Album Rating: 3.0

Irritating is as irritating does

Album Rating: 3.0

ugh you Kants and your non sequiturs

i'm sure she never intended any of that, but it would be cool if she did.

Album Rating: 5.0

it would also be interesting if she was just making catchy pop music and there was nothing deeper than that

Album Rating: 3.0

^ Idk, I kinda doubt that. Maybe she didn't necessarily intend specifically what plane noted but something along those lines, I wouldn't be surprised if there were some societal themes or something like that in there.

that's what i suspect she was doing, key. and i'm totally fine with that. it doesn't mean that we can't extract a deeper meaning from it ourselves, even if it was never the intention, but this seems like grimes making the kind of music she really wants to, and it just so happens to be really poppy.

bringing up a different argument here: i hate that 'pop' carries such a negative connotation with it. it shouldn't, but many people perceive artists like grimes, who embrace a poppier sound, to be 'sell-outs' and that shit really grinds my gears. i've already seen so many people attack this just because of the genre it falls under, which is such a useless criteria to have

Album Rating: 3.5

"but this really seems like grimes making the kind of music she really wants to, and it just so happens to be really poppy."



which is what makes her great and intriguing, shes actually real in a genre of fake

Album Rating: 3.0

Yeah, I don't really care for all the "controversy" and shit.



If there's nothing more to it I don't care, if there is that's fine and I'd be interested to hear it.

so i see it's a lot of masturbation

Album Rating: 5.0

"bringing up a different argument here: i hate that 'pop' carries such a negative connotation with it. it shouldn't, but many people perceive artists like grimes, who embrace a poppier sound, to be 'sell-outs' and that shit really grinds my gears. i've already seen so many people attack this just because of the genre it falls under, which is such a useless criteria to have"



perfect example is the backlash to Go, that shit was embarrassing. another less relevant example is Mastodon's The Hunter



people can't seem to accept that an artist may actually want to explore a more streamlined sound, and are by no means trying to procure more sales. the fact that the music is well written and sounds good af is also overlooked

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

thank you for validating my opinions potsy

Album Rating: 4.0

Haha I'm still unsure of where to rank this, felt like a 3.5 on my first go around but I can see this as a grower for sure.

Album Rating: 4.5

i love the line on butterfly:



"don't know this song/sweeter than a sugar cane"



feels so self aware, pure delight in it's identity and playfulness. makes me feel happy





this review is coming btw.



eventually

Album Rating: 3.0

Nobody else, not a single soul.

Album Rating: 1.5

'I also recognize how very little I am on this site and now only pop in on the select hyped artist and whatnot, and a quick search through the front page reviews brings so much insight many artists, lots of good writing and critical thinking and whatnot, but: there is still time and effort you are putting into talking about this (generally, not just Grimes), and that time could be better spent doing more than saying "would rather be listening to ____" or the tangent into your driving habits. Just saying. Music community. Down with ratings, etc.'



Did anyone else read this in the voice of Buzz Killington from Family Guy then hear Peter Griffin go 'aaaaaaaaaahhh'?

Album Rating: 1.5

Plane people stay on topic 90% of the time here, 100% would be real dry

"I think my music used to be more escapist. Visions didn’t really acknowledge reality, but this record is more about looking reality in the face."

yeah i really picked up on that. visions pushed aside a lot of emotion and subdued feelings and focused on being really spacey and atmospheric

Album Rating: 4.5

That's what made Visions so good though compared to this

Album Rating: 3.0

@plane: Interesting points - that would probably be an interesting conversation but you'd need something to go from like the angle you presented and have willing participants for such a conversation.



"Grimes and this site have become a scapegoat for larger issues plaguing my ties to music and criticism. Honestly sorry I showed up."

Not sure what specifically you're getting at here. And why are you apologizing?

Album Rating: 4.5

unfortunately I don't think sputnik has ever been the place (at least not since I've been here) to talk about those kinds of things