Crazy instrumentals

Some really great tracks bogged down by a bunch of boring fillers. There are some nice atmospheric moments, like the spoken poetry over the fading-in techno beat (Childhood Apocalypse), and the cold breakbeats over the ambient sound of a lonesome urban corner (Princess of Mong Kok). It also gets pretty wild when it comes to a nonstop orgy of tribalized industrial rock (Top Hat).

Memphis rap going this local in China is always not a bad thing.

Cringe.

Guo Ding's 2016 breakthrough album, The Silent Star Stone, is all formalistic conceptualism and no real substance.

It’s so wrapped up in its own pretentious sci-fi concept that it completely fails to be enjoyable, compelling music. All the raw, lo-fi production is just a pretentious cover for how surface-level his takes are on basic genres like funk, reggae, and psychedelia.

That this undercooked mess is called an instant modern classic says everything.

Zero Replay Value: The Album

This >> Nevermind

An absolute classic.

One of the most ambitious rock albums in the Chinese rock scene, and a perfect example of how traditional Chinese instruments fuse with well-crafted elements such as jazz, rap, and funk — which hadn't yet become mainstream in mainland China back then.

The lyrics themselves are also politically straightforward, capturing the helplessness of turbulent, dark times marked by widespread disillusionment.

Please spare a minute to mourn those young, brave souls who ... read more

FUCK DIDDY

The fake romantic, the real mercenary.

Bland. Formulaic. Being even less catchy than previous works when you take obvious inspirations from latin music? My ass.

Not as half-baked as the Smithereens, but it still just feels like a random bunch of singles packed together. Joji tried to step out of his comfort zone but ended up with some mid efforts, especially that cringey, generic shoegaze slop LOVE YOU LESS, which is actually unlistenable. Most of these one-minute tracks serve as unnoticable wallpaper music, with some short but kinda repetitive lyrics.

So y'all call this half-baked bunch of songs and demos an album?

Well... don’t even waste your time with this album

ahh feature list😵 nah thank you

77 from 7777 ratings ahh let me break it

This dude knew it and made it

Wow, after five years of waiting, Tame Impala's new album, Deadbeat, is rubbish.

So generic, so forgettable. And c'mon guys, Dracula is not even fucking good. If you love nu-disco there's a bunch of albums recent years miles better, and Loser as the only psych rock vibe track is definitely a step downwards compared to any track from Lonerism. As of all those house attempts, I'd say they overall prove that years of experience as producer really ruined his awareness of how to ... read more

His most genre-blending project to date, but only the first half sounds consistent

What You Wanted is his career highlight, but the rest is meh

Another cringy nothingburger but way worse.
Talk is a decent song, credit goes completely to Disclosure tho.

cringy nothingburger