On
Kamikaze
,
Eminem
finds comfort in the past, relying on familiar themes while he celebrates the days that are gone. Coming after
Revival
, the 2017 album where he grappled with questions of mortality along with the moral rot of the
Trump
era,
feels like an extended exercise in
hitting his marks. Apart from "Fall" -- a spectral cut co-written by
Bon Iver
's
Justin Vernon
-- the music is direct, heavy, and claustrophobic. Its insularity suits
's worldview and its monochromatic pulse also puts his astonishing verbal facility in sharp relief. As sheer performance,
's vocals remain a thing of wonder. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine