I think Anthony is missing the focal point conceptually, from dark to light, that this era of A.I./glitch princess is inching towards and yearning more and more for humanness.. Hence the now light cover, the more human appearance Yeule dawns this time, and the incorporation of way more live instruments and raw vocals. We have witnessed this A.I. grow.. this is the outcome, a checkpoint. Softscars x
the grimes comparison at the beginning is funny bc yeule was directly inspired by grimes to become a producer. cool to see how theyve evolved into their own sound.
My album of the year tbh. Fucking beautiful. I think the humanity showing through on a lot of these songs that was absent from the previous album makes it a more lush, emotional listen.
@@MaxMax-zo9vq good. Spite and hate are the two things needed to push through being a youtuber. You would be doing a great service for your country by being a youtuber
I'm not sure why everyone wants to hear the same sound they've been doing for years. I think the rock-centric sound works perfectly with their persona as an artist even if it's just for one album.
I would say it fleshes her sound out even more. I kinda disagree with Fantano and think that there’s still enough glimpses of Glitch Princess’s sound to keep any fan of that album happy.
@@CyranoForever101Fantano gave a 7 to the album. That is a good score. And his criticsm didn't rely on shoegaze rock being generic, but that yeule even if crafting a good album out of that genre, is not bringing a super refreshing spin of it or keeping her persona. Still, he gave it a 7 guys 😭
The crazy thing is that to me, the rock instrumentation on this album takes such a huge backseat to really alien, atmospheric analogue synths and I think that's what makes this album so special beyond the brilliant songwriting.
A 9 is way too high, I've rated the album myself and gave it a 7.53, it's pretty good but there are much better albums out there, I like her unique sound though.
Played this album three times in a row the day it came out because it was such a mind blow. Granted, I’m a XXXXL Yeule fan to begin with, but I was very surprised and satisfied by this. I thought she was going to lean in a more acoustic direction taking into consideration Don’t Be So Hard On Your Own Beauty and Nat’s comments on it when Glutch Princess dropped. But this album definitely hits me in the feels musically alone because of my love for both alternative rock and electronic music. I give it a strong 9.
i think yeule perfectly mixed the ambient pop with rock and almost a shoegaze sound, especially when it comes to the themes of the album, it fits perfectly in my opinion
You know, I wasn't sure of this at first because of how much I adored their ambient stuff on Serotonin II, but this album has grown on me tremendously. This is a great style for yeule, and I love how many small details of their signature "style" appear in the background on many songs. Definitely a contender for my top 20 albums this year
Can't believe you're reviewing this album, my personal fav of the year, and I've been playing this album on repeat since I got it. Going to see them this Saturday at the Glasshouse and I'm super excited, first time seeing them live.
i first heard cyber meat after my mum died, where in i couldn't sleep for two days after wards and i just laid there listing to songs around how i feel. I think cyber meat perfectly blends that feel of anger and sadness in a melancholic was perfectly, unaware of this "story" going on i felt some of the lyric such as "why don't i smile" really resonated with the mind set that i was in.
Wasn’t really impressed by this album. Sure it had some nice moments and interesting production in parts, but not really seeing how it tops other obvious album of the year contenders.
Glitch Princess was such a unique experience but I felt like there was more to explore and I was a little disappointed to learn softscars is much different.
I genuinely love this album so much. I am so proud of Yeule for branching out. On some songs it definitely is a bit hard to get used to but I feel like they did pretty great. I do hope as well they keep their ethereal/ electronic pop vibe but this album shows us what they’re trying to tell which is cool.
Inferno is amazing probably one of my favourites the thumping pulsing beat, the gorgeous vocals I swear yeule is their own genre is that weird? Kinda like Bjork And fka twigs back in the arca days
This my aoty it's so impressive to see Yeule push their sound and making each album a progressive step in their journey. Still prefer glitch princess tho.
Identity forming seems to be a theme in their projects, both online and in the world. Whereas Glitch Princess is discussing the nuance between identity and tech, this album seems to be very rooted in humanity. The screaming in the background feels very primal. There's a lot of incredibly raw unprocessed pain. How do you create identity when the pain of being human keeps you from being seen? Their lines "Only eyes like yours can see ghosts. Ghosts like me. If only I could be Real enough to love" seem to support that.
Is that a bad thing though? There’re a lot of good/great albums with lyrics so juvenile that they border on embarrassing. There are a lot of songs on “Rumors” that I find to be quite childish-not to surprised that they all came from Mr Lindsey Buckingham though-Yet they’re still pretty good songs. Plus I find the soul-barring lyrics on “Softscars” to be quite endearing. Not all art has to presented in a mature way to be appealing.
This is all I’ve been listening to pretty much all year since she’s been slowly releasing tracks back in May. Was not disappointed when it fully dropped. Saw her on tour bc I could not have missed hearing these songs live that I’ve been obsessing over the entire year. The opener is so good and really sets the tone for what’s to come so idk what this thumb is talking about.
Album of the year in my opinion! Such a well crafted record and definitely Yeule's best so far. 🖤🖤🖤 Also I appreciate how your outfit kinda fits the colors on the cover 😎
yeule needed to change their sound and the probable options were to expand upon the already existing sound or go in a new direction. I think overall this change in direction was the safest choice for yeule, but furthering the sound (it it's even possible) of what set them apart on the first two albums could yield greater success. Still a solid record nonetheless, bit messy in places tho
This was definitely a good introduction to Yeule's discography, i've been loving everything this project offers so far. I do have to agree that the slight change in the sound really shifted the overall futuristic dystopian vibe, but this is still a nice change of phase from what Yeule has been doing for a while. I'll be eager to see what would the next project sound like. Nice review as always Anthony 👍
9/10 at least. Imagine when AI and other artists are making this type of music in 2050 this is an iconic moment. This is a benchmark of what is to come.
I definitely feel it’s a a decent to strong 8 easily I’ve been loving more with each listen the only problem I have with the album is I don’t really feel the title track. Aside from that I really loved the rock/shoe gaze elements mixed into the album and I’m incredibly happy with it. Just as good as serotonin 2 but in a very different unique way!
I love the fact that softscars was created as a kind of her little vent project to share their scars with us, listeners what she even said in all her promo emails and descriptions for this album. Its a incredibly fascinating project and the new sound fits Nat so well!!! Im a yeule fan to the end and beyond, absolute 100000/10
first: thanks for showing this to me. second: i don't really agree that the early tracks - especially softscars - have much of a boiler plate/90s vibe. i'm getting EXTREMELY strong y2k inspirations from this. as a child of the 00s i'd describe that song as glitch-pop by way of the super monkey ball 2 soundtrack - which is pretty much the most distinctly utopian and 00s thing i've ever heard (see the track 'monkey target 2' for exactly what i mean). i don't think much of anything represents that sort of mystical internet nostalgia - and the feeling people like me get from it - better than an early 00s sega game i'd say the aesthetics here are pretty on point
Hey the Olivia album deserved its flowers. Honestly I see some similar qualities with their musical influences both very much drawing from the poll of 90’s alt rock. I do agree this album is stronger than a 7 myself!
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Wrong again, Anthony. Now I’m gonna go listen to the album to find out why
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Lol pointless comment.
Evil Anthony Fantano fans be like:
It should be spelled "Yule". At least it's not "Juul".
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we will not settle for x w x hate, top 2 song on the album
SPEAK YOUR TRUTHHHHHHH
One if his worst takes
It fucking rips. Such a great, bombastic way to start the album.
So true.
True but overall the rating is pretty much right
Don't let Anthony Fantano giving this album a 7 distract you from the fact that he owns a vinyl of the AKIRA soundtrack in the background.
I was actually too distracted to notice that vinyl
that's dope as fuck
Basedthony basedtano
Big W. My friend owns that same release and I’m so envious. Such a nice package.
I think Anthony is missing the focal point conceptually, from dark to light, that this era of A.I./glitch princess is inching towards and yearning more and more for humanness.. Hence the now light cover, the more human appearance Yeule dawns this time, and the incorporation of way more live instruments and raw vocals. We have witnessed this A.I. grow.. this is the outcome, a checkpoint. Softscars x
Yeaaaaaaah that album amazing
(yearning for humanness? I didn't felt that i just felt that she was over the glitch princess nihilistic phase)
just because you prefer it hard rather than soft doesnt mean it deserves a 0 Anthony
the grimes comparison at the beginning is funny bc yeule was directly inspired by grimes to become a producer. cool to see how theyve evolved into their own sound.
This album sonically way more advanced and richer than anything Grimes has done.
"the student becomes the teacher" didn't become a saying for nothing
I feel like there are plenty examples of artists being inspired by their predecessors but make better music than them regardless
My album of the year tbh. Fucking beautiful.
I think the humanity showing through on a lot of these songs that was absent from the previous album makes it a more lush, emotional listen.
You should make a RUclips channel! I’m gonna hate on it though, BEWARE!
@@mocapcow2933 if I ever had a popular comment section I was compelled to wade through I would be a worse person for it lol
@@MaxMax-zo9vq good. Spite and hate are the two things needed to push through being a youtuber. You would be doing a great service for your country by being a youtuber
@@mocapcow2933 my apology video song incoming
It is softscars after all. It's the most human and happy we seen Yeule after how dark Glitch princess was.
I'm not sure why everyone wants to hear the same sound they've been doing for years. I think the rock-centric sound works perfectly with their persona as an artist even if it's just for one album.
I would say it fleshes her sound out even more. I kinda disagree with Fantano and think that there’s still enough glimpses of Glitch Princess’s sound to keep any fan of that album happy.
@@CyranoForever101 dont know if id call this generic but whatevs
@@CyranoForever101Fantano gave a 7 to the album. That is a good score. And his criticsm didn't rely on shoegaze rock being generic, but that yeule even if crafting a good album out of that genre, is not bringing a super refreshing spin of it or keeping her persona. Still, he gave it a 7 guys 😭
The crazy thing is that to me, the rock instrumentation on this album takes such a huge backseat to really alien, atmospheric analogue synths and I think that's what makes this album so special beyond the brilliant songwriting.
@@CyranoForever101i give your reply a solid to light 2 out of 10
deserves at least a decent 8
Absolutely.
You get it
imo this was a 9 genuinly stunning production this was just fantastic
Yeah anthony tends to do that
@@biskaye its crazy because he criticises the best moments on this LP and praises the weaker points
A 9 is way too high, I've rated the album myself and gave it a 7.53, it's pretty good but there are much better albums out there, I like her unique sound though.
@@ylklkw i mean music is subjective but personally I think it was the best record of last year
@@phoness1941 alright
every year fantano like always gives a universally loved album a 7. it happened last year w weyes blood, 2021 with jubilee, and now this
7 isn't bad
@@matthewjury4385 true. im just having fun
i will never forgive him for carrie and lowell
@@matthewjury4385 it is when the album is a 9 or 10
not a 7 but he also gave praise a lord who chews a 6
it’s crazy how they were able to reinvent their sound in a way that wasn’t overly artificial.. yeule you will always be famous!!
unlike your pfp
Can u do a when u want to cry but stan yeule " Video 😢
@@eyl52 omg i didn't even think of that 😭😭 definitely will!!
@@gwenoki 😭😭😭
Right and I didn’t think glitch princess could get topped the singles are INSANE the other tracks are gorgeous it ate in all part!!!!
X W X is your worst take of all time
Possibly lol
I loved this album immensely
I'm super addicted to it. Can't wait to see them next month.
sulky baby is such a dope song - so catchy, it's been in my head forever now
First time listening to her music. 'DAZIES' is a masterpiece and might go down as my song of the year.
*their music, they are non-binary
Played this album three times in a row the day it came out because it was such a mind blow. Granted, I’m a XXXXL Yeule fan to begin with, but I was very surprised and satisfied by this. I thought she was going to lean in a more acoustic direction taking into consideration Don’t Be So Hard On Your Own Beauty and Nat’s comments on it when Glutch Princess dropped. But this album definitely hits me in the feels musically alone because of my love for both alternative rock and electronic music. I give it a strong 9.
Love this album, I don’t think her distinctiveness was lost at all as compared to glitch princess or Seratonin 2. To each their own
I love everything Yeule has made, and this album is no exception. Beautiful work.
So true
Pathos/Coma and Seratonin is written in my heart
i think yeule perfectly mixed the ambient pop with rock and almost a shoegaze sound, especially when it comes to the themes of the album, it fits perfectly in my opinion
You know, I wasn't sure of this at first because of how much I adored their ambient stuff on Serotonin II, but this album has grown on me tremendously. This is a great style for yeule, and I love how many small details of their signature "style" appear in the background on many songs. Definitely a contender for my top 20 albums this year
I’m so happy you reacted to this. This, fountain baby by Amaarae, and powders by eartheater are my top 3 of the year so far
Fountain baby ❤
Can't believe you're reviewing this album, my personal fav of the year, and I've been playing this album on repeat since I got it. Going to see them this Saturday at the Glasshouse and I'm super excited, first time seeing them live.
I was just there! Amazing concert and Sasami was awesome as well.
@@tannerstivers5665 it was so amazing, I got to meet them at a bar next to the venue after the show! My heart nearly jumped out my chest
Imagine giving Guts a higher score than this lmao
I give their album a 9, I honestly didn’t come with any expectations when listening to the album and I wasn’t disappointed!
I really enjoyed the album but i think a 7 is very fair. Most tracks aren't that memorable
I find it so immensely BORING how so many artists get poor ratings simply because they decided not to stick to the same exact genre
**RateYourMusic will remember that.*
x w x is my fav song on the album im shocked u didnt like it
SAME
fantano i love you but this is so so wrong, easy 9/10 for me
i first heard cyber meat after my mum died, where in i couldn't sleep for two days after wards and i just laid there listing to songs around how i feel. I think cyber meat perfectly blends that feel of anger and sadness in a melancholic was perfectly, unaware of this "story" going on i felt some of the lyric such as "why don't i smile" really resonated with the mind set that i was in.
Wasn’t really impressed by this album. Sure it had some nice moments and interesting production in parts, but not really seeing how it tops other obvious album of the year contenders.
Glitch Princess was such a unique experience but I felt like there was more to explore and I was a little disappointed to learn softscars is much different.
Agree, softscars is kinda boring and way more simple
Now I know how Kendrick fans feel
its not a bad score but i feel like you underrate so many shoegazy projects lol
ghosts is so beautiful, song of the year
I genuinely love this album so much. I am so proud of Yeule for branching out. On some songs it definitely is a bit hard to get used to but I feel like they did pretty great. I do hope as well they keep their ethereal/ electronic pop vibe but this album shows us what they’re trying to tell which is cool.
Inferno is amazing probably one of my favourites the thumping pulsing beat, the gorgeous vocals I swear yeule is their own genre is that weird? Kinda like Bjork And fka twigs back in the arca days
The war between you and the rate your music nerds is better than ever
Context?
FANTANO STOP WE ARE GATEKEEPING THEM
u when u see ur fav artist happy and successful: 😱😱😱😭😭😭🤬🤬🤬
This my aoty it's so impressive to see Yeule push their sound and making each album a progressive step in their journey. Still prefer glitch princess tho.
try to get up front - their choreography, set design, and performance polish is amazing
@@slickytailWill do so excited to see Yeule live!
I love this album so much it’s very refreshing I just discovered yeule recently and was waiting for your review
Identity forming seems to be a theme in their projects, both online and in the world. Whereas Glitch Princess is discussing the nuance between identity and tech, this album seems to be very rooted in humanity. The screaming in the background feels very primal. There's a lot of incredibly raw unprocessed pain. How do you create identity when the pain of being human keeps you from being seen? Their lines "Only eyes like yours can see ghosts. Ghosts like me. If only I could be Real enough to love" seem to support that.
I'm not saying a seven is a bad score or anything but this is damn near my AOTY Tony
Personally Fantano, this is a 9/10 for me. I love how this sounds all throughout the album.
I was expecting an 8/10 lol
I agree. This album is good but I miss Serotonin II - era yeule
He’s right that it’s not that good. The songwriting isn’t there, the lyrics are often embarrassing, and the emotions are juvenile.
Is that a bad thing though? There’re a lot of good/great albums with lyrics so juvenile that they border on embarrassing. There are a lot of songs on “Rumors” that I find to be quite childish-not to surprised that they all came from Mr Lindsey Buckingham though-Yet they’re still pretty good songs. Plus I find the soul-barring lyrics on “Softscars” to be quite endearing. Not all art has to presented in a mature way to be appealing.
There’s no way the Olivia Rodrigo album is better than this 🎭
Olivia's management paid more, simple as.
x w x in least favourite tracks?!??
This is all I’ve been listening to pretty much all year since she’s been slowly releasing tracks back in May. Was not disappointed when it fully dropped. Saw her on tour bc I could not have missed hearing these songs live that I’ve been obsessing over the entire year. The opener is so good and really sets the tone for what’s to come so idk what this thumb is talking about.
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😭😭😭😭
Album of the year in my opinion! Such a well crafted record and definitely Yeule's best so far. 🖤🖤🖤
Also I appreciate how your outfit kinda fits the colors on the cover 😎
yeule needed to change their sound and the probable options were to expand upon the already existing sound or go in a new direction. I think overall this change in direction was the safest choice for yeule, but furthering the sound (it it's even possible) of what set them apart on the first two albums could yield greater success. Still a solid record nonetheless, bit messy in places tho
ty anthony for showing me this album now it is one of my aoty
Yeahhhh I’ll have to agree that it’s kind of a one step forward one step back thing, but I’m so sure the next album is gonna be so fire lmao
i’m impressed with their new sound in this album 💕
This was definitely a good introduction to Yeule's discography, i've been loving everything this project offers so far.
I do have to agree that the slight change in the sound really shifted the overall futuristic dystopian vibe, but this is still a nice change of phase from what Yeule has been doing for a while. I'll be eager to see what would the next project sound like.
Nice review as always Anthony 👍
9/10 at least. Imagine when AI and other artists are making this type of music in 2050 this is an iconic moment. This is a benchmark of what is to come.
The pink shades go hard anthony
I love that you’re matching the colors of the album, also peep the akira vinyl in the back 👀
ngl I think this was at least an 8.
Funny that. I prefer yeule's shoegaze rock sound more than the underwhelming serotonin ii ambient beats
Why is the flannel not yellow Anthony
Have the videos always looked this clean???
ONE OF THE BEST BANDS WE'VE HEARD IN A LONG LONG TIME..... AN INSPIRATION TO US AS A BAND FOR SURE
Well it was my favorite album of the year, but now I just think it's pretty good. Thanks Melon.
Those glasses go hard man
WOW, he actually reacted to Softscars, am so happy
nah cant be my comment that resulted this
So this album got a 7, while Guts got an 8? Are you serious?
XWX is amaaaazing
Earthearter has the best album of the year
Fave album of the year!
I definitely feel it’s a a decent to strong 8 easily I’ve been loving more with each listen the only problem I have with the album is I don’t really feel the title track. Aside from that I really loved the rock/shoe gaze elements mixed into the album and I’m incredibly happy with it. Just as good as serotonin 2 but in a very different unique way!
7/10...? Come on Fantano, this is literally a 10/10 :(
It's such an awesome album
Literally her worst. Serotonin ii>
@@soocccermommy1326 nah
@@soocccermommy1326 Soft Scars > Glitch Princess > Serotonin II
@@soocccermommy1326 I disagree, but I kind of get your point. Still way too low though
@@damn51schizophrenia opinion
Serotonin > glitch princess > softscars
My favorite album of the year :D yeule is so swag i love their music sm
I think you looked at this album thru pink tinted glasses.
Where's Alan Palomo dude??
This is actually the best release of September.
I love the fact that softscars was created as a kind of her little vent project to share their scars with us, listeners what she even said in all her promo emails and descriptions for this album. Its a incredibly fascinating project and the new sound fits Nat so well!!! Im a yeule fan to the end and beyond, absolute 100000/10
can we get a review of eartheater's new album next?
pitchfork gave this an 8.5 so your opinion now is invalid
nah this shit was incredible
Have you considered that Yeule is happy now?
Can we get a last dinosaurs yumeno garden album review???
As for background music, its a 10. Overall, an 8 maybe. Its mostly pretty solid. Their best so far for me.
first: thanks for showing this to me.
second: i don't really agree that the early tracks - especially softscars - have much of a boiler plate/90s vibe. i'm getting EXTREMELY strong y2k inspirations from this. as a child of the 00s i'd describe that song as glitch-pop by way of the super monkey ball 2 soundtrack - which is pretty much the most distinctly utopian and 00s thing i've ever heard (see the track 'monkey target 2' for exactly what i mean). i don't think much of anything represents that sort of mystical internet nostalgia - and the feeling people like me get from it - better than an early 00s sega game
i'd say the aesthetics here are pretty on point
no 10/10 this year? so sad :(((
yeule keeps out doing themself, this album is a 10/10
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@@__-bz7wh you got redpill content in your playlists your opinion on anything has no value
Don't cheapen what a 10 is
you just don’t get it
Damn that comment though. Grimes has never been roasted so hard not even by herself
Live Changing Album (Æ)
N/C is Amazing
Yeule is Pure Talent and a Genius
This album kicks ass, love the change of pace
You better give Chael his sunglasses back.
just give it the 10 it deserves!!!
this is the best album of the 2020s
Please review the new Slayyyter record. It’s so good 😭
Rating Olivia Rodrigo higher than this is certainly a choice
Hey the Olivia album deserved its flowers. Honestly I see some similar qualities with their musical influences both very much drawing from the poll of 90’s alt rock. I do agree this album is stronger than a 7 myself!
I think this is at least an decent 8, but I am not the Melon.
love the polyvinyl rep on the shirt