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ok fine i listened to death grips ok fine it's really fucking good whatever shut up
52 Weeks, 104 Releases From This Year: #73/104
I'm actually pretty surprised how much I enjoyed this, having only heard TOP's radio hits and basically nothing else. I went in expecting a little better than Stressed Out, obviously, but I was really impressed by how well they pull off their alt-indie-rock-rap hodgepodge. Tyler Joseph brings some great singing and an occasionally pretty nice rap verse, and Josh Dun has some seriously amazing skill on the drums, like, holy shit, the ... read more
RIP Prodigy. While it's no LGSEO, Mobb Deep are yet another classic group proving that they can still kick it this year, even if they're a little rusty; not like anyone was expecting them to live up to The Infamous, of course. I really appreciate how Prodigy's posthumous verses are employed here, and the whole album is very faithful in execution, which is often unfortunately rare for posthumous releases. Production-wise, it's good, but Havoc easily outclasses Alc's ... read more
black thought is the greatest rapper of all time
I now understand the hype and I am also now absolutely crushed. Thanks, Cameron.
A certain fever dream of an album that's only made better by how fucking awesome it is. Ghost is rapping with the utmost confidence about the most unhinged shit you've ever heard, sometimes rapping about nothing by his own admission, utilizing some absolutely elite flows and diction on top of pristine RZA production. Guest features are all elite, especially when Rae or Method Man show up, and the skits are mostly tolerable (which is a lot better than most 90s rap albums.) Absolutely ... read more
52 Weeks, 104 Releases From This Year: #72/104
Couldn't find anything else for this week so whatever. I am ambivalent towards this AJR EP
Gorgeous and powerful, but unfortunately somewhat surface-level in terms of lyrics -- Am I evil for saying that it feels like they just wrote down "social issues" and went from there? They're no RATM for sure, but then again, that isn't the point. Either way, this is one of the more hopeful albums released this year, and some seriously amazing post-jazz-punk-rock-whatever that's absolutely worth a listen.
A comforting and beautiful 24 minutes, layered and loose but in that way, free. "Lost Wisdom" is one of Phil's simpler projects, similar to "Dawn", released directly after this album (the two even share songs); but nonetheless, it's intimate and homely without feeling too skeletal. Phil and Julie's vocal harmonizations, combined with layered background guitars, exude the comforting feeling of warming your hands around a campfire, and it's a wonderful ... read more
Devastatingly desperate, yet horrifyingly groovy condemnations of the modern American condition and its associated malaise. Gorgeous, thrilling, and completely unhinged, "Getting Killed" finds Geese extracting the most minute statements and observations of the world around us, the inherent truths of our modern life, and simply airing them out in a vacuum to display their inanity. There's a very disheveled spirit at the heart of this album, but it's one that feels almost ... read more
52 Weeks, 104 Releases From This Year: #71/104
I actually DO know quite a bit about Big Thief despite this being my first album of theirs, and I'm only feeling more inclined to listen to DNWMIBIY after this one. Lenneker's voice is gorgeous and textured, with great folk rock instrumentals to suit it, and the whole album feels very homely (as folk does.) It's very sweet and tender, which was welcome considering what I know of Big Thief. As some have said, though, "Double ... read more
52 Weeks, 104 Releases From This Year: #70/104
I'm really not feeling like leaving much of a review on this album. All I can really say is.... yeesh, man. Not my thing whatsoever, and a pretty uncomfortable listen.
52 Weeks, 104 Releases From This Year: #69/104 (haha)
Man... what a letdown. Joey seems to think he's the absolute top of the entire game right now, but evidence would suggest that he's nowhere near, and this messy, smug release only goes to show how misguided his thoughts of game-domination are. This album isn't quite sure what it's supposed to be, and Joey's constant gloating about being the absolute best adds some serious irony to the unseasoned chicken this album ... read more
Bittersweet vignettes of finality, of lost love, of dance. The urgent terror of wanting to live and love and fuck shit up, and the awful truth that these things can't be rushed. "This Is Happening" is the self-aware, cynical complacency of the band's "North American Scum", expanded and refined into an hour of perfect music.
In the face of existential dread, dance!
While it can be undermined with the notion of being an "Aethiopes sequel" to those who haven't listened, "Sortilège" proves itself to be a separate and individually great work from Gabe 'Nandez and Preservation. Gabe's flow is tactical, precise, his lyrics sharp and evocative; though his hoarse delivery is less active than most, he effortlessly slides over Preservation's dusty, almost-ancient production, evoking legends like Ka with a genius flow ... read more
52 Weeks, 104 Releases From This Year: #68/104
Deftones is a group that everybody knows, but I somehow haven't heard a word of, so I was scared that I'd be starting off on the wrong foot with "private music." Despite this, I went along and listened to this as my first Deftones album anyways!
It's pretty good. Everyone agrees with this! I really enjoy the alt metal sound this album has, with its incorporations of shoegaze really giving it an awesome atmosphere amidst ... read more
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