paigetheclever

Each consecutive Arkells album gets jauntier than the last, with most of the album featuring upbeat tunes that scream "I'm ready for that CanCon quota radio play!" The leftover ballads are bland and inoffensive.

While I appreciate the Canadian-beer-commercial earnestness of the band as a whole, whatever sincerity their newer output has doesn't strike me personally.

Having hypersexual women represent in hip-hop/dance music is fun, but Brooke Candy isn't pushing it far enough with this one which is a shame because she seems like she can walk the walk. Pinnacle sex-based music to me includes a lot of popular 2000s hip-hop with ridiculous earworm quality, or artists like Peaches with her insane attitude. Brooke isn't hitting either of those high points here. The songs feel like they're all the same tempo with similar background production - another let down ... read more

I listened to this after watching an episode of Mr. Robot so it certainly suited the mood. I found it most enjoyable when it meandered between subtle dance grooves and serene melodies - the more experimental, glitchier parts were a bit disturbing. But that might be because it evokes my new-found fear of an elite hacking militia coming for me after I make one wrong move.

Moving, impactful battle hymns. The slow beating instrumentals fill me with dread but I feel like I can float on the gentler ranges of Hayter's vocals. This is one of those albums that I don't feel I can rate. Regardless, it's certainly the one that's captured me the most this year.