Daniel Ross
![عمر سليمان [Omar Souleyman] - Wenu Wenu](https://cdn2.albumoftheyear.org/100x0/album/2013/8690-wenu-wenu.jpg)
Previous songs by Souleyman have tended to be about an aggrandised, dramatic loss of love and its subsequent effect on him (information gained only through someone else’s diligent translation), but these songs could be about absolutely anything – and you’d still dance yourself insane.
12y
O’Brien’s voice is beautiful and his songwriting often adventurous, but there are times when the aim isn’t as true as it could be.
13y
As the title track gradually morphs from delicate ballad to fisherman shanty to blissful climax it's hard not to be awed, even if those casual listeners might not find much to keep them.
11y
There are ... occasional stumbles that suggest that some lessons cannot be learned quickly, and that melody is an essential component of their sound that needs more attention. For now, though, this is much better.
15y
The Real Feel really feels stilted overall. There are pretty moments, but little that’s electrifying.
12y
To conclude that Bromst is a triumph of inventiveness is too easy. It is wildly inventive, but what impresses most is that for all the levity, Dan Deacon has managed to impressively reign in his flights of fancy.
15y
Near-unstoppable, unbridled, assuredly and righteously disgusted energy seeps across all of these tracks.
9y
While it doesn’t touch on the epic dimensions Stereolab have proved themselves capable of, Chemical Chords is still substantially satisfying.
12y
It has resulted in a not-completely enchanting experience, but an involving and worthwhile one nonetheless. Explore for its many corners of interest.
12y
Love Ire And Song is a work just about devoid of merit. The most recommendable aspect of it is Turner himself, whose astonishing devotion to his craft and energy in performance are tragically placed into a piss-poor project.
10y
'All My Friends' is by no means devoid of enjoyable features, but it's hard to believe that anyone would listen to this and think it was actually finished.
4y
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