Spoon - Lucifer on the Sofa
70

About 20 years after after their excellent breakout record, this album for sure has swagger and confidence however it doesn't quite stand as high as a handful of their earlier records. The downside of this record is that there aren't a whole lot of huge stand out tracks. Just 10 cuts that feel like better versions of the Black Key's early 2010s output.
+: Held, The Hardest Cut, Astral Jacket, Lucifer of the Sofa
-: N/A

A$AP Rocky - AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP
70

Solid cloud rap effort, Jukebox Joints very well may be Rocky's best track
+: Canal St., L$D, Excuse Me, Jukebox Joints, Everyday
-: Lord PRetty Flack Jodye 2, Fine Whine, M'$

Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
90

Although this review may be influenced by recency bias, this record details a vivid, heartbreaking, and nostalgic story of failing young love.
+: Chaos Space Marine, Concorde, Bread Song, Good will Hunting, Haldern, The Place Where He Inserted the Blade, Snow Globes, Basketball Shoes
-: Mark's Theme

The Weeknd - Dawn FM
70

The track run from Gasoline to Sacrifice has 4 practically perfect pop songs, but after that the album never quite reaches the same peaks.
+: Gasoline, How Do I Make You Love Me?, Take My Breath, Sacrifice
-: I Heard You're Married

Cordae - From a Birds Eye View
40

This is like wallpaper compared to what Cordae's contemporaries (like JID, Denzel) have been teasing towards.
+: Jean-Michael, Westlake High, Sinister, C Carter
-: Today, Chronicles, Super

Cordae - The Lost Boy
60

Although it may be charming, Cordae still fails to fully differentiate himself from his peers.
+: RNP, Have Mercy, Broke As Fuck, Nightmares Are Real
-: Wintertime, Been Around

IDK - IS HE REAL?
60

Despite probably being his best effort to date, IDK still leaves lots to be desired and comes short of his potential on IS HE REAL?
+: 24, Porno, Alone, No Cable, Michael What TF
-: Lilly, European Skies, Digital

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Fishing for Fishies
80

Although the entire record may not be fun enough to make up for the Fortnite line in The Cruel Millennial, this still falls in the better portion of King Gizzard's releases.
+: Fishing For Fishies, Boogieman Sam, This Thing, Acarine, Cyboogie
-: Plastic Boogie, Real's Not Real

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Flying Microtonal Banana
80

Sour melodies over relentless grooves more than make up for the 41 minute runtime.
+: Rattlesnake, Melting, Open Water, Sleep Drifter, Billabong Valley, Doom City, Nuclear Fusion
-: Anoxia, Flying Microtonal Banana

Chance the Rapper - Acid Rap
60

This mixtape has a handful of solid tracks with good hooks but most of it feels like unkempt potential.
+: Cocoa Butter Kisses, NaNa, Favorite Song,
-: Paranoia, Pusha Man

Childish Gambino - Because the Internet
70

The production is ridiculous even if sometimes this record comes off as a little pretentious.
+: The Worst Guys, Shadows, Sweatpants, 3005, Crawl, Urn, Life: The Biggest Troll
-: Worldstar, The Party, Earth: The Oldest Computer

Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak
60

Paranoid is like so catchy like wow
+: Heartless, Love Lockdown, Paranoid, Street Lights, Coldest Winter
-: Pinocchio Story, See You in My Nightmares

Injury Reserve - Floss
90

Even the interlude sounds great on this album like come on man
+: Oh Shit!!!, Bad Boys 3, All This Money, S on Ya Chest, What's Goodie, Girl With the Gold Wrist, Keep on Slippin, 2016 Interlude
-: Eeny Meeny Miny Moe, All Quiet on the West Side

Kanye West - Yeezus
60

It's okay industrial hip hop; it'll be really really good or really really not.. uh.. good.
+: Black Skinhead, Bound 2, New Slaves
-: I'm In It, Guilt Trip, I Am a God

black midi - Schlagenheim
90

Incredibly unique and boundary-pushing noise punk
+: 953, Speedway, bmbmbm, Neart DT MI, Western, Years Ago
-: Ducter

ScHoolboy Q - Blank Face LP
60

Such an overloaded second half!!!!! but there are amazing songs here
+: Groovy Tony / Eddie Kane, Kno Ya Wrong, Ride Out,
-: WHateva You Want, Overtime, Tookie Knows II, Black THougHts

Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
60

Please don't murder me... In all seriousness, this record will either have one of the greatest songs ever or a track that falls way short of the rest.
+: Dark Fantasy, Gorgeous, POWER, Devil In A New Dress, Runaway
-: Blame Game, All of the Lights, Hell of a Life, Lost In the World

The Strokes - Comedown Machine
60

Undeniably a stylistic change for The Strokes; most of the tracks are solid with a few gems, and a few that are just wallpaper in the context of the Strokes' discography.
+: 80's Comedown Machine, 50/50, One Way Trigger
-: Chances, Tap Out, Welcome To Japan

The Black Keys - Let's Rock
40

There will be a catchy riff or vocal line once every like 15 minutes and this LP is under 40.
+: Lo/Hi, Walk Across The Water (?)
-: Shine A Little Light, Tell Me Lies, Every Little Thing, Go

Earl Sweatshirt - I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside
80

Another step into the downward spiral beyond 2013's Doris.
+: Huey, Grief, Off Top, Wool, Inside, Mantra, Faucet
-: Grown Ups, AM // Radio

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