Makes me feel beautiful.

"Suburban afternoon block party BBQ" music.

My first benchmark of unequivocal perfection in a music project, in terms of resonance with its concept, structure and composition, and its vivid reflection of my emotions. Staring through the eyes of an automaton, drifting suspended in a wintry dystopia, the hollowness of the despair. Not a single note I don’t seek refuge in. I owe this album everything.

Aggressively SAFE current-day R&B/dance music, but a vibe. A vibe that in execution doesn’t lend itself to taking any steps outside of the box or being anything other than an Ambien substitute, but a vibe nonetheless. (55/100)

EDIT 6/20: Bit by bit, the vibe is growing on me. There is definitely a time, place and emotional state where this album feels like it exists — to me, the waning hours of a nightclub — even if it does very little to tread any innovative ground in ... read more