The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely
83

The supergroup continue their garage rock adventures with another banger of an album. Versatile as ever and as well produced and performed as their previous album.

The Black Keys - Beautiful People (Stay High)
58

I work in advertising, and this is exactly the sort of song I would use for a garage advert. Not bad but very mid

Harry Nilsson - Aerial Ballet
80

Like many, I loved this album but the songs were just too short to feel fully-formed. A couple couple have been twice the length they actually were. Still superb, though

Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson
87

An essential singer-songwriter/pop rock cut containing some of the biggest tunes from this era of music. The album flows really well from start to finish, never feeling boring and always showing a new side to Nilsson's musicianship.

The Alan Parsons Project - Eye in the Sky
90

One of the best-produced albums of all time.

But it is more than that. The songs themselves are superb with a handful being absolute perfection. This is one of the greatest prog pop albums of all time and is Alan Parsons Project at their peak

Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity
90

This album is my go-to when I feel like crap and want something to brighten my day and blow my socks off. Deerhoof have such a unique sound and (in my opinion) show off that skill best in this record. Look away is pretty creepy, though, compared to the rest of the album

Michael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka
97

Kiwanuka holds a special place in my heart for being one of the albums that introduced me to modern music outside of rock. This is one of the greatest psych/soul albums ever and it opened me up to a whole new world of music. Amazing from start to finish.

Geese - "Baby" - Justin Bieber (Cover)
85

How is this unironically good? Geese are truly something...

Eagles - Hotel California
80

Once again, I don't understand the hate that Hotel California has gained from a lot of people. The title track is one of the greatest songs of all time and whilst the rest of the album doesn't succeed to reach that level again, this is still a very enjoyable record with some great highlights throughout.

Eagles - One of These Nights
75

Negative reviews make me sad. This isn't Hotel California, but it's still a superb country rock album with some amazing highlights. Definitely worth a listen for any aspiring country rock fan

SLIFT - ILION
85

Only a temporary review as this definitely requires more listens but this is some of the spaciest psych that I have listened to. Massive spaces, chunky sounds, ethereal vocals, huge instrumentals, super slow rhythmic sections. This album has a lot too offer

Green Day - Saviors
55

If you had never heard any punk rock before, you would probably love this, but for me, it just lacks a bit of originality.
There are a number of good tracks here but I still feel like the performances aren't as strong as Green Day's earlier material with Dirnt's performances in particular feeling a bit uninspired. Maybe that's to avoid making it obvious that tracks like Goodnight Adeline is just When I Come Around but boring.

It's a partial return to form for a band that hasn't had any form ... read more

Green Day - Dookie
80

The peaks of this album are so high that they make up for some of the more mediocre parts of this album.
Seriously, the singles this album produced are all absolute classics

Europe - The Final Countdown
75

Is it extremely commercialised stadium rock? But it does what it does very well. Catchy hooks, soaring vocals and melodic guitar, synth and organ solos come together to make something that's definitely over-hated in my eyes. It's good fun, if you don't take it seriously.

Dead Poet Society - How could I love you? / I hope you hate me.
75

Royal Blood vibes but in drop B. Pretty decent but would love to hear those vocals with a bit of fry

Grace Jones - Portfolio
59

Starts off well but I got bored quickly. Lacks variation to a fault. Every song kinda sounds like the last one.

KÁRYYN - The Quanta Series
83

Whilst there are some moments of mediocrity on this record, it is for the most part, a masterpiece in ambient pop. Amazing production, complete with glitchy synths, vocal chops and amazing, angelic vocal leads. If it wasn't for the mid-album slump, my rating would be much, much higher

The Lemonheads - It's a Shame About Ray
80

Super fun and very varied alt rock.

The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band [50th Anniversary Edition]
85

Giles learned what a compressor is on this remix and used it... A lot

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