Yeah this is it. AOTY 2026 so far
(Spoke a bit too soon, still very good though)
I feel up to track 8 the album was very singer-songwriter which wasn't bad, but I felt this was just okay. Track 9-12 everything just picks up and the production is great. Her vocals are great, but she needs to be on tracks with more production on them rather than barebones acoustic tracks. Despite this, I'm looking forward to whatever she releases next
Damn what can I say. I wasn't sure if Damon had it in him again to release a truly great project. This feels like the true successor to Plastic Beach. Definitely have a lot of more processing to do, but I loved this project. There's only a few songs I don't love as much (God Of Lying in particular), but they aren't bad tracks per se. I'll give some additional thoughts later
I consider this a 100, because I view the hardest thing as a prelude to Orange County.