if you go outside and stay still for long enough, you will be able to hear the chirps of birds from a mile away. You will be able to hear the faint rush of water that connects to the lake, and the water ripples from the duck that has just landed in it. If you close your eyes for awhile and then open them again, the trees will be more vibrant. As if they are singing to you.

Hello Album Of The Year soldiers
I would like to provide some intel that this is "the best thing ever"
you didnt hear it from me

Unassumingly a deeply emotional and resonant piece of house and techno music.

It begins as a rudimentary view of house music and a basic synopsis of the city that lay around it, but slowly delves itself into a very human connectivity that I find incredibly moving. It could seem that this transition of focus would be more of a magnification into something more narrow and specific, but the profound nature of what this music evokes to me feels more like the music unraveling and blossoming into ... read more

COLLECTIVE TOPSTER REVIEW #1:

What is the collective? The Collective is a secret society, a shadow ring if you will. They gather at the library of raterology located within the secret chambers (of nails) of Harvard University. In order to get in, you must have garnered 5 million pretentious credits (obtained through currently not understood means) and worship Morton Feldman for at least an hour daily.

What is the collective topster? Many see it as a "grid" of their favorite albums, ... read more

I literally INVENTED raterology. The literarily stilted "historyofdecay" stole it entirely for thyself. Do not "get it twisted" . The albumoftheyear.org user known as "historyofdecay" is precisely that of which they would call "a wolf in sheep's clothing." Again, I invented raterology, folks. "the proof is in the pudding." Alright well that's all, just in case you didn't know. ok bye

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds

My happy place is this song. A bird soaring in a gleaming, crystal sky with no purpose but to enjoy her surroundings. The shimmering sea spans the vast ground below, and the shades of blue enveloping me are so beautiful.
But this music also has this warm sense of decay, a comforting reminder that bliss can't last forever.
This song is an abstract accompaniment to my life, a mystical being, a wisp. She's like the girl from the film August in the Water. She provides this nostalgic light ... read more

What is up rockers of AOTY? Real rocking rockers!
And for those who respond "the ceiling" I must congratulate your ingenuity. God (Buddha or whomever else) will eventually bestow upon you your greatly deserved crown of great humor, but to quickly interject, may I respond back "no, the sky" for I wrote this transcription in the outdoors. During my written raterological preachings, I do not just physically interact with grass, but I become one with the grass. The grass is ... read more

This is a deceiving pink elephant. Don't let Win Butler's deceiving pink elephant deceive you

The deserving hastry strike toward the underbelly of the dog of capitalism

things that aren't real:
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things that are real:
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a masterpies

Remember: don't let bad influences lead you to make bad decisions.

Teamwork makes the dream work

I like the motifs. Live laugh love

The kind of album where I have to avoid spilling personal life details while talking about its significance to me.

It almost feels like a supernatural force tying me to this album, like a low fantasy movie where there is some profound, universal bond between someone and something else. It is Yo La Tengo that made me realize how important non-musical qualities in an album are. The environment the music was made in, the subtext that lies within it, the mindset of the musicians, the music's place ... read more

FOR ALL THE DOGS??? erm... I dont think dogs listen to music... sir DRAKESTER! 🤣🤣

Before I get into this review, I must celebrate 1,000 FOLLOWERS! without the 25,678 people I currently follow this couldn't have happened, so I must thank all of you! Also, im doing a community list soon! stay tuned because the topic is gonna be spicy..

For All The Dogs by Drake is the 9th studio album by Canadian pop rap extravaganza wattabanganza prime contentanza certified lover boy-anza Aubrey Drake ... read more

A post-evaluative opus that facilitates its brilliance across multiple mediums, not being afraid to live within the spheres of highly criticized art, treating its approach with the upmost humility.

Its inherent ironic existence makes statements about the world and collective psychology which few other works of music have been able to achieve. It achieves this by the means of 3 measures: 1. living in the most criticized circles of music, knowing its inevitable demise of baseless criticisms ... read more

One of Fela Kuti's earliest works and also one of his most important not just for himself but for Afrobeat at large, and the great influence the genre of Afrobeat had. This record is gargantuan. Not only is it incredibly infectious as evident by the reputably addictive 'Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am' but it is also abundant with high energy, notably seen in the title track. This is Fela's grandest statement, his most devoted statement, his treasure for music.

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