Average Rating: 4.07 Rating Variance: 0.58 Objectivity Score: 56% (Somewhat Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicAt the Drive-In Relationship of CommandBetween the Buried and Me ColorsBjork VespertineConverge Jane DoeD'Angelo VoodooDream Theater Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a MemoryGZA Liquid SwordsInterpol Turn on the Bright LightsJoanna Newsom YsJoni Mitchell BlueKayo Dot Choirs of the EyeKendrick Lamar To Pimp a ButterflyMarvin Gaye What's Going OnMegadeth Rust in PeaceRadiohead OK ComputerRefused The Shape Of Punk To ComeThe Dismemberment Plan Emergency & IThe Mars Volta De-Loused in the ComatoriumThe Mars Volta Frances the MuteThe Microphones The Glow Pt. 2Tool 10,000 DaysUGK Ridin' Dirty4.5 superbAretha Franklin I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love YouBig K.R.I.T. 4eva Is a Mighty Long TimeDanny Brown Atrocity ExhibitionDaughters You Won't Get What You WantDeadmau5 For Lack of a Better NameAlbum as a whole - 5rIndividual songs - 4rTotal score: 4.5Dream Theater Images and WordsDream Theater A Change of SeasonsDream Theater AwakeEminem The Marshall Mathers LPFKA Twigs M3LL155XFrank Ocean BlondeJellyfish Spilt MilkJulia Holter Loud City SongJulia Holter Have You In My WildernessKayo Dot Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares AlikeKendrick Lamar good kid, m.A.A.d cityLittle Tybee For Distant ViewingLittle Tybee Little TybeeSay Anything ...Is a Real BoySteven Wilson Hand. Cannot. Erase.Thank You Scientist Stranger Heads PrevailThank You Scientist TerraformerThe Fall of Troy Doppelganger4.0 excellentAngel Olsen My WomanAnimals As Leaders The Joy of MotionBetween the Buried and Me AlaskaCoheed and Cambria From Fear Through the Eyes of MadnessConverge All We Love We Leave BehindConverge The Dusk in UsD'Angelo Black MessiahDeadmau5 Random Album TitleDeafheaven SunbatherDeath Cab for Cutie TransatlanticismDream Theater Train of ThoughtDream Theater Six Degrees of Inner TurbulenceEarl Sweatshirt DorisEarl Sweatshirt Some Rap SongsEminem The Slim Shady LPFeed Me Jack Ultra EgoFeist PleasureFrank Ocean EndlessHail the Sun WakeJoey Badass B4.DA.$$Little Brother The Minstrel ShowMount Eerie A Crow Looked At MeThe songs read like pages torn out of Elverum's tear-stained diary; a fact that makes the project feel less like a well-orchestrated emotional appeal and more like the strewn-together product of one man's grief. A Crow Looked At Me's thematic emphasis on the realness of death and its tangible influence on one's life makes for one of the most compelling releases of 2017. The music is too sleepy and too fleeting to stack up against Phil's most impacting releases, but it's not designed to. Rather, it is a nuanced, subtle, intimate, and reflective album that exists solely as the expression of an artist coping with his loss.My Chemical Romance The Black ParadePerfume Genius No ShapeSharon Jones and the Dap-Kings Soul Of A WomanStolas AllomaternalThank You Scientist Maps of Non-Existent PlacesTyler, the Creator Flower Boy3.5 greatBig K.R.I.T. K.R.I.T. Iz HereBrand New Science FictionBrockhampton SATURATIONCar Seat Headrest Teens of DenialThe only thing holding back the album is its 70 minute runtime and Will Toledo's frequent self-indulgencies. That being said, Teens of Denial is a phenomenal indie rock/emo release and if Car Seat Headrest could just reign in their songwriting a tad they could easily establish themselves as a force to be reckoned with in the modern indie scene. Obvious standout The Ballad of The Costa Concordia shows incredible promise for the group and alone makes Teens of Denial worth a shot. Dream Theater OctavariumEarl Sweatshirt I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go OutsideEminem The Eminem ShowGlassjaw Material ControlHopsin No ShameJoey Badass ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$The followup to his heavily NY-inspired debut takes Joey's sound in a smoother, jazzier, more political direction. On first listen, many of the beats are glossier, less varied, and less engaging than the beats on B4DA$$. AAB also suffers from being yet another record living in the shadow of TPAB's bold, thoughtful commentary on race and politics in America. Despite falling short of being the game-changer that Joey claimed it would be, All-Amerikkkan Badass has a few excellent cuts (Rockabye, Legendary) that make it worth the listen. But come on Joey, why do half the beats sound like You Ain't Gotta Lie?Kanye West Late RegistrationKanye West The College DropoutKayo Dot Dowsing Anemone With Copper TongueKayo Dot HubardoRapsody Laila's WisdomToby Driver MadonnawhoreMadonnawhore is kinda like Kayo Dot's latest album; it's nice to throw on and get lost in for a while but it will never be as engaging or as challenging as some of Toby Driver's past work. Of course the album is not trying to be Choirs of the Eye, but fans of that Toby Driver may be underwhelmed by this project. 3.0 goodDeafheaven New BermudaDeafheaven Ordinary Corrupt Human LoveKanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyKendrick Lamar DAMN.Don't let disorienting, schizophrenic bangers like DNA and Element fool you; Kendrick Lamar's raw, scatterbrained, and stripped-back follow up to 2015's To Pimp a Butterfly is also his flimsiest and most underwhelming project in years. Tracks such as Love and God are easily some of the weakest in his discography and the album suffers significantly from their inclusion. That being said, the highlights (Fear, XXX, Duckworth) are more than good enough to make Damn. one of the better hip hop projects of the year. Despite my disappointment, Kendrick is still proving on this album that he is one of the most interesting and talented artists in music. Just don't get too caught up in his lyrical ramblings, which often prove themselves to be bipolar, contradictory, and strewn-together. Rolo Tomassi Time Will Die And Love Will Bury ItSufjan Stevens Carrie and LowellTyler, the Creator Wolf2.5 averageKanye West The Life of PabloKanye West yeTyler, the Creator GoblinTyler, the Creator IGOR1.5 very poorGorillaz HumanzThere are two tracks worth listening to on Humanz: Saturnz Barz and Let Me Out. The former thrives off a surprisingly catchy feature from Popcaan while the latter is given life by some decent vocals from Damon Albarn and a pretty energetic performance from Pusha T. Other than that, the latest Gorillaz album is a barren wasteland of disappointing features, boring production, and loose ends. There is undoubtedly room for a group like Gorillaz in 2017; the success of goofy, eccentric hip hop artists such as Lil Yachty and Young Thug are a clear indication of that. But don't bullshit us Albarn, you can't just throw cartoon characters on the cover of a demo tape and expect us to buy it. Travis Scott Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight
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