The Dreaming: the cost of human desire
Genre: experimental pop
Favorite song: Suspended In Gaffa
On “The Dreaming” Kate Bush is at her most aggressively experimental. Engaging in this creative process solely for self-fulfillment. This coincides with the overall themes of the album that are further emphasized by the title of the project. Each track dives into a scene where someone is overcome with wanting and explores these wants or dreams by focusing on the absence of outcomes ... read more
Lulu: David Bowie was kinda right
Genre: post-metal, avant-garde metal, thrash metal, drone, noise rock
Favorite song: Dragon
This isn’t the best or most interesting thing Lou has ever done but it’s close. It’s definitely the best Metallica has been involved which is surprising considering the state their other output was in at the time. Lulu is an insane rollercoaster of emotions and varying kinds of sonic violence. It follows the plot of the Lulu operas written in 1930s ... read more
Benji: Mark Kozeleks rambling sweet spot
Genre: folk rock, Americana
Favorite song: Richard Ramirez died today of natural causes
This is the best Sun kil moon album by a long shot. It’s surprising that such a talented artist with such a long career has struggled to get close to highest achievement again. I attribute this phenomenon to Kozeleks stylistic changes over the years. He began his career as a fairly standard indie rock musician. He was certainly a cut above the average ... read more