the gayest album made by two straight men

the prince of the modern age takes in all of the hippest wonky and purple sound electronic trends of the 2010s and vomits out a rainbow-colored series of bangers with hooks stacked upon hooks alongside a truly, TRULY unique sound.

hypnagogia rendered unto us via the best hip indie band that never was. lou reed and post-punk existing side by side, creating the coldest warm record you'll ever hear.

never has a terror at the modern world felt so thrilling and liberatory.

the album that most understands what the internet is.

what is anyone supposed to say about this over 20 years later. its classic status is frankly self-evident.

for as indulgent as this is, pink floyd remembered to finally have some fun after about 5 years of producing great but completely unfun records that are amazing but kind of a slog.

where led zeppelin fail because they're attempting to swing for the fences and be serious, the rolling stones show how you do this sort of dad rock n roll right: by playing the part of the joker. there's a sense of real JOY in these songs that distinguishes the stones as far as old bands go; for as much as they are playing a role in whitening rock music, they seem to take a real joy in the original material and love what they do (as opposed to the self-hatred of say, led zeppelin iv's dive into ... read more

spektor takes a prankster's spirit to stylings that resemble the instant cool of fiona apple, resulting in a more warped but distinctly likeable album (something that has never rly been a concern for apple). she's got a much more flexible voice and is more inclined to use it as an instrument in a way that feels closest to the manipulation kendrick lamar puts on his rapping, whether it be her warbly 'indie voice' to the borderline riot grrrl snarl and smooth balladry. these simple piano songs ... read more

i am learning to appreciate old white guy rock but i can't imagine there will ever be a record in that canon better than this.

gleaming futurism.

raging against the dying of the machine while you're young and think you're powerful but make it 1980s style. i intend to dive deep into rem's discog but this is just SO GOOD, and it's all catchy and the melodies are so memorable!

while i am very inexperienced with particularly early jazz to say that this is peak performance, it sure as hell sounds like it.

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i cannot describe what emotions these songs fill within me

the best new seven-part british band delivers their opening opus. also, the multiple bruce springsteen references on this project are quite a funny little detail.

it's also a true rarity when a project continues going up in my estimation the more listens i give it. i'm gonna say it: if you prefer the single versions of athen's, france or sunglasses, you're wrong and have overplayed them <3

edit: took the time to read some negative reviews and honestly? i don't like to make broad judgements ... read more

it's interesting that hecker claims to reject building narrative explicitly in his albums, because there's def a lot of narrative here that i personally interpret as the fear of the rise of fascism in the modern age, with the forgetting of memories allowing minority nutjobs to push themselves forward (the album cover def helps, being of a memorial of those in the italian resistance movement). the palimpsests also hint to that. otherwise, this is still the sort of fantastic work one expects from ... read more

fuck getting young ppl radicalised by reading dead old white guys like marx and lenin, just give them this record. yeah they'll be a trembling wreck by the end but they'll die red.

the fact that there is absolutely NOTHING that sounds rly like this. vince takes a backseat to let these maximal beats blast the floor, whether they're slick like the title track or hype monsters like bagbak and especially yeah right. it feels more like an electronic record than a rap record (and when you have 2017-era sophie and flume producing multiple tracks, that does make sense). crabs in a bucket is the closest song that tries to capture the magic of early the streets and succeeds. the ... read more

if ever the 90s were to be distilled into a single album.