“LOVE LASTS FOREVER” is Destroy Lonely’s second studio album and his first album of 2024.
Although the album has some phenomenal tracks, it spans 23 tracks and runs for an incredibly long 1:10, with the deluxe album including an extra 10 songs, making it run for an additional 20 minutes.
Destroy Lonely has been an upcoming name in the hip-hop scene, signing to renowned artist Playboi Carti’s record label “OPIUM”, and he has also had an incredible amount of success with viral songs such as “NOSTYLIST” and “If Looks Could Kill.”
His rise to fame was mainly due to an incredibly unique sound which was driven by unique production from the likes of his main producer Clayco, who provided eerie instrumentals with a mysterious atmosphere as well as backing tracks of both acoustic and electric guitars combined with grungy basses.
However, on “LOVE LASTS FOREVER”, the entire album has been executively produced by lil88, cousin of established producing icon TM88. Lil88 is responsible for delivering some of the hottest hits of the new year such as “ss” by Ken Carson.
Although lil88 has certainly established himself as one of the hottest new names in the producing world, he fails to provide variety on the album, with many of the songs featuring similar drum patterns, which, over the course of over an hour, can feel quite mundane and repetitive.
Moreover, one of the selling points of Destroy Lonely’s music in the past has been the variety of production and the sheer intricacies of the beats he’s got on; however, this album doesn’t fall in line with this pattern.
This can mainly be attributed to Destroy Lonely’s attempt to try and move into the mainstream scene of hip-hop music, trying to tackle more familiar sounds that the average listener hears more often, but this inherently takes away some of the appeal of his music itself.
That being said, this album is still definitely worth the listen, especially for listeners more used to the mainstream sounds of artists such as Future and Lil Uzi Vert.