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.
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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.
Haim's Songwriting Barely Saves 'I Quit''s Bland Production | REVIEW
Album Mode
50 minutes
1 month ago
Haim's Songwriting Barely Saves 'I Quit''s Bland Production | REVIEW
Démar and Adriel break down Haim's latest album 'I Quit', their closeness to black music and the idea of going 'indie rock mainstream'.
Démar’s rating: 6 / 10 Adriel's rating: 5.5 / 10
The Love List: Gone, Relationships, Spinning, Million Years
Timecodes:
1:41- Where does one go after peaking above indie pop mainstream 2:26 - In some circles, people know them 4:44 - MJ comparison 8:10 - First memory 12:28 - This album is kind of like to good and bad of this genre of music 13:24 - Why do you need to reduce your sound to stomp clap 17:13 - Love you right is better than what it is 23:15 - Arlo Parks song 27:58 - A ton of songs that could be singles 30:00 - Almost too pop 31:34 - Overall good songwriters 39:43 - Putting an artist in a category 40:41 - What does this mean for their career 44:56 - The Cover 47:05 - The Score
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Haim - I Quit / 2025 / indie, rock, pop, soft rock
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.
