five for five: vol. 3

death grips - fashion week

  1. surprisingly catchy, no mc ride still works
  2. some beats are replay worthy, others not at all
  3. the erratic behavior and mysterious atmosphere still reigns supreme
  4. i would love to hear mc ride over these beats
  5. it's a nice respite in their discography
 

score: 64

dr. dre - compton

  1. overblown, larger than life sound but it's not really that hype
  2. anderson .paak is the best thing about this album, kendrick being a close second
  3. dr. dress crisp production is still impressive, but needs better verses on it
  4. i really don't need to listen to this project in full ever again
  5. i might not even listen to most of these songs again
 

score: 62

future - 56 nights

  1. MARCH MADNESS
  2. very concise tape, this is most appreciated
  3. production is nice, future is locked in
  4. never cared about future before this tape at all
  5. still think he's overhyped, but he is very interesting
 

score: 66

future - ds2

  1. the deluxe version tracks should replace the mid section of this album
  2. once again, production is crucial to future's success
  3. i could've embraced more features with an album this long, drake was welcomed
  4. lot of good bumpin tracks, wasn't feeling most of the slow songs
  5. it's surprising how replayable these songs are
 

score: 81

b.o.b - psycadelik thoughtz

  1. pretentious name for a pretentious project, it's not that deep fam
  2. plain jane has got to be the worst rap song i've heard in a minute
  3. some decent tracks/ideas interspersed here and there
  4. very boring psych rock blends though
  5. glad he pushed back towards his older sound, but this is still a miss
 

score: 42

five for five: vol. 2

alison wonderland - run

  1. pretty typical edm but i like female vocals
  2. lyricism is far from the strong point
  3. the best thing about this is that it kind of slaps
  4. i really don't need to listen to this much anymore
  5. this is like jack ü b-side material

score: 59

the maine - american candy

  1. the "pop rock band for the girls" aesthetic done right
  2. i don't really identify with this at all
  3. if rock was actually in right now this would be top 40 material
  4. i could see this being people's "guilty pleasure" album
  5. still too pretty for my regular consumption

score: 67

all time low - future hearts

  1. the "pop rock band for the girls" aesthetic done meh
  2. i shouldn't have listened to this
  3. the mark hoppus feature was entirely wasted on here and that's tragic
  4. i wanted pop punk and got rock pop
  5. these are like green day - uno dos tré b-sides and that's no good

score: 22

carly rae jepsen - emotion

  1. i wish she'd stop being cute sometimes, like write a dirty song already
  2. i really like you is actually a very solid song despite its slight annoyance
  3. too bad taylor swift did 80s pop first because this album's better and gonna get slept on
  4. it's a little too long of an album though, could've easily knocked off like 5 tracks
  5. black heart or i didn't just come here to dance better be her next singles if she wants to pop off

score: 71

polyphia - muse

  1. very proficient guitar players, less proficient compositions
  2. these songs take so much effort to listen to because they're so solo heavy
  3. the chon feature has the best replay value
  4. the songs aren't inherently bad at all but with all the soloing it needs more low points
  5. the album would do better with vocals, honestly

score: 57

five for five: vol. 1

welcome to five for five.
five quick takes, five charts, five albums.
for the first volume, i've decided to embrace diversity.

chunk! no, captain chunk! - get lost find yourself

  1. sometimes the french accent gets in the way, sometimes it makes it unique
  2. the lyrical themes are simple and not in a good way
  3. instrumentally sound for an easycore band
  4. i'd rather listen to this than stuff like tigers jaw or man overboard
  5. there's no real reason to hate on them for what they do when they're pretty #positive about it

score: 47

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ludacris - ludaversal

  1. he's hella funny but hella stale
  2. that jason aldean song didn't need to happen but it's cool that he tried
  3. none of the features really did anything to improve the album
  4. he still needed more features though
  5. ludacris might as well retire from albums and just do features for people

score: 55

skrillex & diplo - skrillex & diplo present jack ü

  1. these guys work really well together to create a great atmosphere
  2. there are times all over this album where i wished the beats would hit harder
  3. the justin bieber feature is fantastic and while i am elated to see missy back in action, her part was very straight-forward
  4. a lot of cheesy vocals lyrically but i don't think they're supposed to be that deep
  5. skrillex > diplo

score: 68

snoop dogg - bush

  1. pharrell is the mvp of this project, charlie wilson a very close second
  2. snoop really shouldn't be singing but at least he doesn't sound nearly as bad as a$ap rocky
  3. of course the song he raps on is the best by far
  4. great pacing, doesn't overstay its welcome
  5. i want kendrick lamar on every funk release from here on out

score: 71

veil of maya - matriarch

  1. the addition of clean vocals is not welcomed, but i got used to it
  2. it seems like they went for a more accessible sound and that's upsetting
  3. they're better at playing that accessible sound than most other bands, though
  4. the song titles all being prominent female names makes me value this project more, three-fifty being absolutely hilarious
  5. y'all probably don't care about the hot takes for this album or the chunk! album and for that you're lame, expand your musical palette with me

score: 66