really live but i don’t really care because it’s a fantastic collection of tracks.
i seriously cannot put into words the way this album makes me feel. she uses the synthesizers & drum machines in such a creative and artistic way that paints a picture like no other album can. it's light yet heavy, yellow yet blue, cold yet warm, swampy yet spacy, and i could go on. every single aspect of this album makes it such a compelling listen and an absolutely flawless body of work. the cover art also does an absolutely excellent job at telling what the album sounds like. the thing ... read more