Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene
84

Real real eclectic of a record. From Alvvays to Rush to GY!BE to Broken Social Scene, Canada my glorious home country keeps creating amazing bands

Green Day - Dookie
82

Nonstop thrill-ride and a bonified great time. I think with how Green Day has proceeded it's easy to dismiss them completely, but listening to "Dookie" all the way through for the first time definitely gives me an appreciation for the band at their peak

Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled Water
86

Some of the most simultaneously lively and somber set of Singer-Songwriter performances I've heard and DAMN if the way those Jewish white boys harmonize isn't the most thug ass gangster shit ever

The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
74

Way more Bluesy and Country than I expected, that's for sure. While the singles from this album have been burned into my mind since childhood, I never listened to much Rolling Stones. I think that "Let It Bleed" (the album) is decent if not slightly boring. Catchy, but for the most part pretty basic

leroy - dariacore
75

The most impressive part of this album is probably that it created it's own genre (even if it's basically just Sampledelia for ketamine addicted zoomers).

Listening feels like just being told your grandpa you didn't really like particularly much just died in the middle of a rave. While very funny, the novelty factor almost overtakes the actual music. Some of the samples are hilarious, but a couple get abused a bit too heavily

Rebecca Black - SALVATION
80

One of the crazier musical redemptions in history. Never in my life did I think I'd listen to a full Rebecca Black album, let alone like it.

Fans of Charli XCX will Probably absolutely love the album, and people like me who like her decent enough will probably enjoy the album a decent bit. The sound might be evocative of Charli, but that's really only because they share common genres.

Production is lively and actually way more diverse than a lot of more recent Bubblegum Bass tends ... read more

Muse - Origin of Symmetry
75

Feels a bit like they're trying to say a bit more than is actually said on "Origin of Symmetry." The title, song names, and cover all provoke a lot of imagery that the music doesn't seem to properly follow up on. This is a sort of minor critiqu, but the one that stood out the most to me.

I'm going to avoid comparing them to Radiohead as an insult. They DO sound like they're copying Radiohead, but it's hard to sound wholly original as a band so whatever.

I ... read more

Low Roar - 0
96

Of the two folk albums I've heard just called "0," this one is definitely my favourite.

Every time I thought the album was done wowing me, it did it again and about 3 more times afterwards

Four Tet - There Is Love in You
77

Was meaning to listen to more Four Tet but I lowkey forgor. "There Is Love in You" is a pretty great Ambient Electronic album. It's fresh and diverse and super pleasant listening. I maybe wasn't as blown away as some people seem to be by it, but quite good nonetheless

Ghost - IMPERA
67

for a first Ghost album, I feel a bit confused by what Ghost is trying to be. I understand the poppy, Glam Metal aesthetic but it feels like if they're going in a campier, more cinematic direction than the music should maybe be a bit more...glamourous and cinematic?

For all that it's worth, I had some fun listening to "IMPERA." My major complaint was that it just feels a bit flat for the soaring and stadium-filling sound that Ghost are going for. I couldn't quite put ... read more

The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age of the Understatement
83

Why do I like this a lot more than most Arctic Monkeys stuff I've heard? Throw The Last Shadow Puppets with The Voidz and The Postal Service in the "band lead side projects I prefer to the main group" club

80

Gah DAMN is Coldplay so good at making overblown Stadium Rock sound insane

venturing - Ghostholding
78

I'm not personally a huge fan of the rage-oriented direction Jane seems to be heading based off of the last few singles, but luckily she's still releasing some of the Shoegaze and Rock that got me listening.

"Ghostholding" is definitely a more mixed bag than something as amazing as Frailty. Some of the first tracks sound like she's doing her best Mk.Gee impression, but then after that the more classical Shoegaze/Slacker Rock sound really kicks in which I can come to ... read more

Low Roar - House in the Woods
83

Hideo Kojima approves of Low Roar, so I do, too

Hippo Campus - Landmark
79

Reminds me a lot of the radio hits of yesteryear in a fully positive way

Hop Along - Painted Shut
87

Powerful and uplifting. The vocalist has this absolutely commanding and expressive voice that brings forward so much emotion. Stands as a pretty high achievement in Indie Rock

Perfume Genius - No Shape
81

a more appealing album to me than the already quite good "Too Bright" that preceded it. Went by like absolute NOTHING

Roar - I Can't Handle Change
78

Has that 1-2-double combo of Tik Tok indie songs with "I Can't Handle Change" and "Christmas Kids," but the other tracks are honestly pretty solid too. Derivative? very probably. the emotion and sound just about makes up, though

Elliott Smith - Either/Or
90

Probably close to about as perfect as a Singer-Songwriter project can be. The instrumentation isn't super complex but it works great, and the lyrics really sell the whole

I, however, should NOT have listened on Valentines Day

91

Ichiko embraces a more full sound and the result is honestly otherworldly. magical and serene

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