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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.

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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

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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

Démar and Adriel discuss underscores' third studio album 'U' how shocking well written it is and whether her songs need transitions between them or just within.

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3:34 What genre is this?
5:35 Production
9:00 The power of Dubstep
14:43 The Peace
17:50 Daft Punk mixed with Justin Timberlake?
22:50 More on Hyperpop
28:45 Bodyfeeling
35:08 The cohesion
39:03 Who should she collaborate with?
42:36 The Cover
46:06 The Score


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Démar’s rating: 8.5 / 10 Adriel's rating: 7 / 10
The Love List: Hollywood Forever, The Peace, Innuendo, Do IT
underscores - U / 2026 / Hyperpop

Démar and Adriel discuss Jack Harlow's fourth studio album, 'Monica', how he's doing what black hip hop fans say they want white artists to do, and how his artistry has exceeded his body.


Timecodes
1:47 Past Jack Harlow Reviews
8:04 The internet jokes
12:16 Four Rules for Monica
12:35 Production
16:57 New to Neosoul
20:20 Using his tools
26:26 Strong songwriting
30:10 All My Friends
32:02 Good for his career
40:24 The Cover
43:44 The Score


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Démar’s rating: 6 / 10 Adriel's rating: 7 / 10
The Love List: Trading Places, Prague, Move Along, Say Hello
Jack Harlow - Monica / 2026 / R&B, Neo Soul

Démar and Adriel discuss Harry Styles' fourth studio album 'Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally' who he is as an artist 10 years after One Direction and whether he's just a watered down version of other British artists' aesthetics.

The Love List: Aperture, Are You Listening Yet? Carla's Song 

Timecodes
2:45 Past Reviews
5:42 Aperture is the Intro
10:10 Coming Up Roses is a Billie Eilish song
12:05 Demar calls Harry Styles risk-averse
20:10 Pop is not a pop song
28:30 Lyrics
38:45 What does it mean for his career?
42:43 The Cover
44:47 The Score


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Démar’s rating: 4 / 10
 Adriel's rating: 7 / 10

Démar and Adriel discuss Bruno Mars' fourth studio album 'The Romantic' how it is edgeless and how Bruno Mars' songwriting has suddenly fallen off a cliff.

The Love List: Why You Wanna Fight?

Timecodes:

4:00 - First time hearing Bruno Mars

9:38 - Favourite song from his catalogue

14:10 - I Just Might

21:53 - Cha Cha Cha

24:55 - The Debt

33:25 - Adriel compares Bruno Mars to Don Toliver

39:39 - Biggest Fall

44:50 - Album Cover

47:00 - The Score

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Démar’s rating: 3 / 10
Adriel's rating: 2 / 10

Bruno Mars - The Romantic/ 2026 / R&B, Soul

Démar and Adriel discuss Baby Keem's sophmore album 'Ca$ino' how he's changed in the 5 years since his last project and how close his lyrics cut to the bone.

The Love List: I am not a Lyricist, Good Flirts, Circus Circus Free$tyle

Timecodes:

4:55 The Melodic Blue
6:30 The Next Generation of Rap
14:40 Production
17:45 Momo Boyd
21:05 I am not a Lyricist
26:19 Dramatic Girl
29:35 Sex Appeal  
35:25 Lyrics
42:44 What does this mean for his career?
44:15 The Cover
49:16 The Score 

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

Baby Keem - Ca$ino / 2026 / Hip Hop, R&B, alternative R&B