Review #100
"There are cathedrals everywhere for those with eyes to see"
In 1996 in Denton, Texas, Josh T. Pearson, Andy “The Boy” Young, and Josh “The Bear” Browning would form Lift To Experience. In the almost 30 years they have existed, they have created one EP, one album, played only a handful of shows, and amassed a meager 23.8 thousand monthly listener count on spotify. They are in desperate need of an introduction. So why talk about them? By ... read more
This project has the personailty of a shit eating grin and it is so so wonderful. It is built on layers of genuine quality and deep irony, and when you zoom out to look at the big picture you realize its been laughing at you for doing anything other than having fun. And then top it off, you get an incredible tiny desk performance. Truly a complete package.
Punchy, fun, and excessively sleazy. There is very little wrong with this album, but there is a lot I feel they could've gotten more right. This album is at its best when it cuts back on the noise and focuses more on anthemic melody and groove. Songs like Flourescent Adolescent and 505 really stick out on this tracklist for their memorable and infectious melodies and choruses, while the rest of the songs tend to get lost in the shuffle. It makes the overall experience a bit tedious, ... read more
It's excusable when Denzel Curry is a cornball on his solo projects, but once you have a whole group of guys trying to do it, it becomes really really embarassing.
It was hard to fall out of love with Gorrilaz. They were one of the first bands that really stuck with me when I first started delving into music, and for a while they were one of my favorites aswell. However, as I listened to more and more of their catalogue past Plastic Beach, that favortism became harder and harder to justify as their music became progressively more boring. This dissapointment came to a head with Cracker Island, an album that can be called anything but interesting despite ... read more
Nothing could ever make me hate U2, and seeing them roll back the years with a protest album didn't fail to bring a smile to my face, even if the end product wasn't all that good.