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Since I Left You is an absolutely bonkers listen from start to finish. Every track is a wonderful medley of carefully chosen samples, ranging from modified vocals to... horse noises? Somehow, The Avalanches make it the grooviest shit that'll ever grace your ears. Every track segways perfectly into the next, allowing a continuous, more-than-enjoyable listen. Now that I think about it, I can't imagine the loads of work that went into making this album. So many things about SILY break ... read more

You don't need a lengthy description for this album. Listen to it, I can almost guarantee the music will speak to you. It advocates for itself in such a way that makes any written description seem unfaithful to the actual experience.

10/10 experience, if only there was some snow to lie in during my first listen.

I cannot, in good faith, give this project a rating. It just doesn't seem right given the backstory and circumstances. I usually let the numbers speak for themselves when I rate an album, but obviously, this exists outside of that rule. I don't do it often (because I'm honestly no good at putting my thoughts onto paper), but the contents and topic of "we had good times together, don't forget that" warrant some form of further analysis than just a number.

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Mellon Collie and the Infinite Runtime holy shit