“Today I'll be rеmembered, tomorrow just a dream”
Beautiful, tragic send off. Amazing lyrics about facing death and goodbye to his loved ones. The brass instruments added a great layer to the composition. But the real highlight for me, was the production. Everything just sound so… perfect. Loved the reversed background vocals and vocals spinning around my head
“Above my skin, beneath my bones, the space between is yours alone”
It’s kinda no-brainer that I’d love this, don’t know why it took me so long. Very warm and passionate sound. The drops of the songs are so epic and beautifully executed, and I love the GY!BE sound that seeps in towards the end of the album. The cover art is also gorgeous.
God I’m so hyped. Everything has improved from “Come in” based on the singles, and that is LITERALLY MY SECOND FAVORITE ALBUM OF ALL TIME. Sputniks vocals go crazy on this one. The whole track kinda reminds me of brave little abacus, with the math-y feeling and screaming vocals
“Long look in the mirror, just looks back so blankly”
Had me in tears by the first song. Absolutely soul crushing. The lyrics here are wonderful and depicts their depression so well. Both vocalists are amazing too, with the soft voice and beautiful duets
“I will retire to the Salton Sea at the age of 23. For I'm starting to learn I may never be free”
Noisy, raw, and energetic. Catchy yet still heartbreaking. I mean I obviously love this, noisy lofi rock is like, right up my alley. Mitski’s voice is wonderful too. My only complaint is the lyrics are nothing special. They’re not bad by any means, but for a singer songwriter album, not as good as I’d like
“We've got love and hate it's the only way”
Catchy and emotional indie rock. Loved the multiple vocalists and the broad range of influences across this album. “Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl” is genuinely perfect, and the callback at the end is a perfect conclusion
“I think I got something good going for myself. But what goes wrong”
Insanely influential album, lush production, and beautiful harmonies, but one of my biggest pet (sounds) peeves is when songs fade out at the end. thERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO END SONGS, BRIAN
Edit: even though I’m not the biggest fan of this album and The Beach Boys as a whole, Brian Wilson was one of the most important figures in music, and i am very saddened to learn of his passing. Rest in peace
“But I live in a hologram with you”
I heard Royals and Team on the radio a lot as a child and kinda grew to hate them. But revisiting those songs much later with headphones instead of shitty car speakers made be appreciate the songs much more, especially the production. The production across this entire album is immaculate, and easily the highlight. Songwriting is solid, and Lorde has a pleasant voice. Glad I listened to it despite my former feelings, I can really see this growing ... read more
“I was so happy. I didn't feel like me”
Luscious instrumentals, abstract lyrics and an amazing voice. Not one bad track. 1969 was such a good year for music. Really interested to see where his career went, knowing that he got much more experimental later on
“What am I now if not my failures?“
Raw, visceral, and unhinged, but I couldn’t help but just feel bored at certain points. Maybe I’m just tired but I don’t know
(new tracks only)
New tracks are pretty great, but most of them are a step down from what’s on the base album. Self titled and Come & Get Me are amazing though
“ Our heartbeats in sync. Our only real link”
Easily my most hyped project of 2025, and so far I am not disappointed at all. Both songs are soooo good, and already made me a bit emotional despite their short length. Production and mixing feels like a huge step up from previous projects, which was like my only issue with Come In. Catchy as hell too
Almost as good as the studio. PLLEEEEAAASSSEEE release this on streaming, the jams are so GOOD, jam 5 especially, super Swans sounding, the baby sounds reminded me of birthing
Seeing him live on Monday, So excited! I drug a random friend along who has never heard of him prior to me, and mainly listens to butt-rock, so it’ll be fun lol
“Staring at the sink of blood and crushed veneer”
Pure loneliness. This album feels like you are stuck in cabin in the middle of winter, and are contemplating your previous relationships. Bleak, isolating, but with a twinge of hope, even if it is just a desperate attempt to feel so
“My body aches to be known. To be expressive in itself. I want to forgivе myself”
Intensely creative and high energy album. Production, lyrics, and vocals are all amazing. I really like the themes of freedom and doing what you want, letting loose, being yourself, shedding your skin
“Just like a circle, I go back where I'm from”
So beautiful. Production is in easy highlight. Not a single miss on here. Lyrics were very personal about his struggles, which makes his passing all the more sad
Why is this so hated? I mean, it sounds like a b-side ILDMLFY, which I wouldn’t be surprised if it was, but like, it’s a pretty solid track. Still worse then every track on ILDMLFY
Very energetic and fun album! Neither member of the duo outshined the other, and the instrumentation was on point. Really love how they can get quite personal on a couple of the tracks. The last two tracks are amazing