valley, the newest addition to the indie pop world, enters with a bold debut. i thoroughly enjoyed this album- everything from the ear candy to the sound design blew me away. i would watch out for the reoccurring lyrics, an incredibly clever way to tie the album together. MAYBE is great, but at times i felt like this was more of a collection of songs than an actual album.
favorites: boys and girls of 2018 and everything in between, maybe, and push for yellow
12/12/24 - actually fuck you no skips
- all skips listed
10/18/24 - literally for what reason did i take the 5 points off the total review
Overall: 95 -> 100
Favorites: +Sports Car
Valley's sophomore effort takes a bold turn from their more acoustic, folk-type first album. With much higher production value, and a much more poppy sound, Maybe is by far my favorite album from this band.
This album oozes with personality, from the weird reverbed piano in the opening track, MAYBE, to ... read more
A perfect evolution from The Room is White.
Favs: There's Still a Light in The House, Bailey, Sports Car, Headphones, Phone Call in Amsterdam
| 1 | Maybe 1:54 | |
| 2 | There's Still a Light In the House 3:23 | 95 |
| 3 | Closer To the Picture 3:22 | |
| 4 | Loop Love 3:29 | |
| 5 | Namedropper 3:21 | |
| 6 | Push For Yellow (Shelter) 4:03 | 99 |
| 7 | A Phone Call In Amsterdam 3:53 | 100 |
| 8 | Boys and Girls of 2018 and Everything In Between 2:20 | |
| 9 | Park Bench 3:34 | 95 |
| 10 | Sports Car 4:05 | |
| 11 | Nowhere Fast 3:54 | |
| 12 | Watery Brain 4:08 |