melon how dare you not even mention ‘sexy villain’, which has already garnered over 1M views on its official music video, basically as the lead single of the record. such fresh vocal harmonies & killer production, throughout the whole album really. it’s a strong 8 for me
I don't get why Sexy Villain is such a standaout for so many. I like the song, but I like like all the other songs on the album more. The other songs are more catchy, more interesting and more groovy at the same time.
I hate when he decides to just completely not acknowledge certain songs on the album. I know he's trying to make short-ish form videos but it's as simple as saying "I didn't think X track was all that special but i enjoyed it/ i didn't like it" part of the reason I watch these album reviews is for me to see different perspectives on my favorite songs. I really like Buzz me In and wanted to know what he thought about the production on that track. guess I'll never know.
I gotta give it another listen or two, but yeah, I think this might be my AotY as well. Just so zany and creative. Every song has something interesting going on. Loving wyd, Grumpy Old Man, and Front Tooth in particular.
This has to be one of the most euphoric albums i've heard this year and tbh it's really gonna be not only a part of my year end list but become a big part of my life as well, the way she manages to sound unique in all the tracks and how some she hides some really clever lyrical moments in each song makes it so much fun to always go back and noticed something you missed before. She really is one of the best new artist in recent memory and i'm so happy she's getting the respect she deserves.
i dont blame u for forgetting sexy villain cuz of how busy u are, but that’s one of the best songs to me despite how straight forward it was. the loud guitar for the bridge was a bit much but still a great listen
Remi Wolf is just full of style! I found this album to be just a ton of fun with some really cool and fresh production. Cannot wait to see what Remi does next! :)
It's probably been said to death in these comments already, but I love that Remi is able to unapolagetically do weird shit on this album. Liz is probably my favourite track on the album but who else would do that ending bit of Quiet on Set? Also I've heard the 5 Guys bar 50 times now and it still hasn't gotten old.
It's a 10 for me. Only a few miniscule critiques. Although I would say it's a little on the shorter side, I think it's practically perfect and it's explosivity, character, and uniqueness is something to be desired for in more music.
Out of curiosity, how much criticism do you feel you can lodge at an album and still give it a 10? I personally consider a 10 to be perfect, so with me for instance I’d give Bandana by Freddie Gibbs and Madlib a 10, but there’s one line i really dislike that keeps it from being a perfect album for me so i give it like a 9.9
@@abrahamjoyal376 TL;DR: Essentially, a 10 for me is an album that gets above a 95 on my scale PLUS my personal stamp (with some community influence) of masterpiece. This album's dropped to a flat 95 because I do agree that it's not as perfect as I'd originally rated it. Long, in depth comment :): A 10 for me is probably different from most. I rate albums using a weighted average of the ratings I give in 3 distinct categories (horrible, great, personal rate). I won't go in depth into how that's calculated, but the point of it is to balance personal enjoyment with the objective quality of the music (production/mixing/etc.). It seems a little more complicated than it is - it's a simple 5 line code of Python. To be a little more explanatory, the calculation is principled on the percentage of songs that are genuinely close to perfect, quality, euphoric tunes, the percentage of songs that are just horrible and painful to listen to, and the score I'd give the project purely on enjoyment with no analysis (which happened to be 10 for this one). The one possible downside to this average is that songs that are meh or are decent become kind of irrelevant to the final score I give a project (although I made it that way purposefully lol).
@@abrahamjoyal376 I think this album has it all and has zero skips so I'd agree with a 5/5, honestly. Unironically, I'd say it's as enjoyable to listen to back to front as TPAB and any 10 Anthony has personally given
This is my favorite album this year. I don't *totally* understand the 7 since you loved all the singles and said you liked both Volkiano and wyd, which leaves like 4 tracks, but I will let it slide... Anyway everyone should listen to this, the singles are bangers, the deep cuts are bangers, 7 does not mean bad :)
Between this and Gorillaz Song Machine, I feel like his perception gets thrown off when he hears a large amount of great tracks in advance of an albums release.
I mean 7 is pretty positive. Sadly most people have school trauma and associate 6/10 with failing or not doing great. 6/10 means he liked it more than most music out. 7 is damn enjoyable if you ask me
@@JELL0521 I know a 7 is still good, don't get me wrong. I'm not angry at the score or anything, but he talked about the album so much before it came out and enjoyed all of them enough to praise each one of them individually... and then it ended up with a 7 when those songs are all almost back to back. I think the difference between a strong 7 and a light 8 is marginal but I would have given it to her personally.
Okay I know that you interviewed her but complaining for 6 minutes about why Anthony Kiedis is her favorite Anthony and then begging her to change the title of the song to Anthony Fantano wasn't right and can't be called a review, melon!
I liked this record a lot. It reminded me of how I felt listening to Amine's Good for You: it's light, it's fun, it's got some introspective moments, it goes a little too over the top sometimes, but it just puts a smile on my face. Good album. Edit: It's quickly become one of my favorites this year. Every song is infectious.
Street you live on is one of my favorite songs of the year, great melody, sticky hook, and perfect closer. Definently see where the vocal manipulation critique is coming from, but with Remi everything is so out of left field that it just works.
I really enjoyed "Buttermilk". I felt like it didn't have a strong sense of progression because that shitty relationship she describes was cyclical. The nature of it all could not progress, and when tries to towards the end (with the screams in between lyrics) to do something different, it ends in almost the same cadence that the song began in. It's not satisfying, but it gets the point across. It just strikes me as a track that'll resonate with anyone stuck in a cycle and VERY aware of it. Tho at the same time, if that track was any longer than 2ish minutes, it might have had the opposite effect. Other than that, I really gravitated towards Front Tooth, Liquor Store, Anthony Kiedis, and Sexy Villain. She is such a dope artist. I haven't been this excited about someone in a minute.
Buttermilk grew a lot on me, it reminds me of something Secos & Molhados would have done, but angrier. Cannot not love it, Remi is an universe, hope she continues surprising.
I knew Sally was going on the least favorites with some of the audio parts, personally grew on me a little bit but on a first listen I was put off a little. Standouts for me were Liquor Store, Volkiano (which surprisingly started out as a least favorite until a couple of listens later), Front Tooth, and Grumpy Old Man. Least favorites were probably Guerilla and Sally with how abrupt they both felt but they were both still good tracks. 7 is honestly a good score for her debut album, I would've given it around an 8 in my opinion.
The fact that they took some production decisions that may appear "too much" is the Nr 1 reason why this is such a great album. You can hear funk, rnb, rock but none of the tracks are produced like those genres. Using autotune where it's not "suposed" to be used or cranking the fuzz on the guitars where everyone expected a clean tone. That's what music production is all about!!
THIS VIDEO I LOVE THIS VIDEO ive been listening to remi wolf since like what, 2020, 2021, my first song of hers was photo id which i came across when i was watching netflix Grand Army. had to listen to the whole song, got to the last minute or so of pure crazy autotune thing, got weirded out, but then i just fell in love with her fucking music. like oh my god i love her songs and nobody around me knows her. It’s so fun and even fulfilling to have someone well informed and respectful thoroughly go over an album I LOVE because oh my god. this is the kind of content i craved for years. i relate to and agree with so much of what is said. this video is a treat
I love that this was on fantano's radar. I had been anticipating this album for quite some time and was a little disappointed that many of the songs had already been released, but I think she possesses that off center brilliance of Beck, BrockHampton with an impressive vocal capability. I also think it's so fitting she is a reject from American Idol. She's a straight up Goonie and never said die.
i mean, the review's alright. I didn't think howling like a madman because her last name was "Wolf" for a good 2/3rds of the video was that necessary, but hey, you do you.
Glad it wasn't just me that felt like the vocals on the tail end of the album got a bit harsh. I didn't know if I was just getting tired or if it was actually different
Yeah honestly this is almost a no skips for me. The only song I really skip is Sally, I feel like the production on it is just sorta weird (though maybe it’ll grow on me). Really looking forward to this show! 😭
The "Street You Live On" hate is unforgivable bruh. Like TO HATE ON THAT SONG and then have the AUDACITY to deprive this masterpiece of the yellow flannel is abhorrent. I barely even heard you talk about "Buzz Me In" too. Just terrible, terrible work melon.
Liquor store song of the year. I do totally agree with the comments about sally, if it didn’t have the offputting production choices that don’t mesh stylistically with the rest of record it would have been a near perfect record
You should check out måsstaden under vatten by vildhjarta. Best metal album I've heard all year. An hour and a half of non stop heavy technical death metal with some of the most progressive metal song writing I've heard in a while. Definitely worth a listen
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Not a single word about the track Sexy Villain. It's such a standout for me
Exactly! I would do a whole video just for that song
agreed
Period
Definitely my favorite
Love that song!
melon how dare you not even mention ‘sexy villain’, which has already garnered over 1M views on its official music video, basically as the lead single of the record. such fresh vocal harmonies & killer production, throughout the whole album really. it’s a strong 8 for me
bc it's not that good
its one of my favs on the album personally but it isnt the best imo , still love it though
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I don't get why Sexy Villain is such a standaout for so many. I like the song, but I like like all the other songs on the album more. The other songs are more catchy, more interesting and more groovy at the same time.
I hate when he decides to just completely not acknowledge certain songs on the album. I know he's trying to make short-ish form videos but it's as simple as saying "I didn't think X track was all that special but i enjoyed it/ i didn't like it" part of the reason I watch these album reviews is for me to see different perspectives on my favorite songs. I really like Buzz me In and wanted to know what he thought about the production on that track. guess I'll never know.
Finally, after 14 years I can have an opinion on Juno. One of Michael Cera's best performances.
Remi Wolf was one of the many blessings that came with the Spotify algorithm
THIS! Spotify showed her to me and I'm so thankful
no.
street you live on has continued to get better the more i listen to it and i think it’s a really cool closer :)
Best non-single track alongside buttermilk imo
omg it makes sense that you’re a remi stan yesss
picked up on some melonisms in your content nick, great to see you here, great to see you loving remi, everyone keep up the great work much love
Almost as good as the new JPRO track
Agreed
wyd is a fucking BANGER, surprised it wasn't chosen as a single
Me too!!! Absolute bop
Lol she choosed to many singles I was glad it was one of the surprises she left in the album💁♀️
FACTS
This is definitely a no skips album for me!! Remi just isn’t afraid to do whatever tf she wants & i admire it so much. Can’t wait to watch her grow!!
Agreed except for Volkiano
That part of Anthony Kiedis where she sings "sideways sideways" kills me. She has such an amazing voice.
agreed!
This is my album of the year so far, I love remi and how experimental and unapologetically over the top and herself she is ❤️
Agreed
I gotta give it another listen or two, but yeah, I think this might be my AotY as well. Just so zany and creative. Every song has something interesting going on. Loving wyd, Grumpy Old Man, and Front Tooth in particular.
big agree!!
This album, Baird (late 2020) and Still Woozy's album were all standouts to me this year. All genre-less.
This has to be one of the most euphoric albums i've heard this year and tbh it's really gonna be not only a part of my year end list but become a big part of my life as well, the way she manages to sound unique in all the tracks and how some she hides some really clever lyrical moments in each song makes it so much fun to always go back and noticed something you missed before.
She really is one of the best new artist in recent memory and i'm so happy she's getting the respect she deserves.
cant believe they named the rhcp frontman after track 2
red dead
red dead
red hot silly peppers 😉
ha ha you should be a comedian
They?
Not even a mention of SEXY VILLAIN?!? Easily one of my favorites, this is a sin
i dont blame u for forgetting sexy villain cuz of how busy u are, but that’s one of the best songs to me despite how straight forward it was. the loud guitar for the bridge was a bit much but still a great listen
Ngl this was a 10/10 album. ZERO bad songs
Remi Wolf is just full of style! I found this album to be just a ton of fun with some really cool and fresh production. Cannot wait to see what Remi does next! :)
It's probably been said to death in these comments already, but I love that Remi is able to unapolagetically do weird shit on this album. Liz is probably my favourite track on the album but who else would do that ending bit of Quiet on Set?
Also I've heard the 5 Guys bar 50 times now and it still hasn't gotten old.
Liz is not on the album
Liz isn’t on the album. That’s an older song.
It's on the deluxe
It's a 10 for me. Only a few miniscule critiques. Although I would say it's a little on the shorter side, I think it's practically perfect and it's explosivity, character, and uniqueness is something to be desired for in more music.
Agree!
Out of curiosity, how much criticism do you feel you can lodge at an album and still give it a 10? I personally consider a 10 to be perfect, so with me for instance I’d give Bandana by Freddie Gibbs and Madlib a 10, but there’s one line i really dislike that keeps it from being a perfect album for me so i give it like a 9.9
@@abrahamjoyal376 TL;DR: Essentially, a 10 for me is an album that gets above a 95 on my scale PLUS my personal stamp (with some community influence) of masterpiece. This album's dropped to a flat 95 because I do agree that it's not as perfect as I'd originally rated it.
Long, in depth comment :):
A 10 for me is probably different from most. I rate albums using a weighted average of the ratings I give in 3 distinct categories (horrible, great, personal rate). I won't go in depth into how that's calculated, but the point of it is to balance personal enjoyment with the objective quality of the music (production/mixing/etc.). It seems a little more complicated than it is - it's a simple 5 line code of Python.
To be a little more explanatory, the calculation is principled on the percentage of songs that are genuinely close to perfect, quality, euphoric tunes, the percentage of songs that are just horrible and painful to listen to, and the score I'd give the project purely on enjoyment with no analysis (which happened to be 10 for this one). The one possible downside to this average is that songs that are meh or are decent become kind of irrelevant to the final score I give a project (although I made it that way purposefully lol).
@@abrahamjoyal376 I think this album has it all and has zero skips so I'd agree with a 5/5, honestly. Unironically, I'd say it's as enjoyable to listen to back to front as TPAB and any 10 Anthony has personally given
*the most glowing review ive ever watched you give* rating: 7.5
This is my favorite album this year. I don't *totally* understand the 7 since you loved all the singles and said you liked both Volkiano and wyd, which leaves like 4 tracks, but I will let it slide...
Anyway everyone should listen to this, the singles are bangers, the deep cuts are bangers, 7 does not mean bad :)
Between this and Gorillaz Song Machine, I feel like his perception gets thrown off when he hears a large amount of great tracks in advance of an albums release.
I mean 7 is pretty positive. Sadly most people have school trauma and associate 6/10 with failing or not doing great. 6/10 means he liked it more than most music out. 7 is damn enjoyable if you ask me
@@JELL0521 Im aware of his scoring system and what a 7 means. Still think if he had only heard a song or two before this he would have given it an 8
@@jakemilano8868 I feel you and get what you’re saying but my comment wasn’t directed at you lol
@@JELL0521 I know a 7 is still good, don't get me wrong. I'm not angry at the score or anything, but he talked about the album so much before it came out and enjoyed all of them enough to praise each one of them individually... and then it ended up with a 7 when those songs are all almost back to back. I think the difference between a strong 7 and a light 8 is marginal but I would have given it to her personally.
The country accent at the end of Grumpy Old Man is freaking hilarious
Okay I know that you interviewed her but complaining for 6 minutes about why Anthony Kiedis is her favorite Anthony and then begging her to change the title of the song to Anthony Fantano wasn't right and can't be called a review, melon!
this needs to be pinned
You would have given it a 10 if it was titled YUNO
awful useless attempt at a joke, never comment again
@@antiphon000 ok 'roflcopterpilot'
i. thought this was ufnny
@@antiphon000 ratio
@@krzyselak what I'm named doesn't change the fact the comment sucks, learn to argue
also who's roflcopterpilot?
this was the most graciously worded 7 ever
I liked this record a lot. It reminded me of how I felt listening to Amine's Good for You: it's light, it's fun, it's got some introspective moments, it goes a little too over the top sometimes, but it just puts a smile on my face. Good album.
Edit: It's quickly become one of my favorites this year. Every song is infectious.
My second favourite is Sally, I can’t believe you like it the least and my favorite is sexy villain
protect remi @ all costs
"Whats your favorite part of the review Johnny?"
"My favorite part was when Melon Head completely skips over my favorite song Sexy Villian 😍"
remi: “I think you’ll like buttermilk”
Anthony: “ I don’t like it “
Street you live on is one of my favorite songs of the year, great melody, sticky hook, and perfect closer. Definently see where the vocal manipulation critique is coming from, but with Remi everything is so out of left field that it just works.
I really enjoyed "Buttermilk". I felt like it didn't have a strong sense of progression because that shitty relationship she describes was cyclical. The nature of it all could not progress, and when tries to towards the end (with the screams in between lyrics) to do something different, it ends in almost the same cadence that the song began in. It's not satisfying, but it gets the point across. It just strikes me as a track that'll resonate with anyone stuck in a cycle and VERY aware of it.
Tho at the same time, if that track was any longer than 2ish minutes, it might have had the opposite effect.
Other than that, I really gravitated towards Front Tooth, Liquor Store, Anthony Kiedis, and Sexy Villain. She is such a dope artist. I haven't been this excited about someone in a minute.
"The orgy at 5 Guys is... it's a lot." - Anthony Fantano, 2021
Oh my god. This is my album of the year so far.
Buttermilk grew a lot on me, it reminds me of something Secos & Molhados would have done, but angrier. Cannot not love it, Remi is an universe, hope she continues surprising.
I knew Sally was going on the least favorites with some of the audio parts, personally grew on me a little bit but on a first listen I was put off a little. Standouts for me were Liquor Store, Volkiano (which surprisingly started out as a least favorite until a couple of listens later), Front Tooth, and Grumpy Old Man. Least favorites were probably Guerilla and Sally with how abrupt they both felt but they were both still good tracks. 7 is honestly a good score for her debut album, I would've given it around an 8 in my opinion.
Agree with everything you said. Accept this firm handshake.
I love the abrupt ending of Guerilla personally. The "It's guerilla bitch!" line is nothing short of iconic.
A 7 for a debut album is actually insane when you think about it
7/10 is a criminal rating. This is AOTY material
Juno is my favorite pop album this year. and its in my top 10 for 2021
Yet another artist melon turned me on to. Love the quirkiness throughout and thought it was damn catchy.
Street You Live On TOPPED my list for this one. Beautiful and fresh take.
Not a perfect track list, but certainly a memorable one!
One of my fav albums of the year! Sooooo innovative!
i gave this album an strong 8, fkn love it tbh. my fav tracks are ones you dont even mention :( sexy villain and buzz me in.
That intro is flawless. What a way to describe her music!
street you live on & sally are the gut punchers of the album and i feel like weeping everytime i listen to them
She makes some really truly fun music, really enjoy her stuff. Kinda reminds me of Becks vibe like you just said as I typed this lmao. Spot on
Been waiting for her to get more attention. I really love how unique her style is.
The fact that they took some production decisions that may appear "too much" is the Nr 1 reason why this is such a great album. You can hear funk, rnb, rock but none of the tracks are produced like those genres. Using autotune where it's not "suposed" to be used or cranking the fuzz on the guitars where everyone expected a clean tone. That's what music production is all about!!
Haven't heard of her before this review but I'm kinda into it. Thanks Anthony
I love Remi and this album and the visuals on her music videos
Need that new Lil Ugly Mane album a review fantano!!
THIS VIDEO I LOVE THIS VIDEO ive been listening to remi wolf since like what, 2020, 2021, my first song of hers was photo id which i came across when i was watching netflix Grand Army. had to listen to the whole song, got to the last minute or so of pure crazy autotune thing, got weirded out, but then i just fell in love with her fucking music. like oh my god i love her songs and nobody around me knows her. It’s so fun and even fulfilling to have someone well informed and respectful thoroughly go over an album I LOVE because oh my god. this is the kind of content i craved for years. i relate to and agree with so much of what is said. this video is a treat
Is it just me or has there been a scary number of 7’s lately
this artist is incredible. my fav at the moment
yeah this record freakin bangs
It’s a high 8 fantano I’m sorry
I was %100 there for the yeehaw moment on grumpy old man. It felt way too right
this is a no skip album for me, every song is so fantastic and colorful
I love that this was on fantano's radar. I had been anticipating this album for quite some time and was a little disappointed that many of the songs had already been released, but I think she possesses that off center brilliance of Beck, BrockHampton with an impressive vocal capability. I also think it's so fitting she is a reject from American Idol. She's a straight up Goonie and never said die.
Remi Wolf is my current second favorite artist. She’s fantastic.
Remi is a fire artist! Melon definitely put me on and Volkinao is a hidden banger!
That change at the end half gets me every time. Reminds me of Sza, but less serious.
Oh wow I heard this yesterday, solid record
He forgot Sexy Villain That song bangs!!! How dare!
I kneeeeeeeew I wasn't the only one hearing Dirty Projectors on those harmonies in Front Tooth! My hipster era paid off!!!!
u gotta watch "dijon - playing the first song from my first album"
8 of the 13 tracks are on your favourites and it only gets a 7/10? Should be a higher score imo
i mean, the review's alright. I didn't think howling like a madman because her last name was "Wolf" for a good 2/3rds of the video was that necessary, but hey, you do you.
this albums a 9.5/10 for me
This is the biggest underappreciated 7 since Damn
Glad it wasn't just me that felt like the vocals on the tail end of the album got a bit harsh. I didn't know if I was just getting tired or if it was actually different
i feel stupid late to this album and i love it so much
Me too but hey, the deluxe version is not too old and it lifts it up to an even higher level
buttermilk is my favorite song off the album! but yeah such a great album 10/10
I definitely didn’t expect you to review this. Good take though
it literally came out a minute ago how the fuck have u watched the video
@@menticss its his video, it HAS to be a good take because it is decently adequate in the score.
@@certainpeople159 fair enough ig
He's been loving pretty much every single she's released
@@dancerarinz556 and he did an interview with her last week
Fantano, I NEEEEED you to rate her latest album!!!! It’s actually so fire and I’m very looking forward to your vid
I love my famelon intrinsically like Anthony Fantano
I LOVE HER SO MUCH THANK YOU FOR REVIEWING AND INTERVIEWING
been waiting 4 this album review… 10/10 for me but let’s see what lemon says so i can officially have a valid opinion
ight just finished… i agree with the buttermilk stuff and some of the sally stuff… but id give it a 9 still… not a SEVEN. still a good score tho
This album is incredible. Can't wait to see her at Lollapalooza Argentina.
Sexy Villain deserves more 😭😭
She could have easily just called this album Bangers Vol. 1.
Yeah honestly this is almost a no skips for me. The only song I really skip is Sally, I feel like the production on it is just sorta weird (though maybe it’ll grow on me). Really looking forward to this show! 😭
Is there a chance there will be a restock for the Juno CD? I was meaning to buy one, but saw it was sold out already :(
Damn I loved buttermilk’s falsetto harmonies. 8 for me but the criticism was fair and well thought out.
The "Street You Live On" hate is unforgivable bruh. Like TO HATE ON THAT SONG and then have the AUDACITY to deprive this masterpiece of the yellow flannel is abhorrent. I barely even heard you talk about "Buzz Me In" too. Just terrible, terrible work melon.
Can you do a King Crimson tier list next pls
This album is actually really amazing
Love the whole album but the street that you live on is ssooo good I really like the auto-tune.
I love her SO MUCH
this is a 10/10 what are u talking about
This album is single handedly dragging my ass through this semester
I met Remy at a kennys beats episode.
she don't even started to sing, but i instatly thinks: "whooooooaaaaahhhh"
Liquor Store is a banger.
Where the faces re-review at?
Liquor store song of the year. I do totally agree with the comments about sally, if it didn’t have the offputting production choices that don’t mesh stylistically with the rest of record it would have been a near perfect record
This album is insanely good
I saw her at life is beautiful in Vegas and she was soooooo good, a surprising favorite.
No one is doing it like Remi
I wouldn't be surprised if Marc Rebbilet was a producer on this.
wyd is one of the vibiest songs of the year
Buzz me in is a sleeper, wish he said something about it
I Like That Remi is UNPREDICTABLE✨
You should check out måsstaden under vatten by vildhjarta. Best metal album I've heard all year. An hour and a half of non stop heavy technical death metal with some of the most progressive metal song writing I've heard in a while. Definitely worth a listen