Ghetts: Conflict of Interest is my favorite hip-hop album in a LONG while. Between him and Little Simz, the UK is pumping out some really interesting stuff.
The 17 year old me would be absolutely appalled by the amount of pop music I consumed this year... and blown away by how free from bubble gum the genre has become.
The only difference between electing somebody who denies the severity of climate change and electing someone who thinks Covid is a hoax is that the consequences of the former are further down the line (and more drastic).
This is coming out way later than I wanted because I had to learn some coding... but here is my Grantland-inspired, hyperlink rabbit-hole of a blog piece on my 50 favorite albums of last year. There is a Spotify playlist and drinking game within: https://www.iamcaseyiedit.com/music-reviews. Please share it if you enjoy it.
I’m really good at channeling my inner Rob Gordon. (And I’m not just referring to the fact that I’m a hopeless romantic with a serious habit of self sabotage).