Chuck1sAngry

You know what? I haven’t enjoyed a Muse song like this since The 2nd Law. The mix between synth pop and heavy metal is really well done, and for the first time in a long while isn’t overtly corny. I still have my doubts about their next album, but Unravelling is a killer first single, and gives me some hope about Muse’s future.

When this first came out, I'm gonna be honest, I couldn't finish it. Indie rock just wasn't my thing a couple years ago, and I very much prefer faster, more punchy genres of rock like Pop Punk and Hardcore. Coming back to This Is Why after being somewhat disappointed with Brand New Eyes and their Self-Titled though, I gotta say, I've come fully around to this. I especially love the first four songs in particular, as I've come to realize they still have that punch I like ... read more

Paramore's self titled is when the band started to experiment with new sounds and drop their earlier sound, and I like the end result! It's a mostly consistent album and very fun throughout, with plenty of interesting experimentation keeping things interesting outside of the usual things I love about Paramore like Hayley William's amazing vocals. Honestly though, I do think that the album is kinda overrated and bloated. Outside of Fast In My Car the first few songs are really ... read more

Man, why does Jonny Craig have to sound like an angel? He's such a shitty person, but despite being incoherent for half of the album he still manages to be my favorite vocalist from Dance Gavin Dance. Combine him with the return of a noticeably improving Jon Mess, and the R&B infused Swancore, and DBM2 ends up probably being my second favorite DGD record. It's a fun, interesting, and satisfying experience, although it fumbles and loses a lot of steam after Blue Dream.