Tyler’s 2009 Debut Still Sounds Like a Band Trying to Find Its Voice
A look back at Tyler, The Creator's debut 'Bastard,' a horrorcore record that announced itself with a warning.
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Category: Album Reviews
Records we have scored.
‘DINОSAUR’ Review: Tyler’s Most Personal Album Is Messy, Ambitious and Worth Hearing as One Record
Tyler, The Creator's DINОSAUR mixes fame, fatherhood, and dense hip-hop production into a sprawling, ambitious fourth studio album.
Album Reviews6.8/10
Bieber’s Believe Turns Teen Pop Into Dance-Pop With Three Hits
A record wherein a young man seeks to leave behind the boy he once was, and finds the voice to do so.
Album Reviews4.8/10
Swag II Review: A Mountain of Filler Buried Two Hits
Justin Bieber's Swag II packs 44 tracks into 131 minutes, and only a handful of hits rise above the filler.
Album Reviews5.4/10
Under the Mistletoe Review: Bieber’s Covers Are Fine, But His Originals Are the Reason to Buy
A record of mistletoe and Christmas cheer, wherein a singer proves he can write as well as he can sing.
Album Reviews6.2/10
Justice Review: A Sincere Pop Record That Mostly Finds Its Peaks
Justin Bieber's Justice pairs faith and intimacy across 16 tracks, with highs like Holy and Die for You offsetting filler.
Album Reviews8.6/10
‘Video Girl’: How FKA twigs’s LP1 Turns Self-Doubt Into Art
A record of hiding and revealing, wherein a singer's voice proves both fragile and unbreakable across fourteen tracks.
Album Reviews8/10
‘Kylie’: Ten Hooks, Two Hits, One Modest Debut
A debut of borrowed hooks and bright production, a record of modest success upon its own terms.
Album Reviews8/10
Kylie Minogue’s Rhythm of Love Review: Better the Devil You Know Carries a Weak Remix-Filled Album
A review of Kylie Minogue's Rhythm of Love, her 1990 album with Stock Aitken Waterman, weighing its highs against its filler.
Album Reviews7/10
Kylie Minogue’s ‘Enjoy Yourself’: A Hit Machine Running Full Speed
A pop machine runs at full speed: ten tracks, thirty-two minutes, aiming only at the biggest possible hit. Mostly it succeeds.