Tyler, The Creator Discography Dive 1/7

I'm starting this mostly out of curiosity, I have quickly become a fan of Tyler's personality and recent music, so any excuse to see the so called evolution of his music everyone is raving about would be interesting.

The title track is a good taste of what to expect, his lyricism and flow are honestly really impressive for this being his debut. It just is not excusable for its 6 minute length, the beat is just a loop and having it stretch as long as it ... read more

Run The Jewels Revisited 4/4

If you saw my RTJ3 review, I compared that album to them having all out suits, while 1 and 2 was them in street clothing. Each album their own version of ruthless just in a different manner. RTJ4 is what I envision as them in jeans and blazers. A middle ground of polished and rough, some of these tracks sound like they could be straight on RTJ2 but with the mature lyrics of their newer stuff.

I feel both lyricists are consistent throughout their career, but El-P ... read more

Run The Jewels Revisited 3/4

RTJ3 is the duos longest album where even from the cover, you can tell this album is taking itself far more seriously, which can also be seen in its production and messaging. Everything about this album feels like RTJ trying cast a wider net in terms of listeners, which is normally an insult to smaller artists but in this case they manage to stick the landing.

You still have the angry devils found on their past albums in tracks like Legend Has It, but a majority ... read more

Run The Jewels Revisited 2/4

How does this group look at their first album and go:"hm it needs to be even meaner"

This album aged amazingly. The beat selection here is improved 10 fold compared to their last album, with the beat switch near the end on Oh My Darling Don't Cry being wild. The first half of this track list is legendary in my mind, not a single second of breathing room. This album also see them dive into more concious hip-hop with songs like Early. As always they have ... read more

Run The Jewels Revisited 1/4

This is my cheat meal, RTJ are so unbelievably consistent album to album that reviewing them in full is the equivalent to nodding your head in a conversation. RTJ come in unapologetic, especially for the early track list here, Self Titled and Banana Clipper is just them telling everyone listening their right place in this shit.

The negatives from this album mostly come from how monotone it is, very little variety in beats, and its subject matter gets old ... read more

To no ones shock, the collab between a critically acclaimed producer with a laundry list resume, and a disputably greatest of all time lyricist... sounds pretty damn good.

I have no idea why it took me until this week to peep this, I loved the roots and their projects. I am damn glad I finally got to experience this however, songs like Belize, Aquamarine and Cheat Codes are the shit that make this project, absurd jazz experimental beats that also feel so simplistic and easy to digest. ... read more

PUP Discography Revisited 4/4

What happened man, just 3 years ago PUP found themselves ruling with an iron fist over a heavily debated genre. Over the pandemic however, PUP decided to do a 180 choosing to make a pop punk/indie rock crossover album that's too damn meta for its own good.

A majority of this record is bland with the occasional interlude or line about the group falling apart/off but for the most part its them tip toeing around it lyrically. The true irony is the song where they ... read more

PUP Discography Revisited 3/4

Shout out to Canadian Pop punk, gotta be one of my favourite genders 🙏🙏🙏

All the comparisons to this album have been made thousands of times, Jeff Rosenstalk, Blink-182, the list goes on. Honestly in my mind, this album stands on its own enough to not be tied down by the influences on their sleeves. The instrumentals especially which are so damn rich and unique between tracks which is difficult for a saturated genre.

The highlights on this thing stick ... read more

PUP Discography Revisited 2.5/4

This EP is worth the mention in their discography because I think it is their 'cherry bomb' to say, where they saw the decent success of their last LP and said 'eh whatever let's fuck around and find out'. This experimentation led up to what I think is their best albums and you can see why, they fully embraced experimenting sounds here with songs like nothing changes sounding like nothing in their discography and anaphylaxis sounding like it was ripped straight ... read more

PUP Discography Revisited 2/4

The Dream Is Over is PUP's attempt to double down on their punk theme, angstier lyrics, harsher riffs, and a rougher overall sound. This makes for some big inconsistencies track to track, with songs like DVP being killer top of genre tracks while Familiar Patterns feels like a guy too old to have a teenage meltdown.

Overall its highlights stand out more compared to their previous record, and mixed with higher production quality, its lows don't stick out ... read more

PUP Discography Revisited 1/4

Southern Ontario's own Pathetic Use of Potential (PUP) is a 4 member Punk Rock turned Pop Punk outfit. This is one of those groups that were on repeat going through high school for me, knowing they were a local group added a bit of spice to them in my opinion as I'm sure people do as well with groups local to them. Their self titled see's them trying to find their 'sound' swapping frequently between harsh Post Hardcore and Pop Punk, but they blend enough to not be ... read more

BROCKHAMPTON REVISITED 8/8

TM is the post-mortem LP that was the second half of their contractual obligation series. If this album was a sandwich it would be a plain bagel squished between 2 pieces of white bread. Which although I find far better at its highlights than the loneliness and disgust I got from The Family, the fact that this album stinks of boredom is arguably a bigger sin for a group that made shit like BUZZCUT a year prior. Adding on the fact that this was released after The ... read more

BROCKHAMPTON REVISITED 7/8

It's getting a little spicy from me

The Family is the 7th full length brockhampton release and this the weirdest ass buildup to any of their albums ever. On Januray 14th 2021 Brockhampton posted on their social media that they are no longer a band and all tour dates are cancelled. What followed was radio silence, until teaser images came out for a new album? They then released the single 'big pussy' which was just Kevin doing impressions of other members on a solo ... read more

I'm not going to do a long form review on this quiet yet but the concept of half the songs melding into one through transitions is honestly so well done here. Mix with some bangers, interesting concepts and one of the most fitting covers of all time. Amazing

*Edit: 76>80 | might revisit with full review if I feel like it
Even though I prefer the emo-experimental cuts from their previous album, Glass beach shows a new level of maturity in their sound (what is fantano on about btw)

This is just crisp clean indie rock all the way through and again although I will always prefer their more abrasive songs, I can see the appeal and turn off they bring with this

The vocals on parts (the freeze (screaming part)) need some re-evaluation and some parts like the intro track are too generic for my taking but there is more than enough of a blueprint here especially with the ending 2 tracks

Thanks @Primarí for the recommendation!

If this was the type of music associated with country it would be far less of a butt-end joke genre. A major problem with the genre most people, myself included have is the songwriting is far too descriptive making it bland. HFTRR uses much more complex concepts lyrically making it a far more engaging listen.

With the lyrics being the consistent highlight you've also got some sparks of greatness like the duet on The World Is Dangerous and the ... read more

BROCKHAMPTON REVISITED 6/8

BH after the release of ginger and going through the pandemic was a strange period, they released a dump truck of singles away from streaming sites under the 'technical difficulties' title which saw a bit of songs sounding off of SAT3 and a few off the walls experimental tracks. Due to not promoting and lack of interest, these tracks fell off the public eye. Something clicked a few months later however, I don't know if it was a build up from all their experimental ... read more

BROCKHAMPTON REVISITED 5/8

Ginger is Brockhampton doubling down on the mature theming found on the end of iridescence. After Iridescence I stopped paying attention to these guys for the most part only to be regained by roadrunner. Meaning this is a first listen *technically* a first listen aside from SUGAR which was honestly great, hearing them embrace their boyband title and just make a sweet R&B song was great. ALL I went in hoping for was for them to stay on track with this theme unlike ... read more

I'm doing a re-review on this because it is honestly so damn fun.

This is the debut LP from Remi Wolf and it is honestly the perfect example of pop being a far more interesting genre than people give it credit for. Every track on this LP keeps the listener engaged and there is not a second where she is 'boring'. Between the jams like Guerilla and Buzz Me In are charismatic bright spots like Quiet On Set. Sexy Villain is the TikTok song which is normally the blight on a record but it sounds ... read more