Really good! Interestingly laid back production that's pretty fun to listen to, the singing is really nice as well, and I love the instrumental and beat. But the intro is definitely my favorite part of it honestly, but I had fun. I'm not gonna act like I'm euphoric just from listening to him, I just really like his music. It's just a really damn fun pop song.
It's fun. It's happy. It's my childhood. Shut up and let me enjoy a good song.
My old review sucked. Let's do this in more detail, so I can explain in great detail why this is Michael's most profound and gorgeous piece of songwriting. So, after Manners blew up and proved he has more than just Sleepyhead to his name, Passion Pit became a fairly big indietronica name. And with that came a lot of pressure. A lot of pressure to continue, to tour, to make new big songs, and our good friend Michael Angelakos found himself struggling further and further, which made his ... read more
Very bizarre and goes all over the place, but I kinda like it. Instrumental's a bit louder in the mix, but then again that's just the usual Chonny Jash package deal, I quite like his vocals here, and the song had me bobbing my head for most of it. It grew on me pretty quickly after a few relistens. Consider my interest piqued!
[Recommended by yungabes_, thank you for the recommendation!]
Fuck man, I'm sorry I didn't get to this sooner. But this came out RIGHT when I got super sick, and I've been sick for over a month now. Which meant I was barley able to enjoy any real music, or review stuff. So. Guys. guess what? I had super severe allergies keeping me down. Which explains so much. But that meant I wasn't able to properly review this super promising album. I was super excited, especially after ... read more
Let's do this one again. But no more bullshit.
9 Months. Trial and error, learning and playing by ear, and eventually escalating ideas of what should have been an EP, only to turn into some massive hour long project instead. I have a lot to say about my debut. And honestly. I feel like honesty is the best virtue I can have here, and I'm not going to beat around the bush. This album, is extremely personal to me. And it reflects my mental state throughout most of 2024, and 2025. ... read more
Both songs could've been put on the album, and wouldn't have felt like they dragged it out at all. But I CAN see why he didn't ultimately, but I'm just glad we get to hear them now. Fantastic album still.
EDIT: 84 > 89
Well this grew on me.
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ORIGINAL REVIEW
Ah Passion Pit, a band near and dear to my heart with how interesting of an indie pop project it is, the vocals, the production, everything about it just, appeals to me very strongly. And Manners is one of my favorite albums OF ALL TIME. So, interestingly, this was after the breakdown that was Gossamer, where Michael decided to get really serious and open about his bipolar disorder, which also led to tours being ... read more
96 > 100
HOLY SHIT THIS SONG IS AMAZING. I WAS WRONG. IT GREW SO HARD. BEST SONG OFF THE ALBUM.
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Although far from the most mind-blowing Passion Pit song, this is still a REALLY DAMN GOOD pop song.
Continuing after Of June, we have Owl City's proper debut album, yes. Surprise surprise, he didn't start off with Ocean Eyes, that was an evolution of what he was building from Of June, and this is the next big step, and from what I can tell, it's a pretty well beloved album for Owl City standards, so if it can somehow sway a website that hates him more than anything, then I'm curious to see if this is really his best album or not. We'll have to see, but chances are ... read more
[Recommended by Tomboi45, thank you for the recommendation!]
So, before I say anything. This album cover is gorgeous. And these genres have me nothing but curious, extremely curious actually. Seems like it's going to be really dark, really atmospheric, and really damn heavy. Which is enough to sell me on an album to put it lightly. I don't know much about who this is, what other music they've made, and I've never even heard of Doomgaze before, but that sounds awesome as ... read more
They really just threw an EP that's borderline flawless at us first, damn it.
I have a soft spot for his older style, even though objectively it's kind of ehhh quality-wise, but this? This genuinely feels like a huge step in production and performance. Yes it's still a bit chaotic and loud, but it feels a bit more focused, it's a lot more 'natural' sounding as well, since he's mostly singing in his normal voice here without too many filters, the drums are pretty much the only part I'd say sounds a bit loud, but then again, I listen to ... read more
Genuinely an amazing--s̶̶o̶n̶g̶(?????)-ALBUM., I love all the production choices and instrumentations, it's telling the weakest song here, is still instrumentally competent and a complete mindfuck, and is an instrumental. But so much goes on during this album, and it just, never stops when it gets started, and there's so many amazing songs on here, especially when it gets even heavier, but the softer parts ARE JUST AS AMAZING. The noises, the production, the performances, ... read more
[Recommended by LinkyDinky, thank you for the recommendation!]
So this is a pretty interesting little project, I can't say I have any real expectations, which is great, since that means I'm going in completely blind. So, I feel like the best way to go about most of these reviews if I don't have anything to say prior, is to just get into it. So let's get into the listening and see how I feel about each ... read more
I'm on a bit of a xavier listening spree, so I might as well review this one real quick as well. Likely would be fun to listen to anyways, so let's do this.
I like the opening, it's got some really pretty instruments during the first few seconds, and this intro is REALLY nice, and the way the beat fades in is super smooth, it meshes really well with the main melody, and it's a very chilled out and enjoyable little track, feels like something I'd have playing while ... read more
[Recommended by xaviersaturn]
So this is the second of two eps that have been recently released, and this one seems to be a bit more normal, being largely more hip-hop focused, but I'm still excited ever since that last ep, since that previous one, the first part showed a LOT of promise and potential through the sudden genre changes it underwent. So. Let's not waste time, let's see if part 2 is even better or ... read more
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