ThatSoJoy

this album has been so so so so enjoyable to listen to! obviously have heard laila’s viral tiktok songs here and there but hearing them in the album context makes so much sense, which is her singing about stuff we all went through in our adolescence. HONESTLY what impressed me the most was she wrote and produced everything on this album BY HERSELF, like that’s insane to me especially that she’s only 18 years old! so young, yet so sure of what she wants to talk about on this ... read more

(edit) so this is my very first album by tyler, once again recommended by my brother, and i must say i enjoyed it a lot! i honestly did not know what i was getting into when i pressed play. i was instantly drawn in by the production and the storytelling of the album, which both are insanely phenomenal, from him showing off on the song ‘Rah Tah Tah’ and then showing paranoia on ‘NOID’ in consequence of what he rapped about on the last track. He shows a lot of growth on ... read more

my introduction to stevie wonder(and soul music in general) through my brother! it gives me this warm and summer-y feeling every time i listen to it. you could also recognize some of the songs here although you've never listened to it before! songs like 'Pastime Paradise' has been interpolated in other songs, such as Coolio's 'Gangsta's Paradise'. The way the harmonies in the intro just drags you into this listening experience followed by one of the most ... read more