Poetic and fitting in way too many ways to list

If Tally Hall was like 20% less cringe, their music might honestly be decent. They have some definite musical chops, but they waste it on this.

It actually wasn't quite as theatre-core slop as I thought it'd be, but it does get a decent few eye rolls from me. I think that the album's biggest crime is just sort of being boring and dumb during the middle. I cannot lie and say the first few songs actually kind of work in a nerdy ass Prog Pop way

Electronic classical? Everything about this album is just so odd and mysterious and honestly the inherent novelty of even coming across it probably makes it better than it would be otherwise

If Pink Floyd made Death Metal.

I know this year, the new Knocked Loose was a lot of people's (including myselves) "baby's first Metal album," but I'd honestly probably recommend this as a jumping on point for potential metal listeners out of any new albums this year. It's heavy and intense, but it has a lot of really well done melodic elements and breaks that creates room to breathe.

The relatively sparse vocals have this almost commanding presence over the ... read more

Absolute PINNACLE instrumental album. Unparalleled emotion, scale, and technical brilliance. Resonated with me a bit more than GY!BE's slightly more popular Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven, which is definitely saying something

Honestly, probably tops Blonde in terms of production. It's way more minimalistic, so it may not leave as overt an emotional impact but it's a super worthwhile listen that probably flies under the radar for some because of it's inaccessibility.

The video aspect is neat I guess, but adds basically nothing to me in one direction or the other, so I don't think it contributes to my score at all

Home Brew used just about every second of the lengthy hour and a half effectively. Authenticity and passion just pour from every song and lyric. The subject matter is varied, but stays pretty centered around contemporary social issues: from personal ones like drug addiction to New Zealand politics.

Home Brew makes it known that this is an album made by music fans. It draws heavily from iconic artists and sounds of the past, turning them into something new and worthwhile

Unoriginal take incoming but Supertramp remains an incredibly influential and underlooked band. While Breakfast In America remains the more creative and exciting album, I do think that "Crime of the Century" is the groups compositional masterpiece.

I was introduced to the band through my mother, who might have been an aoty user if she was my age now

I'm doin' it. I'm going to listen through all of Taylors albums. I feel like as time goes on, the "Taylor Swift overrated/over hated" discourse has only grown. I feel like it's disingenuous for me not to actually have an accurate assessment of someone I'm criticizing, so I'm going to ensure that I can avoid just that. (sidenote: I skipped her self-titled because it doesn't have a Taylor's version so I can only assume she also doesn't care ... read more

While Mezzanine sounds fairly timeless, "Blue Lines" definitely feels pretty influenced by the era of it's creation. This isn't a bad thing by any means; The samples and little small references add a level of fun and engagement to some of the songs. This album also felt more Reggae influenced, which gave a unique sound to some of the songs.

Not quite as good as Mezzanine, but still a pretty phenomenal debut

I was put onto some serious HEAT by the esoteric girl I'm talking to on Hinge.

I had never heard of the genre of "Visual kei" until today, but I'm glad I did. Buck-Tick's mouthful of an album: "Darker Than Darkness -Style 93-" pretty seamlessly blends a variety pretty wildly different genres.

There's the classic Alternative Rock and light Metal elements, but thrown in are some fairly heavy Jazz/Jazz-Fusion influences. Songs sometimes sound wildly ... read more

Has a few things that I unfortunately just don't really personally like all that much in music. Very whiny, VERY emo vocals, and really unpolished hardcore instrumentals. Can see the appeal, but it maybe just isn't for me

It's foreboding and eerie almost just as much as it is wistful and hopeful. A super cinematic feeling album, but not necessarily in the sense of being "grand" sounding; rather, it felt "cinematic" through it's storytelling qualities. I could easily envision the music I was hearing as it transports you through mountains and into the great unknown of space and time

What people are saying is unfortunately true. Sounds like a hollowed out shell of SOPHIE's visionary sound. It drones on for what feels like forever, with a laundry list of artists brought on in a vain attempt to fill the massive gap left by the incomplete nature of many of these beats

Sounds like if a forest gnome made electronic music

I maybe can't say it's one of my favorite instrumental albums as it tends to get a bit repetitive, but it's still interesting to see different cultures takes on music and musical instruments

All things considered, David Bowie definitely made the most out of the New Wave craze as it happened.

Also shout out to the best lyric in music history: "We are the goon squad and we're coming to town. Beep-beep"

It feels like some sort of sunny and cheerful fever dream listening to a De La Soul album. Skits and songs blend together as track after track goes by in this big soup of witty bars, goofy skits, and amazing production until you realize that 5 songs have just passed

Found myself enjoying "In Waves" a pretty decent bit by the end. I like me some House music, and Jamie xx definitely delivered on that front

Definitely liked it a bit more than their other album from earlier this year, but I still feel like it falls just short of being something really special. It's atmospheric enough, but I feel like these guys haven't really truly challenged themselves artistically since In Rainbows