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Have you ever had some extremely mundane days that you remember far more clearly than you do others? As in, there is no clear reason as to why you would remember said day, but you do regardless. Perhaps the brain selectively chooses a given moment in time, holds onto it and spreads it out over a extended period of time to make you feel as if you remember more than you really do.
One day around five to six years ago I was over at my grandma's house in the village where her side of the family ... read more
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A good note for the edgy persona to go out on, and his best album in a decade. Still could've been better.
I feel like a lot of people have misunderstood the main point of this album; this is a story about an artist coming to terms with the fact that a big part of the brand he built was predicated on punching down, personifying those tendencies and then getting rid of them. The first part of the album consists of {Renaissance} up to {Guilty Conscience 2}, and deals with the fast and ... read more
'Bino Binge (7/?) - Starting Again
When I completed my Childish Gambino reviews last year, I specifically asked for a studio recording of {Human Sacrifice} in the special commentary. Thank you Donald, very cool.
[Atavista] is, to put it bluntly, the polished and grand effort that [3.15.20] simply wasn't. The man's hitmaking capabilities haven't dwindled at all, and aside from some lower moments that err on the side of passable this album is everything the original release shouldn't been. I'm ... read more
the disintegration of drake's choices and character in six minutes and thirty two seconds
It's marvelous, no?
Well, this should come as no big surprise when viewed in the context of my music taste profile but I do love me some Vampire Weekend - even found [Father of the Bride] to be a perfectly good showing from the NYC rich kids turned grownups, really, despite all the flak that album's gotten. And while I'll never get tired with hits like {This Life} and {Harmony Hall}, I will say that [Only God Was Above Us] is not one, but two steps above it and comes close to or even at ... read more
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9 = outshines almost everything in its field
8 = stands out
7 = stands out but less so
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1 = effortless/vacuous
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9 = outshines almost everything in its field
8 = stands out
7 = stands out but less so
6 = is better than average
5 = average
4 = enjoyable but flawed
3 = weak
2 = bad
1 = effortless/vacuous
0 = either actively harmful to people or an affront to music
Library is my vinyl collection.
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