binarycosmos

This LP is a brilliant effort from RAYE. The orchestral arrangements and production are excellent. I saw myself in much of the lyrics, and the highlights are among the best examples not just of contemporary talent but of music generally. However, if there is one thing preventing me from scoring this project higher, it is its length. In short, it is too long, and there are quite a few filler tracks: Lifeboat, Goodbye Henry, Skin and Bones, and Fields are cuts that aren't bad per se, but ... read more

I'm really starting to like RAYE. The fact that record labels rejected this woman will never cease to baffle me. A song I really didn't know I needed.

Mahler's third symphony, the longest in the standard repertoire, is ambitious in the best possible manner. A common criticism of his work is its length. With the symphony pushing one hour and forty minutes, it is easy to regard it as bloated but to do so is to misunderstand its purpose and Mahler himself as a composer. He famously said, "A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything." To comprehend Mahler is to realise that this "everything" includes the ... read more

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds continue their great album streak with their latest instalment, Wild God. With Push the Sky Away, Skeleton Tree and Ghosteen being very much a trilogy, Wild God marks a slight departure in both tone and arrangements while staying very much in line with the preacher persona that Cave has developed over the past decade.

The compositions here are at the Bad Seed's most grandiose and polished, complemented by sermon-like ramblings. Much like Abbatior Blues, Wild ... read more