It has enough of Rob Thomas’ endearing charisma to make it listenable at best, but when your album really only has one leg to stand on, it falls flat on its face.

A very solid album that contrasts its sugary, upbeat, funky instrumentals with lyrics that add a mature layer personality to it, because life isn’t all sunshine and rainbows.

A lot of people gave Hayley crap for calling out Morgan Wallen, but the talent that Wallen possesses will forever be not even close to a fraction of Williams and this album only further solidifies that statement, as Hayley proves herself to be just as talented as—if not more so than—she is with Paramore.

It’s called The Mountain because they’ve spent so long climbing to reach the peak. This is a seriously great output from the duo, venturing into new territory and creating something special.

I didn’t understand anything except for the English parts, but that didn’t stop me from enjoying this a lot! It’s a very well-produced album with a great flow to it. Highly recommend

A pretty solid, albeit familiar, LP that carries a consistent sound and decent writing across every song. Feels a lot like a mid 2000’s project, but not in a dated way.

Sabrina still shines through on most of this album, with her sex-positive provocative attitude allowing her to deliver an album that—for the most part—delivers lots of fun, infectious energy while never really feeling like it’s gone stale.

Edit: Man, I didn’t give this album enough credit. Sabrina is the reincarnation of Shakespeare.

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This shrunk on me immensely. Panic’s familiar lyricism present on that of Fever and Pretty Odd feel completely toned down here and replaced with hooks and choruses that are poppier than ever in ways both good and bad. It never feels like it gets a chance to breathe, the tracks sometimes feel exactly the same, it sounds weirdly mixed, and feels pretty off-paced halfway through. Not a bad album by any means, as the larger amount of pop influence here does work at some points, but it never ... read more

I am not all too familiar with The Format aside from Nate Ruess formerly leading the 2010’s indie group fun., which was more so a side project for Nate it seems, as this album differs very much from anything he did with Jack and Andrew.

As a HUGE fan of fun., I was definitely cautious going into this. I have accustomed myself to the upbeat yet depressing nature of Aim & Ignite and Some Nights, so I was not sure whether to expect the same from this, especially with Boycott Heaven ... read more

Reallyyyyy solid! Feels like a more confident and overall consistent project than Demon Days imo. The themes of each song and the album are conveyed very well alongside the smooth, satisfying, atmospheric production. Everything feels less “limited” in a sense, which really helped boost my enjoyment for it. Highly recommend!

Pretty fun LP! It does feel very dated in some parts, but where it has highs, the wackiness shines through. Almost makes me forget that Brendon killed this band.

This lowkey might be one of the best indie projects of all time. If not all time, then at least of the past 2 and a half decades. This whole LP has such an infectious, vibrant, somber, and even joyful-esque personality that spans across every song. Say what you will about Fun, but you can’t deny that they had talent. What other 3 boy group can you name? Better yet, can you name anyone else that gave us Some Nights and We Are Young? No, you can’t, because what Fun did as a band was ... read more

Rest in peace, Sophie Xeon. This album finds its own identity in the same way that Sophie did, and I think that’s such a beautiful thing. Her name will not be forgotten nor will the path she helped pave in music.

I can absolutely see why people call this their worst album. Fun concept and storyline, but the second half of this really did not do anything for me.

Yes, I am aware that people say that this album hasn’t aged all that well, and I can completely understand why. However, to me, this is just such a fun and inventive project that I think has a neat little charm to it. It’s like AJR if they were good

Uses up all of its high energy not even halfway through :(

Edit: Got way better on relisten!

I’ve never really hated Maroon 5 as a band. Do I hate their post-2015 outputs? Yes, very. But, as a whole, I’ve always felt that they are very “whatever”.

Songs About Jane is definitely one of the FAR better outputs that the band has put out. Levine may have a higher vocal range now, but his vocals on this album are unmatched, because not only are they as swooning as the instrumentals and writing, but he helps bring a new energy to otherwise familiar material.

The ... read more