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★ 9.8
album
Breach
Twenty One Pilots
“Wow. I never thought anything could top Trench, their 2018 previous magnum opus, yet here we are. Breach has some of the best production I’ve heard from twenty one pilots, and that’s saying something. This album is 13 tracks, and it starts out STRONG! City Walls is a great opener, and it is one of my favorites on the album. One Way, Drum Show, and Center Mass are my other absolute favorites, but there are so many other songs I love as well. The Contract, RAWFEAR, and Tally are also still on repeat. The rest of the album is just as consistently great, with only a couple missteps. I’m not the biggest fan of Tyler’s voice on Robot Voices. It sounds too compressed and a little off. I also don’t love Downstairs as much as other die hard fans, because I just don’t click with it sonically. Some of the best lyrics on the album can be found on Center Mass and RAWFEAR, with both talking about heavy but relatable topics. Breach sounds like a culmination of all the sounds twenty one pilots has ever done, and it is the best of each era. Downstairs sounds straight off of RAB. City Walls has lyrics that call back to Vessel and Intentions is literally Truce reversed. The Contract has Blurryface inspired drums. The production on the whole album sounds similar to that of Trench. Robot Voices and Garbage could pass as SAI songs if you replace the album cover. Finally, Drum Show is a perfect continuation of the guitar work on Clancy. I could go on forever. However, I do have one worry. This doesn’t affect my scoring of this album, but it will in future instances. Twenty one pilots is pulling from their past sounds, but i worry that can hinder growth. All other twenty one pilots albums had songs nothing like what we had heard before, but I don’t really feel that here. City Walls is Overcompensate 2.0 and Drum Show could pass as Navigating. These aren’t bad things on their own, but it could be a crutch instead of a culmination if continued. That being said, this is my favorite album. 9.8”
★ 8.9
album
OCTANE
Don Toliver
“I thought OCTANE was similar but better to HARDSTONE PSYCHO, Don Toliver’s last album. Body and Gemstone are bangers that I’ve had on repeat since release. Excavator, Rendezvous, and OPPOSITE are also among my favorite tracks, with clean production and catchy hooks. Call Back ATM are my other favorites on the album. I didn’t expect to love them as much as I did, but the vibe of both songs stuck with me. ATM sounds like Too Many Nights 2.0, which I’m certainly here for. So if I only had 7 notable songs out of 17, why such a high rating? Well, the highs of the album are really high and the lows aren’t all that low either. Long Way to Calabasas was my least favorite on the album, and it wasn’t bad. It just was a little too atmospheric for me. Other songs like Tuition and TMU had the same problem, being just a bit boring and too indistinguishable. I liked the idea of Pleasure’s Mine, but it had messy production and the beat drops were a little poorly done. That being said, the album felt like a natural improvement over much of Don’s past catalogue. Shoutout to Jaasu on production on some of OCTANE’s best songs. Body and Gemstone specifically had samples that were really well done. Overall, the album was consistently listenable, with high highs and still high lows. The worst thing I can say is that it was a little boring at times, but the Excavator, Gemstone, Opposite run was crazy. The features on the other hand, were a bit disappointing. I downright disliked Teezo’s verse, I thought Travis was… fine, and I thought Secondhand wasn’t memorable, Rema included. I did like Sahbaby on K9 and I loved Yeat on Rendezvous. But going 2/5 wasn’t the best. However, I think if the worst part of the album is the people OTHER than the artist who released it, then it’s still a great project. This was a great listen, and there are many songs still in my rotation, even a few I didn’t talk about earlier like Tiramisu and E85. I’d recommend this album to anyone who’s willing to listen. 8.9”
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