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Man, this one stings. Lupe is an extremely talented artist and this newest offering is in no way a hip hop disaster...but it's just soooo...decent. Lupe has some good flows and the minimalist nature of the production is all fine, but some of these tracks just drag and the features don't hit. The outro of Autoboto for example is just so unnecessary, it feels like it's trying to be the ending of Kanye's Power but it isn't even close. If you're a Lupe fan, which I am, maybe you can find more to ... read more

Hot take: this is the best Coheed album since No World For Tomorrow. I'm not sure how some reviewers get off on being angry at synths and vocal manipulation on a SPACE OPERA. Yeah, it's not their best work but the ending few songs here go especially hard in the paint. The boys are experimenting, this is the second chapter in a new saga so what do you expect? Progressive rock progresses, people. I'm even tempted to take the score higher but I'm going to see if it grows on me. A very fun record.

Okay I know it's an ugly word to some people. Nu Metal. This is front to back TOTALLY a nu metal record, but that's not a bad thing. The Twins do an admirable job of making catchy songs in the style, with the only glaring flaws being some pretty generic chug riffs. Their personalities do carry this to be a fun record, but I'd like to see some more instrumental creativity to push them over the top.

I put off listening to this for a long time. I love Kim, and Turn Off The Light is one of my favorite pop albums ever. EVER. I thought that Kim, as a transgender woman, pushing her sexiness out to the forefront would actually be a very positive idea. Much like how I love how outrageous the lyrics of other queer artists like Cazwell can be (All Over Your Face being the only song banned from Logo), I thought this could be awesome...but it's not. It is not her anymore. What makes it SO fucking bad ... read more