Interpol - Our Love to Admire
85

Been meaning to get round to this for ages.

This is great! More similar to Antics than Turn On The Bright Lights. This is a wider, more complex album with some of their best tracks. Should definitely be held in the same regards as the previous albums!

Favourite tracks: The Heinrich Maneuver, Pace Is the Trick, Rest My Chemistry
Least favourite: Wrecking Ball

Jamiroquai - Space Cowboy
82

Great but the demo is better

They Might Be Giants - The Pamphlet EP
76

It's a fun little collection of tracks. Nothing amazing but alright.

Ranking:
Helicopter of Elves
There Will Be Sad
Fortnight
Buckle Down, Winsocki

OK Go - I Don't Understand You
NR

This is just fine. Pretty dated now

OK Go - Deep Cuts
76

Some decent b-sides. Best track is Bruise Grey by far

Paramore - Paramore: Self-Titled Deluxe
82

Rating is just the new stuff

New tracks are bloody brilliant and could easily be on the main album! The live tracks are also very fun.

Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris
89

Edit: (85-88) Suture Up Your Future grew on me a quite a bit

NOTE: I listened to the version on UK Spotify which has the bonus tracks ‘Running Joke’, ‘Era Vulgaris’, ‘The Fun Machine Took A Shit And died’, and ‘I’m Designer - Hot Chip Remix’

This was a pretty fun listen! It still carries that classic QOTSA style but with a slightly more diverse sound palette. I quite liked it!

Favourite tracks: Make It Wit Chu, 3’s & 7’s, ... read more

They Might Be Giants - Lincoln
90

Like most other They albums, it’s a whole lot of fun! Really good lyrics and instrumentals. One of their best!

Favourite Tracks: Ana Ng, They’ll Need a Crane, Kiss Me, Son of God
Least favourite: Lie Still, Little Bottle

MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
78

Pretty good. Was surprised at how different the singles sounded compared to the rest of the album. Very good synth and drum work on here!

Favourite tracks: Time to Pretend, Electric Feel, Of Moons, Birds & Monsters
Least favourite: Pieces of What

LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
92

I had a great nap while listening to this! This really elevated the experience to a top tier nap and album.

While not as polished as Sound of Silver, it still has some amazing songs. Also was just a fun listen!

Favourite tracks: Daft Punk Is Playing at My House, Never as Tired as When I’m Waking Up, Losing My Edge, Yeah
Least favourite: Thrills, Yeah (Pretentious Mix)

Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
84

What a fun, exciting album! It has some beautiful tracks with great instrumentals! Gives off major summer vibes.

Favourite tracks: Lisztomania, 1901, Lasso
Least favourite: Love Like a Sunset

Weezer - Death to False Metal
50

NOTE: I listened to the ‘International Version’ on Spotify which has the bonus track ‘Outta Here’

This is the most mediocre thing Weezer has released. There are constantly glimmers of hope and greatness but it never really goes anywhere. I’m just disappointed.

Favourite tracks: I Don’t Want Your Loving, Unbreak My Heart, Outta Here
Least favourite: Autopilot

The Postal Service - Give Up (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition)
85

Eating is for just the deluxe stuff

These new tracks and b-sides are great! Not really a fan of the remixes. None are as good as the originals.

Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City: B-Sides
81

I listened to this at 1am while on a packed coach. A serious vibe.

Honestly, you could pass this as a lost successor to the main album and I would believe you! Some really good and polished songs here!

Favourite tracks: Cain Said To Abel, Mary Kate’s accident, Version 2.0
Least Favourite: We Were Lovers

Green Day - Revolution Radio
82

This was a solid album! Honestly was pretty fun with some great bangers!

Favourite tracks: Bang Bang, Still Breathing, Forever Now
Least Favourite: Say Goodbye

OK Go - And the Adjacent Possible
80

After 11 years, OK GO finally release a new album!

I was actually pretty hyped for this, what with the singles being pretty good. Wow did they live up!

Really enjoyed this! Had some fun instrumentals and some decent lyrics. Only complaint would be the uneven track list at points.

Favourite tracks: Love, A Good, Good Day At Last, Take Me With You

Least favourite: Golden Devils

My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Okay (I Promise) [Live for BBC Radio 1's "The Lock Up", 2005]
NR

Waking up to see this on my YouTube home page was wild. Pretty good live version

Two Door Cinema Club - Beacon
81

Pretty similar to Tourist History but just different enough to stand out. Still pretty good! A lot of fun tracks on this. Starts to drop off with the last 3 tracks which is unfortunate but the other tracks hold these up!

Favourite Tracks: Handshake, Sun, Sleep Alone
Least Favourite: Spring

Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R
95

Some absolutely amazing music here! The heavy guitar and the genius lyrical work on here really makes this a classic in my eyes! Some good stuff.

Favourite tracks: Feel Good Hit of the Summer, The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret, In the Fade
Least Favourite: Lightning Song

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