Where do I even start right now? I'll start here; Today I MIGHT be declaring the title of my best genre to be stripped away from Singer-Songwriter, and instead bestowing that crown to EDM. Oh sweet lil' EDM...If I think about it, my favorite song of all time is Selena's 'Love You Like A Love Song', that gem of perfection literally wouldn't exist without the pioneers of EDM, as with literally ALL the greatest and bestest pop music in the world. I don't know how ... read more
Once again I hate to be THEE hater, but this song is not a three-year song. Shit, this isn’t even a six-month level of quality. I mentioned it in my ‘SIN MIEDO’ review but these internet-kid ass songs just do absolutely nothing for me except grind the gears. (Kinda ironic the current reception to ‘laced up’ is almost entirely verbatim to what I was mocking at the end of that review too lol).
I wish the hyperdweebs never discovered granulation because oh my god is ... read more
Weird to see a once creative and profound artist making music no better than teenage boys in discord servers. Like almost down to a T Peggy is pulling his ingredients from the same formula those underground/hyperpop-adjacent kids use to make their crap, except Peggy is at least a semi-proficient rapper when he wants to be. Not entirely the case here though since he's still stuck on the same ass flow and subject matter he's been slightly manipulating for two or three album cycles now. ... read more
somehow he did it, he really made an album WORSE than my previous worst album of all time 'Music To Be Murdered By'. i really thought it was going to be good tbh ?? don't know why. sadly this ended up being the most difficult album i've ever listened to, so please give me a day or two to get my full thoughts out, but i'm confident this is the new worst album of all time.
I know many of ya'll don't want to admit it, fuck even I hate to reckon with it too, but Dr. Luke would very easily be the greatest producer of all time if it weren't for him being a shitty fucking rapist. All the greatest and stickiest hits of all time were produced by him, and this normally isn't something worth bringing up because he doesn't deserve the praise at all. I highlight this to point out I'm EVEN MORE confused with his inclusion on this song, because ... read more
GUYS. YALLLLL...... I can't believe this day is coming !!!!! This was the best surprise in the world finding out that the greatest english songwriter doing it right now released a new single. Not just that, but also announced a new ALBUM too !!!! Easily my most anticipated release for the past three years, honestly I was expecting to wait up to two years longer for this.
Anyways, about the song lol...
Interpolating the melodic movement of 4 Non Blondes' 'What's Up' ... read more
You know, I love these chords and the saturation on this recording. I KNOW this will be a phenomenal opener to a (hopefully) even greater record. I'm just holding out hope that the rest of the remaining unheard tracks contain material on the same level of genius as the bridge on prior single 'All the Same'. I urge you, please please consider revisiting that bridge 'cause it really went overlooked. Julian is the only person on earth who has made material besides maybe Ichiko ... read more
God I'm so sorry, I really always hate to be the one to ruin all the fun. Sadly 'Ribbon' is easily the worst project I've heard all year, and might be the worst release I've heard in a good few years actually. Unfortunately there is literally not one redeemable quality throughout the entire runtime it's kinda impressive. I don't even know where to start honestly. And just as a disclaimer @SonOfWhyachi did shamelessly plug their own record to me which is how it ... read more
![青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba] - Seabed Eden (French version)](https://cdn2.albumoftheyear.org/100x0/album/996667-seabed-eden-french-version_082950.jpg)
The year of the duet just got THAT much better, if you're denying that you must be truly lost. Visionary, genius, and Singer/Songwriter revolutionary Ichiko Aoba enlists Lyon's very own Pomme for a re-imagination of her 2020 single 'Seabed Eden'. There is not enough nice things one could possibly say about this, and any of Ichiko's output. Continuously she is proving herself to be the most talented force in the field, and it is really something for her to hold this ... read more
Weirdly unrateable. I have no idea how to exactly feel other than wow I love SOPHIE and fuck Benny Long and his "additions". He is just so NOT a producer, and he decided to strip the demo of so many of it's classic SOPHIE-isms in exchange for a lot of traditionally appealing choices. (I ALSO JUST WANNA SAY!! That is not me saying this is a traditional song, most people seem to lack the nuance to even discuss and analyze Bubblegum Bass and separate it from Pop/EDM.) I don't ... read more
Might be the worst song I've heard all year. Which that says A LOT considering that Games We Play album also released a couple months ago. I just find this so ironic too that he's decided to take this plunge immediately after I've gone on record to helm 'beerbongs & bentleys' as one of the few true modern classics of the past decade.
I really shouldn't be surprised though since Austin's output has been one steep downhill mudslide since ... read more
Despite being a strange amalgamation of Chappell's recent billboard hit (yay!!!) "Good Luck, Babe!", Ryan Beatty vocal harmonies, and a few hints of Rodrigo-isms in the second verse, Sabrina has never sounded more alive!
I cannot stress to you how much I've WANTED to like Sabrina's music, but whatever she lays to tape never sounds like it's coming from a human being. Earlier this week I read a great tweet about her that put it into words better than I ever could have. Carpenter's ... read more
Ughhhh I'd love to go through a Porter Robinson rollout where he doesn't feel the need to indulge in such mindless excursions like this. You know the ones. The kinda song where he feels the need to pander to his fanbase taking on topics deeper than he can actually plunge in. Honestly this gives me that same sick queezy feeling whenever twenty one pilots makes their annual anti-suicide bop, it's just patronizing and fails to say anything new or meaningful. Like I DESPISE the bridge here, just a ... read more
What's a modern classic? Don't even bother asking lil' ol' me, because I will ALWAYS confidently point directly at 'beerbongs & bentleys'. A masterclass in quirky trap production that's colorful as a chameleon, large hooks stickier than honey, and six years later remains to be the greatest pop rap album ever crafted.
You know, sometimes I feel really lost in life. I might lose sight of the things that matter most to me every now and then. Thankfully, this graciously promoted track in my Shoutbox, unprompted mind you, has restored my vision on three important things I wish were true in our world!
Wish #01: I wish that I cared enough about retaining my follower count and people pleasing as everyone else on this site seems to. I dream of a day where I could've given this an extremely dishonest review and ... read more
Blue Lips, the sequel.
Despite the lyrical highlights, Vince Staples delivers another record that fails to sell his expressiveness vocally, pairing up with beats that are a far cry away from the cutting-edge nature of his adolescent projects.
Wish he would've left this one on Patreon.
How is this the same James Blake I've been listening to and loved for all these years? I'm left incredulous right now. Never throughout all his career, through his many highs, and few middling low-points has Blake released something so PAINFULLY stiff and nonsensical. Leading up into this single has also been such a painful and embarrassing ride to be along. From the very start of the rollout I've felt like I was being held captive. It was the kinda ... read more
Never in my days did I think I'd live to see the Whitney-ification of Ms. Cottrill! Very unexpected, but you can expect to see me in repeat attendance as long as she remains and settles into this perfect little lane she's opened up. Clairo is someone who's music has been around my life since my adolescence in 2016. bubblegum was one of those amazing classic Soundcloud gems. Then I loved her bedroom pop evolution the following couple years, great collaboration after great collaboration (i.e. ... read more
First thing I woke up to this morning was a phone call from a client, we usually end up getting side-tracked and talk about various music topics. In the middle of our ramblings, 'diary 001' was brought up, it caused a lot of pondering from me due to my history with the project, but I came to the realization there that this is one flawless tracklist. Like not one dull moment. Sooooo, naturally this just means this is one of the best EPs ever created.
It's been a wild six years since this ... read more
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On riley's review of The Strokes - Falling out of Love
"@Schmedess the tuning being done primarily inside Melodyne would make SO much sense why it has that character !!! love the insight hehehe. but yes fully agree, the autotune is absolutely not the issue, it's just an easy scapegoat for everyone i feel. the issue is kinda just his performances not standing toe-to-toe with the grit and angst in their previous work (even in The New Abnormal !!! the performances across that record feel devastatingly alive; as if he's bereft of hope). this would've been upper echelon if he just hammed it up and channeled his emotions more poignantly"
On riley's review of The Strokes - Falling out of Love
"ur the only one i trust to get it right with perceiving Julian’s current work, bc my only big holdup too was lack of structural and emotional variety throughout the track. liiiike maybe it was just me, but around 04 minutes in i thought i was hearing rumblings of one of those emotional breakthrough bridges we get out of them (something like in Voidz’ ‘All The Same’ that creates this huge emotional, melodic vacuum in the middle of the track). soo i feel a little let down by the bridge we got here.
but i love his pen and how fragile and intimate this recording is overall !!! like the autotune is emotionally complimentary, and sounds kinda manually tuned much of the time?? like it bends almost unnaturally for many parts, but i love love love"
On The Voidz - Overture
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On ★ playback ★'s review of i-dle - Mono
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On aurkspihr's review of The Femcels - I Have To Get Hotter
"https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/the-femcels-holy-noise-horny-despair-and-the-art-of-dreaming-yourself-alive
This is an interview they just did regarding the album and the ethos of the band !! ( :"
On Jane Remover - JRJRJR
"@1jud3 I do feel a lot of animosity for her as a person, she's just absolutely a disgusting human. I do not care if the words are nasty, because someone who sends cease and desists to victims of rape are actual scum. No wonder she's probably the first person on estrogen to have a bald spot too 😂"
On Runwaycartier's review of Tyler, The Creator - DON'T TAP THE GLASS
"@Runwaycartier I'm a little sorry for the AI comment, especially since you seem to be on the right side of history by condemning it and it's consequences. I didn't think it was like written fully by AI, just that it seemed like you had one "touch" it up or something. like @sean_music said, you just realllyyy need to work on your syntax. a super dizzying read, and i think it's quite vain to consider yourself / this review as "real writing" when it clearly seems to have the same disorienting effect on other readers."
On Runwaycartier's review of Tyler, The Creator - DON'T TAP THE GLASS
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On Runwaycartier's review of Tyler, The Creator - DON'T TAP THE GLASS
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On nemo's review of Worldpeace DMT - The Velvet Underground and Rowan
"@nemo OOOOO okay awesome this is perfect !!! thank you for breaking it all down for me ( : he seems quite versatile, and from what i saw too is suuuper connected with a lot of the people in the underground that i love too (just didn't realize til now i guess !)
could you send me the link to the Year of the Dragon performance though ? that was the one thing I couldnt find, just so much How To Train Your Dragon stuff bloating the search engine 😒"
On nemo's review of Worldpeace DMT - The Velvet Underground and Rowan
"How else are you familiar with Leo's work? I love this project, but I discovered it through Rowan / The Femcels honestly. I think his production and overall character is so captivating so I wanna know more"
On Vannily Iki's review of Car Seat Headrest - CCF (I'm Gonna Stay With You)
"Hahaha wow i just finally got around to hearing it, you’re so right lol"
On Vannily Iki's review of Black Country, New Road - Forever Howlong
"Very ironic, but happy birthday !!!"
On Vannily Iki's review of Black Country, New Road - For the Cold Country
"Death to the current strain of prog-rock and shoegaze plaguing the modern music scene"
On BasedBoy2017's review of Soulja Boy - The DeAndre Way
"@BasedBoy2017 YESSSSS OMG i still remember this review and how good it is. gosh u rock... also unrelated but Love You Like a Love Song is literally the BEST song ever
hope you come back to writing on the site at some point 💚"
On Paleblooded's review of Mac Miller - Balloonerism
"@VIbesRUs Tasteful and posthumous aren't words I would pair in the same breath. You put your full unadulterated faith into people you do not know at all. It really doesn't matter who might know him best, that's all assumption. It's extremely unhealthy to avoid critical thought and always try to justify the actions of people who have nothing but person gain to achieve through these re-releases and new albums.
And like i said, I reckon it'll still be a good album, but that moreso speaks to Mac's virtuosity as an artist."
On Paleblooded's review of Mac Miller - Balloonerism
"Artists are fully autonomous and should have the rights to govern and curate their art, and they lose that autonomy upon death. Unless there was documented proof of them talking about how they want their releases being handled after death (which there never is), I still feel incredibly uncomfortable with the precedent of posthumous works in general no matter the quality."
On Paleblooded's review of Mac Miller - Balloonerism
"Despite liking the single and looking forward to the record, I just want to let you know I'm with you. This all just reminds me of the SOPHIE album last year. People just ASSUME that the posthumous release "is not like the others" because of the people involved, that these are all selfless acts done in part by the family and collaborators.
@VIbesRUs is a great example of someone being totally disillusioned and indebted to the choices being made. completely slipping into hyperboly "before he shelved it",,,,, like if he shelved it don't you reckon it's for a reason ? "it was already leaked so it makes sense", actually no that is just disprespectful as hell and reaffirming the actions made by leakers....."
On riley's review of Ethel Cain - Perverts
"As someone that could never click with her previous works, i couldn’t agree more !!! this flavor feels like her calling and i’d wish to see her evolve and explore it further with new releases 🤞🤞"
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