Album Review #97
An ultimately whelming collection of consistent tracks. The best parts of the album where all the times he infused other genres into his current dreamy sound, Fox & Birch being especially notable. I just wish the project had at least one more standout moment, because overall I think it lacks some oomph, a big colorful bow to wrap the entire experience with.
Favourite Songs: Versailles Flow, Fox & Birch, Scab
Album Review #96
y'know I made my initial review as a little joke after hearing like half of a song cuz I genuinely and earnestly expected the usual Vylet Pony experience of the one or 2 really good songs I get out of her projects. I didn't come here with a negative bias. What I certainly did not expect is to hear the worst album I've ever heard in my entire life. After finishing at first I wasn't sure if it even deserves a full review but seeing the reaction to this project ... read more
Album Review #95
Wow this is just so dreary in the coolest way possible. Captivatingly gray, open fields of flowers as you slowly walk against the wind and the skies dusk. It pulls your attention the same way an open wound you are bleeding out of would. The blood would look great as contrast to the snow that hasn't melted yet. As an aside, ignoring life and death, pushing daisies moves my own imagination in ways music rarely does.
Favourite Songs: lochness, skipping tiles, daisy pusher
Single Review #18
The vocal feels so fresh and minty, which does wonders on top of the already impressive production. Deeply infectious track
Single Review #17
While in some ways it feels a little one dimensional, it excels at everything else so much it doesn't really matter. Also hits a certain vibe I chase for all the time in music.
Album Review #94
A consistent album with some of Osamason's highest highs. The energy on songs like Habits and Addicted is so concentrated it feels like caffeine drilled directly into your skull, like the Rage is so pure that it feels straight up scientific. This is most likely because this project has some of the greatest, noisiest, punchiest production in the genre. I had genuine and honest to god chills listening to Inferno.
Favourite Songs: Habits, Addicted, Inferno
Album Review #93
A return to form the likes of which I haven't seen in forever, if not EVER at all like I genuinely cannot believe this is the same person that made LLF. The transitions between each track are super clean and it gives the entire project a momentum that just keeps on snowballing down the track list, making for a very satisfying listen. The "see you soon </3" EP made me have high hopes for the full project, and it actually delivered.
Favourite Songs: aint hard, ... read more
Album Review #92
Fun little project though you definitely get a feeling like it's just a mishmash of styles clearly inspired by someone else, though it's like one of those situations where the end product is genuinely pretty much as good as the original, like a shoe that's technically a chinese bootleg but you would have to analyze it for 10 minutes to find out its fake. Anyways I would be open to hearing more
Favourite Songs: paper planes, equilibrium, music god
Album Review #91
I think it is important to note that I only listened to a couple songs here and there from Lil Peep before he passed away, but even back then I was aware of just how impactful his music was (and still is) on a wider scale. I will admit that the fact he's gone has influenced my score and general perception of his work, now that I revisit a project from him properly. It's just impossible for me to separate the deep cutting melancholy of the music and the story of Lil ... read more
Album Review #90
Very elegant and fun little ep from Nett. The first song resembles the insane rage from BAFK while the 2nd is closer to his older, more jerk-like stuff from 2023 and earlier. I really liked that contrast. I hope the full album comes soon
Favourite Songs: stressed, her friends
Album Review #89
Wow I liked this a lot more than Revengeseekerz. It's kind of hard to put into words the exact reason as to why, but to me Indie Rock just feels much more honest than RS. Jane Remover gets rid of that awkward EDM fusion and does the rage justice, using the framework of the genre for it's intended purpose. Maybe it's just me but it always felt like RS had this holier-than-thou attitude towards it's contemporaries, though it is entirely possible I felt that ... read more
Album Review #88
A nice EP from xav. I love his sound in general but this project simply did not blow me away. Solid
Favourite Songs: uncomfy, worth it, ion kno
Album Review #87
The way I would describe my experience with this album is like. Seeing a marble statue of a Greek god being chiseled in the 21st century. The craftsmanship is extremely impressive but I thought we moved on from those. This is a great album but it also treads on only already explored ground, which is just not my preference. It's polished to damn near perfection in it's lane but I'm more keen on albums that push the boundaries onto uncharted territories. ... read more
Album Review #86
I really wish I loved it even more. I think from the outside it deserves all the praise it is getting, at times sounding so gorgeous and beautiful I found it like, morally difficult to not rate it higher. Which sounds insane when you consider how high my score already is. But there are moments that just don't click with me personally, despite perfectly fitting the aural narrative of the project. And it's entirely a me problem. Very difficult feeling to explain. ... read more
Album Review #85
I totally get why people call it a Carti tribute album. Good listen for sure, but I found it less creative yet more polished and cohesive than Sayso Says. Doesn't necessarily make it significantly worse, just a trade off. It's still a generational rage project that hits all the buttons it needs to just right.
Favourite Songs: HOOD FAMOUS, DIOR LEOPARD, MANNEQUIN
Single Review #16
The beat genuinely feels third eye opening. The way his vocal sits on top of it before the bass gets louder and louder and completely swallows his voice whole is so satisfying. It's a "you've been standing your whole life and you finally just sat down" type feeling can't describe it any other way. This random single might just be my song of the year as of July.
Single Review #15
Pure, unfiltered explosive energy delivered directly to the brain. Sound-wise, this is what Rage is supposed to be at its core. One of his best singles, if not one of his best songs.
Album Review #84
In a genre where every artist fights desperately to stand out, fakemink does it effortlessly, with a unique brand of cloud rap done the old way spearheaded by his very recognizable vocal. He captures the spirit of cloud rap and encases it in an atmospheric fog so dense it's pretty much opaque.
Favourite Songs: Kill Everything, London Life, Celebrity Deathmatch
Album Review #83
My goat is back. After the rather disappointing Love Lasts Forever, lone is back to making genuinely great music. He hasn't sounded this good since like, No Stylist. Ridiculous comeback. Genuinely got me excited for broken hearts 3 now.
Favourite Songs: SDP, SEE UR FACE, SRTBBL
Album Review #82
I'm not sure how to explain it but this album felt much "kinder" than the cover led me to believe, well either way it was just good music. Awesome production throughout. Personally, I liked the trip hop-influenced stuff the most, like Tequila Coma, and I wish there was more of that, but the project still felt good as a fusion of many ideas.
Favourite Songs: Tequila Coma, What3vr, Evangelic Girl is a Gun
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On ohnoitsleon's review of Vylet Pony - Gonarch's Lair
"Also I think I might have called your post as a review over the course of all my replies I am not sure at this point and I realise that is very much inaccurate 😠Either way stay rockin or whatever they say and thanks for sharing I am ultimately very glad that there are people out there sincerely discussing my arguments makes the whole thing worth it
8/8"
On ohnoitsleon's review of Vylet Pony - Gonarch's Lair
"I can't infer anything about doin' fine since I am not familiar enough with her or her music. Which is unfortunate since it seems like it could have been an interesting point of discussion. Oh well.
I wanna end this on a note of not meaning anything negative towards you or your friend by this reply, I love civilised music discussion. I found this by scrolling the reviews section like anyone else curious about what other people think, and just happened to recognise the points I made that were being refered to.
7/8"
On ohnoitsleon's review of Vylet Pony - Gonarch's Lair
"But it might be because the witty humour is delicately intertwined with the emotions of the track, while in comparison Vylet Pony left me with such inventive lines as "Spamming based cause they're mogged, yuh" (found in Pony Music. No matter how many layers of irony you might argue for it, it's just lame) There might be some emotion hidden in Gonarch's Lair but unfortunately earlier today as I looked for it I was not able to get through the whole thing on a re-listen.
6/8"
On ohnoitsleon's review of Vylet Pony - Gonarch's Lair
"The thing is that, the comedic one-liners and energy wouldn't even have to be sacrificed for the sake of something more interesting, introspective or generally involved to be happening here. Take as an example the song "I Choose Violence" by Glokk40Spaz. That song has what I would argue is a rather energetic and upbeat instrumental. It has solid one-liners like "I feel just like Wayan, bringin' major pain", maybe not the peak of creativity, but they are witty enough and woven in a way that feels cohesive, in a song that is I would argue overall sensitive. (2nd half especially) It makes for a song that is generally highly regarded by people who listen to it.
5/8"
On ohnoitsleon's review of Vylet Pony - Gonarch's Lair
"Unfortunately a lot of what I am about say is even more vibes based but the general flippant attitude all over the project reads to me as "I already made music people love in all those genres so something easy like trap shouldn't be an issue at all." That is where a lot of what I said about mockery comes from. Combined with the argument of a beloved artist's "low effort memes" being relegated to trap vs their most heartfelt sensitive work being literally anything else is what made me feel about the project so strongly.
4/8"
On ohnoitsleon's review of Vylet Pony - Gonarch's Lair
"Now I get that this is very much subjective but unfortunately on Gonarch's Lair I felt the rapping performance was bad enough that it would make quite literally any bar fall flat. Doesn't help the fact that everything I've heard here I've first read rehashed on twitter. But again I wanna repeat that those comedic elements aren't inherently disrespectful even when you fail your attempt at them.
3/8"
On ohnoitsleon's review of Vylet Pony - Gonarch's Lair
"Now I want to refer to the comedy segment. In a general sense I agree that comedic bars are a part of trap's identity as a genre. It's not inherently mocking to be humorous. But personally I just see it as another fail point in this case. I think that some of the most important elements of comedy (if not the most important) are delivery and creativity. Whenever I listen to a Young Thug song I can bet on the fact there will be the most ridiculous comparison ever made like a thought no one ever has had before (creativity) relayed to me in the most mind-blowing flow and ad-lib combo I've heard in my life (delivery).
2/8"
On ohnoitsleon's review of Vylet Pony - Gonarch's Lair
"hi haha, I recognized myself as the person who made the statements most of your review discusses, I wanted to say that I'm glad people are seriously considering and thinking about what I said, that's more than a lot of other people do even if we ultimately disagree.
About the Demondice and Revengeseekerz comparisons, I unfortunately do not have the time to go through every Demondice song now to try and find the instances they sound similar, so I guess I have no evidence there. But with Revengeseekerz, even if you argue that YOU can't hear the similarities, (when I and most of the people I talked to did), one of the tracks is LITERALLY called VPVPVP, which is very directly referencing JRJRJR.
1/8"
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