I'm not hating, just trying to spark a little conversation.
Albums I shall work on next, but here are my Top 10 Songs of 2021:
1. “Off the Grid” – Kanye West feat. Playboi Carti and Fivio Foreign
2. “traitor” – Olivia Rodrigo
3. “Gang Signs” – Freddie Gibbs feat. ScHoolboy Q
4. “CAN’T FEEL MY FACE” – SosMula feat. Jasiah
5. “THIS ONES FOR US!” - JPEGMAFIA
6. “Matt Hardy 999” – Trippie Redd feat. Juice WRLD
7. “Case Closed” – Key Glock and Young Dolph
8. “Blue Banisters” – Lana Del Rey
9. “HEAVY METAL” – Paris Texas
10. “Bird With A Broken Wing” - Weezer
I tried Olivia Rodrigo's album for about three songs, one of which was traitor. There is nothing new/original/interesting in it that I can hear. What's the selling point here?
AND WHERE ARE YOUR TOP TEN ALBUMS!
Albums
1. XOXO (Jeon Somi)
2. Vince Staples (Vince Staples)
3. Tempo (Dom La Nena)
4. Carnage (Nick Cave and Warren Ellis)
5. Doomin' Sun (Bachelor)
6. Call Me If You Get Lost (Tyler the Creator)
7. Jubilee (Japanese Breakfast)
8. Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (Little Simz)
9. The Ballad of Dood and Juanita (Sturgill Simpson)
10. Rap? (Tierra Whack)
Probably.
I haven't listened to the Little Simz, and admit that I have pigeonholed British rap music to an extent. I listened to some of Little Simz's previous album, and it seemed a bit lifeless, the flow sounding like...most every other flow from (Meta-)critic-favored British rappers. What is so great about Sometimes I Might Be Introvert? I'm seeing it on tons of Top 10's, but haven't even gotten the motivation up to check it out.
The Vince Staples album was a big disappointment for me. Big fan of the more thoro Summertime '06 or experimental Big Fish Theory, and he's got several excellent EP's. I had a hard time getting through the new one, the production is just so boring. In a way, reminded me of the most recent Danny Brown, just no spark, nothing to grab me.
The Tyler keeps growing on me. It starts so hard! And then moves into commonplace relationship stuff...too much.
STILL gotta get to Carnage.