J Cole KOD (EX/STD/BLK)

J Cole KOD (EX/STD/BLK)If the cover of 4 Your Eyez Only didn't send a clear enough signal regarding J. Cole's disinterest in supplying listeners with an entertaining diversion, the dystopian cereal box look of the follow up, replete with an obvious disclaimer, should get the point across. Moreover, the acronymic title of the rapper producer's fifth album stands for Kids on Drugs, King Overdosed, and Kill Our Demons. Unremittingly joyless, the set is nonetheless commendable

particularly on "Narc" and "Slow Hands

As organ washes clash with jagged locomotive guitars

S clubs after the Soldier World Tour

the debut from these five Orange County kids established the mid-tempo

Neo da Matrix

) haven't lost a bit of their vision and skill

dim lighting

and even resulted in an appearance on the BBC's iconic Top of the Pops

Kiss: Paul Stanley

Wet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers were catapulted from their confines on the Isle of Wight to sold out venues and packed-out tents at festivals causing giddy excitement wherever they went

After making his debut with a collection of hushed

With leader Eugene Hutz assuming production duties