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It honestly makes a lot of sense that this album centers around multiple personalities and alter egos, because my experience listening to this resembled a Moon Knight-esque schizophrenic breakdown. I asked a lot of questions throughout this project, mainly "why?", "huh?" and "what the fuck?", along with multiple variations of the 3. In fact, the very foundation of the album is in no way indicated! At least, not without looking at promotional material that looks ... read more

From the Private Collection of Saba & No I.D. is a very aptly named album. It's exactly what it sounds like: a curated, personal, and almost archival collaboration, a project that feels unearthed rather than created, like finding an old crate of unreleased tapes in a dusty basement. There's an oddly intimate feel to a lot of its songs that give the album a sense of authenticity. Saba is a pretty decent rapper with some clean flows, sharp lyrics, and clearly having some stories to ... read more

One of the best groups in the world have been having a pretty damn good summer. After Chaeyoung, Jeongyeon, and Jihyo absolutely slaughtered K-Pop Demon Hunters' TAKEDOWN, the whole team is back in full force for a brand new 14-song album. And they FUCKING. KILLED IT. AGAIN. Right out the gate, THIS IS FOR and OPTIONS blast out the gate with snappy pop and smooth vocals, setting the stage for what was to come. It's these two songs that show what TWICE does best, but then MARS comes ... read more

Hurry Up Tomorrow - The Weeknd

It feels weird to live through the end of an era, but here I am writing a review of The Weeknd's final ever album. And as expected from the now-christened Abel Tesfaye, Hurry Up Tomorrow is yet another edition in the Weeknd's now-concluded all-timer discography. Easily the most reflective and personal album Abel has released to date, he takes a bit of a break from the crazy narrative he had built up with the previous 2 entries of his trilogy to instead ... read more