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I hope everyone who bet on Peggy making a Charlie Kirk bar is getting their payouts rn.

In some ways, I can liken this to the new season of The Boys. The DNA is inherently and uniquely their own, but it feels like a parody of what it's meant to be. Again, the instrumentals from Peggy remain as good as ever, but in many ways it does feel like Peggy on cruise control. Between the all too many familiar flows throughout the entire project, the sonic pallet feeling like leftovers from ILMLDFY ... read more

Perhaps listening to the original version from last year tainted this variant of "BULLY" for me - while last year's version was clearly unfinished, you could tell there was a sense of thematic cohesion. The original versions of PREACHER MAN, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, WHITE LINES, LAST BREATH, BULLY, CIRCLES, I CAN'T WAIT, HIGHS AND LOWS and THIS ONE HERE (in that order I believe) were stripped back, and despite their AI use, there was a true sense of unity in its bare, ... read more

If there's one thing I want to commend this album for, it's giving proper sendoffs and spotlights to those no longer with us. All you other studios need to take notes.

Anyways, I love this project already. I've given it a full listen multiple times prior to writing this, so I could ascertain my thoughts as much as possible. The color and vibrancy oozing through every layer of production on this project is something to behold. There's so much depth and excitement going on ... read more

As someone that's been a big fan of Joyce Manor's early work, I think this album is one that highlights what I love and dislike about Joyce Manor to the greatest degree. On one hand, nice catchy quick songs that never overstay their welcome, something true to their ethos since 2011 yet perfectly in-line with the current TikTok era. On the other, some of these songs never get to fully flesh themselves out or capture a feeling in a unique way where records like "Never Hungover ... read more