One of my favorite pop records of all time.
Give Up is the one and only release from The Postal Service, and a legendary electropop project at that. With adolescent yet emotional lead vocals from Ben Gibbard and complex yet easy-to-understand production from Dntel, Give Up manages to balance depression and excitement with elegance, with an equal amount of bummers and summers, but is always able to craft memorable electropop bops with captivating lyricism and perfect production. And at a ... read more
Enter the cartoony supervillain world of the nutritional realm! MF DOOM's 2004 release remains one of the most the most creative, fun and flavorful experimental hip hop releases of all time. The album beautifully blends together DOOM's clever lyricism and infectiously catchy flows that have a healthy helping of food metaphors, as well as skits detailing DOOM's characteristic comic book style supervillain antics. I think the inclusion of the skits within the tracks was a great creative decision, ... read more
Knife Man is my favorite AJJ album. The 2011 release includes some punk rock influences and energetic distorted guitar work along with much cleaner and more polished production in their style of folk rock and anti folk, which retains and improves upon their potent blend of characteristically bitter, angsty and humorous style of writing. AJJ's strongest suit has always been their penmanship, and this album is no exception, this is some of the best writing I've ever seen. I'll go into more detail ... read more
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Slint's 1991 sophomore record is a fantastic blend of a variety of rock subgenres, from post rock, math rock, a sprinkle of post hardcore, and it's one the most influential underground rock records to come out. There's something special about this album, the way it handles tension, with gradual and intricate builds coupled with wildly explosive and emotional releases. These swells and bursts of tension and ... read more