Caribou - Suddenly
70

The hype was unreal for Suddenly. Caribou had potential to put out an album of the year candidate based off of the singles. The songs Home and You And I gave me literal chills. Never Come Back was only okay to me but it was a really enjoyable song, so I figured it wasn’t a red flag or a drawback to the hype to this album. Friday eventually came, and so did I to give this thing a listen.
A major drawback in modern music is when the music becomes boring and uninteresting. Most of pop music ... read more

COIN - Dreamland
70

On Coin’s sophomore LP “How Would You Know…” the album starts with a song titled, “Don’t Cry (2020)”. The song is about worrying about the future and the inevitability of years passing. At the time this song felt strange on that record. Coin was the fastest growing indie band, their song Talk Too Much was an instant hit for them and their brand new album was received very well. No one would have predicted that they would leave their label that pushed ... read more

Tame Impala - The Slow Rush
100

Coming into The Slow Rush, my hopes were low. I wasn’t a huge fan of Borderline and Lost in Yesterday was only okay for me at the time. I did thoroughly enjoy It Might Be Time and Posthumous Forgiveness. It wasn’t the case that I thought the record would be bad, I just really didn’t think it would come anywhere close to Currents. Despite my fears for this record, I will say I was very wrong. Kevin Parker was able to create a cohesive masterpiece that features groovy ... read more

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