Lemonade

I can see why people love this but it didn't grab me the way I expected.

A very cohesive listen. The sequencing is particularly impressive.

Just when you think you've heard it all, an album like this comes along.

Every generation has a handful of perfect albums. This is one of them.

The kind of album where you sit in silence after it ends.

Some interesting ideas here that don't always pan out. You can tell they were trying to push in a new direction and I respect that, even if the results are mixed. A couple of tracks are genuinely great.

Peak creative output from an artist at the top of their game.

Bold artistic choices that mostly work. Rewarding for patient listeners.

The emotional weight of this album is remarkable. Very moving stuff.

I keep seeing this on 'best of' lists and I honestly think people are just copying each other's homework at this point. There's nothing here that hasn't been done better elsewhere. The emperor has no clothes and the praise is baffling.