It’s an album that could be played on shuffle with the same end result for the listener as there’s no flow, no sense of connection across the tracks. Unapologetic bangers with tongue firmly cheek and a furious, feminist bent, ‘Tilt’ is the album you need in your life Print edition onlyĮveryone’s favourite party band Confidence Man are bringing us back to the 90s with TILT, a snappy, good-time album with plenty of charm and wit With enough disco detonators aboard for three Top 5 albums, here's the feel-good hit album of 2022. The piano house pop of “Woman” and synth-fuelled trance of “Holiday” could have been released in 1992, but they’re no less likeable for it. The Brisbane electro-poppers' second album is more emotionally rounded than its predecessor, but they remain ridiculous in all the right places The cathartic release is absolutely joyous on this stylish party album, a heaping dose of maximalist escapism from a quartet that just wants you to dance your cares away Whatever survived of the brain behind Mixtape About Nothing has been permanently atrophied by luxury and laziness If he wants to be taken as a serious artist like the ones he spends most of the record emulating, he’s going to have to start taking some real chances and get real far out of the box Wale continues to struggle to define himself, which proves even more difficult on a label dominated by broad caricatures While The Gifted is a solid and even enjoyable effort, Wale doesn’t end up sounding like he’s at the top, just at the top of DC
Wale has lost many of the qualities that made people like him in the first place, but he's refined the elements that he's managed to retain Names like Just Blaze, Lee Majors, Cardiak, and No Credit supply the beats for this more mature/still flashy release, all of it adding up to Wale's win number three With no big time faux pas to be found,The Gifted is an extraordinary ‘gift’ to any hip-hop collection Sort by ADM rating Sort by most recent review