Like a deceptively generic-shaped onion that peels back to reveal its quirked up layers

I really don't hear much Shoegaze here but that's okay

edit: shoegaze removed as a genre 🙏

Its got atmosphere and a bit of groove, but not enough to really draw me in

Most everything you can want from a Punk record. While I haven't heard many, this one might be my favourite so far. It's raw and aggressive, but still expertly played

Not a massive statement piece musically, but really really solidly performed

I absolutely LOVED Grog by Frog, so I thought I'd check out their other stuff and I think I just don't "get it."

Pretty fine, but a bit confusing and scattered in terms of sound, lyrical content, and influence. Maybe I need to listen in a different headspace

Pretty nice Folk album that reminds me a lot of Elliot Smith vocally and maybe instrumentally to a lesser degree

The length of a Family Guy episode, but definitely better than most Family Guy episodes

Expected stripped back Folk, got whatever the FUCK this was... awesome...

When you break the pieces down, it isn't really THAT complex of an album as it might seem, but the amount of care and passion put into "Script of the Bridge" makes it as good as it is

A neat little Canadian experimental album that blen-- AHH WHAT IS THAT ON THE COVER

A slightly more refined and mature take on the generally similar formula as "De La Soul is Dead"

In the albums credit, it's only mostly boring and inauthentic-feeling. There's a decent song or two in here, but Ed Sheeran even in his earlier stuff just doesn't make very compelling music

Production is actually INSANE, but I'm struggling to decide if the vocal delivery is bad or secretly genius

Feels a bit more like a really good EP followed by a bunch of deluxe edition tracks. I happen to actually like some of the directions they went. There's a LOT of genre representation; Robot Voices is almost, like, a Disco song or something and there's a healthy helping of Dance Pop in other songs like Center Mass.

I think that regardless of how good individual songs might be, the cohesion is just NOT there as the album progresses, which is a bit unfortunate as with some tweaking ... read more

Haley Williams I love your voice you could sing anything and I'd probably love it

About as good as I'd expect the debut full-length Maruja album to be. The more abrasive Hardcore elements are at their highest since their Knocknarea project. I'm glad that this intensity is back, as it felt like they were progressively moving away from it with every new EP release and Knocknarea is definitely my favourite EP of theirs.

It could be my lack of paying attention, but "Pain to Power" feels like the most outwardly political in terms of messaging, an element ... read more

All the aesthetics of mid-life crises and failing to pick up women in dive bars. The Black Keys feels like one precarious step away from truck commercial music and most songs fail to be any more interesting than truck commercial music even if a couple songs do

The dial is almost NEVER cranked down on this album, but it's hard to dislike it no matter how explosive it gets. It's varied and emotional, which covers up almost any sense of extremity

I WISH I knew what they were saying because just about every other element of this album is near perfect. The production is incredible, making use of a couple really cool and creative samples. The songs are these long, expansive rap tracks performed well about what I CAN pick up are conscious themes (I heard the words for "police" and "violence")