Admittedly, even though I've liked some of Quadeca's music before, overall I felt his newest project felt a bit too experimental to be enjoyable-- dare I say AOTY-core, and so most of it was just not really for me. This however is a stunning song with gorgeous melodies, a great vocal performance and overall just an environment worth getting lost in. If this is an indication of the new album we're in for, I think I might start liking Quadeca a whole lot more.
Yk what this song BOPS. Like people have taken it to be this horribly offensive song when she’s talking about a guy barely younger than her, and she’s like 30. Like it’s not a pedo anthem cmon now, and it slaps. Sorry not sorry.
ONLY RATING RADICAL OPTIMISM TRACKS
Wow wow wow this is so much better than the original and upgrades it in virtually every way. Great vocals, insane arrangements create an album truly worth listening to, arguably Dua's best. I'm rating it lower than Future Nostalgia but it really is a contender. It took a mediocre album and made it stellar. Would love to hear a studio version with this arrangement.
Not a BCNR fan but the production on this is nice-- it feels like a little more out there version of a Weyes Blood track to me. However not a big fan of the vocalist. Just a little too wavery and stylized for my taste.
Tbh this is a pretty lackluster project from Trop, both of her newer projects are way way better than this. It's her first though and it's way better to do something offbeat but undeveloped than start generic. Prod is just very messy without a lot of clear ideas. LISTEN TO CALM DOWN IMMA BLOW SOON THO -- fantastic project.
FUZZZ - 64
SWEAT - 68
KORG - 59
FUNKFEZT - 49
FAST AS I KAN - 71
SWEETTOOF - 60
U.F.P. - 60
INFUSION - 60
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Luminescent Creatures may be the type of album that's "pretty as it goes by", but it sure is nice watching it pass.
![久石譲 [Joe Hisaishi] - Nostalgia - Piano Stories III](https://cdn2.albumoftheyear.org/100x0/album/407647-nostalgia-piano-stories-iii.jpg)
This is probably my favorite of Joe's piano series. Some just absolutely gorgeous stuff here. Favorite track is Il porco rosso
Ye might be doing some insane stuff, but I can't help and pay respects to 2004 Kanye West. The man had a vision and a fantastic musical talent. Watching jeen-yuhs you can just see that he's going to be great. Even though it's very sad to see his decline in the last few years, this album still stands tall, in many ways in direct opposition to what Kanye has become. Great production, great bars, and great ideas. Great project.
Nice lofi instrumental hip hop— not a ton here that’s exceptional but a nice smooth listen throughout.
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