solipsist

Very late 90s coded. The lead singer has a powerful voice that really shines through, and I noticed in the show as his voice is lipsynced over Devon in the Dingoes Ate My Baby scenes. There's some great instrumentals in here as well, and this album is just a good track with more modern tech. While "Pain" is the most popular track, my personal favourite is "Sway".

Honestly I've heard a few times that Michelle Branch is music for teenage girls, and this indeed went platinum in my room at 14, but it's actually good music too.
There's a lot of fun country-adjacent pop rock ballads in this. "Everywhere" is obviously a hit and iconic, but there are other great melodies and stuff in here too. It's the perfect soundtrack to a romantic, mildly angsty car ride. Obviously Buffy made "Goodbye to You" an especially moving ... read more

SINN6R is a new staple of the UK underground scene, and I like the feel he's giving to trap. He has a great flow and personality. I think "Chilli" has a great feature from Rico Ace. The beats are loud, the lyrics are funny. Nothing life changing or legendary but I definitely think SINN6R is on the come up and can help relieve trap of the staleness currently permeating the genre. Also: "Label Dinner" is a great song, I don't get the hate.

Big fan of Fakemink, but this project was a bit of a disappointment. While it's certainly a new, more jerk direction for him, most of the songs are similar and the flows repetitive. This is kind of a shame considering London's Saviour, which was one of my favourite projects of 2023 and used classic electronic/cloud rap production to elevate Fakemink's rapping. I think I'm gonna give it a few more spins. The production on this album is alright, and I think if Mink keeps ... read more