uk bass is a made up genre tho. and most releases wouldn't be LPs

Yeah thought so. It's awful. I don't know why they'd want to publish that, it's mired in politics. You can address blackness and the racial context of the album without trying to push an agenda.

nice dig. heligoland is too often overlooked

pitchfork having tpab at #1 is so predictable it's a joke

i cant think of anything wittier than that

their top 50 is a mix of boring indie, edgy annoying electronic shit and shit trap rap

like wtf

i don't think we've had many interactions on sputnik, spaceship, but you're a cool guy. i agree about them pushing an agenda (pretty overtly too, i might add). the discussion about the album can be steeped in its political leanings without resorting to the sort of profound, agenda-forcing drivel they wrote up for it

Word Heligo is good stuff.

Also yeah UK bass is a made up name to try and shoehorn a ton of sub genres into one box.

like for example

Thanks Gyro, appreciate it bro. I'm pretty new around here but I graduated and work now so I waste a ton of time at work on this site.

I still read some of their reviews as their writing is quality but the things they pick to rate and how their ratings are too predictable.

@arachist their list is basically everything from their best new music list that isn't metal

art angels at no.3 i'm tearing up

yeah pitchfork peeps some pretty weak shit, but i have to admit i've found some great stuff through them this year (empress of, kacy hill, and molly nilsson come to mind). i do like their reviews as well, and their writers are undeniably talented, but some of their stuff veers on pretentiousness

i looked through their top 50 songs and there were only 2 songs i didn't know already that I dug

and one was rae sremmurd

"like for example"

garage and dubstep mostly. this isn't either

so not garage and dubstep then

most of their recommended tracks are bad tracks from decent albums. idk how they do it

"so not garage and dubstep then"

what?

lol right? they always manage to pick either the shittiest or one of the shittiest songs off of the albums they rep

probably just being edgy


like really

Album Rating: 3.5

Plus according to RYM this is the best UK Bass album, not that I know much of that genre but if it's true it must be a pretty weak genre

what?

Like usual