This is guaranteed to put you at peace when listening, regardless of your situation.

The most influential (and best) emo album of all time. The melancholy and comfy mood that this album weaves is one that is tough to master, but one of the most important parts of the record.

There is something that I can't seem to pinpoint that just holds this album back for me. It's as if the whole LP builds up and up, without the epic climax that there was infinite potential for.

Unbearable vocals on the most generic shoegaze guitar riffs imaginable.

There were a few too many vocal inflections throughout, but other than that, a solid project. Nothing really memorable, but solid.

Seriously? There are so many albums that deserve more hype than this generic snoozefest.

Between the direct diss to mainstream hip hop, old school beats, and extremely apparent R.A. The Rugged Man influence, Handshakes With Snakes is one of the most nostalgic yet satisfying rap projects to come out of 2016. East Coast hip hop hasn't been exactly a thriving subgenre recently, with a pretty stale string of releases in the past few years, and being overall pretty disappointing. But Apathy took all of the positive characteristics of those releases and turned them into this album. ... read more

In an epic double-disc project of pure post punk perfection, Have a Nice Life's Deathconsciousness includes every possible positive quality that I look for in an album. As far as sonic progression goes, HANL executes a perfect build up to a chaotic and very satisfying closer in Earthmover.
Across the many genres displayed here, the band creates a sound that is very melancholy, but it has aggressive characteristics that make it gloomily energetic, and keeping all emotion intact. The whole ... read more

So it has been quite some time since I listened to Pinkerton for the very first time. And oddly enough, I listened to it on the same day that I first listened to Weezer's debut as well. That is a decision that I ultimately regret. Both albums are extremely similar, yet extremely different. Blue was Weezer's breakout, and rise to fame. Pinkerton was their fall from the top, as it was claimed to be a critical failure.
But what I think many of the harsher critics of this LP fail to realize is ... read more

Odds are that at least a couple of these songs are unreleased from pre-prison Gucci. But if not, it really shows that this album was made in only a month. There are no obvious standout tracks, and the features are mediocre at best. I'm sure any rapper would be stale after being away from the industry for so long, but just take more time to put together a commercially released album.

I don't care how awful his bars are, that chorus is catchy as fuck.

When listening to this album for the very first time, I felt like I had already heard it many times before. That's probably because I have already listened to so many more, newer, alternative rock albums, which were heavily influenced by The Strokes. Is This It set a sort of blueprint for an abundance of newer rock outfits to follow in the future.
Even though I'm not crazy about the album, there are tons of moments throughout that are what I really look for in every album I check out. I ... read more

Through a strange and obscure collection of sounds, Lil Ugly Mane's final release of leftovers is one of the more interesting releases of his brief career. Even though there are incredibly textured and innovative beats throughout the 2 plus hours of music, it becomes a chore to listen to about halfway through. If only maybe 90 minutes were released, and some of the fat in the middle was trimmed, we would have a near perfect album on our hands.

How did Lil Dicky become an XXL Freshman before Yung Lean???

It's a fun and tolerable tape for the summer, but it doesn't have the same originality and character that made his first tape so memorable.

If You're Feeling Sinister is the quintessential album that encompasses all emotions in one rather brief collection of tracks. Through all 10 songs, I wasn't sure if I should dance, cry, or throw a fit of rage. But I ended up sitting in place throughout the LP, expressionless, and taking in the beautiful music I had just experienced.

fav tracks: Judy and the Dream of Horses, Mayfly, Get Me Away from Here, I'm dying

Out of all progressive rock, there are some beautiful gems, and some over-saturated pieces of horseshit. Lots of prog rock incorporates too many synths and instrumental compositions, not enough rock to go with the prog.
But on Close to the Edge, a happy medium is found. There are electronic influences that are embedded into the dominantly rock soundscapes, just enough so they stand out. The guitars and basses perfectly flow into each other, and the drumming takes over the tones, to perfectly ... read more

Despite the very shallow and simplistic lyrics, this song easily is one of the most upbeat, feel-good anthems of the year so far.

Even though this is an incredibly uninspired and cliche album, it isn't complete shit. The 80's inspired synths are pretty smooth and very listenable, despite their lack of character and originality. I'm not the biggest fan of the band, but I've heard some other M83 songs and segments of albums. I know that this is far from a promising release, but it isn't the literal junk that I first thought it would be (aside from the filler galore all over the project).

fav track: Do It, Try It

The title track alone, a 63 minute epic, is enough material to make for an incredible album. But then Holy Mountain closes off the massive work of stoner metal in perfect form. Throughout the chaotic and nihilistic record, there are moments of complete bliss in the form of heavy, sludgy guitars and vocals.
When taking into consideration the years and years of work that were put into this one song, I can truly appreciate what this album has to offer. I feel accomplished when I get through ... read more