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Was a bit disappointed with this release from Atlanta artist 6lack. It’s a big sonic shift for him – he has sat comfortably in the modern r&b structure for some time. More the hard 808s driving the songs than what we see here, which is driven by guitar loops and has a totally different feel
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I am a sucker for house loops. Especially ones with some funky grooves. Toro y Moi – or Chaz Bear – is certainly one of the best house artists out right now. Biggest problem with this album for me is the songs that aren’t house, and some of his songwriting lacks in places. Nonetheless, he
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Danny Brown and JPEGMAFIA mash their abrasive styles on one of the best titled albums of all time. If you are confused about what this title means exactly – you’re overthinking it. They both make music that scares the hoes. This thought is teased hilariously in the title track: Stop scarin’ the hoesPlay that shit’ll
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That’s right, this album is called Glockoma. It’s not even the first Glockoma (I have not listened to the first Glockoma). For a little perspective, Key Glock is a rapper from Memphis who was closely associated with Young Dolph (RIP). Glock has been an up and comer in one of the fastest rising hip-hop cities
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LA rapper-producer Blxst has gained some warranted hype lately, based off of a few songs off of this album + his recent contributions on the latest Kendrick release. Blxst gets some points here for producing most of this record – a feat that will always grant you respect in my mind. However, this album certainly
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Do you see a theme here? Yes, I just read Dave Grohl’s autobiography, and entonces I am revisiting the discography of the Foo. This one fell a bit flat for me, a bit too rock and roll-y and generic. So far my least favorite. This review will be short because you should be spending your
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Mac Ayres most recent release left me a bit disappointed. He did say ahead of time that the album would be pretty sad, and while that certainly didn’t help the cause, it was not the main culprit as to why this fell relatively flat for me. I just found it a bit boring and the
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My first full length Beach House album – I enjoyed it mostly. Beach House are a Baltimore based duo that are seriously musically talented and deliver here with some really unique sounds and arrangements. If you don’t know Beach House – if you’ve ever heard the song Money Trees – that is a Beach House
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More great stuff from one of the best bands out. I do rank this one below Choose Your Weapon overall – however the highs are fantastic, namely Red Room. Overall, great ingenuity throughout and of course, great instrumentalization and vocals. Favorite songs: And We Go Gentle, Get Sun, All The Words We Don’t Say, Rose
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As previously said in my more recent Mild High Club review, I don’t think anything that Alex makes will top Skiptracing, which made me realize it had been quite a while since I had listening to that album, even though I love the songs. This album is good – clever songwriting, nice riffs, and an
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