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Edumsito reviewed WEEDKILLER by Ashnikko 5mo

7.3

You can almost feel that uncomfortable urge to belong to the alt wave—like Caroline Polachek, PinkPantheress, Eartheater, or FKA twigs—all over Weedkiller. The whole Mad Max-meets-fairies concept feels like a kiss that leaves you wondering what flavors are still lingering… but once you really sit with it, there are fragments of ideas that try to do too much and end up holding onto nothing. In some moments, you actually get pulled into this world—like on Worms or the title track Weedkiller—but then you drop into a kind of mediocre reboot on tracks like Don’t Look at It or Cherry Python. The collabs with artists like Danielle Lalita and Ethel Cain are actually pretty solid—but they only highlight how urgent Ashnikko’s need to belong to that crowd feels. You can almost hear her screaming, “hey, I’m here girls, I’m just as different as you.” Some of the lyrics aim for poetic, but land more like jokes from an episode of Family Guy. It’s kinda a shame this isn’t a solid step forward for Ashnikko in finding a sound that truly feels like her.

Edumsito reviewed Becoming X by Sneaker Pimps 5mo

9.0

You can almost taste that skateboard-and-PlayStation smell that shaped so many ’90s adolescences when you listen to Becoming X… One of the essential pillars of trip hop back when the genre was still defining itself, and you can feel it in every second.

Edumsito reviewed WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA by Slayyyter 5mo

8.3

The fact that Beat Up Chanel$ is the best track on Wor$t Girl in America is kind of a double-edged sword. On one side, it hits you with one of the best songs of the year—and one of Slayyyter’s best, period. But on the other, it kinda shakes the handle of the whole album, leaving you wanting another explosive bop that never quite comes. Tracks like Dance, Cannibalism, and Gas Station definitely get close—they sharpen up real nice—but none of them fully go for the kill like “Beat Up Chanel$.” Honestly, this feels like the moment where everyone should be watching Slayyyter’s every move, because it’s clear she didn’t come here just to dance in this war 😮‍💨

Edumsito reviewed Addison by Addison Rae 5mo

8.8

Sometimes you hear those trip-hop touches, like Ray of Light by Madonna or Porcelain by Moby. Other times it feels like a full-on 2000s pop anthem. But your mind stays hypnotized by that early 2010s nostalgic wave that Lorde gave us with Pure Heroine. But at the end of the day, those timeless roots hold up one of the best pop debut albums of our era, basically shoving in bubblegum pop’s face how interesting you can sound without coming off as pretentious or just plain mediocre. The way Addison Rae went from a cringe influencer to a high-fashion pop girl is actually something to study!!! That said… yeah, if we judge the album outside of pop, it might fall a bit short in some areas…