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P!nk - TRUSTFALL
P!nk
TRUSTFALL
50
Mar 19

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Wet Leg - Wet Leg
100
The hype train started last year and was worth the buzz, Wet Leg is definitely one of the best debut albums of the year.
Indie Rock seems to hit a stumble as far as listeners are concerned, whether its too samey or too bold; however Wet Leg has definitely defied that and has just trasisted Indie Rock to a new a turning point. Courtesty with their unique creativity and discordant values, keeping listeners challenged and not pressing that skip button (Don't you dare!).
Their are some traditional ... read more

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Tyler Bates & Joel J. Richard - John Wick: Chapter 4
90
It's definitely breathtaking!
Loreen - Tattoo
90
It's no Euphoria in regards to memorable (We shall see how the live version goes when the event happens), but the return for Loreen's entry Tattoo is overwhelmingly strong on both her vocal range and the engineering scale, which I think will set a new stepping stone in regards to Eurovision quality.
Gorillaz - Cracker Island
85
The 8th Gorillaz album and the 7th Gorillaz phase (Yes, I'm going there) Cracker Island to me proves why Gorillaz are still successful. This is to me their most pop-minded album that still holds both integrity and creativity that doesn't seem cliched (Their are still some electro and grime intact carrying through their last album Song Machine and perhaps a hint of 2017 divisive album Humanz).
The narrative can be dissected well (And the artwork, even though it looks too forced and lacks ... read more
Foo Fighters - The Essential Foo Fighters
75
*This review is based on a vinyl release.*

Such a welcoming addition to my compilation collection.
Not the best essential albums, especially if you know one album 'Sonic Highways' is completely missing, weird that!
This to me is a huge bummer because tracks like 'Something from Nothing' and 'Congregation' could've been easily added to the roster.
Aside from that, the track ordering was good (Though not as perfect as The White Stripes compilation).
If their was one track I felt could've been ... read more

Olly Murs - Marry Me
20
Ah, December, the tail-end where we see junkyard albums that'll fizzle out before Christmas "Which is a shame, because it use to be a special month when big artists drop in for Christmas royalties...2015 recalls when Coldplay and Adele dropped in their big releases and we retailers had to endure the queues of fans claiming their physical media... That spark is non existent in 2022 (Thanks streaming), hence this upcoming review".

Just because this is the Number 1 album in the UK, ... read more

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MILES EDGEWORTH MY BELOVED!!
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Hey Edgeworth, I just dropped my first project (25 min mixtape) would love your feedback as part of the AOTY community. Have a listen and all rating/reviews are welcomed <3 ty

links:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4wpfxtR8i5rDyRNpdsRZAw
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/in-shadows/1611457644
Tidal: https://listen.tidal.com/album/218028587
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AOTY: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/362334-bodhisattya-pal-marine-affairs.php
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Hey!!!! So today I had an idea to make a very fun list on this amazing website that I'm addicted to. So... my goal is to make a huge RAINBOW🌈list, so you get to choose an album that you like that has an specific color, it can be literally any album but the majority of the cover has to be of the chosen color. So I'm gonna start by choosing one of my fav albums which has the color: RED πŸ”΄

Send me a color and an album that you like, If you want to write something you like album this album feel free to do it!
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