daine
Quantum Jumping


3.7
great

Review

by jesper STAFF
May 1st, 2022 | 52 replies


Release Date: 2022 | Tracklist

Review Summary: ok zoomer

It’s easy to pigeonhole Quantum Jumping as an immature product for immature audiences: its all-lowercase approach to littering dreamy emo-trap songs with zoomer buzzwords is entirely unapologetic. Yet, mastermind daine manages to operationalise this aesthetic by allowing it to construct the anxieties that underscore their generation: the artist’s debut EP embraces apathy as a coping mechanism, and attempts to enhance minor issues in ironic(ally) self-aware hopes of overshadowing the looming major ones. Moreover, its best moments marry buttery smooth vocal melodies with minimalistically punchy beats, satisfyingly accentuated by the sparkly guitar lines American Football and nothing,nowhere. have in common. Highlight ‘IDC’ encompasses some of the most gratifying ‘f-you’s of the year, while ‘weekends’ boasts an irresistibly lethargic chorus. Even though not every track lives up to its full potential, Quantum Jumping embodies a convincing first project for the young artist. Post-cringe, mid-pandemic, pre-collapse, and entirely TikTok-ready: daine is here to stay.



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JesperL
Staff Reviewer
May 1st 2022


5455 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

no bandcamp so uh check 'weekends': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pzeheypl84

Pheromone
May 1st 2022


21367 Comments


short reviews are the in-trend on sputnik music dot com

nice write up < 3

Mort.
May 1st 2022


25062 Comments


im so fucking sick of all this awful zoomer music, just get a fucking identity you addled memelord cretins

parksungjoon
May 1st 2022


47234 Comments


is that a rym copypasta

neekafat
Staff Reviewer
May 1st 2022


26131 Comments


mort i hope your children hate u

Mort.
May 1st 2022


25062 Comments


just listened to this and its awful trendy teenager nostalgia bait


soulless wank

feel myself becoming zak everyday

JesperL
Staff Reviewer
May 1st 2022


5455 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

thx phero, u should also write a (short or long) review :]

mort do you need a hug

Mort.
May 1st 2022


25062 Comments


no i need to get out of my house and off the internet

Calc
May 1st 2022


17342 Comments


"teenager nostalgia bait"

sooooo spongebob and fairly oddparents references?

JesperL
Staff Reviewer
May 1st 2022


5455 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

yea none of that mostly just sadness

BlushfulHippocrene
Staff Reviewer
May 2nd 2022


4052 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I am gonna need to revisit this; I've been waiting for a project since Ascension/Angel Numbers but this is not doing much for me. :c

JesperL
Staff Reviewer
May 2nd 2022


5455 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

aw that's a shame blush, hopefully this is a grower then haha

CottonSalad
May 2nd 2022


2467 Comments


absolutely euphoric omg

Divaman
May 2nd 2022


16120 Comments


You're getting shorter and shorter, Jesper. By this time next year, you'll be writing your reviews entirely in haiku. Good write-up, though. : )

JesperL
Staff Reviewer
May 2nd 2022


5455 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

don't tempt me diva haha, and thanks :]

combustion07
May 3rd 2022


12822 Comments


Artwork reeled me into clicking. Will check. Good write up. Feel like this probably isn't going to be my kinda thing but I have been wrong before so we shall see!

BlushfulHippocrene
Staff Reviewer
May 3rd 2022


4052 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Okay I changed my mind; I'm w/ you, Jesper.

Still a bit of a disappointment, but I think that's common with first 'projects' in this style -- a lot of pressure, I imagine, and this urge to make something consumable as a whole (I'm speculating), resulting in fewer songs that stand too well on their own. Not the ideal medium for this kind of music.

JesperL
Staff Reviewer
May 3rd 2022


5455 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

yay!

agreed, i also feel like this style needs some rly rly fleshed out songs for a 5+ song project to be genuinely excellent. it helps that she's been branding this as a mixtape, makes a lil more sense/everything sound just a bit better

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
May 3rd 2022


60384 Comments

Album Rating: 2.8

"im so fucking sick of all this awful zoomer music, just get a fucking identity you addled memelord cretins"



u literally started this shite when you brought bladee to sput (it was all you)



hate that i don't hate this so far

Flugmorph
May 3rd 2022


34136 Comments


I appreciate you considering the zoomer audience with this review by making it as short as possible.



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