Album Mode

Demar Grant & Adriel Smiley
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Welcome to Album Mode where journalist, Demar Grant and The Cool Table host, Adriel Smiley breakdown and review the latest albums. Each episode features a new album where both hosts dive in-depth about the project and the artist’s path to its release.

  1. 22. Juni

    Olivia Rodrigo, "you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love" and sometimes boring | REVIEW

    Démar and Adriel discuss Olivia Rodrigo's third studio album "you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love", whether she's a rock artist fighting her destiny and if she's the best songwriter of our time. Timecodes: 4:00 The growth of a Young Star 9:06 Past Reviews 10:20 Stupid Song 14:05 How Good a Singer Is She? 14:40 Purple 18:31 Begged 25:10 Expectations 29:15 u + me = 3 32:05 The Cure 35:30 Miley Cyrus comparison 39:50 Gwen Stefani comparison 42:50 Potentional collaborators 49:30 The Cover 56:20 The Score Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/Adriel_Smiley Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant 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/ Démar’s rating: 7 / 10 Adriel's rating: 5.5 / 10  The Love List: expectations, u + me = Less than 3, my way, maggots for brains,

    1 Std. 3 Min.

  2. 12. Juni

    Vince Staples' "Cry baby" gains consciousness | REVIEW

    Démar and Adriel discuss Latto's seventh studio album "Cry Baby", whether Vince Staples is a conscious rapper and how Paris Texas was the blueprint to "Cry Baby"'s sound. Timecodes: 2:37 - Album Mode Venn Diagram 6:10 - 4th Vinces Staples Review 8:49 - Only in America 13:54 - TV Guide 20:53 - The Big Bad Wolf 22:40 - Rap/Rock Era 30:32 - Is Vince Staples a conscious rapper? 37:13 - The Cover 42:34 - 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/Adriel_Smiley Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant =================================== Démar’s rating: 8 / 10 Adriel's rating: 7 / 10 The Love List: Okayyy, Hostage, Fallin, Anxious Vince Staples - Cry Baby / 2026 / hip hop, rap, rock, alternative hip hop, conscious rap

    51 Min.

  3. 6. Juni

    Latto finds her "Big Mama" sound | REVIEW

    Démar and Adriel discuss Latto's fourth studio album "Big Mama", whether not having a hit song to pair with the album is a problem and did she finally find her core sound? Timecodes: 04:04 Her influences 05:53 Past Reviews 08:15 The Rap Summer Walker 13:04 Did Crodie Write it? 18:50 The Latto Sound 22:17 Government-mandated Sexyy Red Feature 25:33 Her Improvement as a Singer 28:00 Daddy’s Girl Interlude 32:30 What this means for her career 42:54  The Cover 46:15 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/Adriel_Smiley Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant =================================== Démar’s rating: 7 / 10 Adriel's rating: 5 / 10 The Love List: Okayyy, Hostage, Fallin, Anxious

    50 Min.

  4. 31. Mai

    fakemink is "Terrified" of being boring | REVIEW

    Démar and Adriel discuss Fakemink's debut studio album " Terrified, whether it's good or just interesting, and his lyrics being mythic or lost in the sauce. Timecodes: 03:14 How He Talks About Himself 04:13 The Voice 6:12 All Eyes On Me 9:57 Distortion is the new Autotune1 2:29 Chinese Dictator Bars 15:54 Rewind 24:25 Essex Girls 35:20 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: 7.5 / 10 Adriel's rating: 3 / 10 The Love List: Hard Candy, Creep, Jungle-Affair, Rewind, Forget me Not

    46 Min.

  5. 22. Mai

    Drake's "Iceman" is not so nice, man | REVIEW

    Démar and Adriel discuss Drake's latest three albums, but primarily 'Iceman", whether current Drake is Lakers Lebron and if this is a true comeback for The Boy.  Timecodes: 2:14 The Biggest Comeback in Music History 7:15 Comparisons to Taylor Swift 12:32 Jordan/LeBron comparisons 24:22 Past Drake Reviews 32:49 What does lyrical growth look like for Drake? 41:00 Ran to Atlanta 43:44 Brat vs Iceman 51:25 Are there too many similes? 54:44 Too Hard for the Radio 57:19 Adriel’s favourites 1:06:44 Government-mandated 21 Savage feature 1:10:15 Make Them Series 1:22:41 Maid of Honour & Habibti 1:33:31 The Nokia test 1:37:39 The Covers 1:47:47 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: 4.5 / 10 Adriel's rating: 6.5 / 10 The Love List: Shabang, Make Them Remember, Little Birdie

    1 Std. 57 Min.

  6. 11. Mai

    Isaiah Rashad "It's Been Awful", ain't awful | REVIEW

    Démar and Adriel discuss Isaiah Rashad's third studio album 'It's Been Awful", whether 'a vibe' is an accurate description of his music and how his lyricism reveals his battle with addiction. Timecodes 2:56 Introduction to Isaiah Rashad 4:40 The Timeline 10:00 Isaiah Rashad vs Ab-Soul 13:52 RIP Young 17:15 Domnic Fike feature 20:30 Boy in Red 29:45 Fan of the flows 32:53 M.o.M. 38:05 Ain’t Giving Up 45:40 The Cover 53:18 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: 7 / 10 Adriel's rating: 7.5 / 10 The Love List: M.O.M., SAME SH!T, 719 FREESTYLE, SUPERPWRS Isaiah Rashad - It's Been Awful / 2026 / hip hop, rap

    59 Min.

  7. 4. Mai

    Kehlani's "Kehlani" is new, old school pop R&B | REVIEW

    Démar and Adriel discuss Kehlani's fifth studio album 'Kehlani", whether the songs are pale imitations and the difference between Démar and Adriel's R&B taste. The Love List: Folded, Back and Forth, No Such Thing, Pocket Timecodes 2:00 - Expectations vs. Anticipation 6:40 - Folded 11:15 - The Features 18:00 - Shoulda Never 19:45 - The center of Pop/R&B 31:00 - Pocket is Demar’s favourite song 38:20 - What does this mean for Kehlani’s career? 42:45 - The Cover 46:00 - 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: 8.5 / 10 Adriel's rating: 5 / 10 Kehlani - Kehlani / 2026 / R&B, pop R&B

    53 Min.

  8. 13. Apr.

    Angine de Poitrine's "Vol. II" is good... right? | REVIEW

    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

    37 Min.
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Welcome to Album Mode where journalist, Demar Grant and The Cool Table host, Adriel Smiley breakdown and review the latest albums. Each episode features a new album where both hosts dive in-depth about the project and the artist’s path to its release.

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    Demar Grant & Adriel Smiley
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    2020 - 2026
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