Chon

Critic Score
Based on 2 reviews
User Score
Based on 139 ratings
2019 Ratings: #587
June 7, 2019 / Release Date
LP / Format
Sumerian / Label
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Critic Reviews

mediocre_feet
70

Chon is clean and chill math rock. The songs are a bit more mature than Chon's previous work but I actually find them more boring. There are nice melodies in Chon but the songs are way too similar. The album is so consistent to the point where I have trouble distinguishing the songs—they literally sound the same with the same guitar tone and everything.

I highly recommend math rock to anybody who needs some study/work music with a bit more energy than lofi hiphop.

AnalVape
60

While the good moments shine brightly, Chon fails to do more than continue pushing the same sound we've seen from Instagram guitarists and YouTube artists like Yvette Young (thanks to Emme_Strt for pointing out this lovely detail and making me feel like i'm not crazy or alone on this). There is very little received from this album that you couldn't get from browsing instagram or watching youtube videos of any technical guitarist in the last ten years, or even more.

Visit, Petal, and Pitch Dark ... read more

suavicr_emma
59

Chon me parecía algo innovador hace algunos años atrás, pero su estilo está tan trillado por todos los guitarristas indie instagram con stratocasters e incienso con habilidades inmensas de hacer sweep picking a gran velocidad, este disco no me da absolutamente nada que no haya oído antes.

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Ennizone
75

this album was just inoffensive as hell in my opinion, perfect for a cafe setting, maybe some people would listen to this while studying, but thats where most of the charm is; its just some instrumental tracks that are chilled out rock songs

however, with that inoffensiveness comes a cost; the album is kinda boring, resides on the safe side of things, it doesnt try to be anything super unique; and maybe thats good for mass appeal, but holy, it just feels like its there, and thats all

tldr; ... read more

tylerjames02
95

2 x 2 = 4 ahh music

Sxribb1es
83

I liked this album a lot more than I was expecting to. It was a pleasant surprise

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Track List

1Ghost
1:48
84
2Cloudy
3:13
85
3Gift
3:08
81
4Visit
2:55
82
5Petal
3:05
87
6Pitch Dark
3:41
84
7Rosewood
3:40
86
8If
3:02
89
9Spike
2:32
82
10Dead Ends
2:31
80
11Thanks
2:59
81
12Peace
3:32
86
Total Length: 36 minutes
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