slow.learner‘UTOPIA’ by Travis Scott Reviewthe arguments against utopia follow as such: travis lacks substance. it’s a slog, a commercial, data dump aimed at slurping up…Jan 23Jan 23
slow.learnerLucki’s Freewave 3 is the sound of disillusionmentI must have first heard Lucki’s music sometime in 2015. There’s a particular string of lines on his underground cult classic Lowlife that…Feb 21, 20211Feb 21, 20211
slow.learnerPlayboi Carti — ‘Whole Lotta Red’ REVIEW“Some would say eccentric. I would say stoned out of his fuckin mind, nothing personal.” — Thomas Pynchon, Inherent ViceDec 26, 2020Dec 26, 2020
slow.learnerTop 200 songs of 20201 Mike,Jadasea _ Regrets 2 Phoebe Bridgers _ Kyoto 4 Ovrkast.,Navy Blue _ Face 3 Action Bronson _ Latin Grammys 6 Black Noi$e,Earl…Dec 20, 2020Dec 20, 2020
slow.learnerClairo: Searching for ImmunityBEHIND the veil of it all — an acoustic guitar here and there — a Wurlitzer to whet your appetite, Immunity toggles with the search for…Nov 15, 2020Nov 15, 2020
slow.learnernotes on songs by Adrianne LenkerI’m always slightly puzzled yet pleased — as the contrarian that I am — when artists choose to cut right through the prism of it all and…Oct 24, 2020Oct 24, 2020
slow.learnerJadasea : A slight alteration to the moulds of British rapAbstract rap of the kind made by folks like Mike, is often criticised for its affinity to set pieced puzzles of garbled up words that have…Sep 27, 2020Sep 27, 2020
slow.learnerQuick fire thoughts #2 — Inner Song by Kelly Lee OwensKelly Lee Owens did not always like electronic dance music. In an interview from 2017, the welsh producer recalls how she felt the genre…Sep 6, 2020Sep 6, 2020
slow.learnerQuick fire thoughts— Mac Miller’s lost album, ‘Balloonerism’, is a perfect complement to 2014’s…Music threads have been purporting a lost album by Mac Miller called Balloonerism. The story is that a draft track list was pulled…Aug 16, 2020Aug 16, 2020