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In Korat Thailand (where I'm living currently) it is 9:24pm and I am the perfect level of tipsy to enjoy this album. Thank you Japandroids, perfect timeing, love you
Whoot! love seeing Pinegrove right next to Beyonce in that AOTY top 10
My favourite album ever.
demo jesso is my favourite jesso
Can they design headphones that don't hurt my ears?
As a longtime Shad fan, this is blowing my mind.
Except Paul Fieg is a great director. Freaks and Geeks? Bridesmaids? The Office? Spy?
You are not a loser, Dansolo is just ribbin' ya! (the rib being that he, and the rest of us, are all opinionated hipsters here on Stereogum)
Alright come on, if you think Drake completely whiffed his snl host gig then you haven't been watching snl the last couple months. He did great.
That's ok, Pinegrove can just take number one on the normal year-end list
I actually like James' name better though
I almost didn't use the word "digest" just to avoid such a comment. Curse you inthedeadofknight!
LUH, White Lung, ANOHI, and Little Scream! (plus I still haven't fully digested those Beyonce and Drake albums). Good thing I just graduated and have nothing else to do with my life than listen to music, because this is too much good stuff at once for anyone with things to do.
That being said... One Dance and Pop Style are still growing on me, so maybe I shouldn't be too harsh on him yet
Yeah, what the hell happened? He seems to be on an unstoppable roll.
Thanks for the clarification Tom. I guess it was my hope that you loved it mixed with my lack of understanding vocabulary that created the confusion.
Hmm confusing review. I thought you liked the album at first; "a Post-Breakthrough Freakout album of the highest order", but then you seemed pretty tough on it in that last paragraph.
For some reason I like Silver Surfer. It's just so petty that I get a hoot out of it. Low Lights on the other hand I deleted right away, the message of that song just seems superfluous seeing as he already has Ultralight Beam, and it's a minute too long.
Fair enough. And you're right RJ, Saint Pablo is too much of a tone shift after I Love Kanye, Waves works much better. I do think it fits in nicely after Wolves though. Wolves into Silver Surfer always felt kind of weird. Wolves into Saint Pablo is a good one two punch of current Kanye mindset.
Best place to slot this in on Life of Pablo? I'm thinking between I Love Kanye and Waves.
That Kevin Gates video is a god damn treasure.
I can feel this shaping up to be my favourite album of the year.
You should probably try listening to Teens of Style a couple more times.
*Note: I love Vince Staples (>Future) and in no way think he's like the Sons, I just like to pick apart bad arguments.
Blochead Reasoning: "I know nothing about rap, and therefore my endorsement of a rapper proves he's good". Sounds like my dad when he endorses Mumford and Sons ;)
Looks like you're 100% right: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnit7u73mfU I guess I'm just as clever as the SNL writing staff
Missed opportunity for a Weeknd Update
I like how much attention this is getting from the commentariot here. Definitely deserved
Any group of people with the word "frat" in their name are automatically assholes (with the possible exception of The Fratellis)