In 2017, Tyler the Creator released his 5th album Flower Boy. Critics would hail this project as Tyler's most mature and consistent album of his career thus far and the dramatic shift in character from Tyler's dark, almost psychotic personality on albums like Bastard and Goblin, to a much more introspective and vulnerable persona proved … Continue reading Tyler the Creator – Igor (2019)
Last year the Hip Hop collective Brockhampton released their 5th album Iridescence. Whilst the albums reception was mixed overall, I enjoyed the album immensely (See my list of the best albums of 2018 for my explanation). One of the reasons I liked it so much was because of how personal the album felt and how … Continue reading Kevin Abstract – Arizona Baby (2019)
In the mid 2000s, you would be hard pressed to find a more popular band than the Arctic Monkeys. Their first two albums each won the band the award for Best British Album and Best British Group at the 2007 and 2008 Brit Awards. They broke sales records and skyrocketed into the limelight as not … Continue reading Arctic Monkeys – Humbug (2009)
2018 was without a doubt in my mind the best year of music I have experienced in my life thus far. Perhaps this was because of how many of the artists that I listen to came out with a new project or maybe because of my new-found open-mindedness, but it seemed like every month another … Continue reading Little Simz – Grey Area (2019)
So as I said in my review of the album, OutKast's first album was good but was very much in line with the sound that was commonplace in Hip Hop at the time. The duo clearly had talent but -although the promise was there- they had not shown themselves to be particularly original compared to … Continue reading OutKast – ATLiens (1996)
OutKast is probably within my top 10 musical acts of all time and they thoroughly deserve it. A career spanning over 12 years, 6 albums and not a single weak or bad album. They produced two of the most respected and talented MCs in the entirety or Hip-Hop history, one of which who is repeatedly … Continue reading OutKast – Southernplaylisticadillacmusik (1994)
Anyone who has being paying attention will have noticed that the hiatus between each Gorillaz album is often fairly big. Between each release, the fandom is left wondering what the band is gonna look, sound and act like. But in 2018 something strange happened...we got another album. Only one year on from Humanz, we were … Continue reading Gorillaz -The Now Now (2018)
Humanz (2017) 2016 was a crazy year. The US Election, Brexit, countless beloved celebrities dropping like flies and in 2017 we were all still trying to get our heads round what had just happened. However one 2016’s most shocking events (the election of Donald Trump as the American President) spawned the basis of one of … Continue reading Gorillaz -Humanz (2017)
The Fall (2011) First things first, I do not hate The Fall. In actuality, I’m kind of in awe of it. An entire album made on the road (using an iPad): that’s quite impressive. If any other band had made this album then it would have been hailed as a huge achievement. But, unfortunately, the … Continue reading Gorillaz -The Fall (2011)
Demon Days was and still is the best selling and most critically acclaimed Gorillaz album and yet somehow it is not my favourite album in the Gorillaz discography. Now, Plastic Beach doesn’t have as many hits as what Demon Days did, and the theme of pollution and man's effect on the planet is not quite … Continue reading Gorillaz -Plastic Beach (2010)
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