Review: Skrillex's Surprise Album Is a Freewheeling Goodbye to Atlantic Records
By
Kiana Mickles
The bagel they save for the regulars. Don't skim, savour.
Summary
A review of Skrillex's surprise-released album "F*CK U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3" (2025), which serves as a goodbye letter to his label Atlantic after 15 years. The review notes that after a rocky 2023 comeback with two albums that struggled to balance his signature festival drops with new-gen emo rap, this new release finds Skrillex in a more relaxed, mischievous form. The album is described as tight but freewheeling, effortlessly funny, and exceedingly fun, charging through bite-sized samples over rumbling bass.
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F*CK U SKRILLEX was tight but freewheeling, charging from one bite-sized sample into another over the quake of rumbling wub
the newfound ease in his mischief-making came as a relief
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