Kind of a weird one from Kendrick considering the fact he's followed up 4 grand albums with conceptual, overarching narratives with something that still feels cohesive and like a journey set across 12 tracks - but also feels smaller and perhaps flashier. A victory lap coming off the back of an incredible beef I'm shocked people thought Drake would win, Kendrick is having the most fun he's seemingly ever had on these tracks. Songs such as "squabble up", "hey ... read more

I think I enjoy this record way more than I should but I'm going to try and be as realistic as possible here. The worst songs on RAB are the one's that ultimately made it onto Vessel just because they are a million times better over there. Guns For Hands is the only song I think I would be completely ok listening to here. The other 9 songs however are 9 songs I have just too much personal love for to start slandering. Yes, 4 of them also have Vessel re-recordings (Lovely is the song ... read more

One of those albums I find incredible hard to review just because of how many times I've heard it and how painful it is to be critical of it. Perhaps the quintessential TØP album. Yes of course Trench is better but Vessel I would argue is the definition of what this band is about, and is 100% the perfect encapsulation of their older stuff. There are just so many absolute classics across this whole tracklist that to be honest most Twenty One Pilots fans will know off by heart. I ... read more

Sure the production and vocal work from Tyler can sometimes be a bit rocky (after all this is an amateur effort), and Josh's drumming on later projects does provide an energy that isn't necessarily present here. However, even if its sound is a consistent set of piano-indietronica tracks, you cannot deny Self Titled is one of the band's most raw and emotionally powerful projects. The lyricism here is some of Tyler's greatest, and even if it's unrefined, the sheer emotion ... read more

Even if the sequel is better, TEAATB is an eerie collection of horrorcore tracks that are immersive, intriguing, inspired and original. Nothing Is Safe and Blood Of The Fang are legendary clipping. songs.

Easily the best entry point into clipping. simply because this record shows all of their strengths as a trio in full force and is still so much fun and so mind-blowing. It's just full of classics from the trio and some of the most unique and creative songs you'll ever hear. From David rapping over an alarm clock on the transcendent "Get Up", to the storytelling on tracks such as "Body and Blood" that would become synonymous with the trio - and then of course ... read more

One of those albums that just floors me every time I revisit it. The sequel to 2019s TEEATB, VOBBB proves the sequel can be better than the original. The material here is harsher, more confrontational and more immediately intense. If the first album was the killer stalking you, VOBBB is the listener being forced to come face-to-face with the killer. It's even more mind-blowing than the original (Pain Everyday and Something Underneath are fucking insane, the former of which might be my ... read more

Some highs, some lows, easily the most generic Kanye has ever sounded (not counting his new stuff because that's by a different person). None of this is offensively bad, but in the grand scheme of Kanye's career (I need to explore Jay-Z's stuff more sorry) decent is enough to count as some of his weakest material. Track 3 and "Why I love You" are my personal highlights.

The track by track ratings on this album confuse me. Wholeheartedly in what world is 'Uma Thurman' the best on this album when later on you get hit with 'Novocaine' and 'Favourite Record'? Equally, how have we decided the title track is the worst one when 'Irresistible' comes straight before it. The title track can be kind of grating but it's got such a fun rhythm to it and one of the most interesting performances on the entire record. ... read more

It's Blonde what am I meant to say? White Ferrari is one of my favourite songs ever made.

Sure it's not as conceptual, grand and immediately mind-blowing as IDMTHY, but Scrapyard is just as good - and these are the leftovers. It's clear these songs were leftovers not because they weren't good songs but because they just wouldn't fit on such a consistent record. I'm not even sure where to start here honestly. There are so many highlights, and honestly the way this flows like a banger after banger maybe makes it an album I want to revisit more than IDMTHY. I ... read more

I wasn't as huge on "The Turning Wheel" as like everybody else but was interested in "Portrait Of My Heart" mainy because of the title track, and I'm glad to say the album provides that feeling on a much larger scale. I think it can sometimes box itself too much into that super dreamy yet rocking sound but it doesn't; mean I didn't enjoy listening to this. It simultaneously sounds very fresh and new whilst also having a classic quality to it.

Those synths are you actually kidding me. So much brighter and more hopeful than other NIN projects but it makes for such a unique and fun soundscape. The closing track, "Right Where It Belongs" is gorgeous, and that synth solo on hit single "The Hand That Feeds" is fucking incredible. I loved this way more than I thought I would.

Fall Out Boy take their dramatic and cinematic songwriting abilities - removing so much of the charm and magic for a collection of sounds which feel oppressively saturated and annoying. Songs such as "Champion" are frustratingly dull and unexciting. There's a couple moments amongst the rough that aren't awful. If you get past the overly dramatic and annoying lyricism, "Stay Frosty Royal Milk Tea" is a super fun opening song - and controversially I think "Young ... read more

One of those albums I can’t imagine really listening to any way except from front to back. It’s so conceptually rich and fascinating with the story at the heart being the biggest drawing point of the album. Instrumentally it’s more minimalistic than you would expect from a clipping. album but the detail of Digg’s lyricism and masterful track-by-track flow more than makes up for it. “A Better Place” is also such an incredible closing track.

An album full of arena filling bangers. "Dooomed", "Avalanche", "Drown" and "Oh No" are my highlights, but "Run" is the only song of the tracklist I don't like all that much. The blend of electronics and metal sounds here is lighter and more palatable than the likes of the POST HUMAN albums but makes for such an easily enjoyable listen. The tone across the whole album is consistent, the songs are infectious, I'm not sure what more you ... read more

A weird one to rate because as much as it's reputation is skewed for me due to how insanely popular it is, 'Blurryface' just has too many bangers and classics from the band for me to hate it. Sure, there are some of Tyler's most immature lyrics ever (He doesn't shut up about the radio) but they give it a personality I can't lie about loving. Mabye the most energetic album the band has made as well, tracks such as "HeavyDirtySoul", "Lane Boy" and ... read more

Roaring riffs, hilarious and unhinged vocal performances and lyricism, and a track-by-track flow and tightness most albums only dream of, ‘Cave-World’ is an angry and compelling exploration of modern society and how insane humans can be sometimes. It’s a dirty and unstable, post-punk riot in the best possible ways.

There’s some great moments throughout, but “Government Plates” ends up being far less mind blowing and powerful than much of the band’s material. It’s good, but good is enough to make an album the worst in Death Grip’s discography.

This might be my favourite Death Grips record I’ve heard if I’m being entirely honest. A double album with 2 very distinct halves, ‘The Powers That B’ starts with the lighter, Bjork-sampling “N*****s On The Moon” before shit hits the fan and the trio go heavier than ever on the rap-rock inspired “Jenny Death”. Of course this second half is undeniably the best, featuring most of the groups most intense and insane tracks but don’t ... read more