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oh yeah, album of the year is coming

Jose Gonzalez is always that one singer songwriter who you can rely on to drop a good project.

This is an awesome release. It does sometimes struggle from coherency issues and definitely isn't a "Veneer", but there are 100% some tracks I will be returning to here.

Lyricism is on point too. One of my favourite lines is from the intro track, A Perfect Storm, in which Jose Gonzalez delicately sings regarding AI expansion in recent years,

"Gambling with our common fate
To ... read more

The only reason I give this a 9/10 and not a 10/10 is because I think there is more of a coherent storyline to be told here, and thats why I really mess w/ songs like MiSOGYNISTICAL, EVERYBODY KNOWS :), FLAKKA, etc. but regardless, this is practically flawless.

Production wise, how could any one rapper do better than this? This is incredibly well produced and in my opinion is easily on par with Clipse’s release last year. IDK raps with conviction too, almost as if hes got something he ... read more

It was aight. Incoherent first half, commendable second half. I respect that he put effort into this. Don’t Be Dumb/Trip Baby is amazing, the first half mixes beautiful melodies with gorgeous harmonies (and incredible backup vocals) while the second half sees a uniquely comforting take on folktronica/botanica, giving me múm and silje nes vibes (alongside a few other artists). If only the whole album followed like that, I wanted to see more experimentalism like in Don’t Be ... read more