what makes music so powerful to me is how it many times is a representation of the artist. music in a lot of ways can be a looking glass into someone's thoughts, fears, hopes, dreams, feelings, their heart, their soul - tragic or joyous, music lets us not just see into the artist's mind, but also allows us to broaden our understanding or feel less alone in how we feel.

that's what makes music like the new mgk and trippie red ep so painful to listen too, it's soulless, it's plastic, manufactured, fake, or whatever else you would describe as the opposite as genuine. treating serious issues like depression as an aesthetic rather than a whole, painful, and difficult place to be mentally. worst ep I've heard this year without a doubt

if you're looking for a album that's full of heart and genuine emotion, javelin by sufjan stevens is a must listen, it's gorgeous.