glaive - a bit of a mad one
55

I have to applaud the fact that glaive produced something very different with this EP but it really doesn't have much staying power for me. There are a couple of good tracks here but there are also some that go a bit too far and kind of just fall into meme territory

Allie X - Girl With No Face
80

I will be the first to admit that this genre is oversaturated but Allie X has definitely managed to keep it fresh here. With sophi-pop style vocals and modern-retro synths and the odd single soul guitar, Girl With No Face is powerful, performative and, above all else, really good

Vangelis - Spiral
82

Sometimes it's hard to remember that this album came out over 45 years ago... But it did and boy are there some amazing tracks on display here

Supertramp - Crime of the Century
85

This album is really where Supertramp started to come into their own

The Who - Who's Next
85

This is a pretty monsterous classic rock album that was very much ahead of its time. With many songs that still have a place in popular culture today, Who's Next serves as perhaps not The Who's most ambitious record but definitely still a must-listen

Gentle Giant - The Missing Piece
59

There are some parts of this album that I really like, but ultimately its the contemporary and dull-sounding A-Side that results in this album getting a lower grade that its contemporaries. It's just a bit bland

Lime Garden - One More Thing
80

A very consistent yet versatile debut album. With ventures into indie, post-punk and electronic, this short but fulfilling album was a joy to listen to.

The Murlocs - Manic Candid Episode
75

A rather standard but still very fun psych rock album.

Paolo Nutini - Caustic Love
76

Nutini's vocal performances are good, the production is very solid and it actually very versatile which I wasn't expecting on first listen. There are a few absolutely superb tracks that stand out amongst the rest of the good but not amazing tracklist.

Pilot - Second Flight
80

Pilot's second album is generally fun and catchy with some great mellow songs thrown in for good measure. As always, Alan Parson's mixing is superb and definitely makes some tracks (Dear Artist in particularly) stand out

Friko - Where we've been, Where we go from here
84

A very versatile and very enjoyable noise rock/chamber pop experience. The songs vary a lot in genre but they also fit very well together, leading to a diverse and interesting album that feels extremely cohesive. The talent on display in this debut is commendable.

Grande Mahogany - As Grande As
86

An incredibly fun and interesting venture into retro-inspired funk and psychedelic. It may be influenced by those 70s sounds, but Grande Mahogany pushes the sound into the present with cool production and brilliant musical flare

Harry Nilsson - Son of Schmilsson
80

Once again, Harry Nilsson creates a light-hearted and sometimes comedic pop rock album that's filled with delight and talent.

Harry Nilsson - The Point!
76

A really fun kids book/album.

black midi - Schlagenheim
89

The album that changed my perspective on noise rock. It's loud, raw and definitely imperfect in ways but it's also incredibly impressive

black midi - Hellfire
97

Black Midi just keep improving with every release and Hellfire is a perfect example of that and a perfect example of organised chaos.

Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
88

This album is more than just "the theme from Exorcist" as many people from my generation put it. It's a superb work of new age/prog rock work that effortlessly glides from movement to movement with more ease than any album written by someone as young as Oldfield was should. Awesome composition, superb performance and some absolute classics smattered throughout. He never managed to top this...

Styx - Cornerstone
73

I thought this slapped. Definitely not as good as some of their other albums but there's still plenty of reasons to give this a listen if you liked some of Styx' other releases.
It does lack slightly in cohesion, in my opinion but the actual songs on here are 100% quality

Biffy Clyro - A Celebration of Endings
73

Amazing songwriting, some of the best to date.
But, there are some that will not be able to stand the over-produced nature of a lot of the tracks that feature on this album.

Biffy Clyro - Balance, Not Symmetry
90

Yes, the movie isn't good.

But the soundtrack is superb containing some of Biffy Clyro's most underrated tracks and ambitious sequencing that in some ways makes this album feel conceptual. Bringing Adam Noble on to produce this album was a fantastic choice with amazing production, and some really great synth sections.

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