Tatsky

Nearly my favorite part of MBDTF because it's the closest to showing Kanye at his most overblown. The production is easily way too much, with weird compressed horns and people fighting for audio dominance often, mixed and mastered to be loud and proud. It does a great job of selling the "lights" part of the song, of constantly being in the public eye, close to the theme of Runaway and MBDTF as a whole where it's people dissecting the celebrity life but it's less about whether the ... read more

The original recording on the album was the best produced R&B single I'd ever heard. This is just as silky smooth in production despite being live, and Bruno Mars does an even better performance than I could ever imagine. Screaming as he kills that high note near the end. Shaking as I hear how well those drums sound. Regardless of the quality of this album in the end, I think they made history on that set. I genuinely can't remember a single other thing from that night, anyway.

I'm still ... read more

Not saying the Mike Love music dislike is completely undeserved, but Mike Love like any other person had many shades to him, and I think this is the brightest one. A full, actually released version of a song that was done differently on the album it's probably known for, this time Love's version instead of Holland, and it's just as warm and happy if not more so. It's still short and doesn't last quite as long as other songs, but it leaves you with good feelings.

The song of the summer? ... read more

Best version of the song, I think better than its KEXP showing with how good the vocals are in tandem with the guitar, and better than its album release because honestly, the loud dynamics were absolutely necessary. I've never been hardcore convinced on Black Midi, but I think this is the first single that's making me see the light. It has a good amount of intelligence when it comes to building, throwing you face first at the start before immediately switching to very monotone singing, and the ... read more