20 min long japanese dreampop albums are everything to me
as significantly as songs like never meant, for sure, and stay home have grown on me even better than before, most of the other tracks have worn down further and the album feels like it has a horrible flow for the most part because of these rollercoaster-like highs and lows
I could have sworn that this was another one of phoebe bridgers' side projects the first time i heard it. The second time around I was convinced it was actually alvvays with a different name, and to be honest it somewhat still feels like it and i'm grateful for that.
On the surface alvvays seems like a (somewhat) generic indie rock band but they are truly one of the greatest musicians of our generation, and to replicate their sound is not an easy task at all. If it weren't for ... read more
haven't had as much whiplash as i had while listening to this front to back. Seems like the culmination of the leftovers of her songwriting brilliance of the folklore and evermore era (you're on your own kid and sweet nothing) and the trailer to her albums functioning more as an entertainment product and less of a display of her history (lavender haze, bejeweled, etc.) and sometimes horrible lyrics only being somewhat carried by good production (mastermind).
As my favourite beatles' album from when i was a kid, my perception of Sgt. Pepper's has definitely dwindled through my recent re-listens. For the most part it is because I only remembered the highs of the album (both the beginning and the end) and conveniently left out the middle chunk of the album (save for within you without you and mr. kite), most of which acts like a filler (barely supporting the so-called 'concept' of the album). To be clear, I don't think the ... read more