Yellow Kidney is much more melodic than the later releases from Show Me The Body, and it almost sounds like it could be an indie rock album sometimes. The band has a more calm and collected nature to them on this EP, and it never really lashes out like they often do. The vocals actually sound like they are being sung rather than rapped or screamed, which is an interesting aspect. Shows the progression of the band in time, and how their sound has evolved tremendously.

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Show Me The Body wears their influences on their sleeve, then rips off those sleeves and shreds them until they are merely dust on the ground. The main influencers that I see are hardcore bands like Minor Threat and Black Flag, along with experimental hip hop in vein of Death Grips (Chrome Exposed sounds very, very similar to Inanimate Sensation). The band absolutely obliterates their instruments when playing, as most of these songs are brutally heavy. Some aspects of sludge metal are in ... read more

Contained chaos that is aching to break free.

I miss the old Miley (sorta)

This is about as good as prog metal can get to me, but I'm not at all a big fan of prog metal. The genre as a whole is too obnoxious and repetitive. Although I do think Tool created one of the prog metal albums I can actually sit down and really enjoy, it isn't anything I can praise to death.

One of the best things to happen to emo since American Football, and I'm not exaggerating.

fav tracks: 电动少女 (standout), 晴天霹雳

One of the more obscure records from the new wave burst of the early 80's, Klaus Nomi mixes electronic, pop, and opera music all into one absolutely essential album. His vocal range is absolutely stunning, keeping a singing voice that is similar to that of David Bowie's all the way to an insanely high pitched opera-style shriek.
He incorporates his range seamlessly into the different instrumentals below him; sometimes ranging from dark ambient to 60's-esque pop with backing singers. Much of ... read more

Ween's first record apart from their former label, Elektra, is perhaps their finest work to date. They take the whimsical vocal and instrumental styles which were on The Mollusk and mix them with the alternative rock sound which they tried in earlier albums like Chocolate and Cheese. Every single hook is pure bliss, whether it be one of the weirder ones (So Many People in the Neighborhood) or more mainstream rock influenced (Transdermal Celebration), the hooks are probably the most memorable ... read more

Straight from the prime period of shoegaze comes another album that has the spellbinding character which can also be found on albums like Loveless and Heaven or Las Vegas. Souvlaki shows a melancholy side to the genre, with slower and heavier instrumentals along with some very soft and syrupy singing. One of the more unique and interesting qualities of this album is the constant changes between two singers; a detail that I thought I would get irritated with, but actually loved.
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wew, the vocal skits and quotes are cheesy as hell and placed terribly, but the music itself is actually pretty nice and relaxing.

Five short and sweet tracks that present all of the flair and flamboyance that this band is made of. The songwriting is a bit weaker than it grew to be, and the instrumentation can be one-dimensional at times, but the whole EP actually ends up being a really fun listen.

fav tracks: Gendr, Kill All Assholes

EDIT: I hate to say this, but i think this is gonna be the last we'll hear from PWR BTTM. These sexual assault events aren't looking so pretty, and shit is really starting to go down. It's a shame, because this is a legitimately great album, and I refuse to retract that statement. But the band turned out to be a couple of douches that ended up being total hypocrites.

PWR BTTM's Ugly Cherries, from 2015, was a breath of fresh air. The band gave a change of pace with brash and unorthodox ... read more

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A record from the prime of indie rock, Bluffer's Guide to the Flight Deck is an album which presents a more abstract and authentic side to the genre. With the personality of groups like Neutral Milk Hotel and Arcade Fire, and the concepts of groups like Animal Collective, Flotation Toy Warning crafted an album that plays like a storybook.
The longer songs and variety of different structures presented are what stuck out to me the most, and the lyrics were also great if you paid attention to ... read more

A decent attempt at a summer anthem, but I unfortunately think that this song was just too all over the place. Quavo and Lil Wayne sounded very out of place on this beat (which I think was pretty well done) and their trap-style voices are too rough for this type of song. Justin Bieber was definitely the highlight for me, his singing on the hook sounded like just the type of summer song that Khaled was going for. It seems like DJ Khaled's "too big to fail" method of producing songs ... read more

I was so excited to listen to this project and get a feel for Panda Bear's newer work, but I turned out extremely disappointed. There is very little actually being done on this album, and by that I mean creatively and progressively with Panda Bear's career. He's a huge part of Animal Collective, one of the most adventurous and extravagant bands of the 2000's. But Meets the Grim Reaper is drab electropop that takes all of the great aspects from AnCo's work, and makes them so incredibly ... read more

I have to admit that there are some damn fine shoegaze tunes on here, but there is not at all enough variation between them to make me go back to this album many times. I think that everything that was explored on Methodrone has already been explored on albums previous to it, and not much causes it to truly stand out to me. The album is a great addition to the tail end of the shoegaze scene of the 80's and 90's, but it's not one of the best.

fav tracks: That Girl Suicide, Short Wave

One of the biggest surprises to me from this year. Obviously this isn't a terrific EP; it has a lot to be improved on. But Young M.A shows her charisma and personality on all 7 tracks here, proving that she can make waves in the rap scene.

Wow this is edgy!!

The production is actually pretty cool, but aside from that, none of the vocal performances excite me or deliver anything of real quality. Like practically every other single from Gorillaz this year, this is barely mediocre.