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Want to hear the hottest take in the world? This album isn't downright terrible.
Alex Warren is an artist that I'm aware most music fans have a hate boner towards and the reason for that is plain and simple: He's boring. In the circumstance of one Tik Tok star successfully rebranding themselves into the music scene (Addison Rae), you have Alex Warren on the other side of the spectrum accomplishing the same thing. Only difference is he gets ridiculed for the art he makes. Alex is ... read more
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Wrapping up my Malcolm Todd summer with the album he just released. The charm and the sound of his previous album and mixtape are all still there...but the redundancy is pretty much why I'm not very into this. It probably also doesn't help that the lyricism is giving off some more red flags when it comes to the guy's personality, but as long as the music still sounds good and the milkshake duck effect hasn't hit him (not I want to, I don't want to jinx this)...it's ... read more
Sweet Boy gives us a very good look at Malcolm Todd as a music artist and his sound. I mean, yeah, the influences from Steve Lacy, Dominic Fike, Rex Orange County, and John Mayer, he clearly wears them on his sleeve, but Malcolm does his best to ensure that he does have his own thing. The main highlight of this mixtape are the guitars. It's the main instrument of choice for this album, and it makes a jam out of a lot of these tracks. And sure, love or hate Malcolm Todd's personality ... read more
I started my Malcom Todd summer with his self-titled debut. Seeing how he's this up and coming indie pop star, I had to give him a listen, especially since I enjoyed what I heard from him based on his singles. On the positive side of things, Malcolm has a good ear for melodies and he can play guitar pretty well. The lyricism across this whole thing doesn't make him seem very likeable, but on the other hand, there are a few moments where it's clear Malcolm doesn't take ... read more
Thank you Mic the Snare for letting me discover kino. It's not album of the year good (it's too short, IMO) but, y'know, it's still good.
Album rating: Decent to Strong 8/10
Best tracks: Flat Circle, As Scared As Can Be, Far Field, Critical Damage, All Covered in Snow, Your Favorite
Worst tracks: Long Island
You know how good Little Simz is when her "weakest" album is still a strong 8. But yeah, despite a few imperfections, Little Simz still hasn't lost her touch on Lotus.
Album rating: Strong 8/10
Best tracks: Lotus (featuring Michael Kiwanuka and Yussef Dayes), Free, Thief, Blue (featuring Sampha), Blood (featuring Wretch 32 and Cashh), Peace (featuring Obongjayar and Moonchild Sanelly), Enough (featuring Yukimi)
Worst tracks: Young (I am open to a post-punk oriented album from ... read more
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31. He/Him. Not very active here, but I'm mainly on RYM (all my personal ratings are carried over from there).
Rating milestones:
1st: Pray for the Wicked - Panic! at the Disco
100th: Brat - Charli XCX
200th: Dance Monkey - Tones and I (single)
Rating milestones:
1st: Pray for the Wicked - Panic! at the Disco
100th: Brat - Charli XCX
200th: Dance Monkey - Tones and I (single)
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