maassai – With The Shifts
Released: 23 January 2021
BANDCAMP REVIEWS #4 is Brooklyn, NY MC, maassai “With The Shifts” featuring production from Contour, Nelson Bandela, and Laron. Stay tuned for more Bandcamp Album Reviews!
1. next chapter – 01:08
2. Grace Jones – 3:55
3. brand new story (interlude) – 6:45
4. To fly (feat. KUMBAYA) – 7:20
5. cozy – 11:03
6. nine lives – 14:44
7. The Shifts (feat AKAI SOLO) – 20:12
8. the social climates- 25:03
9. to no end (outro) – 27:07
★★★1/2 – ★★★★: Very good; a few bland songs or minor flaws throughout.
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Rating Categories:
★★★★★: Best in show; pinnacle release from an all-time great artist.
★★★★1/2: Stellar example of genre; peak potential.
★★★★: Excellent; recommended to all fans of artist or genre.
★★★1/2: Very good; a few bland songs or minor flaws throughout.
★★★: Good; fans of the artist will find value here.
★★1/2: Average; does little to establish the artist or maintain quality.
★★: Unexceptional; a few highlights but otherwise bland.
★1/2: Weak; unrecommended for anyone but major fans of the style and/or artist.
★: Seriously flawed; very poor work but relatively listenable.
1/2: Terrible; a true embarrassment and akin to audio masochism.