ArnelTheAnt

Huh? Me too Jason Pierce, me too.

At the end of the road, Sweet Heart Sweet Light awaits us. If Ladies and Gentlemen was Spiritualized Ok Computer, Sweet Heart Sweet Light is the band's In Rainbows; what you could call a band anyways. With that question mark in their namesake, this seventh album coincidentally ended up being their best since those 1997 days, arguably ascending to even higher heights and lower lows.

There's something so special and intricate about this fancy album. ... read more

What the hell happened between the year gap from Roman Candle to this??

Well, I can tell you one thing, the amateur songwriting present on Roman Candle transformed and mutated into the single greatest singer-songwriter of all time. This isn't an exaggeration when this man would then make the greatest three album run of all time after this record.

For me, Elliott Smith really became the legend who I remember him for in this project. Like Persona 2 the video game, this is by far the ... read more

If I had a nickel for every time an artist's third album is their most universally loved, but I vastly prefer the album before it because it sounds cooler to my ears, I would have two nickels; which isn't a lot but it's weird it happened twice.

A year ago, I listened to Tame Impala's Lonerism. I felt a substantial fear in my heart knowing that I prefer that record over the widely acclaimed Currents knowing how the fans may jump me at any given moment. That same fear is ... read more

In my opinion, the most left and out of pocket debut album of all time.

Not because it's completely different in Elliott's discography, nor is it vastly better or worse than anything an artist of his nature put out. It's still great by all means, but this is Elliott Smith we are talking about. 4 nine out of ten projects with one damn near flawless one, Roman Candle feels more like an introspective review of the legend rather than a staple in his discography.

It's no ... read more