Top Picks for you is one of the most heartbreaking things I’ve heard in a minute
Bye storm really good
On first listen I genuinely think my ears can't even comprehend this rn ngl this is up there with Quiet Farwell and others among the most blown away I've been by a hip hop release since Yeezus. Feels like 2030 music, also to me has some callbacks to 2000s experimental hip hop.
Honestly can't even say how much I enjoy it atm, I'm mostly overwhelmed. Singles also took a couple spins though and now they're among my favorite songs oty easily
The shoutout to "Taylor and Skye" in the thx section is a reference to Jockstrap they've rly pulled from all the right sources for this
Parker really let his inner pretentious white boy out with these samples man. Eno, The Fall, King Crimson, Black Midi, Shellac, BCNR, etc.
went absolutely nutty with it
They had an interview with Fantano where they addressed his passing
Whatd they say, i saw it but didnt really catch anythinf
s*** sold out in 5 minutes smh and my ass was still refreshing their main site
man they made a 2h mix on NTS as a companion to the album and this s*** is insanely good, amazing picks, lots of edits and unreleased demos. On first listen about as impressed by this as I am by the album
nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/injury-reserve-13rd-september-2021
This album has well and truly burrowed its way into my brain. Fragments of ethereal howls and lurching beats have been rebounding in my head all day.
I don't know where it will end up on my end of year list. But it is certainly what I look for in music these days - unique and uncompromising.
Well-deserved place in the pantheon of hip-hop albums which set out and succeed in pushing the boundary just that notch further.