People are hating on this album too much imo. It’s not a masterpiece and it does get boring in the end, but the hooks are solid and the production is fine if not a little bland. Dave sounds fine too. The polarizing critic reviews made this seem more interesting that this is but people are calling it garbage when it’s perfectly serviceable alt-pop, if not a little boring
disregarding the dr Luke credit and the irony of having a rapist on a song called woman's world, its just bad
Eminem sets out on a mission to prove to everyone why Slim Shady doesn’t work in 2024, and he’s right. The album is long and annoying at times. He keeps reusing trans and canceled bars to sound edgy, and it does shows the difference between culture from the slim shady era to now. Back then these bars might have more weight but in 2024 they just sound rage bait, however, there are highlights. Road rage is unbelievably bad, but most of the album is at a pretty durable average of mid ... read more
Carti gave the worst verse of his career and it still was the best performance on this album by a mile, and the Drake features…yikes
Jack Antonoff gotta get in the bin, we have Finneas. This is a cool album as Billie leaves her comfort zone for a more pop sounding album. The aesthetic of her debut is gone and her delivery doesn’t even sound whispery anymore, however, she still has her signature voice and lyrics. Personally, i prefer the sounds of her previous two albums , but this is definitely not a bad effort to expand her sound, however, I do think the production from FINNEAS really sells the album. Without it I ... read more
In the crowd of folky singer songwriters Adrianne is the best. I've had my problems with many of them if you check my reviews but this is something else. This does exactly what the others are trying to do and makes a heartfelt experience with tasteful production, but it keeps engaging which is the problem with the others in this extremely oversaturated lane. This is not surprise of course, Adrianne Is very talented and this is the norm for her, but it's fantastic to see her scratch that itch so ... read more