Oh yeah?

Some decent moments early on give way to some of the tackiest lyrics I've heard in a while. Interesting he promoted a focus on lyrics for this album, because much of it sounds like it was written by a teenager. Instrumentally it's fine, but as a whole it's not for me. Favourite Tracks: - is it cool? - the feeling

Oh yeah? was an album I was not very excited for. Steve Lacy is very good at creating single songs that are incredibly catchy, but less so at creating full projects that can at the same consistency. Many artist are like this though, the singles are the best produced songs while the album has the deep cuts, Oh yeah? however suffered from none of the singles hooking me like his previous works. The deep cuts of Oh yeah? likewise are still of Steve Lacy quality, meaning that this album has ok singles with bland & boring album songs, creating a project that maybe has a few nice melodies or chorus, but no song that cuts through as something to point at and say "this is what defines oh yeah?". It's unfortunate because Steve Lacy has delivered some of the best music in the 2020's so far in the Lo-Fis & Gemini Rights, but there just wasn't ever a point in this project where I had to tap in on the song playing because none of them demanded it. I don't think it's necessarily a bad album, but a bland, boring, & disappointing one for sure.

pretty good. i liked it a lot except for some odd lyrical decisions sprinkled in some songs.

It’s a pleasant listening experience, and while there isn’t anything to really hate about this album, it can get a bit boring and the lyrics are sometimes cringe. Steve Lacy is clearly talented and knows how to make genre-evolving tracks, but I missed much of that on here.