Fly Anakin’s Skinemaxxx Works Best as One Complete Listen

Fly Anakin built Skinemaxxx as a full album meant to be heard from start to finish, not one song at a time. It moves through old-school R&B and electro-boogie, mixing skits and guest spots across its twenty-two tracks. The record asks listeners to sit with it, not judge it by the first single.

Opening With Blicky Bop

Intro sets the tone before Blicky Bop opens the album with a steady beat that reviewers singled out as one of the record’s strongest moments. Cafeteria follows as a short skit rather than a full song, a small pause before Sudden Death closes out Side A’s first stretch.

Outsidigan’s Anthem stands out as the track reviewers pointed to most often, a track that shows what Fly Anakin can do with a full band behind him. Bonnet Music and Love Song (Grand Marquis Version) follow without earning the same attention, though neither drags the record down.

Affirmations and After School pass quickly, both skits rather than full songs, and Suppression brings the energy back up with a short burst of sound that reviewers noted as one of the album’s highlights.

Blizzies With GoQuan pairs Fly Anakin with a guest performer on a track reviewers singled out for its chemistry. Channel 69, a short skit, runs thirty seconds and barely registers.

Middle Stretch

Taxicab Confessions picks things back up, another track reviewers named as a highlight. Blain Pitch follows closely behind, another strong moment on the record.

Animal Planet and Intrepid sit together without much distinction, filling space between the stronger tracks. Like Anita and Blockstory move the record along without leaving much of a mark either.

Things Change and Lacey Duvalle land near the end, two tracks that reviewers did not single out, though neither drags the album down.

Closing With Crashout

Outro ends the main body of the record before Crashout closes things out on a final note.

What Stands Out

Blicky Bop, Outsidigan’s Anthem, Suppression, Blizzies With GoQuan, Taxicab Confessions and Blain Pitch stand out most clearly as the tracks that reviewers singled out for praise.

KEY FACTS BOX
– Artist: Fly Anakin
– Album: Skinemaxxx
– Tracks: 22
– Total runtime: 48 minutes
– Score: 7 of 10

The album works best as a complete listening experience rather than a set of singles. Here is the order of the six tracks reviewers singled out for praise:

1. Blicky Bop
2. Outsidigan’s Anthem
3. Suppression
4. Blizzies With GoQuan
5. Taxicab Confessions
6. Blain Pitch

Skinemaxxx works best as a complete listening experience rather than a set of singles. The strongest tracks carry the record, while the middle stretch drags a little.

The recordSkinemaxxx Fly Anakin22 tracks · 49 min

1. Intro0:40
2. Blicky Bop2:38
3. Cafeteria (Skit)0:39
4. Sudden Death (Biggest Fan)2:52
5. Outsidigan's Anthem3:18
6. Bonnet Music3:02
7. Love Song (Grand Marquis Version)3:13
8. Affirmations3:22
9. After School (Skit)0:39
10. Suppression1:41
11. Blizzies With GoQuan1:40
12. Channel 69 (Skit)0:32
13. Taxicab Confessions2:21
14. Blain Pitch2:13
15. Animal Planet1:48
16. Intrepid2:56
17. Like Anita2:45
18. Blockstory3:06
19. Things Change2:39
20. Lacey Duvalle2:32
21. Outro1:09
22. Crashout3:11

album review · electro-boogie · Fly Anakin · R&B · Skinemaxxx