year: 2013
tones of: shlohmo, kanye west, kid cudi
genre samples: r&b, electronica, hip hop, jazz, pop
music: moody, dark, cloudy, ominous, smoky, serious, bass ridden, spiraling, murky, mysterious
lyrics: intimate, honest, thoughtful, anxious, female-obsessed, longing, regretful, personal, cerebral, shallow
flow: fluid, flexible, experimental
favs: tuscan leather (so focused and technical), furthest thing, worst behaviour (bananas), from time, hold on we're going home (pure pop craftiness), too much, pound cake/paris morton music, the motion
nb: be warned. this album is heavily r&b drake. it is also strongly elevated by producer, noah shabib. in fact, if i were 40, i would have pulled what ryan lewis did to macklemore on the heist: "put my name on the cover!"
score: 7.5/10 (no classic, but solid addition to the discography)
