an album from the belaboured "because I can" school of production ... this album is awful
it's a DMB album ... it does exactly what you'd expect and nothing more or less
The praise for this album makes no sense to me ... points for being able to play your instruments and for taking yourself so seriously
Some great songs, especially the opener, and some obvious overall talent at 80s-infused song-craft
Love the anger Courtney, balanced out beautifully by casual cynicism and unbridled hope...
I do NOT get the hype behind this band. A synth-pop boy-band with zero originality or recognizable quality, this album is repellent.
This album is SO hard to review ... it is lyrically vital and important, but the real overall quality of the album as a whole doesn't really take hold until song #7 ('PYNK'), then roars from that point onwards until its impressive conclusion. This album WILL be in many people's lists for best of 2018, of that there is no doubt, but it remains an enigma to me. Take the rating with a grain of salt.
I don't know what's greater, their sense of humour or their sense of plagiarism...
http://spillmagazine.com/spill-album-review-bishop-briggs-church-of-scars/
American duo Rob Garza and Eric Hilton have been making genre-defying music as Thievery Corporation since the mid 1990s and have been doing so in the spotlight since 2005’s The Cosmic Game. Endlessly restless, the duo have not gone more than three years between album releases and have worked with more names from more genres than would be believed. Little has changed on 2018’s Treasures From the Temple, which is an eclectic, mostly reggae and island-infused collection of tracks with ... read more
Lord Huron not only survived “dreaded second album syndrome”, they seemed to have perfected their sound with their sophomore release, taking the alt-folk rock feel of their debut and raising it to all new levels, soaking it in atmosphere and natural themes, perfecting the echo and tone of lead-singer Ben Schneider’s vocals, while lyrically casting an eye inwards without succumbing to melancholy. Yes, 2015’s 'Strange Trails' was nothing short of a triumph for the Los ... read more
The world has undergone almost immeasurable changes in the years between the releases of A Perfect Circle’s third and fourth albums. 14 years is easily quantifiable, but any attempt to qualify the scale of the changes that the world has seen during that span of years would most certainly be an exercise in futility. And yet, with 'Eat the Elephant', A Perfect Circle attempt exactly that. Or at least, that is some of their goal. More accurate may be the band’s decision to use this ... read more
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