Don't get me wrong, I love The Weeknd, but when you drop The Trilogy followed by some pretty nifty albums, this EP becomes average. It's the pressure you face when you're at the level that Abel is.

https://viberant.co.uk/2018/04/11/ep-review-the-weeknd-my-dear-melancholy/

there's just too much wrong here to say this is the amazing album I wanted, the amazing album I expected. For everything that was right with this album it feels like there's something wrong. Take out five or six tracks and this could be incredible, but all in all I was just left feeling empty.

https://viberant.co.uk/2018/04/14/album-review-flatbush-zombies-vacation-in-hell/

On A$AP Rocky's third studio album we are given staggering highs and crushing lows, both in terms of emotional content and quality of music. There are song of the year candidates and complete throwaways all mixed into the same pot, creating a bizarrely lukewarm project.

https://viberant.co.uk/2018/06/01/aap-rocky-testing-album-review/

Isolation has been an album that’s been highly anticipated for years, I’ve been so excited for so long, and let’s cut to the chase, it does not disappoint.

http://viberant.co.uk/2018/04/25/album-review-kali-uchis-isolation/

Dreamville’s conscious king is back once again for his fifth studio album and despite it’s flaws, it gives us a side to J Cole we very rarely see; producing some of his best songs and ideas to date, as well as some of his worst.

http://viberant.co.uk/2018/04/25/j-cole-kod-album-review/

Overall this is an above par release from an artist labelled as one hit wonder. She’s proven her worth here and while some features run away with the tracks, this is overall a solid effort from one of raps most talked about stars.

http://viberant.co.uk/2018/04/28/album-review-cardi-b-invasion-of-privacy/

Post Malone is a man with obvious talents, it is just a crying shame that he fails to demonstrate all of them on his second album ‘Beerbongs & Bentleys’ which is an hour long barrage of “meh” with the occasional flash of promise.

http://viberant.co.uk/2018/04/30/post-malone-beerbongs-bentleys-album-review/

Janelle Monáe arrived with a mission on this album; and the delivery is damn near flawless as she channels Prince with all the attitude and lyrical content of a global megastar on this her third studio album, ‘Dirty Computer’.

http://viberant.co.uk/2018/05/17/janelle-monae-dirty-computer-album-review/

In a world full of forgettable rap albums flying about every day, Kyle has done really well to make something that’s great fun, very unique, and something that could really push him to the next level. Bravo indeed.

http://viberant.co.uk/2018/05/24/kyle-light-of-mine-album-review/

The Arctic Monkeys return is an acquired taste and although it is a far cry from their best album, it is an admirable venture into uncharted territory; with Alex Turner reaching new levels of adverse lyricism.

http://viberant.co.uk/2018/05/28/arctic-monkeys-tranquility-base-hotel-casino-album-review/

In 2013 Kanye West dropped a daring project in Yeezus, as the man himself proclaimed he was more than a man, he was a God. Fast forward to present day and to Kanye’s newest album, Ye. Kanye does a 180 as he details his fall from grace and that he is a man with faults, just like every human. He details those faults in the most gripping of ways.

http://viberant.co.uk/2018/06/02/kanye-west-ye-album-review/

Kids See Ghosts is a mantra, it details the crushing lows and soaring highs of the lifestyles of two of hip-hop’s most well-loved and respected artists; describing the emotions that make them feel down, and the things they do or even take to pick themselves back up again. It’s a challenging listen, but I feel like it is an essential one for the stigma of mental health to take another positive step towards being broken.

http://viberant.co.uk/2018/06/12/kids-see-ghosts-album-review/

Nas being back is excellent for hip-hop, his style and craft is something that the genre desperately needs in these times of Soundcloud and chart hits. Being a voice is Nas’ field of expertise, but that can often be his downfall. On NASIR, we are given the good and not so good of the Queensbridge rapper, but above all it’s just fantastic to hear him rhyme again.

http://viberant.co.uk/2018/06/22/nas-nasir-album-review/

It’s an incredible triumph from a man who has went from fighting to his life to making a pure rap album that’s full of inspiration and full of insane bops. While the second half might be better than the first, it’s still a massive success and easily Jay Rock’s best work yet.

http://viberant.co.uk/2018/06/27/jay-rock-redemption-album-review/

We all know by now that Death Grips aren’t for everyone’s taste but with this their sixth studio album they prove once again why they are one of music’s hottest and most intriguing commodities as well as being one of the most important groups in modern hip-hop.

http://viberant.co.uk/2018/06/29/death-grips-year-of-the-snitch-album-review/

On Scorpion, Drake proves himself to be the living, breathing example of the “get you a man who can do both” meme; with Side A showing his gang-heavy mandem rap side and Side B working as the perfect antidote for your WCW’s most recent heartbreak. One of these sides hugely outshines the other in terms of quality, and I think you can guess which one that is…

http://viberant.co.uk/2018/07/02/drake-scorpion-album-review/

Three years since How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, the unmistakeable sound of Florence and The Machine is back on our airwaves once again. Still the ethereal, powerful, force of nature she always has been; but this time the delivery of her trademark elemental themes is more delicate, calm, as if Florence has arrived at peace with the feeling and emotions she’s always sang about with such vigour. In this eye of the storm record, Florence tells us of her deepest ... read more

Humanz may have lacked in organisation, but it certainly made up for in ambition and memorability, mostly due to the adversely large list of other artists attached to it. The Now Now finds itself on the other side of the spectrum; many tracks often feel TOO bare and somewhat underwhelming, and could really benefit from a hook or verse from the likes of Danny Brown, Grace Jones- hell, even Shaun Ryder would do the job!

http://viberant.co.uk/2018/07/06/gorillaz-the-now-now-album-review/

It’s as old school as it gets. There was no nonsense, no silly promotion, no outrage and no fillers. This was an album of great music that The Internet wanted their fans to enjoy. This wasn’t for the streams, this was all for the art. The result was a really pleasant listen to one of the smoothest albums of the year.

http://viberant.co.uk/2018/08/01/the-internet-hive-mind-album-review/

On his third studio album; Travis Scott gives us all a ticket to his star-studded, glamorous show of rollercoasters, women and superstardom. Welcome to ASTROWORLD, the place that never sleeps.

http://viberant.co.uk/2018/08/05/travis-scott-astroworld-album-review/