Michael Jackson - Off the Wall
82

An amazing disco record. Starting off with 2 absolute classics, ´Don´t Stop ´Til You Get Enough´ and ´Rock With You´. Some of the deep cuts don't disappoint either. There are a couple that I think are kinda blend: 'Workin' Day And Night', 'Girlfriend' and 'I Can't Help It'. Especially the latter is just pretty repetitive and somewhat uncreative.

'She's Out of My Life' is a bit of an outsider on this record, not with the disco vibe, but more of a ballad ... read more

Icona Pop - Club Romantech
75

I really like this record, although there aren't that many new songs on here. It is mostly a bunch of singles, which I did mostly enjoy. This is perfect club music to me. It is danceable, energetic, and above all fun to listen to. There's no way you don't bop your head while listening to this album. But it is also kinda chill, like you're not gonna get tired of it after hours in the club or at a festival or whatever. There are a couple songs I would say fall a little bit flat, because they feel ... read more

McKinley Dixon - Beloved! Paradise! Jazz​!​?
88

How much better is jazz rap than trap rap? Holy fuck this is great. 'Mezzanine Tippin' is an odd one though, but maybe it'll grow on me. It is just such a groovy record, it makes you wanna move. The highlight for me is the final track, especially with Ms. Jaylin Brown. It is such an amazing track.

Tracklist: 86/100
Vibes: 90/100

Harry Styles - Harry's House
77

Honestly I don't even know what makes this record so much better than the others to me. It is purely vibe. I'm bobbing my head throughout the entire record, it has a slight groove it is just really fun. This is almost everything I look for in a pop album. Rather than the sad vibes I think this fits Harry better overall. He made some great sad songs as well, but my reviews of the previous records have been a bit more 'negative'.

I do think the album is a bit top heavy as my favorite 2 songs are ... read more

Mitski - The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
83

This is an amazing record. It is amazing how she can say so much with so very little lyrics, yet beautiful analogies of life and sadness.

There are a couple tracks I think are less interesting than the others on the record, which doesn't make them bad, just not AS good. 'Heaven' and 'The Frost' are those songs for me.

I'm also not certain how I feel about the bigger, greater instrumentation on 'When Memories Snow' and 'I Love Me After You'. Maybe it is something I have to listen to more to ... read more

Tom Odell - Best Day of My Life
77

What a beautifully minimalistic sad ballad of an album. It is a complete story from start to end. Tom opens up with the beautiful title track which starts us off on this bike ride that we'll be on throughout the entire album. While we're on this ride all kinds of emotions hit us, but we try to stay positive minded, in a way. Tom opens his heart without really saying much concrete about his feelings. His voice is so emotional and fragile sounding. 'It's sad how sad this life can be' was only one ... read more

Billie Eilish - dont smile at me
85

The fact she was only 16 max when these songs were made and recorded is absolutely insane, the amount of emotion and detail she can put in her vocals is mesmerizing. I know at the production side of it, especially at this time het brother and his team would've done a lot for her. But it doesn't take away from the brilliant and unique sound they were able to create. I absolutely adore her vocal layers in 'idontwannabeyouanymore' or 'bellyache' so soothing to the ears over a dark hitting beat. ... read more

Billie Eilish - WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
94

I think this album is so pretty. It is dark, sometimes really silent, sometimes demonic. A really great album. Her whispery vocals make her so recognizable and unique. I have my questions about one song ́8 ́. I´m not really keen on that one, the baby voice in the start is kinda weird. Songs like ́i love you´ and ´listen before i go´ are so beautifully sad and moving. And then the slight demonic vibe with ́you should see me in a crown´ and ´all good girls ... read more

Paramore - This Is Why
89

This is a brilliant album by Paramore. Lyrically actually quite sad, talking about restricting yourself in growth, lack of self-esteem and other mental issues, but coated in a fun pop-punk production. For me this was an early contender for AOTY. Absolutely love this record. An album to come back to regularly.

Favorite Songs: 'This Is Why', Çést Comme Ça' 'Figure 8', 'Liar' and 'Thick Skull' (That's half the record indeed haha)

Least favorite song: ‘Big Man, Little ... read more

Bruno Major - To Let A Good Thing Die
91

This album is fantastic. It's cozy, cute, and for the 1-6 even romantic. The minimalist instrumentation combined with the soft vocals work so well together. The piano at the start of 'Regent's Park' is so beautiful. Bruno's lyrics are also cool and unique, not some cliche, overused lyrics. 'She Chose Me', one of my least favorite songs on this record, does have some more basic lyrics. I can see that the idea of 'I'll do anything for you' can get ... read more

Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR
81

EDIT (88 -> 81):
Honestly not much has changed... it's still amazing. But 90 seemed a bit crazy, and I was right.

Tracklist: 82/100
Vibes: 80/100

Old review:
An album that perfectly showcases what teenage love and heartbreak are like. On this record, Olivia proves she has an amazing talent for storytelling. It's clear that Taylor Swift is a big influence, even having a writing credit on '1 step forward, 3 steps back'. But it's still incredible that someone at 17 is ... read more

Reneé Rapp - Snow Angel
88

When I first heard 'Snow Angel', the title track, it was an incredible experience like something I had never felt before. My body had a physical reaction from sheer amazement. The other single, 'Talk Too Much', showed so much of Reneé's personality, which made me even more excited for the full album. And when it finally arrived, it was just one jaw-dropping vocal performance after another, absolutely insane!

Some of these songs carry a heavy emotional weight. ... read more

The Weeknd - My Dear Melancholy,
86

Honestly, I love this EP so much. It is really sad for sure. But I feel like as this is a shorter record there is no filler, something a bit worse than the rest. It is all just raw and emotional.

'Call Out My Name' and the Gesaffelstein featured songs are my favorite of this bunch. But they're all great.

This is the best The Weeknd record for me, even though it is so short.

Tracklist: 87/100
Vibes: 85/100

Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
90

Wow this is an amazing record. It is kind of a crime that I didn't listen to this sooner.

It just tickles your brain in every right way, with so many interesting things going on in the instrumentation, yet the production stays crisp as fuck! This is honestly anything you can wish for in a pop record. Very artistic, aesthetic and somewhat mystical. Not a single song on this record misses. I mean the fact she has bagpipes in one of the songs and it didn't make me wanna crawl out of my ... read more

95

This is a trip down into the mind of the character Kim Dracula. It is a very interesting and intense experience. The way Kim is able to genre bend in so many different ways with metal influences is very impressive.

I could see why people think this is cartoonish or theatrical... but I think that is what makes this even better to me. It is a real performance though and through with hard hitting guitar riffs, amazing drums that keep getting more intense as the record goes on.

Would I still ... read more

Michael Jackson - Bad
95

I absolutely love this album. There were 3 songs on here I didn't know yet, but it is all amazing! It is a bit of everything, soul, funk, pop, rock. Of course something Michael is known for. It is insane I never heard 'Just Good Friends' before, especially (positively) surprised when I heard Stevie Wonder on it!

This record has my 2 favorite MJ songs of all time on it, 'Bad' and 'Man In The Mirror', and 'Dirty Diana' is also probably top 5. But even the commercially less successful tracks on ... read more

PinkPantheress - to hell with it
60

This album is everything that you expect of decent Tiktok songs, very short and a catchy chorus, but the song is also 80% chorus.

I do have to say that the singles are most interesting, 'Pain', 'I Must Apologize', 'Just for Me' and 'Break It Off'. My favorite being 'Just for Me'. But I think the overall dreamy vibe is pretty fun and I think her vocals are pretty recognizable and unique. I do think the songs, and the entire record are just too ... read more

Natalie Jane - Where Am I?
52

I'm such a fan of her voice. It is very powerful, and she does know how to bring over emotion. It's just that the songs themselves, especially instrumentally, are quite basic and boring. Yes it is great music to scream in your room as you're going through it with your relationship.

There are a couple songs I'd like to highlight, bad or good. 'seeing you with other girls' is the most interesting and somehow 'honest' of the whole bunch. And 'If You Died Today' is a very powerful song and so so ... read more

Harry Styles - Fine Line
58

This album.... I'm not really feeling it. I know what Harry is capable of vocally and he just barely shows it on this record. He isn't the greatest lyricist ever and the instrumentations aren't that interesting either.

'Golden' and 'Cherry' are so boring and repetitive. 'Lights Up' is so bland and goes nowhere throughout the entire song.

I never expected myself to say this but... 'Watermelon Sugar' kinda grew on me. It is still overplayed and repetitive as fuck, but I remember hating it when ... read more

The Kid LAROI - F*CK LOVE 3+: OVER YOU
38

Honestly... I kinda understand why he didn't release this the first time around because it does feel like a lot of filler songs that have been rushed to put out. With very repetitive lyrics, overall uninteresting lyrics, more than before, and also short track times. Which is a shame. 'LONELY AND F*CKED UP' is the only slightly fun song on this part.

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