sincerelyrex

i'm a pretty strong believer that it's our duty, as active listeners, to give projects (especially as expansive and wide-ranging as this) enough time. It's been maybe a week and a half since i first listened to beyoncé's "cowboy carter," and i think i've given it the time it deserves, i've listened to the project about 5 or 6 times in full. and i'm confident in my assertions about the project. cowboy carter is triumphant, thrilling, and extremely ambitious.

this ambitiousness ... read more

though still extremely inconsistent, and still doesn’t nearly reach childish gambino’s potential artistic capacity, atavista is a good listen, worth your time, even for those who weren’t fully into 3.15.20. if you hated it upon release, these new versions likely won’t change your mind, but they will alter your perspective.

(however, 19.20… or… psyilocybae? was significantly muddled with the release of atavista. the reverb-drenched mix now feels crowded on ... read more