Wild Gift
Xsounds like an messy dive bar in LA. a bit of romantic grime. Let’s call it sweaty punk.
sounds like an messy dive bar in LA. a bit of romantic grime. Let’s call it sweaty punk.
it’s like I woke up and realized that my idealized sense of how to live my youth kept me from losing the plot. flipped nostalgia. i’m left with making out what I just dreamt.
wordplay like no other. this album felt like a raw exorcism of his own psyche. suburban rap at its finest.
a Triumphant album in every sense BUT what is traditional and safe. modern by design and it isn't dumbed down for the masses. full of quiet victories in how it confidently pulls off an Intelligent Cool sound. it's just Architectural. it's consistently kinetic & so self-assured. i'll always wonder how it stretches time.
easily a Manifesto to groove.
i've heard a few of the popular tracks. kinda felt like i was watching a good bad romcom. every track feels like it's worth blaring on the road. even though i mistakenly listened to it on shuffle... i thoroughly enjoyed myself. bangers all around. i couldn't help but enjoy it with irony. i think Steely Dan owns up to it too. the title of the album winks at their own critique and particpation with "the system"-- The Center cannot hold, yadda yadda yadda but at least i'm drinking Coca-Cola.