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I never expected to love this album as much as I do. I went into it with an open mind and low expectations and was immediately captured by the talent at every level of this album. Lorde's songwriting somehow improved from her impressive debut, and the production choices she compiled with the help of Jack Antonoff helped elevate the project from great to masterpiece.
The general themes of the album intertwine the collapse of a relationship with a lifestyle of sex, drugs, and partying. From the ... read more

Wildlife is one of the most fascinating albums I've ever listened to. The album functions as a study on human suffering, and it explores this theme through four different "acts," each of which opens with a letter by our protagonist, detailing his personal struggles and losses.

In Act 1, our protagonist explores his own experience with suffering through different angles. On "Harder Harmonies," music functions as a crutch and a tool to help understand the world, but it always ... read more

Ginger is the boyband's moodiest, poppiest, and most sonically consistent album to date, and is also my personal favorite in their discography. "NO HALO" opens things up with a laid-back, fun verse from Matt Champion that really helps to set the tone for the whole project. Even the most rap-oriented bangers here like "BOY BYE" and "ST. PERCY" still feel lowkey compared to many songs off of literally any of their other albums. The features on the album add to the ... read more

This album unlocked Charli XCX as an artist for me. After seeing much of the critical praise for her 2019 record Charli, I decided to give it a try, but was immediately turned off by noisy, bombastic production and highly-stylized vocal edits. Never really went back to her music, until the release of this record mid-pandemic. At this point, I had listened to and very much enjoyed 100 gecs debut album, so when I heard Dylan Brady produced a number of tracks on this record, I was willing to give ... read more