"DON'T TAP THE GLASS" Around Tyler, the Creator's Aura | REVIEW
Démar and Adriel react to Tyler the Creator's latest album "DON'T TAP THE GLASS", discuss whether he's a mainstream artist and if this is his first flop.Démar’s rating: 8.5 / 10Adriel's rating: 5 / 10The Love List: Sucka Free, Ring Ring Ring, I'll Take Care of You, Don't You Worry BabyTimecodes: 3:54 - Tyler does big 1st week numbers 9:19 - Not a concept album13:20 - Past Tyler the Creator reviews15:49 - Favourite Tyler the Creator era17:58 - ‘Ring, Ring, Ring’ should be a single23:43 - A lot of 80’s references sonically27:37 - Mommanem35:44 - Demar is in disbelief36:46 - Will Tyler find love?42:40 - Is Post-cancellation?49:30 - Is this Tyler, the Creator's first flop era?51:45 - Second time releasing on a Monday54:27 - His spot in Hip-Hop History56:30 - The Cover1:03:03 - The ScoreFollow us:TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepodAdriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemiInstagram:Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/Twitter:Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepodAdriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant ===================================Tyler, the Creator - DON'T TAP THE GLASS / 2025 / hip hop, rap, alternative hip hop, Dance
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Clipse "Let God Sort Em Out" and Won | REVIEW
Démar and Adriel react to Clipse's latest album, 'Let God Sort Em Out', geriatric hip hop and the idea of artists making hip hop well into their 50sDémar’s rating: 8.5 / 10Adriel's rating: 7.5 / 10The Love List: E.B.I.T.D.A., Ace Trumpets, Let God Sort Em Out/Chandeliers,Timecodes:1:25 - Every corner of the hip-hop world that’s not part of the mainstream was waiting3:40 - Is this album really happening?4:59 - ‘It’s Almost Dry ‘ score6:40 - Playboi Carti comparison7:26 - The rollout is getting so much love8:35 - The original Drake hater/comments about Travis Scott 13:44 - The production22:08 - Always has duality in their music / more human parts on the project25:57 - 50-year-olds in hip hop28:30 - Hip-hop is the only genre that can’t age gracefully 28:55 - Hip-hop never got pulled away / never a normalization of how people aged in the genre35:21 - The blog era of hip-hop is approaching their 40s37:00 - Favourite song46:15 - Almost for the reaction on the timeline 53:31 - The ScoreFollow us:TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepodAdriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemiInstagram:Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/Twitter:Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepodAdriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant ===================================Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out / 2025 / hip hop, rap
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Justin Bieber's "SWAG" is Back | REVIEW
Démar and Adriel react to Justin Bieber's latest album, 'SWAG', Bieber's closeness to the black community and whether he still is that guy we thought he was in the 2010s .Démar’s rating: 5.5 / 10Adriel's rating: 6 / 10The Love List: ALL I CAN TAKE, DAISIES, DADZ LOVE, DEVOTIONTimecodes:5:30 - This album is showing he’s spending time with the black community6:29 - Past Jb review8:29 - Interested in the rollout8:45 - No single/single worthy9:00 - Janet Jackson comparison14:41 - Dijon and Mkgee18:35 - Justin is a versatile vocalist19:37 - Always thought Gunna was an underrated/ Bieber worst part of the song21:05 - Sweet spot23:55 - Technically, the bars may fit but its not working24:30 - Not many songs like this / unique record25:23 - Meg The Stallion comparison27:23 - Druski29:31 - Druski, the best comedian?31:01 - Cosplay Bieber too much on the nose31:56 - Iceland billboard40:50 - The cover44:35 - He’s not in his bad boy era he’s becoming a dad47:47 - The score Follow us:TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepodAdriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemiInstagram:Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/Twitter:Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepodAdriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant ===================================Justin Bieber - Swag / 2025 / pop, new jack swing, synth pop
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Haim's Songwriting Barely Saves 'I Quit''s Bland Production | REVIEW
Démar and Adriel break down Haim's latest album 'I Quit', their closeness to black music and the idea of going 'indie rock mainstream'.Démar’s rating: 6 / 10Adriel's rating: 5.5 / 10The Love List: Gone, Relationships, Spinning, Million YearsTimecodes:1:41- Where does one go after peaking above indie pop mainstream2:26 - In some circles, people know them 4:44 - MJ comparison8:10 - First memory12:28 - This album is kind of like to good and bad of this genre of music 13:24 - Why do you need to reduce your sound to stomp clap 17:13 - Love you right is better than what it is 23:15 - Arlo Parks song27:58 - A ton of songs that could be singles30:00 - Almost too pop 31:34 - Overall good songwriters39:43 - Putting an artist in a category40:41 - What does this mean for their career44:56 - The Cover47:05 - The ScoreFollow us:TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepodAdriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemiInstagram:Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/Twitter:Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepodAdriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant ===================================Haim - I Quit / 2025 / indie, rock, pop, soft rock
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'Honestly Nevermind' Has Aged Like Fine Wine 3 Years Later | RETROSPECTIVE
Honestly, Nevermind was met with confusion when it first came out but its fandom has been growing over the past 3 years since it's release. Démar and Adriel do a little bit of a retrospective on the album and look into how it Honestly, Nevermind continues to age like fine wine.Timecodes:0:55 Original review – Demar said in the future people are going to fuck with this2:25 Is a very much do you know ball convo2:50 Setting the scene with the drake albums (CLB etc…)9:18 One of Drake’s best aging albums11:55 The one flaw with Honestly, Nevermind14:35 Who else could do this?Follow us:TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepodAdriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemiInstagram:Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/Twitter:Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepodAdriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant ===================================Drake - Honestly, Nevermind / 2025 / pop, club, house, rap
Welcome to Album Mode where journalist, Demar Grant and The Cool Table host, Adriel Smiley breakdown and review the latest albums. Each episode features a new album where both hosts dive in-depth about the project and the artist’s path to its release.
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