4/10
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YB has the potential to be better.
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Colors II isn’t quite the return to form suggested by its title and lead teaser.
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Lorde lacks the writing chops or perspective to follow through on Solar Power‘s themes and satire.
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For better or worse, $uicideboy$ stick to their guns on Long Term Effects.
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As far as posthumous projects go, Faith isn’t a total insult to Pop Smoke’s memory, but it is quite a step down from Shoot for the Stars.
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Escapades fails to exemplify what made its classic and progressive electronic inspirations so wonderful.
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Nearly every song on Blue Weekend comes across as an overblown pastiche of 90s alternative and indie rock.
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When you inevitably hear Khaled Khaled at the barbershop or blaring from a passing car, some of it won’t be so bad.
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Michigan Boy Boat falls short as a showcase for both Yachty and the Michigan talent he brought on board.