Injury Reserve - By the Time I Get to Phoenix ALBUM REVIEW

[@TheAndrewj96]

The fact that everyone in the comments is actually talking about the album is a real testament to how fucking amazing it is.

[@Missjunebugfreak]

It's refreshing to see people actually discussing the music in the comment section. That shows impactful this album really is.

[@youtubefriends384]

its an incredible album

[@Pinely]

This album is honestly genius, I really hope that ritchie and parker will keep releasing music whether it'll be under the injury reserve name or not

[@mrgrover39able]

As soon as they start making songs again I’m there.

[@TheClever69]

Ritchie said in an interview recently that they will, in one form or another

[@awesome-xg4hl]

they probably will eventually, as they can only create and release new music when they’re injured

[@swanton47]

@@awesome-xg4hl LMFAOOOO

[@nickisnotgreen]

hey ❤️

[@rovko819]

This album was the perfect sendoff for Groggs Rest in Power man

[@crazyluigi6664]

Injury Reserve certainly does do Arizona proud!

[@best.cock.handler]

bet y’all wish you lived in phoenix now 😎

[@nickisnotgreen]

knees is the song of the year. this is the album of the year.

[@mrhamisgood1]

calm down

[@skig6376]

love your videos man

[@nate-wo9fe]

why are you here lol

[@GS_emerald]

Based Nick.

[@ayyyayay]

ur cat s with danny

[@commercialchase8442]

"Transcending, expanding and defying the hip hop genre" Many are calling this the first post rap album. If this is the case, I am so excited.

[@alphalax7747]

If i were to call an album post-rap i think it'd be death grips's year of the snitch, devon hendryx's ghost pop tape, earl sweatshirt's some rap songs or gonjasufi's a sufi and a killer

[@andrewdilla]

i say it’s divine styler’s spiral walls containing autumns of light is the first post-rap album to ever be made, listening to that album is so surreal & like drug-endured its amazing

[@shimmipenguin1764]

@@alphalax7747 definitely some rap songs

[@Frost-ze6rw]

@@alphalax7747 Ghost Pop isn’t really post rap it’s Alternative R&B mixed with Lofi Hip-Hop and Vaporwave music

[@bigmisterterrible]

@@andrewdilla thanks for the album recommendation

[@jcg_001]

I think this album sort of grabbed a whole lot of elements we've been hearing from Clipping, Death Grips, Pink Siifu, Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE, JPEGMAFIA, Shabazz Palaces, etc etc and just pushes it all a little bit further. I've seen some people calling it Post-Rap and I think that's a good description. It's an album that's been a long time coming, and it's great to see that it was Injury Reserve that did it - if this is their last album then they've ended on a tragic but very high note.

[@owenbrown6714]

Post rap is a crazy term that I feel fits the project pretty well

[@user-fs1lc2cj5s]

this shit aint post rap, this is post-post rap

[@jordyjohnathan5123]

Post rap is a really silly term tbh. Idk why people cant just call it experimental hiphop

[@Lu-db1uf]

@@jordyjohnathan5123 'cause it post-rap

[@jcg_001]

@@jordyjohnathan5123 I think it's because there are a number of tracks and elements on the album that are clearly referent of Hip-Hop while not actually being Hip-Hop. Is that strictly speaking "experimenting" with Hip-Hop? Yes, but I think the term "post" fits in this instance.

[@hanzo_often]

This album was everything I didn't expect it to be and hoped for at the same time... they went SO LEFT-FIELD. Parker went fucking ham on the production. Ritchie's delivery was more sporadic and all over the place. One of the BEST experimental records (not just experimental hip-hop) to highlight one of the BEST hip-hop acts to emerge in recent memory. RIP Groggs

[@ilovecody7514]

I know Groggs can be kind of hard to talk about on this record but his contributions can't go understated either. He was just as if not more freakish than Ritchie at times. You could really tell Groggs was turning a new point in his rap career and developing his own style. Even on their previously released one off singles he was showing a hunger that wasn't stopping. Groggs you can tell is all over this album though his appearances are obviously going to be more subtle on certain tracks than others still was able to really bring it and make it an Injury Reserve album we could remember.

[@andrevitalpardue5097]

"Top Picks For You" might be my song of the year. The concept is so simply creative, it just breaks me everytime emotionally.

[@sahirde]

Honestly such a fantastic album, RIP Groggs

[@Bxrry]

Honestly I was thinking a 10, I can already see this as a modern classic and I believe this will be very inspirational to artist in this genre

[@kntbemad]

i think it’s a ten too. so unconventional and abstract, very very very interesting and unique unheard of sound. this is insanely boundary pushing and i could see the album becoming timeless, with not many other artists being able to capture what injury reserve does on this album

[@JJJackson777]

it's so good i'd be surprised if other artists could even attempt this kind of direction let alone own it like IR do every time. they've fr not missed a step since the Cooler Colors EP in 2014.

[@able.]

A good berry comment 😱

[@ryanellis424]

Still trying to figure out what genre it is lol

[@bg5469]

@@ryanellis424 hard to pin down for sure but there are lots of elements of shoegaze (especially the hazy, surreal quality to the sound) and experimental dance music (especially the odd, experimental structures and glitchy choppy use of samples.) i could see this being an aeroplane over the sea in terms of influencing an entire new movement within the experimental/art rap genre just like aots helped create post-folk.

[@SC2point0]

The depth of Melon's music knowledge, and his total recall of seemingly every album he's ever heard is astounding.

[@user-fs1lc2cj5s]

right? tis why i respect his opinion

[@karimd88]

@Hussain Drees 1000% but still his music knowledge is astounding

[@alphalax7747]

@Hussain Drees he does write down notes as he listen to albums

[@brianestepa2376]

@@alphalax7747 What kind of notes? I wish to be more knowledgeable on the music I listen to. I listen to a lot of different artists, but after time pasts I dont feel like I retain any kind of knowledge or memory like someone like melon does

[@gotjuice9]

Well.. you know what they always say, "big head, big brain!"

[@andrevitalpardue5097]

I was low-key expecting another 10. This was such a uniquely cathartic experience.

[@shayshayshayshayshayshayshay]

Same, i got that vibe but as soon as i heard one criticism i was like “maybe decent to strong nine”. STRONG 8 TO A LIGHT 9??? WHAAAAT? This is AOTY, even over SIMBI.

[@alechats5184]

it really is a ten for me

[@modernmusicmayhem769]

Definitely. Considering the purpose of the record and the execution, I think this deserved a 10 imo. 9 is still great tho. Not hating.

[@giovannigracia727]

@@shayshayshayshayshayshayshay Yeah when he said "Genre bending", "Blown away", and all that great remarks at the end, it just felt like he was going to say a 10.

[@jackperson2236]

It’s a 10 to me :D

[@Astrophysicsynth]

Absolute masterpiece of a record.

[@pontythython1901]

Hi

[@BL0NDED2K]

YOOOOO I LOVE UR NEW ALBUM

[@zacharyeck5436]

i could have said this and got no likes

[@soapyguy6483]

hi

[@bigroddempsey4082]

@@zacharyeck5436 Cope

[@xrxwearebetterthancapitalism]

I can't believe Fantanno didn't bring up how Groggs talked about his alcoholism in Knees, like "This ones my last one, probably said that about my last one, probably say that about my next two" like that shit made me break out crying after knowing Groggs is gone. This is really powerful shit can't believe he just glosses over this. Rest In Power Stepa J. Groggs.

[@lucasflaherty8588]

Album cover gives an indescribable feeling.

[@SuperSandwich713]

Red

[@moisesesparza3349]

It would of been a dope concept cover for Brockhamptons latest album

[@sophisticatedluna6503]

It's like an scp

[@iiinterpreter]

Only reason I checked this album was the cover. Glad I did

[@lorenz0]

@@iiinterpreter fav track?

[@5705HU]

I cannot name a single hip hop group with a more dynamic discography. They've demonstrated such mastery and comprehension of pretty much everything they've tried. This album is a rap milestone. Absolute 10. RIP Groggs

[@andrewwdavvid]

Clipping is close, but not quite

[@5705HU]

@@andrewwdavvid clipping is def close

[@SwitchbIade]

Dälek

[@xxyxyxhabanamek0]

if this is the last album injury reserve puts out, then it ended off on a great project and a legendary discography. rest in power groggs

[@thelastpepsi9369]

Hope this throws more fans their way. There are soooooo so many people that are missing out on this project right now,it’s incredible

[@coolio3321]

"Love the fans that say we don't get enough shine I mean, shit, well, they isn't lyin'"

[@mctit]

Funny enough if you want to get into them this is probably the last album to listen to

[@AGrepSTN2M]

Ya wont happen sorry. Its too experimental

[@Agent311]

This may be too grating for the average person

[@gktoliver]

@@AGrepSTN2M there's still a decent sized group of experimental fans who can get into this

[@lobaetoile8440]

This is outside of my comfort zone, never heard this group's music before. I just heard the album. I enjoyed it. The first track stood up the most to me, at least on first listen. There were several high lights though. Lyrics were hard to understand, since I don't understand English slang too well, and a lot of lines seemed like "string of consciousness" (which isn't bad, it fitted the vibe)... But, I think it's an an album that is more about emotion. A couple tracks could have been longer, that's true. I heard hopelessness, despair, resignation. Lots of resignation: "the world is the way it is, this relationship can not be saved, this is broken, let's be honest with ourselves and accept the reality, so we can move on", something like that. It didn't felt like a bleeding sadness that makes you cry or scream, it felt more like a mature self-aware sadness that lives under your skin, quietly, on daily life... Or crawls under your bed when you go to sleep. Idk.

[@anraoa7991]

well said

[@unofficial5151]

Love the album cover, describes the record incredibly well. The entire album feels like being alone walking through a world that just got wiped from a nuclear blast and your there trying to escape the hellish city that got hit. Absolutely amazing record and what a sendoff to groggs. R.I.P

[@wizzroz4362]

I’ve been trying to describe how the album cover makes me feel and this describes it perfectly

[@derfgerps4016]

This record hit huge when I realized this was a post hip hop masterpiece people can easily point to that isn’t Death Grips which felt like a cauldron of controlled chaos. This record actually sounds like if a bomb was dropped that wiped out all music before in a way that’s introspective and human in one of the most terrifyingly beautiful statements artists can make.

[@dijidl]

I wanted to interject on 'Top Picks for You'... This is a song about how you are forever changed by those you loved. Their impact on you and the "hole" left, but the future without those you have lost, and seeing their influence in everyday moments. As a person who has lost too many loved ones, I can say... This is one of the most heart-wrenching and celebratory songs I have ever experienced.

[@NotRealMusicRyan]

It’s masterful how they do that

[@JoeyBurbach]

sorry for your losses

[@liamgibson1856]

can we all agree that 2021 has been an INSANE year for music

[@Lowprofile0834]

Hell yeah

[@fuckyourstupidfuckinghandle]

best year since 2015

[@thestanman1486]

Everyone is dropping and almost everyone is dropping decent to great projects.

[@farewellblues]

I'm still mildly disappointed Melon didn't review To See The Next Part of the Dream by Parannoul, it's one of the best albums of the year and one of the best shoegaze albums I've heard in years. Still, fantastic year for music in general.

[@jackperson2236]

This will probably be looked back on as a golden age of music

[@CheckeredFedora]

Fully agree. This album really showcases how much range Injury Reserve has. Their lyrical content can be silly, bitingly satirical, self-deprecating, or firmly serious. They're shown command over traditional hip-hop sounds, jazzy production, party tracks, and now glitchy experimental stuff. They're just a damn exceptional group. RIP Groggs.

[@cadenmeyer414]

This is one of the most bizarre things i’ve ever heard. I swear it sounds different every time I listen- sometimes it all clicks and sounds incredible but those same tracks will sound way too chaotic and bizarre for me to enjoy it the next time i put it on. I can’t say I consistently love it but I absolutely respect the strangeness of it and I’m very glad everyone else seems to be loving it. RIP Groggs

[@kaisamsa]

Exactly my thoughts, though the exception is Knees, which is completely and terrifyingly beautiful. Top 3 song of the year for me at the moment.

[@caleb1153]

Hip hop albums like this only prove that the past decade going into the 2020s have been some of the best years for hip hop, there’s fun and sometimes shitty music in the mainstream, but the underground scene has been thriving and in my opinion, has been the best it’s ever been

[@muz4704]

Hip hop is incredible at the moment. So many great projects dropping all the time and some classic albums this year

[@caleb1153]

@@muz4704 completely agree, like I legitimately think hip hop has a lot longer to go and is nowhere near dead like a lot of people seem to think

[@MapleMilk]

Honestly? Even the mainstream has been pretty good right now There are solid to even top tier albums coming out that are pretty popular Hip Hop is doing well above and underground

[@caleb1153]

@@MapleMilk oh definitely, despite what a lot of people have to say about the mainstream stuff like trap, I love it and so do a lot of people, but I could see a little more why it the mainstream wouldn’t vibe well with a lot of people, I just think the underground or more alternative scene is easier for some people to really appreciate, like if a lot of those “hip hop is dead” people would look at a group like injury reserve, it may turn them over

[@MajoraWaffle]

idk lads, its probably just my ignorance but the general mainstream sound of hip hop just makes me depressed and want to go back to old school style production. the underground/experimental scene has definitely been killing it tho and IR is just one of many examples there.

[@ajbubbasw]

If the cover was black and white he would've given it a 10.

[@wensday2776]

Fucking hates most red

[@swagballington9152]

if they said “trump bad” on one of the tracks he would’ve given it a 10

[@rubberglovesandwich9889]

@@swagballington9152 I thought he gave Kanye a 10 while he was supporting Trump?

[@swagballington9152]

@@rubberglovesandwich9889 idk his review history but i know whenever the views expressed by the album match his own the score is suspiciously high

[@rubberglovesandwich9889]

@@swagballington9152 I feel like you would need to know his review history to know that.

[@teamkockroach4080]

TIMESTAMPS: 0:10 Recap of self-titled album and mixtapes 0:57 Groggs' death and the dark artistic direction of BTTIGTP 3:31 Outside 2:19 Superman That 4:23 SS San Francisco 5:26 Footwork in a Forest Fire 6:20 Ground Zero 6:58 Smoke Don't Clear 7:28 Top Picks For You 7:56 Wild Wild West 8:23 Postpostpartum 1:36 Knees 9:16 Bye Storm 10:08 Overall thoughts

[@japoonboals718]

I've already cried multiple times listening to this album it's fucking fantastic. "pattern's still in place and algorithm's still in action" hit me so hard the first time i heard those lines I had to pause and just think about that shit for a minute.

[@luiscardenas1431]

Without Anthony, I wouldn’t have ever discovered Injury Reserve back when Live from the Dentist Office dropped. This album is a such a masterpiece and hits different if you’ve seen the group from their early days. RIP GROGGS ❤️

[@garrettwalden7195]

Listening to Bye Storm literally gives me chills every time I listen

[@lerayanvert]

I was blown away the second I heard the Here Come The Warm Jets sample

[@dysfoxtional]

the instrumentals, sample usage, cryptic lyrics, raw emotion and even the cover art; everything about this album is so fucking insane and transcendent. very well deserving of a 9 or higher

[@yanagie8433]

I'm glad that you gave them a high score This album is a masterpiece

[@rileywaterman9261]

This first listen felt like a mirage for me. Fantano is right when he says this thing is groundbreaking, this thing is gonna age like fine wine in the coming years

[@Adrian-gp7me]

Bye Storm's final minute of playtime feels so different when you close your eyes and just imagine the sound waves, one moment I'll remember the rest of my life.

[@lorenz0]

Described it perfectly

[@obam6832]

Top Picks for You is one of the best expressions of grief i've ever heard as much as rap goes. The notes that weird instrumental hits pierce right through me

[@lonersdreamworld]

RIP GROGGS. wanted the boys to get a 10 but it’s the closest for now

[@austurstortauga3565]

true, chippster

[@BananaPoodle2]

I really think this is going to be seen as a truly landmark album in experimental hip hop in the years to come, it's just so unlike anything i've ever heard and managed to be extremely disorienting and cathartic at the same time.

[@jackxavier3915]

Yo listen to red burns by standing on the corner

[@Missjunebugfreak]

I'm thinking the same thing. I've not felt this unnerved, heartbroken and captivated by a hip hop album in a long time.

[@rainbowvomitself]

i wholeheartedly agree. i think this album would have been impossible if undertaken by a different group or had the group been under different circumstances. Knees is just... oh my god... the hopelessness. Ground Zeroes is my favorite but damn bro...

[@dj_xxoffthayak7760]

@@jackxavier3915 Red Burns is the greatest album of all time imo

[@_.HENRY319]

Album of the year and my second ten for the year. I haven’t heard an album that opened a door for what music can be since I first heard The Money Store last year. Injury Reserve have played such a huge role in my taste since I started getting into Hip-Hop and I knew they had something special in them but I was not expecting this masterpiece of an album. I’m literally so happy for them and the acclaim they’ve gotten from fans and critics. I’m just sad the circumstances couldn’t have been better. R.I.P. Groggs 🖤

[@rubyrayne8]

What’s your other 10?

[@idkproductions01]

Hey. What’s your other ten? Would love to know.

[@_.HENRY319]

@@rubyrayne8 SINNER GET READY

[@_.HENRY319]

@@idkproductions01 SINNER GET READY :)

[@idkproductions01]

@@_.HENRY319 good picks. My personal 10s of the year are S.I.M.B.I. , this album, and smiling with no teeth.

[@thestanman1486]

I was terrfied, confused, and hopeful all at the same time while listening to this album. A very very very interesting experience

[@lifeafter2020istrash]

“🤓”

[@goldenchi1d228]

BTTIGTP sounds way more authentic than their last project. While I did like IR’s self-titled project it felt a little restrained sonically as each song felt as if it needed to appeal to everyone. Despite the fact that not a whole lot of listeners are keen to their experimental sounds and lyrical flow on top of it. On this new album, the group has manage to outdo themselves in every way possible. Creating a much needed focus on what makes Injury Reserve a unique name in the hip hop community. From the punk rock samples to Ritchie’s versatility in rapping and singing. It all seems effortless as each member follows through each track to paint in a new theme of emotion that ties in to the album’s main topic. Tracks such as Superman That and Postpartum are incredible as they match towards the idea of personal loss. Injury Reserve has definitely been through a lot. BTTIGTP illustrates the group at their best and most vulnerable. Putting in all heart and soul into an album that sees them at the most challenging state of anyone in their life. Definitely nailed it 100%. RIP Groggs.🕊✊🏾

[@curledseeker6139]

Hot take but I think the self titled project is better. Sure it’s not as experimental but to me it’s more enjoyable

[@miserirken]

@@curledseeker6139 Self-tittled is way more easy to digest than BTTIGTP. i feel the one that you prefers is up to _what_ kind of sound you prefer. Both excelent albums in any case. Sad that such unique hip hop group had such tragic demise. RIP Groggs.

[@curledseeker6139]

@@miserirken spot on

[@owenbrown6714]

Honestly, this was a lot to listen to. I only recently started listening to more abstract music and this by far takes the cake of difficulty to consume. I want to love it cause everyone else does but it just doesn't hit my brain like it should. I'm gonna keep listening to it and hope it grows on me.

[@rubyrayne8]

It’s really a beautiful album. I’m glad you’re going to keep trying.

[@ebin1998]

Don't like something just because you feel like everyone else is. I respect the hell out of this album, but there is no planet where I'll be "enjoying" it. It hurts my ears lol

[@owenbrown6714]

@@ebin1998 that’s how I feel lol it just doesn’t feel like music almost, I respect the hell out of it and I think it’s groundbreaking but it’s just hard to listen to. I’m gonna try a few more times to see if it clicks with me but by all means I am not gonna listen to this forever praying it finally clicks.

[@metalsmoothie2335]

If you really feel like you wanna appreciate it, you should probably listen to the music that inspired the music that inspired this and so on. It takes a while to appreciate abrasiveness in music or art for that matter. But anyways just enjoy what you enjoy and keep listening to new shit, fantano or the internet music community isn't the end all be all

[@monkeymask9596]

bro you dont have to love it, you can respect it and not have a deep love for it and thats cool

[@-k-b-]

This is the most thought provoking album of the year, and really of the last few years, the concepts they explore and sonic landscapes they create are just untouchable here! Top Picks For You is maybe one of the smartest songs I've heard hands down, and also soul crushing at the same time

[@PeterRiderMusic]

AOTY FOR ME! SUCH A CONCEPTUAL MASTERPIECE! SO HAPPY IT GOT A 9, WELL DESERVED! RIP GROGGS!

[@Bandstand]

excited to dive in tonight

[@bluehole6019]

You’re gonna love it dude, it’s so good. Really one of the most unique and forward thinking hip-hop records I’ve ever heard, if not THE most.

[@pjohnsongolf5272]

You better make a video with all the samples from this

[@reneftww2042]

will also be my first listen tonight, didn’t listen to any of the singles so it’s a full on blind listen.

[@UGGMUGG]

Shocked you didn’t peep it sooner. You’re gonna love it.

[@LeBeautiful]

Sames

[@ilovecody7514]

This is hands down my personal 10 for the year and my favorite album by Injury Reserve. I said this in their comments section, but I'll say it again: This album sounded apocalyptic. Like a hip hop cyborg western set in the far future. Like Mad Max overdosed on Ketamine.

[@2099vision]

thats a perfect description for the sound of this album

[@sydberetta4649]

I feel it will be difficult not to find myself revisiting this time in memoriam. An absolute stellar ethereal send off to a friend, and on the other hand, a hopeful and genre defying quasar of endless possibilities. Rest In Power Groggs ✊

[@JoshLeitzel]

Fantano’s pristine ability to visualize purely sonic textures and make me feel like I can already hear songs I’ve never actually heard in my head never fails to impress me. Also that album art is amazing. Definitely giving this album a listen.

[@bebopobama4686]

I almost thought he was about to give it a 10 the way he was complementing it at the end. I loved the album front to back. I'm not a huge injury reserve fan, but I've been listening to Knees and Superman That for weeks. Those tracks were so good they had me hyped for this album and they delivered spectacularly.

[@birberking6999]

this is an artistic vision unmatched in hip hop to this point. Closest we have seen is some rap songs by Earl sweatshirt. Maybe it's just the relative recency of Grogg's passing, but the production's disorienting and sickly otherworldy style with the abstract but death/endtimes/pain scented lyrics-- I never heard anything this emotionally thick besides a crow looked at me. fucking masterpiece, and shoutout to the legend himself for influencing this direction before he left. rest in power.

[@shayshayshayshayshayshayshay]

Similar vibes to Blackstar

[@eisenbrower9472]

@@shayshayshayshayshayshayshay thinking the exact same thing

[@afterceasetoexist]

Dude I see you fucking everywhere on RYM lmfao

[@monkeymask9596]

chill bro.. let it exist for a while to fully engulf it to make an actual opinion

[@bitchfuckmeeee6873]

Nobody: Fantano Stans:

[@reddisdead]

Album of the year

[@lerayanvert]

I'm so glad I've lived long enough to get to experience an album like this. This, in my opinion, will become a classic in the years to come. An absolute masterpiece.

[@hidden7249]

this is by far the best musical expression of emotion in a hip hop record I've heard, he glossed over the outros and transitions between tracks but they're truly amazing and mind bending and emotional, almost reminding me of everywhere at the end of time, which given the context of death the sounds fit extremely well and just express that in a way I've never heard in a hip-hop record or really anywhere, unbelievably amazing album

[@Blairskirock]

This album amazes me, truly. It's one of the most heartfelt, observant, fascinating, explorative and expressive projects I've heard in a long time and to have that be such a evolution from the last step is astonishing. Masterpiece is ONE HUNDRED PERCENT the word.

[@jakee3368]

This album blew me away, with not only scaring me, but also making me cry. A very intresting combo of emotions.

[@izzozzi5353]

Production on this album is so crispy.

[@benjaminwerbovetz2492]

I think this album conveys so well the sense of dread and loss that has been hanging over 2021 for so many of us, yet still manages to be so personal to the experiences of injury reserves members.

[@phothewin6019]

I still haven't recovered from their "OH SH*T" single.

[@GodthrillaBecomeAThrilla]

It's incredible how different the soundscape is on this album, like how do they even think in this style of music, so out of the norm and insane

[@kaceyburns7819]

Top Picks For You has changed my life. I used to listen to it on repeat when i was going through the most full on state of psychosis, every time i hear it I instantly disassociate and breakdown into a deep depressive and empty void . my connection to the song and my relation to it is just completely disconnected to my entire sense of reality, it's transcendent of my entire existence, as if its from another greater plane of existence that is trying to reveal itself to me and in doing so destroys my connection to reality. There was one night where the song became merged with an onslaught of full sensory hallucinations i had been experiencing, and my perspective of reality had been transformed and twisted to the point where i couldn't even recognise myself anymore. Despite the overwhelming feelings of emptiness, fear and depression that these experiences have caused me, i still sometimes wish i could suffer it all again, just for a glimpse of wherever it was that existed beyond my reality.

[@ddhouston3380]

woah.

[@demaisher182]

bro unironically ascended wtf

[@kidfazer]

Ahh I see. You have to be batshit insane to like this shit.

[@valtriztkhalifah4266]

i only "enjoy" listening like 5 songs off this album but damn i love the atmosphere this album can set when i listen to it, its really impressive

[@bigwells6470]

was listening to this album earlier today and i my school went on lockdown i was listening to superman that while no one knew what was going on and i felt as if i was content to die to this song nothing bad came from the lockdown fortunately but that moment made me realize how good this album is

[@foreskie]

AINT NO SAVIN ME AINT SAVIN ME OR YOUUUUUUU!!!!!!

[@mckenziemiller4745]

Saw IR in Seattle to support this record and I’m amazed by how dark, gritty, experimental, and at the same hauntingly beautiful it is. IR did something every artist hopes to achieve in their lifetime; to capture a feeling that can only be processed from an artistic vessel. Love the record and RIP Groggs ❤️

[@sefa5010]

Knew it was gonna get high score this album was different like I’ve never heard music like that

[@MatheusOliveira-fy1gk]

Well Deserved. A true, Beautiful and sincere tribute to Groggs, but at the same time, a experience for your own. Absolute sadness, a chaotic dispear and loneliness. Cold art piece, however totally Full of emotion and love! Top tier Rap album, w/ Tyler, Nas, Little Simz & Brockhampton

[@CoasterHorizons]

This is genuinely one of if not the most out there, disjointed, tragic, experimental albums I’ve ever heard. I don’t even know how to review it, it’s insane. Injury reserve is so slept on, every project hits. rip groggs

[@tenshisstories3040]

this album had me in tears, I can’t explain why but sonically i feel so connected to this album.

[@ProjectMATHEW]

I'm finally emotionally ready to deal with this album. When it first came out I was dealing with my own bs post covid bla bla and then Hroggs untimely passing crushed me. I was so in Injury Reserves corner. They were the smart and fresh newcomers that were being hard done by and ignored (at least in Aus) rap collective for so long that I was ready for them going all in experimental like it kinda sounded like they wanted to do. But sans Groggs post covid. Na. Too challenging for me. Now I've redone their discog, and bawled my eyes out at its conclusion album is definately a solid 9 with a 10 for underpreparation as a band.

[@hunterbwoodward]

honestly this might be the best album ive heard all year in my opinion. This was just such a truly heartbreaking experience i can't even explain it.

[@TheMadvillainy]

I’m surprised he saw Bye Storm as a hopeful ending track. The lyric that goes “They said you're cold, but, damn, I don’t know man” fucking kills me every time I hear it. Like finding out someone close to you has passed and the days after you live normally before it actually hits you. But this album deserves everything because it’s so well thought out and emotion invoking.

[@animalbancho1726]

it isn’t hopeful at all at least lyrically. “it rains, it pours, but damn man. it’s really pouring” says it all. perfect last line for this album

[@OscarBuelna]

This album is something else

[@jml6263]

This album really felt like hearing the boundaries of what music, hip-hop, performance, all of it, could be being pushed outward and forward in real time. A treat and an honor to listen to. It's a ten to me for sure. Edit: Also second time in a row one of my favorite tracks on the album has been singled out as Melon's least favorite lmao. He's a mind reader I tell you!

[@juliecollins6936]

My phone is no more, and waiting for an opportunity (and funds... mainly funds) to get a new iPhone limits me to posting from my mother's phone. I really like the sound of this new album... can't wait for new headphones so I can listen to it. Thank you Melon Man! -D

[@BenvolioZF]

Julie, don’t be ashamed and pretend to be your son just because you like experimental hip hop. Can’t wait to see you bumpin the latest Clipping album in your Volvo.

[@MrAppendix256]

Finished listening to this last night, what an incredible album. Really amazing.

[@lukamagicc]

The performance of this album.. such a crescendo of Ritchie and Parker’s talent and raw emotion for Groggs. Blew my mind

[@jaredbaez5457]

If this is their last album, they make a truly unique masterpiece💙🙏

[@rizkyfadila1326]

Oh my god anthony i swear baldy, this album making me cry. The last 2 song done tear me apart. It's so destructive yet astonishing album

[@MapleMilk]

I'm just saying I'm glad to be in a time where an album like this could be made Making beauty out of darkness is what music is all about

[@bartholomewtwo]

This record really surprised me - I knew it was going to be good, but this was really something else. Perfect send-off for Groggs while still being forward-thinking and being able to stand as the best work in their catalogue thus far. Hope they continue making music in the future

[@thenoose9800]

Really happy with the reception to this record and props to Ritchie and Parker coming together like this to deliver an amazing album. Also, Footwork in a Forest Fire is not the worst track. Those drum rhythms are wild

[@gaberoach1048]

This year really has to be the best year for music since 2016. So many amazing and foreword thinking albums have came out.

[@U3atsh1thaha]

This album is phenomenal I wanted to cry the whole time lmao

[@mozigyar]

I loved the singles so I was extremely excited for the album, and I have to say it was a weird first listen. So many of the tracks are low-key and minimal in many ways that I wasn't like, instantly in love - it really wasn't what I was expecting based on the singles. It's still in the process of growing on me, but all in all it is a fantastic record and I'm glad people are loving it

[@sachitechless]

Man, I wish I could explain music in the way that you do. The worst feeling coming away from a record as interesting and breathtaking as this is that I just don't know how to describe it to someone else.

[@bootleg_24]

if this is their last project, what a fucking sending off >~

[@empolethetaco2450]

Anthony: "this track brings some feelings of helplessness and even doom" Everyone who knows his favorite album's: "ITS A TEEEEEEENNNNNNN"

[@Ro-fs3bm]

What I love about this record is the way they used all of their talents to make an undefined fluid abstract rapper that sounds like it's programmed a music simulation in the Enderverse. Parker went into another dimension with his creativity and it makes for an insane listen. Glad it got this high of a rating!

[@CyruzDgamer]

This album reminds me of a carnival: where each song is a new exhibit that you walk up to with the atmosphere resembling the album cover. This album was just a change of pace and demonstrates Injury Reserve's ability to set a tone that I clearly was not expecting.

[@user-pb1ko8il3w]

YESSS! anthony didn’t disappoint. music this year has been crazy. tons of absolutely genius albums.

[@lucynaaa]

this album is just perfection

[@psychokitty444]

I'm glad you liked it so much! I know some people balk at the idea of waiting eight whole minutes for Isaac Hayes to start singing but it really adds a dimension that makes it stand out from other covers.

[@ringer1324]

This is honestly one of the greatest albums I have ever heard. It blew my mind and I can’t stop listening to it. It’s a masterpiece

[@Might.B.Housey_]

Superman that was one of the craziest songs I’ve heard last year by far.

[@cbfire9987]

I’ve never heard an album that captures such a specific brand of sorrow

[@Banananut72]

I absolutely love this record. The way the band has captured the sound of our dreaded apocalyptic future is just mind blowing. This will go down as one of the most innovative rap albums of all time. great review btw! keep up the good work!!

[@VuotoPneumaNN]

We live in a golden age of experimental hip-hop: Injury Reserve, Moor Mother, Clipping., Pink Siifu, Chynna, JPEGMAFIA, Backxwash, Prison Religion, Rico Nasty, Denzel Curry, Bbymutha, MHYSA... Too much good stuff around.

[@Swoash]

Don’t forget MIKE

[@darkorlightz]

carti has been pretty genre bending as well

[@austineunice8881]

This would’ve been a 10 if they were the full time starters

[@daavpuke]

I'm glad I gave the album another chance after this review. The first listen I felt it was way too abrasive and I just couldn't get through it. The second time around, the vulnerability and chaotic emotion are resonating a lot more. This album really is something else.

[@yeeyee9294]

the more listens i give it the more i like it

[@theshowershow]

Hyped with the new By Storm song seems like barriers or limits don't exist for Ritchie and parker. Injury reserve forever!

[@benignmalevolence_]

This album just did something different for me. Haven't liked an album this much in a while. AOTY so far easilly