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Hey everyone!

Welcome to my Weekly Recap. This was another really busy week for me so I didn’t get to listen to as many albums as I would have liked this week, but there were quite a few good ones, so that makes up for it. This week I definitely listened to a lot of older music, well not super old. A lot of these albums were released in 2014 or 2015, so not exactly recent, but still very good.

Femm-Isation by FEMM

Rating: B+

They are a ‘mannequin’ Japanese duo with a really unique sound. I found myself enjoying a lot of the tracks, but listening to the whole album altogether was almost a bit much. I feel like I will enjoy their songs and style a lot better as individual songs in a playlist versus listening to the whole album again. I normally don’t feel that way about music because I feel the artist’s stories are told better through a whole album versus individual tracks, but this is definitely an exception.

X by Ed Sheeran

Rating: B+

I had obviously heard tracks from this album since it was released, but it had been a while since I had listened to the album in its entirety. I prefer ‘Divide’ over this album by far. I feel that this was definitely a unique album with the most of the tracks having an off the beaten path feel, while still having all of the recognizable hits.

2014 S/S by Winner

Rating: B+

This album really reminded me how much I enjoy Winner’s music. A lot of their staple hit come from this album and overall its a very solid piece of work. It makes me increasingly more excited for their next comeback.

The Manuel by Eddy Kim 

Rating: B+

This was a very cute album and I really enjoyed Eddy Kim’s sound. He has such a soothing voice so it was very nice to listen to. I had never heard of him before so I was very delighted to be treated to his great voice.

Life Note by Hong Ji-Young

Rating: C

Overall I didn’t really care for this album. None of the tracks stood out or did anything for me. It was pretty bland for the most part.

25 by Song Ji-Eun

Rating: C

This album was also pretty bland for me. There wasn’t too much about it that really stood out. There was one track, “Don’t Look at Me Like That” was incredibly familiar to me for some reason. I think it is used as a backing track in several videos by other companies or YouTube creators.

Speed Circus by Speed

Rating: B

I was super excited for this album. I had heard the lead single before and love it, and the choreography for it, but the rest of the album didn’t really impress me. The other tracks on the album were really just ok with no wow factor. Nevertheless I am still disappointed that Speed has disbanded.

Make Up by Hyomin

Rating: C

This album didn’t really do much for me, maybe due to the fact that it is only 3 tracks long. And being 3 tracks long, the third song felt like it didn’t fit the concept of the other two.

Bouquet by The Chainsmokers

Rating: B

This was the last album by The Chainsmokers that I needed to listen to, and is arguably my least favorite. The songs were all ok, but there wasn’t really any wow factor present in any of them. I’m personally not the biggest fan of them.

1989 by Taylor Swift

Rating: A+

I will admit I have listened to this album before, but I didn’t listen to it since I had created my list and recording ratings, so I thought it fitting to revisit it. I think this is a fantastic album. I know a lot of people have their opinions of Taylor one way or another, but I still believe this is a stellar album. This was the album where I felt Taylor had the clearest grip on her style and direction. ‘Reputation’ is a whole other story.

Locomotive by Loco

Rating: B

This was a good album. He’s not my favorite Korean rapper, but also not my least favorite by any means. I really enjoyed the Jay Park feature.