ConcreteCastles

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(Storming The Castle)

*NOTE: This will be my last (actual) review on AOTY indefinitely. Essentially, I'm not good at writing them and I don't enjoy it either, so there's not really any point to write reviews. I will always continue to update my ratings and should still be active community-wise, so feel free to send me a message or whatever.

This is embarrassing to say, but it has taken me over a year, to be precise 423 days, to get ... read more

About 10 years ago at this point, my uncle showed me and my sister the music video for Coldplay's "Paradise". I was a kid, and was fascinated with the video: this stuffed elephant suit man on an odd, fantastical adventure. In the early 2010s, a common birthday or holiday present for me was a iTunes gift card: Bollywood songs, Minecraft song, and 2000s pop music were common indulgences. Rihanna was generally enjoyed in the family, including Princess of China by Coldplay, the anthemic ... read more

Ⓢⓣⓞⓡⓜⓘⓝⓖ Ⓣⓗⓔ Ⓒⓐⓢⓣⓛⓔ 9
(Storming The Castle)

Hey, this was a fun album!

I rarely listen to soundtracks, and even rarer game soundtracks, mainly because most soundtracks were constructed for the movie/game/show, and not to run cohesively as an album. This is fine, but this means that they can often feel disjointed and run on for way too long. Grim Fandango is a game I know nothing about, and haven't even heard of before this soundtrack. But yeah! I like the ... read more

Ⓢⓣⓞⓡⓜⓘⓝⓖ Ⓣⓗⓔ Ⓒⓐⓢⓣⓛⓔ 8
(Storming The Castle)

At least by my tastes, Oranges & Lemons is a weird album; so much so, that on my first listen, I didn't like it at all. Its eccentric genre combinations paired with the vocalist's almost frantic delivery didn't sit with me right.

A listen or two later however, I realized that this "wierdness" is what makes the album enjoyable and unique. This is exemplified in goofy, eccentric songs like "Garden ... read more