Hump Day Music: Heartbreak?
December 3rd, 2008 | By Jess Joswick in Hump Day Music, Self-Promotion | No Comments »
from contactmusic.com
Does anyone like the new Kanye West album? It seems that his reviews are, at best, uneven. The Boston Globe calls “808s and Heartbreak” a “sonic wasteland,”and Spin magazine said it sounds “strangely rushed and unfinished.” Pitchfork noted the inherent contradictions in West’s own psyche, as he’s “hand-wringing over his consumption one moment, boasting about his wealth the next. He’s someone as driven by ego as he is plagued by doubt– in other words, a wholly human pop star.” It does seem to be West’s ‘indie’ album, and as the Onion’s A.V. club said, ” It seems destined to be the weird little orphan that fans single out as a favorite.” Read Full Post