Zulu - A New Tomorrow
70

I love the back-and-vocals and Who Jah Bless, No One Curse is a song I listen to a lot, but this is a little too simple most of the time. Ideas are too short or need to be expanded upon. I wish the energy of Who Jah Bless was sprinkled more throughout the rest of the songs. The outro solo blends well with the prior chaos and I want more like it.

サイ [Sigh] - Shiki
84

Unique sound, insanely thick guitar tones, and intense memorable vocals. Most solos stand out, but sometimes they can feel a little generic. The vocals are so good that songs sometimes lose a lot of steam when the instrumentals can't match the same energy.

Standouts are Kuroi Kage and Satsui - Geshi No Ato

Serling - The James Bevis Chronicles / The Hempstead Assignments
67

Standouts are Escape Clause and Eye of the Beholder. Would like to hear more like the second half of Eye of the Beholder and A Piano in the House in the future. That piano is both monstrous and adds so much atmosphere. I wish there was more of it throughout the EP. More ideas and/or more cohesion would've made this better.

I like the sound production of Next Stop, Willoughby better. This feels way louder, but the clarity is worse and the oomph isn't quite there. Drums and guitar kinda mush ... read more

Serling - The James Bevis Chronicles
60

Production ain't the best, sometimes the parts sound cool, but it mostly goes in one ear and out the other. It lacks elements to make it come together as a whole.

Serling - Next Stop, Willoughby
80

This has some real character to it, which is what I desire in music but, more often than not, cannot find. I love the raw, intense, and frantic energy brought from another dimension. I like feeling uneasy and this has a consistent uncomfortable feel that hits the spot. Dig the art too. Caleb delivers some excellent vocal contrast while chugging away. Would kill to see them in Arizona.

Standouts are
A Penny for Your Thoughts, Living Doll, and Mr. Garrity and the Graves
but I particularly like ... read more

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