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Welcome to Album Mode where journalist, Demar Grant and The Cool Table host, Adriel Smiley breakdown and review the latest albums. Each episode features a new album where both hosts dive in-depth about the project and the artist’s path to its release.
'13 Months of Sunshine' Cements Aminé's Summer Status | REVIEW
Album Mode
50 minutes
5 months ago
'13 Months of Sunshine' Cements Aminé's Summer Status | REVIEW
This week Démar and Adriel discuss Aminé's third studio album '13 Months of Sunshine', Aminé cementing himself as a summer artist and how mortal enemies Drake and Pusha T are his main influences.
Démar’s rating: 8 / 10 Adriel's rating: 8.5 / 10
The Love List: 13MOS, Feels So Good, New Flower!, Cool About It, Temptations
Timcodes:
2:42 - Previous Aminé album rating – surprised how high 5:00 - Feels like an extension of Kaytraminé 8:13 - Drake influence 10:04 - Production is the star 10:39 - Aminé is a fun Pusha T on 13 MOS 18:25 - Free Nationals / The Internet comparison 20:08 - What other rapper is going to hear this beat and do anything with it 21:33 - The skits add texture to this album 22:59 - Clear pride for him and his family – keeping people alive with the photos in my house 28:45 Using multiple languages to rap - compressing multiple references 35:30 - New Flower is a revamped Mutt 39:35 - The Cover 42:00 - May be going into the Album Mode Hall of Fame
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Aminé - 13 Months of Sunshine / 2025 / tropical house, hip hop, rap, alternative hip hop
Album Mode
Welcome to Album Mode where journalist, Demar Grant and The Cool Table host, Adriel Smiley breakdown and review the latest albums. Each episode features a new album where both hosts dive in-depth about the project and the artist’s path to its release.
