There's a vulnerability and weakness that is exposed by Bill in these tracks which is shown in the delicate acoustic playing with plucky electric ... read more
The instruments take mostly from the Scottish highlands that Stygian is based and puts this through a very raw recording process, making you feel like the two tracks are being performed live next to you in a hut close to where the sleeve was taken.
Whilst the ... read more
It's messy from a production and composition perspective, it can't be avoided when hearing it. The individual components of the ... read more
With the song composition, it is something that I feel has been heard many times before from previous artists, so that does lose my engagement slightly when listening to it. This is made up by how thick the production is with all the instrumentation and vocals that comes rampaging through these quick, ... read more
The main change to comment on is the features which add a lot to the tracks and are my favourite on the album, if he did a full album with these kind of colalborations to mix up the stylres I think Soft Kill could be on to something really ... read more
After the bands huge comeback, bring the shoegaze elements in more of calming setting, I think cranks up the fixation and tension so much more on a lot of it's tracks. The recording sound so brilliantly produced but also have a real live quality to them, as if you're sitting in the same room as them.
There's this still dark electronic undercurrent present on a ... read more
The shifts that occur from the serene and tranquil periods to the club-ready drums that drive over Kelela's glistening vocals make for a continually engaging listen where you are excited to hear what type of track comes ... read more
Whilst not a huge fan of modern US rap, I've liked quite a few tracks that lil' yachty has done over the years. The autotune and effect he puts on his tracks are obviously mainstream influenced but I would say done tastefully most of the time. On this, the blend of this delivery with this display of all things psychedelic and progressive rock just makes for a completely unique listen that still has high-quality songwriting, no doubt aided by the a-list of ... read more
I think it's good there's a bit more diversity and it will likely result in a wider audience listening to this. Billy doesn't abandon the social messages that have been a staple of her career so far, which was never going to happen knowing what she evokes as an ... read more
In this instance, the organic feel of the first half pad ladened tracks going into the piano pieces near the end makes a good transition, and once again proves that, when it comes to detail and attention despite the ailments going on in his personal life, Ryuichi has still very much got it.
Not really much more to say, just a tip of the cap to a band that is able to deliver solid ... read more
With the tracks themselves, there's a grittiness to how the electronics come together, but I think given who is working on this album I think that's by design, and it works to create a slightly sinister mood that's echoed by ... read more