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Démar and Adriel discuss Angine de Poitrine's second studio album 'Vol. II' and whether skipping the intro to songs that are great afterwards makes for a good album Timecodes 2:35 The Viral Video 7:15 Is it Intentional? 11:34 Angor 14:54 Mixed reactions online 20:00 Similar to Rosalia 23:10 The Cover 29:30 The Score Follow us: TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant  =================================== Démar’s rating: 4 / 10 Adriel's rating: 3 / 10 The Love List: Fabienk, Yor Zarad, Sarniezz 

Démar and Adriel discuss Arlo Park's third studio album 'Ambiguous Desire', how drastically her sound has changed since the beginning of her career and the regression of her stellar songwriting. Timecodes  2:49 First inductee into the Album Mode Hall of Fame 4:11 Past Reviews 8:35 No more guitars 12:12 Heaven 20:55 Jetta 24:45 Luck of Life 27:37 What If I Say It? 30:05 South Seconds 31:29 What this means for Arlo Parks’ career 34:33 The Cover 38:16 The Score Follow us: TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant =================================== Démar’s rating: 8.5 / 10 Adriel's rating: 9 / 10 The Love List: Jetta, Senses, 2SIDED, nightswimming Arlo Parks - Ambiguous Desire/ 2026 / indie, UK garage

Démar and Adriel discuss Yeat's sixth studio album 'ADK' how his venture to the centre has hurt his sound and why normal doesn't work for Yeat. Timecodes 05:59 Past Yeat Reviews 9:00 Let King Kylie Talk 12:45  2010s trap era 18:52 The rapping is lacking 22:48 Hip-Hop politics 28:05 Yeat trying new things 34:34 Swizz Beatz is back 39:25 What I want 45:39 What does ADL mean for Yeat’s career? 51:51 The Score Follow us: TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant =================================== Démar’s rating: 4 / 10 Adriel's rating: 4.5 / 10 The Love List: General Purpose, What I Want, Back Home

Démar and Adriel discuss underscores' third studio album 'U' how shocking well written it is and whether her songs need transitions between them or just within. Timecodes 3:34 What genre is this? 5:35 Production 9:00 The power of Dubstep 14:43 The Peace 17:50 Daft Punk mixed with Justin Timberlake? 22:50 More on Hyperpop 28:45 Bodyfeeling 35:08 The cohesion 39:03 Who should she collaborate with? 42:36 The Cover 46:06 The Score Follow us: TikTok:  Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom  Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram:  Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant =================================== Démar’s rating: 8.5 / 10 Adriel's rating: 7 / 10 The Love List: Hollywood Forever, The Peace, Innuendo, Do IT underscores - U / 2026 / Hyperpop

Démar and Adriel discuss Jack Harlow's fourth studio album, 'Monica', how he's doing what black hip hop fans say they want white artists to do, and how his artistry has exceeded his body. Timecodes 1:47 Past Jack Harlow Reviews 8:04 The internet jokes 12:16 Four Rules for Monica 12:35 Production 16:57 New to Neosoul 20:20 Using his tools 26:26 Strong songwriting 30:10 All My Friends 32:02 Good for his career 40:24 The Cover 43:44 The Score Listen to our Audio Podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/40aOnbH Listen to our Audio Podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3KYpUSy Follow us:  TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ X (formerly known as Twitter):  Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant =================================== Démar’s rating: 6 / 10 Adriel's rating: 7 / 10 The Love List: Trading Places, Prague, Move Along, Say Hello Jack Harlow - Monica / 2026 / R&B, Neo Soul

Démar and Adriel discuss Harry Styles' fourth studio album 'Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally' who he is as an artist 10 years after One Direction and whether he's just a watered down version of other British artists' aesthetics. The Love List: Aperture, Are You Listening Yet? Carla's Song  Timecodes 2:45 Past Reviews 5:42 Aperture is the Intro 10:10 Coming Up Roses is a Billie Eilish song 12:05 Demar calls Harry Styles risk-averse 20:10 Pop is not a pop song 28:30 Lyrics 38:45 What does it mean for his career? 42:43 The Cover 44:47 The Score ===================================  Listen to our Audio Podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/40aOnbH Listen to our Audio Podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3KYpUSy Follow us: TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant =================================== Démar’s rating: 4 / 10  Adriel's rating: 7 / 10

Démar and Adriel discuss Bruno Mars' fourth studio album 'The Romantic' how it is edgeless and how Bruno Mars' songwriting has suddenly fallen off a cliff. The Love List: Why You Wanna Fight? Timecodes: 4:00 - First time hearing Bruno Mars 9:38 - Favourite song from his catalogue 14:10 - I Just Might 21:53 - Cha Cha Cha 24:55 - The Debt 33:25 - Adriel compares Bruno Mars to Don Toliver 39:39 - Biggest Fall 44:50 - Album Cover 47:00 - The Score ===================================  Follow us: TikTok:  Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant =================================== Démar’s rating: 3 / 10 Adriel's rating: 2 / 10 Bruno Mars - The Romantic/ 2026 / R&B, Soul

Démar and Adriel discuss Baby Keem's sophmore album 'Ca$ino' how he's changed in the 5 years since his last project and how close his lyrics cut to the bone. The Love List: I am not a Lyricist, Good Flirts, Circus Circus Free$tyle Timecodes: 4:55 The Melodic Blue 6:30 The Next Generation of Rap 14:40 Production 17:45 Momo Boyd 21:05 I am not a Lyricist 26:19 Dramatic Girl 29:35 Sex Appeal   35:25 Lyrics 42:44 What does this mean for his career? 44:15 The Cover 49:16 The Score  ===================================  Follow us: TikTok:  Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant =================================== Démar’s rating: 5 / 10 Adriel's rating: 5 / 10 Baby Keem - Ca$ino / 2026 / Hip Hop, R&B, alternative R&B

Démar and Adriel discuss Brent Faiyaz's latest album 'Icon' his misaligned aesthetic and him losing the grip on his songwriting. Timecodes:  3:26 Top 10 Albums of the Year :00 Past Brent Faiyaz Reviews 12:30 Beauty Behind the Madness 14:58 Two pop songs 21:25 The World is Yours   28:25 Larger Than Life 31:55 Positions era Ariana Grande 39:40 Lyrics 43:43 Concept Album 49:15 What does icon mean for his career 55:55 What does Brent do next? 59:52 The Cover 1:04:42 The Score ===================================  Follow us: TikTok:  Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant =================================== Démar’s rating: 6 / 10 Adriel's rating: 6 / 10 The Love List: four season., wrong faces., other side. 

Démar and Adriel discuss J.Cole's final(?) album, The Fall-Off, whether he accomplished what he wanted in his career and if "The Fall-Off is Inevitable" is one of the best songs in hip hop history. Démar’s rating: 7.5 / 10 Adriel's rating: 8.5 / 10 The Love List: The Fall-Off is Inevitable, The Villest, Bunce Road Blues, Poor Thang Timecodoes 3:10 How Drake vs Kendrick affected The Fall Off 10:49 The Fall Off lore 16:45 The Fall Off is inevitable 23:02 Disc 1 vs Disc 2 27:30 Future’s best features 33:10 Reasonable Doubt comparisons 37:15 Dreary Keys on the back half of Disc 2 39:37 I Love Her Again 48:14 Lyrics 54:26 Poor Thang 1:02:45 Double Disc Supremacy 1:04:05 The Cover 1:09:10 The Scores  Follow us: TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant =================================== J. Cole - The Fall-Off / 2026 / Hip Hop, Rap

Démar and Adriel discuss Don Toliver's latest album "OCTANE", whether his lyrics matter and how his melodies and production are second to none. Timecodes: 4:18 4th time reviewing Don Toliver 7:50 Best Feature 10:30 ATM 15:55 Falestto for Falsetto 25:25 Potential features 38:15 Where does he rank amongst his peers? 45:21 Covers 47:30 The Score Follow us: TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant =================================== Démar’s rating: 8.5 / 10 Adriel's rating: 9 / 10 The Love List: Call Back, ATM, E85, Body, Rendezvous , K9 Don Toliver - Octane / 2026 / Hip Hop, R&B

Démar and Adriel discuss Ari Lennox's latest album "Vacancy", her toned down lyrics and what a label switch can do for her moving forward. Follow us: TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod  Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant =================================== Démar’s rating: 8.5 / 10 Adriel's rating: 8.5 / 10 The Love List: Under The Moon, Twin Flame, Dreaming, High Key Ari Lennox - Vacancy / 2026 / R&B

It's apparently "Drop January" as a plethora of artists have annouce they have new projects coming up Déma rand Adriel talk about what that means for music this year. Also J. Cole released his first single for his upcoming album, "The Fall Off", Adriel tries to dodge the question but Démar asks how he feels about the rappers alleged end coming up. =================================== Follow us: TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod  Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram:  Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter:  Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant ===================================

Démar and Adriel discuss A$AP Rocky's comeback album "Don't Be Dumb", whether he took too long to return and if his music is experimental anymore. Timecodes: 2:00 The Kanye Zone 6:18 1st A$AP Rocky Review 11:55 Is LONG.LIVE.A$AP a classic album? 15:45 TESTING 24:04 Favourite Feature 31:20 Moshpit energy 39:46 A$AP Rocky vs The Discourse 53:15 The mature version 59: 00 Female Rappers with A$AP Rocky 1:08:25 Cozy Tapes 3 1:09:52 The Cover 1:13:27 The Score TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod  Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram:  Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant =================================== Démar’s rating: 7 / 10 Adriel's rating: 8 / 10 The Love List: STAY HERE 4 LIFE, WHISKEY, ROBBERY, STOLE YA FLOW A$AP Rocky - Don't Be Dumb / 2026 / Alternative Hip Hop, Rap

Finally the episode you've all been waiting for, Album Mode's top 10 albums of 2025! Adriel and Démar list their best albums of the year. After years of reviewing music together the duo divergence has become more obvious and this year's year-end list is evidence. P.S. Demar's Spotify listening age is 25, Adriel's is 45. TIMECODES: 3:30 - A lot of albums that we did not review 4:10 - Don’t Tap The Glass 7:30 - West End Girl 9:48 - Miley Cyrus supremacy 15:55 - Yacht Rap 16:49 - An Ambient Demo but good 21:16 - What genre is this? 24:04 - Demar wants the Naomi Campbell album 29:06 - Chainz revival 38:00 - One of the best albums of the decade 43:10 - Comeback Album of the Year 48:12 - Feels like a racing game 52:25 - The Best of Wale 56:00 - One of the Greatest Rappers of all Time 01:01:39 - The Longest No Skips Album 01:06:05 - Two or Three listens a day for Demar’s Number One 1:11:01 - Honourable Mentions Follow us: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AlbumMode TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant Démar’s Top 10: EsDeeKid - RebelThe Weeknd - Hurry Up Tomorrow Little Simz - Lotus PinkPantheress - Fancy That Bad Bunny - Debi Tirar Mas Fotos Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out Amaarae - Black Star OkLou - Choke Enough Miley Cyrus - Something BeautifulTyler, The Creator - Don't Tap the Glass Adriel's Top 10: The Weeknd - Hurry Up TOmorrowLittle Simz - Lotus Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out Wale - Etherything is a lot Chance the Rapper - Star Line Destin Conrad - LOVE ON DIGITAL Larry June + Alchemist + 2 Chainz - Life is Beautiful Venna - MALIK Freddie Gibbs - ALFREDO 2 Lily Allen - West End Girl