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Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind
90
This is a super impressive record - the level of detail and complexity within the compositions is way above their peers. Just look at semi-charmed; that song has like 9 different parts and you barely even notice because it's so catchy and rocks so hard. And the lyrical content is deeply sad and moving in many places, far above the basic middle school poetry of other 90s rock radio acts.
Jason Isbell - Weathervanes
66
It pains me to say it but this album is pretty basic.
Bad//Dreems - HOO HA!
75
Bad Dreems is for Australia what Parquet Courts is for Austin. These bands should do a house swap.
Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS
80
With gritted teeth I admit Olivia Rodrigo's music is great.

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4mo
Atlas is definitely album of the year for me
11mo
hii!! i just dropped a new single. it’d be amazing if you could check it out. let me know what you think!
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/626146-shorewood-by-your-side.php
https://linktr.ee/shorewood
1y
Thanks for the follow :)
1y
Hey im the secret lair version of you
2y
Hey BitterBlossom12, I just dropped my first project (25 min mixtape) would love your feedback as part of the AOTY community. Have a listen and all rating/reviews are welcomed <3 ty

links:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4wpfxtR8i5rDyRNpdsRZAw
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/in-shadows/1611457644
Tidal: https://listen.tidal.com/album/218028587
3y
Thanks for following!!!!
3y
Following bc Bitterblossom is one of my favorite cards lol
4y
groot (^∀^●)ノシ
4y
Thank you so much for the follow C:

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I reviewed in college for the Rice Thresher and in grad school for the Berkeley BSide. Briefly kept my own review blog. I also front an indie rock band called UT Kirin. Have been a huge AOTY advocate since discovering it back in 2012; almost a decade!

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These are my favorite albums of the 2010s. I don't purport to suggest they are the 'best' in any subjective or objective sense of the word, just albums I like.
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