ROBALU GIBSUN's Avenue of Champions is an absolute masterpiece of hip hop and I literally stumbled upon it by accident while scrolling through Bandcamp. Now, being inspired to write a big ass pretentious review like a nerd is an extremely rare occurrence. (People who do write big reviews, you're cool as hell, but you're also huge fucking nerds). So, when an album leaves me with the urge to write something really really good about it, I know that album is special. And Avenue of Champions is ... read more
I've been waiting for this album for over a year and I was not disappointed in the least. A brilliant blend of every genre Quinn has dabbled in over the past two (ish?) years, drive-by lullabies is everything could have hoped for and more. The production is phenomenal (with the exception of some strange mastering choices), the lyrics and delivery work together in a laid back almost dream-like sense, and the emotions on this album are as potent as ever. The experimentation in sound and styles is ... read more
Okay, so I think the concept is that this is a joke, but for some reason it feels as though he put A LOT more effort into this... Is he some sort of self aware mastermind? Or is he legitimately just fucking with everyone like he seems to be? I can't tell.
God it is so hard to be a Hobo Johnson fan in 2021.
Either way, this is (at least from an enjoyability standpoint) much better than the Revenge.
Ugh.
After listening to the SHIT SHOW that was I want to see the world, I put off this album for as long as I could because I don't want to taint my love for his works (mainly the Fall and some of the Rise). But holy fuck this is disappointing. It's not as bad as some od the reviews make it out to be, but wow. It's so.... stale. There are maybe 2 or 3 good songs here. I don't know. It's just mediocre, and coming down from the high of the Fall, it's just so sad. 😔
I can't quite believe my luck. The week in which I finally decided to try and finish the CLK discography, the final album is released. I can't wait to listen to this thing




