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If I didn’t know any better, I would assume this album was released in the 1960s rather than the 90s. With this album, The Brian Jonestown Massacre have perfectly captured the sound and style of 60s garage rock with an extra tinge of psychedelia thrown in as well.

It should be noted that at this point in their discography, the BJM were still a young band who hadn’t fully developed their sound. After experimenting with shoegaze and drone music, band leader Anton Newcombe decided to ... read more

After their hugely-disappointing comeback album, Humanz, and its pleasant but scaled-down followup, The Now Now, Gorillaz are Back in full force with what I consider both their return to form and their true comeback. There are many collaborations here, but they are employed much more successfully than on Humanz in that they don’t make the band sound like guests on their own album. There’s also a lot of guitar, bass, and real drums on this album, which means every fictional member of ... read more

What can I say? I liked this album when I first heard it simply due to the hype that had built up in my system. Humanz was Gorillaz’ HIGHLY anticipated comeback album following a seven-year hiatus, and for someone who had just gotten into the band, I had high hopes that this would match their first three studio albums, or even be slightly better. For a while I thought it was, but when the hype wore off, boy was I wrong. There are some MAJOR complaints that I have with this album:

First ... read more