Démar and Adriel discuss Olivia Rodrigo's third studio album "you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love", whether she's a rock artist fighting her destiny and if she's the best songwriter of our time.

Timecodes:
4:00 The growth of a Young Star
9:06 Past Reviews
10:20 Stupid Song
14:05 How Good a Singer Is She?
14:40 Purple
18:31 Begged
25:10 Expectations
29:15 u + me = <3
32:05 The Cure
35:30 Miley Cyrus comparison
39:50 Gwen Stefani comparison
42:50 Potentional collaborators
49:30 The Cover
56:20 The Score





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Démar’s rating: 7 / 10
Adriel's rating: 5.5 / 10 

The Love List: expectations, u + me = Less than 3, my way, maggots for brains,

Démar and Adriel discuss Latto's seventh studio album "Cry Baby", whether Vince Staples is a conscious rapper and how Paris Texas was the blueprint to "Cry Baby"'s sound.

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2:37 - Album Mode Venn Diagram
6:10 - 4th Vinces Staples Review
8:49 - Only in America
13:54 - TV Guide
20:53 - The Big Bad Wolf
22:40 - Rap/Rock Era
30:32 - Is Vince Staples a conscious rapper?
37:13 - The Cover
42:34 - The Score

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Adriel's rating: 7 / 10

The Love List: Okayyy, Hostage, Fallin, Anxious

Vince Staples - Cry Baby / 2026 / hip hop, rap, rock, alternative hip hop, conscious rap

Démar and Adriel discuss Latto's fourth studio album "Big Mama", whether not having a hit song to pair with the album is a problem and did she finally find her core sound?


Timecodes:
04:04 Her influences
05:53 Past Reviews
08:15 The Rap Summer Walker
13:04 Did Crodie Write it?
18:50 The Latto Sound
22:17 Government-mandated Sexyy Red Feature
25:33 Her Improvement as a Singer
28:00 Daddy’s Girl Interlude
32:30 What this means for her career
42:54  The Cover
46:15 The Score
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Démar’s rating: 7 / 10 Adriel's rating: 5 / 10
The Love List: Okayyy, Hostage, Fallin, Anxious

Démar and Adriel discuss Fakemink's debut studio album " Terrified, whether it's good or just interesting, and his lyrics being mythic or lost in the sauce.

Timecodes:
03:14 How He Talks About Himself
04:13 The Voice
6:12 All Eyes On Me
9:57 Distortion is the new Autotune1
2:29 Chinese Dictator Bars
15:54 Rewind
24:25 Essex Girls
35:20 The Score



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 Démar’s rating: 7.5 / 10
Adriel's rating: 3 / 10 The Love List: Hard Candy, Creep, Jungle-Affair, Rewind, Forget me Not

Démar and Adriel discuss Drake's latest three albums, but primarily 'Iceman", whether current Drake is Lakers Lebron and if this is a true comeback for The Boy. 

Timecodes:

2:14 The Biggest Comeback in Music History
7:15 Comparisons to Taylor Swift
12:32 Jordan/LeBron comparisons
24:22 Past Drake Reviews
32:49 What does lyrical growth look like for Drake?
41:00 Ran to Atlanta
43:44 Brat vs Iceman
51:25 Are there too many similes?
54:44 Too Hard for the Radio
57:19 Adriel’s favourites
1:06:44 Government-mandated 21 Savage feature
1:10:15 Make Them Series
1:22:41 Maid of Honour & Habibti
1:33:31 The Nokia test
1:37:39 The Covers
1:47:47 The Score


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Démar’s rating: 4.5 / 10 Adriel's rating: 6.5 / 10
The Love List: Shabang, Make Them Remember, Little Birdie 

Démar and Adriel discuss Isaiah Rashad's third studio album 'It's Been Awful", whether 'a vibe' is an accurate description of his music and how his lyricism reveals his battle with addiction.

Timecodes
2:56 Introduction to Isaiah Rashad
4:40 The Timeline
10:00 Isaiah Rashad vs Ab-Soul
13:52 RIP Young
17:15 Domnic Fike feature
20:30 Boy in Red
29:45 Fan of the flows
32:53 M.o.M.
38:05 Ain’t Giving Up
45:40 The Cover
53:18 The Score

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Démar’s rating: 7 / 10
Adriel's rating: 7.5 / 10
The Love List: M.O.M., SAME SH!T, 719 FREESTYLE, SUPERPWRS
Isaiah Rashad - It's Been Awful / 2026 / hip hop, rap

Démar and Adriel discuss Kehlani's fifth studio album 'Kehlani", whether the songs are pale imitations and the difference between Démar and Adriel's R&B taste.

The Love List: Folded, Back and Forth, No Such Thing, Pocket

Timecodes

2:00 - Expectations vs. Anticipation
6:40 - Folded
11:15 - The Features
18:00 - Shoulda Never
19:45 - The center of Pop/R&B
31:00 - Pocket is Demar’s favourite song
38:20 - What does this mean for Kehlani’s career?
42:45 - The Cover
46:00 - The Score

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Démar’s rating: 8.5 / 10
Adriel's rating: 5 / 10

Kehlani - Kehlani / 2026 / R&B, pop R&B

Démar and Adriel discuss Angine de Poitrine's second studio album 'Vol. II' and whether skipping the intro to songs that are great afterwards makes for a good album

Timecodes
2:35 The Viral Video
7:15 Is it Intentional?
11:34 Angor
14:54 Mixed reactions online
20:00 Similar to Rosalia
23:10 The Cover
29:30 The Score

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Démar’s rating: 4 / 10 Adriel's rating: 3 / 10
The Love List: Fabienk, Yor Zarad, Sarniezz

Démar and Adriel discuss Arlo Park's third studio album 'Ambiguous Desire', how drastically her sound has changed since the beginning of her career and the regression of her stellar songwriting.

Timecodes 
2:49 First inductee into the Album Mode Hall of Fame
4:11 Past Reviews
8:35 No more guitars
12:12 Heaven
20:55 Jetta
24:45 Luck of Life
27:37 What If I Say It?
30:05 South Seconds
31:29 What this means for Arlo Parks’ career
34:33 The Cover
38:16 The Score

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Démar’s rating: 8.5 / 10 Adriel's rating: 9 / 10
The Love List: Jetta, Senses, 2SIDED, nightswimming
Arlo Parks - Ambiguous Desire/ 2026 / indie, UK garage

Démar and Adriel discuss Yeat's sixth studio album 'ADK' how his venture to the centre has hurt his sound and why normal doesn't work for Yeat.

Timecodes
05:59 Past Yeat Reviews
9:00 Let King Kylie Talk
12:45  2010s trap era
18:52 The rapping is lacking
22:48 Hip-Hop politics
28:05 Yeat trying new things
34:34 Swizz Beatz is back
39:25 What I want
45:39 What does ADL mean for Yeat’s career?
51:51 The Score


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Démar’s rating: 4 / 10 Adriel's rating: 4.5 / 10
The Love List: General Purpose, What I Want, Back Home