one of the great gifts to 2018
If this isn’t a hit it sure ain’t Eminem’s fault
soap opera set to singing
it instantly puts her back at the top of the electronic sound she invented
power pop meets folk
if anyone was wondering if Coloring Book was a freak of nature, it wasn’t.
as straight ahead a trap hop Atlanta set of songs as you could hope
expanded from 12 to 51 songs
“yes I would, yes I would, yes I would now”
very dark, and, sometimes, very beautiful
Otis Lit his chemicals
irresistible career hari kari
down beat low tide rap
Puts Janelle in Beyonce land
as good as anything on the album (except for “Sheraton Gibson”)
you get to hear Bob Dylan’s sublime “He’s Funny That Way”
economic disparity
true love’s beckoning
new Americana protest songs
a garage rocker with a nice back beat
“Codeine Dreaming” features Lil Wayne!
the songs are black Africa informed
doesn’t add to the legend
early contender for album of the year
a smackdown for future sex lovers everywhere
Their “These Foolish Things” is one of the best I’ve ever heard
We are in the mood for earnestness
sweeter, lovelier, more soothing
“New Year’s Day” is her best ballad since “State Of Grace”
it is maybe the third best Bootleg.
some classic stuff here: Lefty Frizzell, Harlan Howard, Johnny Cash, George Jones
an update of Phil Spector, and with Christmas Bells ringing
rocks em socks em but not violently
perhaps the best charity single you’ve ever heard
the sound that made him a hero
the lyric is a touch prosaic, Sam’s falsetto still hits the sweet spot
A post nuclear meltdown
from Southern hard rock to the evenings at the Carlyle
Yoko Ono beat her to it…
mythologizes women
hugely great fun just as music
