Anyone else listening to N*E*R*D's new album, Seeing Sounds? Fly or Die is one of my absolute favorite albums, one of the only albums I would ever give a 10/10, so I've obviously really been looking forward to Seeing Sounds.

I have to say I'm mostly disappointed, as much as I hate to admit it. It combines the style of their first album, which I never really cared for, with the style on their second, which I loved. While this could have at least been kind of interesting, I honestly feel that the album comes off sounding like a Greatest Hits, even with all new songs.

In addition to that, some of the tracks just seem lazily made, particularly the final track, You Know What. Songs that would have developed into really powerful and incredible tracks on Fly or Die just kind of hang out and drone on, regardless of how good of a start they step off on.

The album does have some really amazing tracks on it, particularly Happy and Love Bomb. Oh god I love Love Bomb a lot. A couple other tracks I can sort of get into if I just let the album flow through them, but as a whole this album really let me down :/

On the other hand, Denjin K, LEDs first album on the Beatnation label, is amazing. Acid Vision Allotropy Artcore remix is outstanding in particular. The Detonator is pretty great as well :3

That's pretty much it, I just felt like I should update my journal.