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We've got our first contender for album of the decade.
This album is incredible. It's cinematic and over time, it draws you in more and more. The soundscapes are beautiful, her voice is beautiful, and the picture the lyrics paint throughout the album are beautiful, disturbing, and heart-wrenching. And the final work is greater than the sum of its parts. I was enjoying the album, but Ptolemaea really drew me in, and from that point onwards my attention was fully captured by the album. This ... read more
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"Don't say pesticides are causing autistic children"
Jesus Christ, Neil. As an autistic person myself, I genuinely expected better from him. At least he didn't veer into fully anti-vax territory?
That aside, while GMOs themselves aren't inherently dangerous, he sure has a point about Monsanto and its scummy business practices. Though it also gets really, really repetitive.
Damn. This isn't just a return to form after Fever Dream, it's a step above anything they've done before. Like Fever Dream, it's a really poppy project, but it's executed so much better and bookended by a great indie rock song and a great indie folk song.
EDIT: And I like it even more on a second listen, too.
EDIT 2 (92 --> 95): And even more on a third listen. Wow.
Visitor: 10/10
This Happiness: 8.7/10
Lonely Weather: 10/10
Destroyer: 9.2/10
This Happiness (The Saddest Version): 9/10
This isn't the worst album I've heard, but it's probably the most confusing. Why did he make this?
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she/her. 25
library = to-listen-later list
rating system:
100 - masterpiece, genre-defining
90-97 - amazing, album i'll have on repeat
80-87 - great, has some songs that i love
70-77 - very good, but flaws are apparent
60-67 - good, but not great
50-57 - mediocre, forgettable
40-47 - bad, but some interesting ideas there
30-37 - awful, but i don't regret listening to it
20-27 - atrocious, regret listening to it
10-17 - mistake, how did anyone think this was a good idea?
0-7 - unlistenable
library = to-listen-later list
rating system:
100 - masterpiece, genre-defining
90-97 - amazing, album i'll have on repeat
80-87 - great, has some songs that i love
70-77 - very good, but flaws are apparent
60-67 - good, but not great
50-57 - mediocre, forgettable
40-47 - bad, but some interesting ideas there
30-37 - awful, but i don't regret listening to it
20-27 - atrocious, regret listening to it
10-17 - mistake, how did anyone think this was a good idea?
0-7 - unlistenable
Rating Distribution
100
7
90-99
96
80-89
169
70-79
96
60-69
36
50-59
22
40-49
12
30-39
13
20-29
3
10-19
1
0-9
2
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