Possible album of the year. Need to listen to it again to solidify my thoughts.

This shit was so hard for me to get into. Then I listened to Merzbow. Take that as you will.

If this is what J.I.D. sounds like on the Metro collaboration, then it’s probably going to be contender for album of the year.

This thing surprised me. I enjoyed Smoke Break-Dance when it first came out, but I didn't think that this album could hold that same level. Well it does for the most part. the features are all great and Mick jenkins can hold his own on every track. The middle is completely disposable, but its short on a short project. Skip those tracks and you get a quick and solid "LP" (really just and extended EP). Also this J.I.D. verse is better thanon the Jon Batiste song.

This album had the potential to be something that stood out way more than it did for me. Most songs feel like they have a small but integral part of them missing. These weaker, more laid back instrumentals don't support the story this album is portraying. It works in the breaks and the resolution, but the beef of the album where the protagonist is running through hell feels very unimpactful. More direction would make this thing killer, but that just isn't here.

The beat is atrocious, like it's literally like DJ Khaled imported a trap beat from the internet and just fucked around with PYT. Its already an atrocious beat but then its got Lil Baby, Future and Uzi on it. Future is the only one who even remotely makes sense on a track like this. Unsurprisingly none of the verses here are good. It sucks, but it's really funny to listen to.

The more story related cuts here are fantastic. It comes up with new approaches to its sound on every track. It only drags on In the Wilderness, but everywhere else on the album is super engaging and fun to follow along with. And the riffs on this thing are insane, probably some of the most catchy I've heard on a death metal album. The story is told excellently throughout the album and really adds to the overall experience. Definitely listen if you're even remotely interested.

Ehh.

The best moments on this album are the best I've heard from The Hives so far, not very impressive but fun enough. I'm glad to see that they're starting to take more risks with their songs instead of having another thirty minutes of uninspired garage rock. These risks hardly pay off, leaving tracks such as Stick Up and Crash into the Weekend feeling like weird hiccups. Other tracks such as Trapdoor Solution and The Bomb feel underwritten instrumentally and lyrically respectively. The one ... read more

I don't know why I was expecting so much from an album titled "Flying Microtonal Banana", so I kinda feel bad saying I felt let down by this. Melting is great though.

The only thing the Hives bring to the table with this album is the energy they use to hide the lack of writing. The riffs suck and so do the vocals. It’s all so painfully generic that it just blends together into slop. The production isn’t doing any favors for the album either. This things only thirty minutes and still manages to drag.

As an artist Yeat works best when he does new and unique things. This track lives up to its name and exceeds most of Yeat’s previous catalog. Not a style I want a full album of but it sounds great.

The first two tracks are really good, but the rest of the ep can’t hold that same level of quality.

Devon Hendryx comes through with a solid ep here. Tracks like Charlie Baltimore and Fucking Your Girl sound like stuff off of lP! era Peggy. The interludes feel void of ideas at times, but overall I’d recommend a listen, especially with this being on streaming now.

Shits such a vibe, especially in context with the album being followed by Kollage.

The disco elements here are insanely smooth and make this album a joy to go through. It only dips slightly in the end, but the rest is super solid. This is why CRJ is the goat.

Not bad at all. A bit underwhelmed at the start, but it picked for the middle before dropping off again. This still doesn’t forgive Travis Scott of being a bad person though.

Ugh.
Steve Howe carried this album on his back. Like, his guitar playing is the only thing holding the good tracks on the album together. It starts off strong with the biggest flaw being that every member besides Howe and maybe Anderson sound like dogshit thanks to the mixing. The middle is the big stinker here though. They were out of their rocker so hard that they entirely flip the problem with this album. Now the instruments sound good, but the arrangements sound awful. Then it goes back to ... read more

I mean it’s bad, but not in bad taste like the last one. Yung Gravy does fine I guess. Not enough to remotely improve this. Also this has Y2K on production so that means Peggy and Dream are only one feature apart.

Where is J.I.D.?😭

Brainmelting.