Bizarre but really really groovy and refreshing. I'm usually lightyears away from liking albums like these, but this somehow manages to be incredibly technical but also easy to just sink myself in. "Fabienk" is my favourite track, the different layers of catchy guitar melodies stacking on top of each other omgg such a wild experience. "Yor Zarad" too the way the start shredding it at the end oomph so so good.
BANGERRRR THIS IS WHAT FUCK MY COMPUTER SHOULD HAVE FELT LIKE WOOOOO
Banger after banger after banger, really clean crisp production and most of the songs are unbelievably bouncy and amazing to move to. Keeps the energy ups and doesn't fade one bit. Just unbelievably consistent which sets it apart from so so so many other albums in this general vibe.
Came for Midnight City, stayed for the album....
Finally got around to listening to this in full, I was always intimidated by its length and the sheer number of tracks. So I decided to let it run and I'm happy to say that it definitely carries its weight beyond Midnight City, which is one of my absolute favourite tracks of all the time.
What M83 does well here is how they are so good and creating simple yet larger than life synthpop Midnight City is an absolute testament to that but ... read more
Wait why is this not a must hear??....oh
Wolf alice is not a name I had heard of until stumbling upon their single "The Sofa", which caught my attention because of it's lush and detailed production combined with the lead singer's great voice. It's such a vibe honestly and honestly a bit disappointed there isn't any tracks elsewhere on the album that really comes close to it. But, what is on the album are some surprisingly catchy soft-rock songs like "Bloom ... read more
A certified night time album
My first touchpoint with this album was from a mobile game called beatstar lol The song "The Mother We Share" was in the game and it slowly became a song I would listen to quite frequently outside of the game. For a long while that was my only engagement with Chvrches until I listened to Every Open Eye and really loved it. So now I have finally come around to reviewing their debut too.
This album I feel really illustrates the core appeal of Chvrches to ... read more