6/10
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Now that it’s officially out, Anthony revisits Jai Paul’s coveted demo project that originally leaked in 2013.
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Vampire Weekend embraces quantity over quality on Father of the Bride.
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Anger Management finds Rico Nasty continuing to be one of the boldest voices in the current rap landscape, but the project’s brevity is unfortunately to its detriment.
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Kevin Abstract’s ARIZONA BABY, while sometimes messy, is an admirably intimate and candid solo project from the Brockhampton star.
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Aries’ debut project is a solid contribution to the current wave of emo rap.
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No Geography is unfortunately another late-career mixed bag from the electronic music duo.
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Though far from a bad album, Panorama finds La Dispute’s idiosyncratic style becoming an albatross around the band’s neck.
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While more worthwhile than Foals’ last few albums, this first half of Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost doesn’t arouse too much excitement for Part 2.
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Death Race for Love delivers plenty of quality emo raps before succumbing to long album syndrome.
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The eccentric Southern rapper 2 Chainz drops a mixed attempt at a mature album.
