I didn’t find it as enthralling as What’s Your Pleasure? but the grooves are still fabulous and the vocals are still silky.

FAVORITES:
> Hello Love
> Begin Again
> Free Yourself
> Pearls
> These Lips
LEAST FAVORITE:
> Shake the Bottle

Well damn, I guess it really is his best album. This is the most airtight Vince has ever sounded (which is saying something) and the instrumentals on this thing are so RICH.

FAVORITES:
> Black&Blue
> Étouffée
> Little Homies
> Shame on the Devil
> Children’s Song
> Government Cheese
> “Radio”
> Freeman
LEAST FAVORITE:
> Close Your Eyes and Swing

I swear, I need this dude to score like every horror movie.

FAVORITES:
> Garden of Eden
> Construction
> Muse
> Nothingness
> Divorce
> Tourists
> Survival
LEAST FAVORITE:
> Club Kapital

Kinda if like a funky bat made some music in its cave.

FAVORITES:
> The Noose of Jah City
> Bleak Bake
> Portrait in Black and Blue
LEAST FAVORITE:
> Lead Existence

Sparse and spacey. Not necessarily a captivating listen, but I don’t think that’s what it’s going for anyway. Worth checking out.

FAVORITES:
> S.O
> Lucid
> Throwing Lines
> Bird
> Keep Walking
LEAST FAVORITE:
> Evolution

Some of Tierra’s dreariest output, but still giving enough space for her humorous streak to show. Not quite the bubbly kaleidoscope Whack World was, and some of the ventures into different styles, though respectable, didn’t really pan out as well as they could’ve. Nevertheless, I thought the album to be a nice enough experience.

FAVORITES:
> 27 CLUB
> IMAGINARY FRIENDS
> MOOD SWING
> NUMB
> TWO NIGHT
> BURNING BRAINS
> SHOWER SONG
LEAST FAVORITE:
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Felt like I was getting too spoiled on good music lately and decided to give this a listen. Bad idea.

All things considered, this isn’t as excruciatingly painful a listen as I was afraid of (though a couple tracks fall into that area), more just normal bad. The songs are allergic to nuance, have tacky instrumentation, and Tones’s vocal inflections are… definitely something, but going off what I heard about Welcome to the Madhouse, I was preparing for something truly ... read more

It’s murkily cacophonous fun for the whole (lyrically incestuous) family!

FAVORITES:
> Where Is My Mind?
> Gigantic
> Bone Machine
> Something Against You
> River Euphrates
> Break My Body
> Brick Is Red
LEAST FAVORITE:
> I’m Amazed

Starts off really strong but sort of comes undone a little bit in the latter half. Vince’s delivery is still smooth and slick, even if it’s not always as weighty as I’d like, and there’s still a good deal to enjoy on this project, just feel like it’s kind of a retread.

FAVORITES:
> AYE! (FREE THE HOMIES)
> WHEN SPARKS FLY
> MAGIC
> THE BEACH
> THE BLUES
LEAST FAVORITE:
> THE SPIRIT OF MONSTER KODY

Welp, the band continues showcasing their talent for title tracks and mixes a succulent helping of 60s psychedelia with prog-pop sensibilities for a kaleidoscopic tapestry of an album.

FAVORITES:
> Congratulations
> Siberian Breaks
> It’s Working
> Flash Delirium
> Song for Dan Treacy
> Something’s Missing
> Brian Eno
LEAST FAVORITE:
> Lady Dada’s Nightmare

It’s gentle, sentimental, guitar-driven Oldham back at it.

FAVORITES:
> Behold! Be Held!
> Like It or Not
> Sing Them Down Together
> Bananas
> Trees of Hell
> Blood of the Wine
> Kentucky Is Water
LEAST FAVORITE:
> Willow, Pine and Oak

Last project was the dog album, this one’s the roach album - what’s Owusu’s next animal? Pigeon? Iguana? I can’t wait to find out!

FAVORITES:
> Leaving the Light
> See Ya There
> Tied Up!
> That’s Life (A Swamp)
> Stuck to the Fan
> Freak Boy
> The Roach
LEAST FAVORITE:
> Balthazar

It’s humorous, it’s catchy, and most importantly, it’s WHACKY!

FAVORITES:
> Hungry Hippo
> Flea Market
> Pretty Ugly
> Silly Sam
> Fruit Salad
> Pet Cemetery
> Sore Loser
> Fuck Off
> Bugs Life
LEAST FAVORITE:
> Dr. Seuss

Instrumentation like rusty metal and effed up lyrics? Must be a Pixies project.

FAVORITES:
> Caribou
> Levitate Me
> The Holiday Song
> Ed Is Dead
LEAST FAVORITE:
> I’ve Been Tired

Getting some Moby vibes on this one.

FAVORITES:
> Space Is Only Noise If You Can See
> Keep Me There
> Variations
> Colomb
> Problems with the Sun
> Specters of the Future
LEAST FAVORITE
> Trace

Far and away his mellowest album - delivery comes across as sleepy and disengaged occasionally, but the project overall maintains the consistency of Vince’s prior outings.

FAVORITES
> TAKE ME HOME
> THE SHINING
> ARE YOU WITH THAT?
> SUNDOWN TOWN
> LAW OF AVERAGES
LEAST FAVORITE:
> THE APPLE & THE TREE

Oh man, did he start off his career strong.

FAVORITES:
> Border Line
> Out Getting Ribs
> Easy Easy
> Neptune Estate
> Baby Blue
> A Lizard State
> Ocean Bed
> Cementality
> Bathed in Grey
LEAST FAVORITE:
> Ceiling

Eagle’s displaying a knack for clever rhymes and a number of memorable flows on this debut.

FAVORITES:
> Big Pretty Bridges (3 Days Off in Albuquerque)
> Dark Comedy Morning Show
> Thirsty Ego Raps
> Qualifiers
> Informations
> Golden Age Raps
LEAST FAVORITE:
> Jon Lovitz (Fantasy Booking Yarn)

Some Americana, some folk, a dash of rockabilly - nice debut, Father John!

FAVORITES:
> Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings
> Nancy from Now On
> Funtimes in Babylon
> This Is Sally Hatchet
> Now I’m Learning to Love the War
> O I Long to Feel Your Arms Around Me
> Misty’s Nightmares 1 & 2
> I’m Writing a Novel
LEAST FAVORITE:
> Only Son of the Ladiesman

After being sorely disappointed by Wolfroy Goes to Town, I am happy to report Oldham has gotten his groove back!

FAVORITES:
> New Memory Box
> The Devil’s Throat
> This Is Far From Over
> I Have Made a Place
> Thick Air
> Look Backward on Your Future, Look Forward to Your Past
LEAST FAVORITE:
> Nothing Is Busted