Cannot Keep A Secret, Alabaster and Vacant Stare are all on my top 20 songs of 2016

I feel like this album laid the foundation for many late 2000s rock clichés. It plays wonderfully together with the amazing song-writing, however. The arrangements are not overly complicated and that is where the beauty of this record lies. "Is This It" is not hard to understand and that is why it is so easily enjoyable.

Two equally great and different songs. What a gem hidden well behind Radiohead's vast discography. They do not sound like they would fit properly on any of Radiohead's albums, which make them all the more interesting

All the tracks explained in a few words:

1: Horrible sampling
2: Starts with the typical motivational phone call a la Frank Ocean's "Be Yourself"
3: Don't make "litty" a word.
4: "I appreciate the music, it saved me"
5: "Come on man, she just wanna be in one song"
6: SKRT SKRT RAAAHHHHH
7: "I'm also emotional, you know"

Fuck it the rest is also shit. You get the idea.

I agree with the sentiment that this is coming out too late. It also just shows what Solange and Beyonce are doing is getting old really quickly.

And I'm so fucking tired of the horrible interludes that are supposed to be empowering on all these albums. Common and Solange had them and they are becoming less substantial each time a record comes out with the same shitty motiviational interlude.

It has become increasingly hard to make a protest album about the latest racial tensions in the US without coming off as a complete cliché. While many of these protest albums are very encouraging and motivational towards the black minority in the US, few of them actually manage to protest in a compelling way. Even fewer of them sound good while doing it.

Therefore I'd like to commend Common on his work with Black America Again. It is not a record that will be remembered ten years down ... read more

This record begs to be explored numerous times by its listeners. What may sound like a traditional indie rock record the first time is really one of the most creative, vivid and lively rock records ever made.

"How I would push my fingers through your mouth to make those muscles move"

I imagine this being on the English syllabus for many high school diplomas in the future. This is imagery at its purest.

The themes explored in this record will not be apparent the first time you ... read more

Honestly, enjoyed the intro convo of the album more than the rest of the album. There were a few songs that were different (Nasty's World), but ultimately this record ends up being quite formulaic. The production resides within the norm of mainstream hip hop.

Don't get all the hate this record gets. Some of Sufjan's most interesting songs are on here. First half of the album is admittedly the best, but the second part is not that bad either. It is just alot more experimental and rough around the edges.

The interludes are great and humourous. I love the middle eastern influenced songs on here with the distinctive flute.

Overall stellar debut record

Conor Oberst seems content with consistently putting out average records by himself. I am still hopeful for a record that can top "I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning". Chances are that by himself, he will not be able to.

First part of the album is perfect for the themes it is exploring. It's patient in its delivery and brings with it its fair share of goosebumps. All songs end out intensely in one way or another. Sharon Van Etten's performance is absolutely great as well.

The big problems show up midway through the album, where everything starts falling down itself. The Antlers is trying to dig deeper into the story they introduced so perfectly in "Prologue" and "Kettering", but they ... read more

Rather underwhelming and dissapointing compared to Transaction De Novo. The patient instrumentation and laid back vocals seem alot more forced here compared to the completely natural flow of Transaction De Novo.

This is Radiohead at their most complete. With around 14 years of experience, they are able to squeeze out everything that is great about them into a ten track record.

Everything from 15 Step to Videotape is Radiohead's best. In Rainbows is Radiohead at their most intense, philosophical and sonically refined. In Rainbows shows that, metaphorically, Radiohead is neither right-handed or left-handed, they are ambidextrous in every way imaginable. An amalgamation of their own style throughout the ... read more

The saddest, most heartbreaking record I have ever heard. There is something so distinctly haunting by how Sufjan softly and slowly sings through what is arguably the heaviest grief a person can experience.

This is not Sufjan Stevens at his peak of songwriting, production or anything like that. This is Sufjan at the very bottom and that is what's really beautiful.

A record I will remember and listen to to remind myself of life's habit of taking away things that we love.

I don't know how I stumbled upon this album, but damn it is some of the best I have heard this month

By far Sufjan's most cohesive project to date. At the same time Seven Swans conveys some of Sufjan's darkest messages despite the simple, almost cheerful guitar that dominates most of the record. This is Sufjan's songwriting at its peak.

I'm still awaiting a record, where Sufjan fully explores his higher pitched vocals, much like he did in the song "John Wayne Gacy, Jr." in Illinois.

When I heard "I Don't Smoke" live, I was immediately reassured in my belief that the song is among the best indie rock songs the last few years.

Energetic and passionate, but every single song ultimately sounds like a rehash of the one that came before. Some of the songs do stand out, but they are weighed down by the filler songs that fill most of the 14 track record.

Ray LaMontagne's odd mix of old school folk and modern folk pays off largely due to his incredible vocals, that could potentially carry a project far more ambitious than this one.

I kind of understand why Gucci Mane's releases feel so unpolished and rough around the edges. Since March 2015, he has released 13 mixtapes, two EPs, two compilations and two full length LPs. I bet if he released something yearly, he could actually muster up with something half-decent. And I would not have to listen to his material every month to see if he has improved, which spoiler alert, he hasn't.

I honestly, do not want to give this album a rating, because I just cannot take him seriously ... read more