Well, I have a new favourite artist. It's old school soul in a modern twist.
This album works really well listening to it back to back with The Murder Capital's debut.
Favourite Tracks: Reggae, Ducter, Of Schlagenheim, 953
I felt like my ears were having seizures during half of this, but it felt nice.
Had a few mates that were really excited for this release. Me, on the other hand, had no clue who Freddie Gibbs or Madlib was. Well, I do now. I'm pretty clueless when it comes to modern hip hop but this was pretty good.
Favourite Tracks: Crime Pays, Giannis, Fake Names, Flat Tummy Tea, Cataracts, Gat Damn
I've never found the time to sit down and listen to Vampire Weekend, so it cames a huge surprise to myself that I sat through this nearly hour-long album. As my first introduction to the band, the album seems a bit vanilla. It's sweet and cheerful but just normal. For me, this album is quantity over quality which is a shame.
Favourite Tracks: Sunflower, Sympathy, This Life, Jerusalem New York Berlin, Hold You Now
As a lover of instrumental albums, I loved this album. It can go from dream-like to pure violence in a split second, and sometimes in life you need music to do that for you, at least in my view you do.
This is such a jam. This album sums up what I hear in my head every day. I really don't know how I stumbled upon this record in 2019 but thank fuck I did.
I've never been a huge fan of folk music, and I was captivated for the first 5 songs, after which I did start to lose interest. I realised that during the more 'folky' songs my interest started to fade. The experimentation on this record made for quite an enjoyable listen though throughout.
Favourite Tracks: Exception To The Rule, Sleepwalkin', Big Black Heart, Dylan Thomas
Had never heard of Strange Ranger before, so was keen to give this a listen. For me, this is a very sleepy record that doesn't do much of anything or lead anywhere that interesting. It's an album I envision myself listening to driving home in an evening rainstorm, from an airport after a long holiday away. That's the imagery I draw from this album and the artwork.
Despite the content not being that enlightening, I do enjoy the album cover. Very Reminiscent of the '90s, much like the music. ... read more
This LP is a cacophony of weird and wonderful desert rock. Josh Homme has once again produced an intriguing album and the fact that you go from a song like 'Crucifire' into 'Chic Tweetz' is weirdly wonderful. This really is a truly versatile oddity.
Favourite tracks: *If You Run*, Something You Can't See, Crucifire, Noses In Roses, Forever (All the tracks are great but these are the stand out tracks for me, especially If You Run)
This album doesn't know what it wants to be. It starts out the gate with some huge, hard-rocking tunes but then mellows out into some chilled out indie ballads. It's good but ultimately quite a weird release.
He talks about some big topics on this album however doesn't seem to get to a conclusion, just writes about the sad state affairs the UK is currently, without ever really expanding on the topics themselves. On the upside, he knows how to write a hit and is slowly finding his sound. He's got the voice, he just needs to tweak his songwriting. On songs like 'White Privilege' and 'Dead Boys' the songs would have greatly benefitted from the topic finding a conclusion, which is where Sam needs to ... read more
This album is a little too 2006 for me.
Favourite Tracks: Listen, Little man!, Good Night Out, Across The Border