top reviews
Album reviews with the grades of a B+, A-, A, or A+ for being superior, re-listenable projects. Trendsetting LPs With Hardly (if at all) any skips.
A+
The most superior of the bunch. A perfect classic— Monumental in its nature. The Score of a 100.
what’s around the corner
joya mooi
2022/2023
R&B/dream-pop
Blending R&B-soul wit with tranquil dream pop, Johannesburg and Amsterdam’s emerging music export has completely mastered her sound.
Madonna
1998
Electronica/Ambient
2014
Synth-pop/Dub Rave/Dream Pop
2023
Horrorcore/Neo Soul/Pop Rap
frou frou
2002
Trip Hop/Ambient/Electro-pop
2005
Ethereal Wave/Mall Rock
2002
Electro-Hop&B/Pop&B/Neo Soul
2003
Mafioso/Rap Rock/Art Deco
A
A Nearly perfect, and truly significant release. A gamechanger ahead of its time. The Score of a 95.
Tha Carter II
Lil Wayne
2005
Mafioso Hip Hop/trap/Southern Rap
In the grand scheme of his legendary career, this is the installment of his illustrious series that represented that Weezy could stand on his own, according to today’s hip hop gatekeepers that were there to witness in real time.
Beyoncé
2013
Trap&B/Downtempo/Electro-pop
Kelly Rowland
2013
Trap&B/Cloudy R&B/Hip Hop Soul
Burna Boy
2023
Afrobeats/highlife/R&B
2013
Grunge/Glam Rock/Synth-pop
2019
Trap/Cloudy R&B/Hip Pop Soul
2020
Trap&B/QuietStorm/Operatic Pop
2016
Psychedelic Soul/Hip Hop Soul
Two Eleven
Brandy
2012
Cloudy R&B/Hip Hop Soul
A-
Still Regarded as a solid album and a Remarkable release. There are a few minor tweaks that could make it perfect. The Score of a 90.
V
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
2023
Surf Rock/Psychedelic Rock
As the band’s fifth studio album, V, scales back on what would be considered conventional surf rock, and instead fortifies the project with geographical influences and the energies of ‘60’s, 70’s and ‘80’s music to create a contemporary psychedelic classic that’s aware of its own limitations, in order to step outside those boundaries.
Tinashe
2023
r&B/Glitch House
Kali Uchis
2023
Psychedelic Soul/Sophisti-pop
Tink
2016
R&B/Hip Hop Soul
2013
Avant Pop/Dark Wave/Art Pop
2013
Brit Pop/Dark Wave/Trip Hop
2014
Trip Hop/Bedroom Pop/Dream Pop
brandy
2020
Psychedelic Soul/Downtempo
2023
Mafioso Rap/Golden Age Hip Hop
B+
Right at the cusp of being an “a” scoring treasure. But it’s still a noteworthy and significant release. The Score of an 88.
Pink Friday 2
Nicki Minaj
2023
Queendom Rap/trap&B/Bubblegum Pop Rap
With big shoes to fill after naming her highly anticipated fifth studio album after her breakout debut, the superstar rapper gives us chess play from the brains of both Nicki Minaj and Onika Tanya Maraj.
