The more I’ve listened to his stuff the more Eyedress’ production has completely won me over. Is there even an ounce of depth to be had here? Not at all! But, I think a lot of people get hung up on music always have some level complexity or artistic thought into it, which I’ll admit I’m tropically one of those people, but idk sometimes I like music that’s just very pleasant to my ears and nothing more, like Men I Trust, Still Woozy, Mild High Club, and Eyedress is ... read more
Just pure vibes. I’m still not the biggest fan of his vocals and they can sometimes be wildly annoying but they grew on me by the end of this album and I do think their washed out, echoey sound contributes to his overall feel. Not to mention some of these riffs are just so damn good and catchy. The very definition of style over substance but it’s a very enjoyable style that’s for sure, perfect for a sunrise drive
A couple of these tracks genuinely blew me away like Violins, BONES, and I, You. The vocals are mixed like trash though and there are some notable weak points but the more acoustic production is pretty neat
Every track feels so sweeping and gorgeous, with the longer tracks keeping my attention with sudden switches that always caught me off guard. Not as good as their newest for sure but still a really great listen, easily some of the band’s best on some of these tracks
This album is like if you took discord memes and mashed it with the energy of a ravenous chihuahua, which somehow makes for an amazing listening experience. Every track is full of absolutely insane energy that is just so wildly infectious, like on tracks like the closer and Ain’t No Thief. Not to mention the genuinely introspective writing on tracks like Troglodyte, which is easily the best track imo, are very neat. I don’t like the weird interlude things that mess up the flow of ... read more
The first track is such a banger but the rest of the album doesn’t even relatively reach the same heights again. The weird spoken word skits are just offputting and even though there are some great ideas, they really fail to translate to some actually good songs most of the time. Not awful and the high points save it from being just a really weak, really weird punk thing, but disappointing nonetheless
Some definite bangers, some definite lulls, overall a raunchy, fun experience
There are flashes of brilliance here but idk to me this record feels like it has an identity crisis. Some of these tracks like the opener and the closer have a super ambient, almost eerie vibe, while cuts like Fare Thee Well feel like more typical singer songwriter stuff and they just don’t mesh very well imo. Still a decent listen and if she put out a more cohesive work I’m sure it would be dope
I can definitely appreciate an established R&B artist taking such a wild foray into a different, more experimental sound, even if several of these tracks didn’t really connect with me. Fun listen
Produced very cleanly and generally pleasant, just doesn’t go very far beyond background music to me
This album is like if you took Panchiko’s D>E>A>T>H>M>E>T>A>L and meshed it with the production style of 22, a million, which should be a disaster and yet sounds positively beautiful. Every one of these tracks have so many twists and turns that left me astounded, not to mention the excellent songwriting. Genuinely beautiful album and one of my favs of the year for sure, huge surprise
Explosive, fiery, and just plain fun. I def think it’s frontloaded and i had trouble being as engaged by the end but the writing and energy of the record absolutely rips
EDIT: 83-> 100
Easily up there with WORRY as Rosenstock’s finest work to date. Simultaneously nostalgic and fuzzy yet reflective and exposing in all the right ways
I’ve never listened to Ana Frango before but this was so damn enjoyable nearly every track has such an infectiously danceable rhythm to it that I love. Some tracks blend together and there’s a few lulls but overall this is an excellently funky, well produced and sang album that really pleasantly surprised me
Vibes. The sound of this reminds me a lot of some of Washed Out’s later 2000s stuff which is neat. It’s definitely style over substance and even though it’s a great style, I can’t help but wish there was just a bit more substance here, as most of these tracks seriously blend together. Still an amazingly produced album that’s worth a listen
EDIT: 73->93
It's not quite as towering as Slide, but it's debatably even vibier- no small feat indeed
I feel similarly about this like I did with the new Jane Remover album- some great production ideas but some missed, with vocals that are really off putting to me and pretty much hamper my enjoyment of the album on the whole
This album has such a goofy, fiery energy that is really infectious, especially on tracks like Undergrowth and Green Light. That said, there are some tracks that really fail to develop for me like Siphon Song, and overall I think the record could’ve used a bit more refining. Def still a fun time tho
I feel like I’m missing something here. I mean the vocals are perfectly fine and the production has small flashes of innovation but idk to me this was just incredibly bland and uninspired sounding, I may need to just listen again but this is my second time listening and I just wasn’t impressed whatsoever
Her voice is honestly unlike any voice I’ve ever heard, in a good way. Her writing is also pretty incredible especially on tracks like pawnshop. That being said, I do think this album is pretty heavily frontlioaded and loses a lot of its luster by the end, and some tracks are just way too long given how little really happens. Still a highly pleasant experience and it’s clear she has major writing and vocal talent
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