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This week Demar and Adriel discuss Calvin Harris’s sixth studio album ‘Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2’, whether he’s DJ Khalid East and why important artists like Tyler the Creator or Doja Cat aren’t on the project .

Demar’s rating: 3
Adriel’s rating: Incomplete

The Love List: New To You

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This week Demar and Adriel discuss Beyoncé’s seventh studio album ‘Renaissance’, her unchallenged stature in music and how she’s maintained relevance over a 20+ year career.

Demar’s rating: 7
Adriel’s rating: 7

**NO SKIPS** (Sorta)

The Love List: CUFF IT, BREAK MY SOUL, CHURCH GIRL, THIQUE

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This week Demar and Adriel discuss Lizzo fourth studio album ‘Special’, its relentless optimism and how nobody in the industry can do what she does.

Demar’s rating: 9
Adriel’s rating: 8

**NO SKIPS**

The Love List: About Damn Time, Naked, The Sign, Everybody’s Gay, Birthday Girl

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This week Demar and Adriel discuss Brent Faiyaz’s sophomore album Wasteland, what the Bren Faiyaz sound is and how toxic a person can really be.

Demar’s rating: 9
Adriel’s rating: 8.5

The Love List: LOOSE CHANGE, GHETTO GATSBY, PRICE OF FAME, DEAD MAN WALKING, ADDICTIONS, ROLE MODEL


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This week Demar and Adriel discuss what they deem to be the best albums of 2022 so far, why Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Mr. Moral & the Big Steppers’ isn’t on their lists and their anticipation levels for the rest of the year.

Honorable mentions (00:01:50)

Top 5’s (00:11:25)

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Album Mode is officially 100 episodes deep! Adriel and Demar do some reminiscing about their journey to where the pod is now, their favourite reviews and how CJRU was fertile breeding ground for a bunch of journalist's ideas.

EPISODE 100 IS HERE!! This week Demar and Adriel discuss Giveon’s debut album ‘Give or Take’, the idea of a Giveon “sound” and his specific brand of toxicity.

Demar’s rating: 6
Adriel’s rating: 5.5

The Love List: Let Me Go, Make You Mine, dec 11th, Tryna Be, Remind Me


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This week Demar and Adriel discuss Drake’s seventh studio album ‘Honestly, Nevermind’, Drake finally being unpredictable and him returning to being an artist rather than a scientist.

Demar’s rating: 6.5
Adriel’s rating: 6.5

The Love List: Massive, Texts Go Green, Jimmy Cooks, Flights Booked

PS. Is there a single song that’s more out of place than Jimmy Cooks on this album? It’s a great song, but uh…

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This week Demar and Adriel discuss Post Malone’s latest album ‘Twelve Carat Toothache’, the deterioration of his sound and whether he needs to lean back towards hip hop.

Demar’s rating: 3.5
Adriel’s rating: 5

The Love List: Cooped Up, Lemon Tree, I Like You, Love/Hate Letter To Alcohol (kinda)

P.S. Had to knock this one down an extra .5 after listening to it a few more times after the pod - Demar

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This week Demar and Adriel discuss UMI’s debut album ‘Forest in the City’, its remarkable cohesion and themes of energy transfer.

Demar’s rating: 8.5
Adriel’s rating: 8.5

The Love List: what would u do?, whatever u like, bird’s eye view, wish that i could


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