Barelydead

"Just for a Day" is a dream pop record by the numbers. All the songs are pretty solid, but the whole project is characterless. Its sound is predictable and too calculated.

Highlights: "Waves"

Moby was impressed from Prodigy's big beat sound and "Everything Is Wrong" was directly influenced from Prodigy's "Experience", but Moby's attempt to approach the band's sound was unsuccessful. The record aged like milk, it is so cheesy, but to be honest I can't believe that it was well received, on the first place.

Highlights: "Hymn", "Into the Blue"

"Yellow House" is one of those instant classic albums, that for some reason stand out from the rest. The songs have a folky flavour and a rustic feel, they are filled with warm and lush harmonies. The sound of the album isn't that adventurous, but it is very original and natural, despite that it is a low budget acoustic folk album which was recorded on tape, it has a lot of personality, it doesn't sound unduly familiar, even with the production limitations.

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"Trouble Will Find Me" is really slow, really passionless with lifeless vocals. Individually none of the songs is bad, but as a whole it is so bland. It desperately needed some faster or catchier songs, or at least some songs with actual chorus.

Highlights: "Demons"