Wha?? I wrote up a whole response to NR's thing last night and it just never fucking took. Huh? Dammit.
Listened to a couple Starboy tracks. They were OK. I think there's a bit of a fundamental misunderstanding of Bowie at work here. I read that Starboy is at least in part some kind of Bowie tribute (Starboy, Starman, geddit?) but while the tracks seem to work on a pop-hip-hop crossover level, I feel like the most endearing part of Bowie's legacy is missed. But... the guy's, what, 26? Not sure what else I should have expected.
I enjoy hearing Daft Punk. The Fest of the two collabos sounds like rehashed/recycled DP grooves. Swear I've heard them somewhere before. Oh well, I don't really like Weeknd much anymore but it's hard to argue that he's got ambition.
FML is still the best thing he's ever been involved with.
