This week Démar and Adriel discuss Yung Lean's latest album Jonathan, what he meant to cloud rap, his transition to rock and how his lethargic singing tilts into apathy.
Démar’s rating: 3.5 / 10
Adriel's rating: 4.5 / 10
The Love List: Might Not B, Horses, My Life
Timecodes:
3:30 - How do you feel about reviewing YL
6:25 - The modern swaggy trap white rapper
7:16 - His influences
8:40 - Two stand-out lines - shut the world off
14:45 - Album drags on you
16:16 - I don’t think he can really sing
16:24 - Sing rapping is a saviour for rappers who can’t sing
18:19 - Feels like an audition for Brock Hampton
19:30 - Has harmonies, but his voice is the worst part of it
21:03 - Singing at a pace of Dominic Fike
21:33 - The actual emotion of the singing is not being conveyed properly
32:33 - Kanye couldn’t figure out the drums for Find Your Love
36:18 - Chief Keef comparison
38:06 - Feels like 808’s and heartbreaks
40:41 - The cover
42:11 - The Score
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Yung Lean - Jonatan / 2025 / indie rock, rock,
