Nye

(NVSiiR)

Unfortunately the nostalgia bait did not translate on this album.

I know there is a trend in electronic right now to grab inspiration from the 2000s, and I usually am a fan of what comes out of that. But the handfull of remixes here were very hit or miss. The Fell Good Inc. remix probably my favorite song on this album, but the original is probably one of my favorite songs of all time as well, so the bait worked there. The remix of Without Me by Eminem, though, was a hard miss.
This year has ... read more

This album gave me my favorite listening experience so far this year. It reminded me why I love unsettling music. I haven't be given anxiety by an album I such a long time.
It is easy to imagine the sounds of this album into a visual. This album is essentially an audio movie. As the album went on I started to catch on to the themes of the album, I was lost for a beginning portion of the project.
Music like this sort of reminds me how hard it can be to give a number to art.

Nothing but bangers on this album. Alot of songs feel nostalgic, I can hear the feeling of the mid 2000s (?) on this album but everything also sounds so fresh and not a copy of anything. For sure is the most fun I've had listening to an album this year. And for a debut album, this is perfect.
Two great dance albums coming out on the same day, this along with the Slayyyter album, reminded me of a quote from 100 Horses by Geese. And this album was very needed personally. This will be on ... read more

Yeat is suffering from what too many rappers fall for.

Part of the album rollout was Yeat claiming to be branching out and trying things on this album that rappers haven't tried. Every time I hear a rapper say these things I begin to lower my expectations for what they put out next. This album is bloated, as most rap albums are at this point. But it's boated while trying to be too many things at once.
This is a trap rappers fall into so often. There's this idea that rap music ... read more