JOYRYDE - BRAVE (ALBUM REVIEW)

[@Nawtystep]

IT'S THE BIG ONE. What did you make of 'BRAVE'? Which tracks are your favourites from the 18? Let me know in the comments! 💙

[@emilos3066]

4 AM for sure

[@jamesfield1674]

Brooklyn is a head bopper

[@ThunderHOWL16]

everyone sleeps on selecta 19. it’s honestly my fav on the album

[@MrBurnyC]

Omg it's so freaking good

[@reggie5577]

222 no one slept on it, you’d just like to think everyone did 😂

[@ThunderHOWL16]

Hi There ok yeah “everyone” was a bad word to use. “most people i have heard from” would’ve worked better

[@patoa3481]

Bruh thats still my favorite track from him this year

[@nickschoenbeck6007]

This guy's video made irrelevant when he bashes SELECTA in the slightest way

[@lancejohnson3278]

I'm not generally a huge EDM guy, but I was turned on to JOYRYDE by IM GONE showing up in a Spotify Radio. Nothing EDM since listening to Skrillex for the first time put such a big smile on my face, audibly saying "what is actually happening right now this is amazing". This album is my favorite thing I've listened to in years.

[@ThePlatinumMeta]

I enjoy it heavily as an album, and as a listening experience. The story telling he does with the bridges of many of the songs, like IM GONE, FAIL ME, FOCUS, and many more are super vivid to me, and I feel like I can appreciate it as something that came from his heart, and is truly Joyryde.

[@flamincheeto]

Wow, what an album. The house is masterful as expected, but the most interesting experiment for me was certainly ARTERIES, JOYRYDE making a track with so much grime in it is something i never expected, especially as a fan of grime. On another note, will this help create a resurgence of LPs in bass music, who knows?, but I would hope to think so

[@alterpathmusic]

Aidan Crowley I absolutely loved the grime work on this album, seriously next level!

[@OVTRA]

BROOKLYN IM GONE I SLAY 4AM MADDEN SELECTA 19 DAMN FAIL ME These are the standouts in the album for me. _Not in a tier list order because all of them were good, in my opinion._

[@andocalrisian1]

No words for this one just... awe. Love it, love it, love it, love it.

[@OVTRA]

Damn, I was expecting a review from you

[@Dylan-ol9di]

Al fin otra reaccion! Un saludo de Argentina

[@yyeahsure]

ITS FINALLY HERE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA It honestly slaps so hard, I wouldn’t say it’s a 10/10 as some of the songs feel a little self indulgent or redundant sounding, but it’s everything Joyryde should be, and it’s honestly worth the wait. It’s a very pure project and I’m happy to finally have it.

[@SebaXeneize]

My fav from this album is ON FIRE

[@zewski3218]

BRAVE was dissapointing, but mainly because I held him to high standards. Like his old tunes are all godlike. But right now Im hyped for Apashes Album!

[@zewski3218]

@Zane Lovato Yeah maybe I will grow on me, like good faith by madeon grew on me last year...

[@hysazemusic]

exactly. I'm hyped for Apashes new Album! The new track on Trap Nation !!!

[@MrJoshosaurus]

I'm just happy that it got released

[@artifica0]

Joyryde was a part of let's be friends!? LBF was lirtary my fav, im glad you prefaced the video with that keep it up!

[@hooman69]

YES! you can hear some LBF style in BROKLYNN

[@apresmidi153]

Didn't make it through the whole album but I find myself RESPECTING it more than almost anything I've heard recently. As someone who loved 2010s electro it's very nice to see someone keeping the bass house vibe alive and really, really exploring it to it's furthest extent. Similarly, it's really nice to see someone envisioning an approach to bass music that doesn't rely much on riddim or tearout and still manages to fit very well within the bass music ideom and in that sense it's an incredible artistic vision to see realized. For me personally, it's a little heavy on the rap cameos and those tend to take on a kind of repetitive formula of Verse - Interlude - Rerpise they're still very unique to him as an artist. Ultimately I think I am most blown away but how well he expresses himself and his own vision here.

[@Finicheti]

This album isn’t perfect but I think the only reason I was slightly disappointed was because of the 18 month gap between the original release date and now. That and I thought all of the singles were some of the best parts of the album. But yeah, I enjoy joyryde’s take on trap much more than you I think (yuck and damn are both huge standouts to me) and I got pretty much everything I could want out of a joyryde album here. Maybe it could’ve been more, but I think as time goes on I’ll appreciate this album more and more

[@21juanmesklo90]

plus he had other songs for the album too but took them out when he started rewriting the albulm

[@lazztronica4998]

Excellent review! Probably your best yet. Got the right mix of context, talking about songs, track-listing and live segments. Great job man!

[@Nawtystep]

Thank you so much man, took a long time to put together so means a lot to hear that. Especially from you

[@Dondarif]

It's interesting, as a big fan of house music, Brooklyn and 4am were the standouts for me. Joyryde and my nu leng influenced my transition from being more into EDM, to being more into underground house n garage, so thought I'd come back a few years later to see how things were. Album did not disappoint.

[@EpicSpiderWizard]

At first I wasnt big on this album but I keep coming back to it

[@Nawtystep]

That's good! Which tune is your favourite?

[@IceDejavu]

@5:21 bruh .... first of all you just heard those trancy synths and you just ask for a festival drop not "flavour" just say "festival drop" cose you tend to sound like you know what you want to say but just like others who boxed joyryde into that "omg he's gonna make so many bangers" box which he's not that Brooklyn drop makes my heart pump fast and that comes from a The Prodigy fan. Joyryde just pissed on the EDM scene in a bigway

[@Nawtystep]

Sorry can't quite make out what you're saying in that first para?

[@8bitBarry1]

Attempt to write something with this intensity, with the craft over sequencing and then come back... this is fucking hard to do. It's a kaleidoscope of immense colour and musical diversity, so much so it's strength becomes the fact that it's DOESN'T please everyone. He's taking risks. The level of programming complexity, but above all the purpose behind the heavyweight tracks must also be examined alongside the home / earbud listen - Ford is interested in how they respond on an arena level, the breakdowns, the drops, for him they're calculated battle weapons on the big stage and he knows this and thats why the carnival twists and turns. As for the the vocals, the use of UK rap (rather than US) is a masterful nod to his roots in the UK house scene and that too should be acknowledged. The sound design and above all the masterful elastic compression and precision EQ sets Ford right up there at the very top of bass music. Right now, he's smashing it on every level.

[@ShiftyMrJooSh]

Thanks for making this video mate, I really enjoyed this one

[@navdeepsengh]

JOYRYDE is so proud you brother!

[@dvance3808]

Im gone is by far my favorite... i just didn't enjoy like 3 or 4 tracks ....all others were excellent/pretty good and I'm happy with the album because it's hard to like every track if the album has so many different tunes and genre mixes

[@tillmanbilek7773]

6:06 i think that part is really nice, just sounds a little diffrent harmonic wise but thats refreshing.

[@SazLowify]

Great review! Loved how you broke down the track list.

[@Nawtystep]

Thank you so much, this honestly means the world as I put everything into piecing this one together

[@not-clic]

Idk about that. 4AM is already my favorite from this album (with IM GONE obviously) Soon I'll update thus comment with more detail

[@not-clic]

Or maybe not since it passed too much time and probably no one is going to see it ahah

[@256canov]

i love 4AM!

[@t00nvisi0n]

JOYRYDE is Let’s Be Friends!?!? What!! How did I not know that. And here I was wondering what happened Let’s Be Friends? Apparently it was a new allies. Pretty cool.

[@ThatOneGuy138]

But who's the other half

[@t00nvisi0n]

@@ThatOneGuy138 IDK

[@Nawtystep]

@@ThatOneGuy138 A guy called Oren, dunno second name

[@BROLY-ls6co]

Why you don’t make a video reacting to Excision,ILLENIUM, I Prevail - feel something

[@t-boogie1782]

He'll probably discuss it in his monthly roundup

[@Nawtystep]

@@t-boogie1782 If I discussed singles in my monthly roundups they'd be one week long. They are EPs, albums, compilations only. For the record I found that song pretty unimpressive

[@t-boogie1782]

@@Nawtystep Understandabe. Thank you for clarifying!

[@NICXIDE]

Nice review! Love your content :D I Slay reminded me a lot of Lets Be Friends, it really moved me, that's all I have to say that I haven't read in the comments :) I really liked this album! but I think I should listen even more to give my full opinion :)

[@RimaCae]

Is there a physical copy of this album?

[@jack.20f74]

JOYRYDE hits (as in I like the song) on about 52% of his music. This album, about 6 (35%) of them I liked and saved. I enjoyed most of them but only those select 6 were saved. Those 6 were: IM GONE, THRILL, ON FIRE, I SLAY, GOT REAL, and FAIL ME.

[@libra_v3]

what a soulless comment wow

[@ok-vy4pt]

@nawtystep I know you mainly review big artist but is it possible to send you demos to take a listen to off camera

[@robertoisairiverajuarez5964]

React to the single of SNAILS and SVVDEN DEATH

[@ThatGuy-jk1ms]

I really liked it🔥

[@wyvernsound]

I’m gone is so goooooood

[@tedbck9421]

Where does he speak on the track with Youngs Teflon featuring? Arteries

[@s4nnyofficial]

can you please review stoned level - pain EP, its really a banger

[@nyeeeeeee9346]

If half of it wasnt rap i would like it more, like sure i like the rappy bass tunes but some of them are just pure rap

[@alexanderguzman4719]

You should review Dion Timmers new album!!!

[@Nawtystep]

Have done already, check my latest roundup

[@liamhenry1838]

Nice 👌

[@hooman69]

HOLY SHIT YEA "GOT REAL" IS THE BEST

[@えんじょいらいだー]

NO JOYRYDE NO LIFE

[@pidge8077]

Connor, can you please react to the I’m a coconut (remix)?

[@Nawtystep]

Hahahaha here it is guys, the best comment 😂

[@ÑEZ0688]

Dat hair tho

[@Nawtystep]

Will be cut as soon as I can get it done!

[@duskgolem3793]

Junya or what you say Joyryde was in psytrance scene with ESKIMO name before changing his style to this joyryde, and he was great when he was in psytrance an hoestly this music now he creates today is completely crap

[@yashbansal8659]

6:02 I'm sorry what?

[@Laflamexx]

What about The buygore vol.1???

[@ryan-vj2yb]

You should listen to the song feel something by illenium, Excision and I prevail

[@mcgrey_]

Ok... these are my personal thoughts... This is the most overrated album I've heard in a while. Generally JOYRYDE is an overrated artist. This album is mediocre. Really medicore. Nothing really special. Best tracks would be MADDEN and Focus. Would give them a 7,5/10. The other ones a at least a 6/10. Really dissapointed album tbh. So overall I would give this album a 5,5/10.

[@peterflex1]

You talk to much

[@Nawtystep]

I mean I pretty much completely omitted the introductions, outros, midsections and could've gone far FAR deeper with my analysis of every track - of which there are 18 btw. Eighteen. Some would argue I don't talk enough