Benny the Butcher - Tana Talk 4
70

A solid bunch of hard-hitting Griselda tracks with excellent production.
+: Johnny P's Caddy, Weekends In The Perry's, 10 More Commandments, Tyson vs. Ali, Billy Joe, Guerrero
-: Uncle Bun, Thowy's Revenge

mgk - mainstream sellout
0

the cover is the best part about this, and it sucks.
+:
-: born with horns, god save men, maybe, drug dealer, mainstream sellout, make up sex, emo girl, 5150, papercuts, WW4, ay!, fake love don't last, die in california, sid & nancy, twin flame

Fly Anakin - Frank
60

In some moments, this record isn't super far above and beyond, but at its very worst, it is still solid.
+: Dontbeafraid, WaxPoetic, Black Be The Source, No Dough, Telepathic, Bag Man
-: Underdog Theme, Bad Business

Nigo - I Know NIGO!
50

Extremely solid compilation for Nigo; a lot of the features bring their A game, even if some don’t.
+: Lost and Found Freestyle 2019, Arya, Punch Bowl, Paper Plates, Hear Me Clearly, Come On Girl Let’s Go,
-: Want It Bad, Morë Tonight, Heavy

$NOT - Ethereal
20

$not should not try melodic trap…
+: Doja,
-: My World (Intro), BLUE MOON, 5AM, EYE EYE EYE, Euphoric, Fighting Me, Once Upon a Time (Outro)

Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your Future
70

Denzel kills his winning streak with a middle-of-the-road record; few songs here live up to the hype from the first single.
+: Walkin, Worst Comes to Worst, Angelz, The Ills, Sanjuro
-: X-Wing, Troubles, Zatoichi, The Last

60

Solid pop album with clean production, good hooks for the most part, and excellent vocals.
+: Crash, New Shapes, Good Ones, Constant Repeat, Beg For You, Twice, Yuck
-: Baby, Every Rule

Lil Durk - 7220
40

It doesn't start off that bad? But kinda takes a dive for thee worst.
+: Computer Murderers, AHHH HA, Pissed Me Off
-: Headtaps, Shootout @ My Crib, No Interviews, Barbarian, Grow Up/Keep It On Speaker, Smoking & Thinking,, Blocklist, Difference Is, Federal Nightmares, Love Dior Banks,

---: Broadway Girls

Unwound - New Plastic Ideas
90

A post-hardcore album with songs that hit back-to-back-to-back; the emotive highs and lows are injected into every guitar strum, bassline, drum hit, and every wail from Justin Trosper. Amazing.
+: Entirely Different Matters, What Was Wound, Envelope, Hexenzsene, Abstraktions, All Souls Day, Usual Dosage, Arboretum, Fiction Friction
-: N/A

black midi - Cavalcade
80

Although some of the highs are better than the best moments on Schlagenheim (2019), there is much more filler tracks.
+: John L, Chondromalacia Patella, Slow, Diamond Stuff
-: Dethroned, Marlene Dietrich

Edit: I was wrong

Rex Orange County - WHO CARES?
40

The orchestral arrangements somehow still don’t really elevate this project from how plain, vague, and boring it is.
+: WORTH IT, IF YOU WANT IT, the tyler feature
-: KEEP IT UP, ONE IN A MILLION, 7AM, MAKING TIME, SHOOT ME DOWN, WHO CARES?

Boldy James & Sterling Toles - Manger on McNichols
80

Easily Boldy's most engaging project thus far. The free feel of the jazzy instrumentals allow him to lay down detailed storytelling.
+: Medusa, Detroit River Rock, B.B. Butcher, The Middle of Next Month, Mommy Dearest, Requiem, Got Flicked
-: The Safe, Welcome to 76

Tyler, The Creator - Cherry Bomb
70

There are great ideas here but they are mixed in with ideas that do not stick the landing at all. Most of what's here is solid but there's a lot that isn't great...
+: DEATHCAMP, BUFFALO, 2SEATER, THE BROWN STAINS..., FUCKING YOUNG / PERFECT, SMUCKERS
-: PILOT, RUN, CHERRY BOMB, BLOW MY LOAD, KEEP DA O'S

Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Piñata
90

An excellently-produced hip hop record with top-notch rapping.
+: Scarface, Deeper, High, Harold's, Shitsville, Thuggin', Real, Uno, Robes, Lakers, Knicks, Shame
-: Watts

Sports Team - Deep Down Happy
70

An extremely catchy and entertaining post-punk release with elements of pop rock and britpop.
+: Here It Comes Again, Here's the Thing, Stations of the Cross, Going Soft, Kutcher, Fishing, Long Hot summer, Lander
-: Born Sugar, The Race

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
90

Slightly darker and more intimate than Funeral and although it doesn't reach the same heights in certain tracks here, it's almost as amazing.
+: Black Mirror, Keep the Car Running, Neon Bible, Intervention, Black Wave / Bad Vibrations, Ocean of Noise, (Antichrist Television Blues), No Cars Go, My Body Is a Cage, The Well and the Lighthouse
-: Windowsill (if I had to choose)

Tyler, The Creator - Goblin
40

A 48% just like the Tyler song! Get it?!
+: Golden, Goblin, Yonkers, She, Analog
-: Transylvania, Tron Cat, Nightmare

Conway the Machine - God Don't Make Mistakes
70

Conway releases another solid LP, while still falling short in some areas—especially hooks.
+: Babas, God Don't Make Mistakes, Chanel Pearls, Drumwork, Lock Load, Tear Gas, John Woo Flick
-: Stressed

EARTHGANG - GHETTO GODS
NR

DefInitely more solid than a handful of hip-hop releases this year, but this is still relatively middle-of-the-road.
+: WATERBOYZ, AMEN, LIE TO ME, BLACK PEARLS
-: GHETTO GODS, ALL EYES ON ME

Modest Mouse - No One's First and You're Next
78

This album feels like an oddity in MM's discography; not because it's the weirdest thing they did but because it has several sonically-interesting tracks and ideas when the album that preceded this and the two that followed are all relatively mediocre and unambitious.
+: King Rat, I've Got It All (Most), Guilty Cocker Spaniels, The Whale Song, History Sticks To Your Feet
-: Satellite Skin

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