Mcls

short mode: This album is exhausting. It drags its feet for 11 tracks (with a couple of exceptions) that, while not necessarily bad, don't do anything new or interesting enough for me to defend all the hate the album is getting. However, it's way better than people say it is. After ¥ (Yen), the album actually starts to pick itself up, and while the penultimate track is pretty weak, there is some really great material in here. Also, for me, fair critiques are: it's pretty ... read more

short mode: This is an album that, while not mind-blowing, works way too well to not be a bigger deal. It's not perfect, it has a couple of songs that feel like they were supposed to be something more, but don't go anywhere, and I don't love every production decision and writing choice at face value. However, almost every song feels like the warm and clustered album cover, reminding me of early internet aesthetics and having as much fun as they can have. A Steve Lacy album that ... read more

short mode: I FORGOT TO REVIEW THIS (pt.2) but FUCK YES SLAYR GODDAMNNNNNN
Him and Jim are the people I'm rooting the most for in the music industry rn, and this song only reinforces that cause everything in it works so well in a way that a song that wasn't written and is just a loose single shouldn't work. The rock-oriented bridge, the insane beat, the unbelievable energy slayr builds up in such a short time, everything perfect. Never stop slayr, I can't wait to see you ... read more

Last chance. Wrong answer.

T A L L M O D E O N L Y: I don't know how to feel. On one side, my inner Kanye fan wants to appreciate that we didn't get just straight-up pure garbage and that we even got a couple of pretty good songs, but that side is immature and isn't thinking about every single thing that has happened in the last few years. On the other hand, my Ye hater side wants to tell you that this is still pure garbage that you shouldn't waste your time with, and ... read more