altodevil
Odds winner of 'Odds or Evens 2023/2024'
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First album dropped earlier this month, really enjoying it at the moment. Anybody else listened to him?
This is the perfect length imo and one of the reasons why Illmatic is so good.Yeah, he's great. The album is getting the plaudits it deserves - 87% on Metacritic and glaringly positive reviews elsewhere. It's very intimate and I love how concise it is. Very few artists in this smorgasbord of Soul/Electronic/R&B genre drop these 10 song albums without any filler in it.
Great example. The point I was going to extend to make is that with shorter albums it's easier to thematically shape it. Illmatic was just Nas explaining his life around him in an extremely eloquent and poetic way. Factor in the immense production, the context of breaking the West Coast dominance (Ice-T, NWA, Dre, Snoop etc...) and you have an absolute classic.This is the perfect length imo and one of the reasons why Illmatic is so good.
The Weeknd's new album has gotten stick for having a lot of filler though right?Great example. The point I was going to extend to make is that with shorter albums it's easier to thematically shape it. Illmatic was just Nas explaining his life around him in an extremely eloquent and poetic way. Factor in the immense production, the context of breaking the West Coast dominance (Ice-T, NWA, Dre, Snoop etc...) and you have an absolute classic.
Another example that just came to my head is The Weeknd - one of my favourite artists - his mixtapes were 10 songs a piece and each tape engulfed you in his world of debauchery so well.
Aye, he's basically just 'sold out' at this point. The entire album fits a very genetic mainstream pop album structure of verse/hook/verse to A. make as many hits for the radio, and B. easier songs to sing on tour.The Weeknd's new album has gotten stick for having a lot of filler though right?
Amazing. I fecking love, Sampha. I saw him at All Points East recently!