Sean Sharp's Diary

First full blown album of his I've listened too and it's just as good as I was hoping it would be. The spectrum from rap to rock is super cool on here, none of the tracks really sound the same or even generic. I love when albums have that one song that is the artsy piece that kind of defines the album. Almost like a supercut of the album but it still works by itself and doesn't sound like anything else too much. "BULLKILLER" does this excellently. I wouldn't even say it is a song I'm going to listen to, but it does deliver well as an opener and teaser into what's to come. The standout tracks to me were "BOUNCE WIT ME", "CITGO", "BREAK TIME", "TEST ME", "STREET CAR", and "FIND GOD". The production across the board is solid but the main instrumental on "BOUNCE WIT ME" is somehow unintelligible but still has some melody and sounds good. I've never really heard anything like it. Kenny's choice of a repetitive chorus also does wonders and was a good choice for the song as a whole. "STREET CAR" is the most surprising song on here. The instrumental is gritty and pulls from rock elements that I am not well-versed enough in to cite an exact inspiration, so the closest I can really get is somewhere in the genre of Nirvana but that still doesn't do it justice. The Dominic Fike feature on "FIND GOD" is also fantastic. Dominic sounds great but the songs more laid back instrumental really lets Kenny's verse shine and it's steady flow and easy to follow lyrics do a great job portraying the message. Can't wait for what he does next.

Found Tommy Newport a few years back but finally decided to listen to a project of his and am I glad I did. Even though this is towards the beginning of his career as a solo artist, there are some unique fun ideas on here. Some are neat and others are a bit too out there. Mainly some of the vocal melodies and performances by Tommy himself. "Stargazer" is the main culprit with some awesome production and decent featuring by EARTHGANG but Tommy on the chorus could use some work. Other than that though, it's pretty stellar. "Martians" hypnotizing dance bit may be annoying to some but for me it is an earworm to get lost in. "Vanilla & Light" is the breakout track here however. So smooth and silky. Hard not to love it.

Really cool. I'm a fan of this overly moody, crazy vocal style. Some of the songs excel at capturing a very specific sound. Sometimes his vocal inflections are a bit grating, and one song in particular ended with it sounding like two songs were playing at once, which I was not a fan of. It took me a second to get into it, but once I was in... I was in. I had forgotten how much I loved the song "See Myself" until it played here. Really happy with his and it's the kind of album where I can listen again and find more new fun things every time.

Awesome. Zeds Dead just know how to do anything they set out to do. A lot of their singles are pretty flashy and meant for an audience I am not part of, but when they decide to work on an album, they consistently put together much more atmospheric experiences. It's hard to really give a lot on context in words since the album is pretty minimal in terms of vocal work. In all honesty, I think the vocalists they did get to work on this aren't the best. This works great as a long, moody EDM piece.

This album is the standard for a debut album. It's not perfect and features plenty of flaws and parts that could be cut but overall it has several unique enough songs with engaging melodies. The whole thing is glued together with a pretty tight musical instrument array. There isn't a ton of variety of the instruments, let alone the mixing. This is something that can be improved going forward. This could have benefited as well from being a 30-minute album instead of 40. While these issues are pretty standard for growing artists, they are often detrimental to an album's success. In Aidan's case, the highs are frequent enough that it balances out these mistakes quite well. To start, there are more than enough solid songs on here. "are you curious?", "ricochet", "my funeral", "dance around it", "when i die", "bloodtype". All of these make the disc well worth the listen. Several of these songs I've highlighted are the breaks from the momentum he seems to get stuck on so it really capitalizes on the mood change. The instrumentals aren't revolutionary but are solid in their own right and do what they need to on each track. I see this as a great path for him to springboard into some crazier ideas and production because otherwise this will become a bit dull and I don't want to see him stagnate.

The variety on here felt pretty abundant to me. Still honed in on a certain genre but none of the tracks sounded that similar. I ended up liking this a lot more than I was anticipating but I've liked Keem's stuff in the past. I think it is missing a really stand out track but maybe I need to give the ones I do like a bit more time to age on me. Keem's vocal style is almost off-putting given how his delivery is lackadaisical at times but that's part of the charm. Makes sense that he is related to Kendrick because they have similar mannerisms in how they "perform" on a song. Not afraid of doing something a little bit wacky or goofy but is done tastefully where it's not portrayed as cringe. Very let down by "Good Flirts". Was hoping the main Kendrick feature on here would just be him talking about butts. It's a bit funny but not a ton of reliability. Given the vibe of the song, not exactly a party banger. A lot of the other songs on here are freakishly good.