★★★★½
Steve Taylor at his best, classic, but sounds incredibly fresh. Raw, but restrained. Solid rock album with just as well-written lyrics.
it's just so damn catchy and not boring like most pop hits in the past decade.
★★★☆☆
I was an "early" 21p fan. I recall downloading the 3-song EP on "freechristianmusicblog" and trying to get people to listen to Vessel. It blew my mind as a high schooler. Dun played briefly in another band I love, House of Heroes (check them out, they are underrated).
Blurryface came out during college and I wore it out. Played it in the car with my young siblings and wandered around campus and night blasting it.
Trench amazed me, I recall listening to it ... read more
This strikes me as kind of an odd single. I feel it may work well in context of a full album. I really dig the production.
★★★★½
An immersive experience that ebbs and flows, remaining interesting throughout and weaving a story through sounds instead of lyrics. The fact that it comes from the bedroom of a teenaged artist is just icing on the cake. Reminds me a lot of Ethel Cain's Preacher's Daughter, despite some major stylistic differences.
Top Two: Sinner, Storge
★★★½☆ (bonus tracks only)
Why is this better than the actual album. Did someone drop the masters and get them mixed up?
Help us Max Martin, you're our only hope.
★★☆☆☆
The rereleases have really highlighted how bland her current sound is. I think most of her writing is good, but the sludgy synthpop emphasizes the awkward and cringy moments. I honestly think either full-blown pop (1989), country-tinged (Red), or alt-folk (folklore) are all better directions. Fingers crossed she finds new producers for her next project.
EDIT: I'm convinced you could cut down from 31 songs to like 12 and have a much ... read more
★★★★☆
I actually really dig this album. It's very low-key and summer-night vibes.
Top Two: Peace Signs, Apartment 413
★★½☆☆
I really want to like this album, but it is just so unmemorable to me. I've listened to it three times now, and I can't remember anything. There are certainly some beautiful moments, it's not bad, but being forgettable might be worse.
Top Two: Deeper Well, Moving Out
Switchfoot has a bad habit of keeping their best songs off albums and releasing them as b-sides. Some of these additional songs are stronger than a couple songs on the final album.
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