I dunno that Coldplay is any thirstier for hits than, say, Drake or most anyone else in their shared pop music A-list, but for some reason people fixate on Coldplay's trend aspirations wayyyyy more. Not sure the punishment fits the crime!
Wasn't blown away by Melodic Blue, but I haven't been able to get "bada the bada the boom, I bada the bing, I bada the boom" (from Keem's "Praise God" verse) out of my head since I heard it. An incredible dumb/brilliant moment on an album full of dumb/brilliant moments.
Also that Freddie remix is so fucking hard, love how unhinged his recent verses have been.
I think this is actually the first Ka album that disappointed me - in the absence of a central metaphor around which the album is organized, it kinda felt like more of the same to me, maybe worse (more oldhead/corny bars and a rougher delivery than I remember on previous albums of his). Loving the Boldy record though, more or less on par with Price of Tea in China in my book.
Also of note - the new Navy Blue album Navy's Reprise is finally on streaming! Really good as usual - he's up there with Boldy for me as far as recent winning streaks in rap go.-
This actually looks a lot better than I was expecting as a Daddy's Home hater/"St. Vincent broke up Sleater-Kinney" truther, at least based on the trailer. Interesting that they used actual Masseduction concert footage for the film - hoping it goes all in on the meta and twisted/dark elements.
I remember being so annoyed by the horn outros on several of the songs when I first heard this album, and thought I'd downloaded a defective version or something. Now I'm delighted by them during my Watch the Throne revisits - such a silly, unnecessary moment of excess that fits in perfectly on this album that is itself a silly, unnecessary monument to excess. Not top tier Kanye, but I still have a lot of fun with it (and it's maybe top tier Jay tbh).
Tried to give this a listen, but had to put the album down after Dave used the term "muggle" within the first minute of the first song. I'll return to it at some point, but really no excuse for doing that in the year of our lord 2021.
It's still so unbelievable what a run Nicolas Jaar has been on these last few years! This definitely stacks up to Psychic for me - love what Dave Harrington's emotional playing style brings out in Jaar, and getting to hear his mastery of tonality and soundscaping attached to proper grooves.
Seems like an extreme reaction to a situation that was handled clumsily more than anything else, but I guess it's less extreme than calling for another 9/11 against the media
Excited for that new Clairo album, Immunity ended really growing on me in the months/years since its initial release. Hoping we get Melodrama/NFR! Antonoff and not Daddy's Home/Gaslighter Antonoff behind the boards...
Would've been happy with any song from Call Me If You Get Lost, but love the "Juggernaught" pick. Insane track, Kanye-level feature selection with a top-shelf Tyler verse.
Sounds like he's really thought the situation through and arrived at an informed, carefully considered perspective. Hopefully professional opportunities aren't scarce for a far-right banjo player.
Still dig this one a whole lot and wouldn’t take anything away from its legacy, though I’m slightly cooler on it than I was a decade ago. I think in retrospect the “leaving the cabin” narrative was an overly tidy way to summarize Bon Iver’s trajectory to date and got like nda overplayed, and the album pales a bit in comparison to 22, A Million, which for me was the album that really exploded my expectations for what Bon Iver music was capable of being.
#holocene
Was lucky enough to get an advance copy of this and it truly lived up to my hype and all the thoughtful words said above, definitely one of the best albums of the year. A singular vision and perspective that also functions as something of a counterpart to recent trends like hyperpop and collectors' item rap music.
Top 10 2021 (so far):
1) Nurture // Porter Robinson
2) Lei Line Eon // Iglooghost
3) Promises // Floating Points, Pharaohe Sanders, The London Symphony Orchestra
4) Cavalcade // black midi
5) To See the Next Part of the Dream // Parannoul
6) A Tiny House, In Secret Speeches, Polar Equals // Sweet Trip
7) HARAM // Armand Hammer & The Alchemist
8) ULTRAPOP // The Armed
9) G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END! // Godspeed You! Black Emperor
10) Rare, Forever // Leon Vynehall
Most anticipated: Darkside
Runner-up: Backxwash
Not really sure I see how fans of an artist buying their song breaks the pop charts more than pretending that buying an $80 hoodie and/or concert tickets counts as an album sale.
Credit where it's due, I'm not sure any musician's been more effective at getting people to think about them this last year and change than Phoebe Bridgers. A calculated attempt at virality every 2-3 weeks at least.
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