365 – New Music Daily

Welcome to the first month’s album tiers, each album categorized and given a one sentence recap. Full blurbs available on the new listens page, and monthly wrap-up playlist on main page under playlists. February’s Playlist.

Fucking Great/God Tier:

Al Green – Let’s Stay Together: Obviously.

ASAP Rocky – At Long Last ASAP: Iconic, incredible production, influential.

Bob Marley – Kaya: Need I say more?

Gil Scott Heron – Pieces of a Man: Incredible, will be up there for end of year lists.

Lil Yachty – Let’s Start Here: A surprising, shocking album sonically, but I can’t seem to get enough of it.

Tyler, the Creator – IGOR: Struggled between which of the two to put up higher, but the way this flows takes the top spot.

Yellowman – Mister Yellowman: Fucking great reggae.

Pretty damn good:

Arlo Parks – Collapsed in Sunbeams: Really loved this album.

Chance The Rapper – Acid Rap: Certainly has a few flaws, but the iconic mixtape deserves praise.

HER – H.E.R: Really good highs, great singing, just a bit too long.

FKJ – French Kiwi Juice: Great instrumentally, with some weird cuts.

Freddie Gibbs – Alfredo: Two great artists at their best.

Omar Apollo – Stereo: Really love some of these songs, albeit a bit ear candy.

N.E.R.D – In Search Of…: Great songs, great Pharrell production, just lost me with some dated sounds and weird lyrics.

Tyler, the Creator – Call Me If You Get Lost: Really good, more rapping, but IGOR a better album.

Solid:

DOMi & JD BECK – NOT TiGHT: Not as good as I expected, honestly.

Nirvana – Bleach: My third favorite Nirvana record, but firmly third.

Omar Apollo – Apolonio: Epitome of solid, Soft Rock edition.

Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly: Love you Roberta, but you put the finale first!

Thug – Slime Season 3: Not my favorite Thug, but good Thug nonetheless.

Wizkid – More Love, Less Ego: Epitome of solid, Dancehall edition.

Not for me, but maybe for you:

Black Thought & Danger Mouse – Cheat Codes: Good for you if this is for you.

Earl Sweatshirt – Some Rap Songs: Really well-written, but I think Earl is not for me.

For lack of a better term, Mid:

Goldlink – And After That, We Didn’t Talk: Not as good as his follow-up, and overall just a bit lackluster.

redveil – Niagara: Just mid.

Gotye & Aries tier:

Gotye – Making Mirrors: Hope you are in a nice enclave, and also; it’s like three songs, not just one.

Aries – WELCOME HOME: Pretend this didn’t happen.

What the fuck:

Travis Scott – Birds in the trap sing McKnight: See review.