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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 M...

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. Timecodes: 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...

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 Int...

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 ===================================  Follow us: TikT...

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...

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...

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 s...

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 Follow us: TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https:...

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 thi...

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...

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. Timecodes 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? 4...

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...

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...

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 - Big...

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...

Démar and Adriel discuss Brent Faiyaz's latest album 'Icon' his misaligned aesthetic and him losing the grip on his songwriting. Timecodes:  3:26 Top 10 Albums of the Year :00 Past Brent Faiyaz Reviews 12:30 Beauty Behind the Madness 14:58 Two pop songs 21:25 The World is Yours   28:25 Larger Than Life 31:55 Positions era Ariana Grande 39:40 Lyrics 43:43 Concept Album 49:15 What does icon mean for...

Démar and Adriel discuss J.Cole's final(?) album, The Fall-Off, whether he accomplished what he wanted in his career and if "The Fall-Off is Inevitable" is one of the best songs in hip hop history. Démar’s rating: 7.5 / 10 Adriel's rating: 8.5 / 10 The Love List: The Fall-Off is Inevitable, The Villest, Bunce Road Blues, Poor Thang Timecodoes 3:10 How Drake vs Kendrick affected The Fall Off 10:49...

Démar and Adriel discuss Don Toliver's latest album "OCTANE", whether his lyrics matter and how his melodies and production are second to none. Timecodes: 4:18 4th time reviewing Don Toliver 7:50 Best Feature 10:30 ATM 15:55 Falestto for Falsetto 25:25 Potential features 38:15 Where does he rank amongst his peers? 45:21 Covers 47:30 The Score Follow us: TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@...

Démar and Adriel discuss Ari Lennox's latest album "Vacancy", her toned down lyrics and what a label switch can do for her moving forward. Follow us: TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod  Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/a...

It's apparently "Drop January" as a plethora of artists have annouce they have new projects coming up Déma rand Adriel talk about what that means for music this year. Also J. Cole released his first single for his upcoming album, "The Fall Off", Adriel tries to dodge the question but Démar asks how he feels about the rappers alleged end coming up. =================================== Follow us: Tik...

Démar and Adriel discuss A$AP Rocky's comeback album "Don't Be Dumb", whether he took too long to return and if his music is experimental anymore. Timecodes: 2:00 The Kanye Zone 6:18 1st A$AP Rocky Review 11:55 Is LONG.LIVE.A$AP a classic album? 15:45 TESTING 24:04 Favourite Feature 31:20 Moshpit energy 39:46 A$AP Rocky vs The Discourse 53:15 The mature version 59: 00 Female Rappers with A$AP Rock...

Finally the episode you've all been waiting for, Album Mode's top 10 albums of 2025! Adriel and Démar list their best albums of the year. After years of reviewing music together the duo divergence has become more obvious and this year's year-end list is evidence. P.S. Demar's Spotify listening age is 25, Adriel's is 45. TIMECODES: 3:30 - A lot of albums that we did not review 4:10 - Don’t Tap The...

Démar and Adriel discuss who popped off in 2025 that we're looking forward to their work in 2026. Timecodes 1:10 The Criteria 2:20 Esdeekid 6:50 Timothee Chalamet 11:38 Uzi mixed with Future 12:48 Odeal 18:25 Young Miko 20:26 Similar to early Don Toliver 24:36 Kwn 31:23 The Black performative male 32:10 Dijon 40:35 Rebecca Black 45:06 Not New/But Changing 51:48 Spotify Wrapped 54:17 The Dominance...

Démar and Adriel discuss Summer Walker third studio album "Finally Over It", whether Aaliyah is the GOAT and the strength of the album's feautres. Démar’s rating: 7 / 10 Adriel's rating: 7 / 10 The Love List: Robbed You, No, Go Girl, Heart Of A Woman, Baller Timecodes: 4:04 - Background on Summer Walker 8:55 - The Singles 9:49 - The influence of Aaliyah 11:50 - What a Summer Walker song sounds lik...

Démar and Adriel discuss Rosalía's fourth studio album "LUX", its technical excellence and whether an album that's so orchestral can be considered pop. Follow us: TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.ins...