Scratches that void between Billie, Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter! Some genuinely enjoyable moments that don't add up to much more.
Tracks <3: To Love Somebody, Die Happy, White Noise, Red Chevy.
Vibes are immaculate on this one.
Tracks <3: Automatic Love, Idiot In The Park, Max Potential, 9 2 5, BABY BABY, When The War Is Over, The Passionate Ones.
Its not treading any new territory with its sound, but Jade offers more than enough in their lyrics and voice to make it utterly compelling to listen.
Tracks <3: Angel Of My Dreams, IT girl, FUFN (Fuck You For Now), Plastic Box, Midnight Cowboy, Fantasy, Unconditional, Self Saboteur, Lip Service, Natural at Disaster, Before You Break My Heart, Silent Disco.
These guys fuck. Love it when someone new takes on a genre, love it even more when it is this good.
Fav tracks <3: Descartes, Need, Beg, Something's Gonna Happen, Pieces, Better, Coming Alive, Desire.
Proving straightforward simplicity can be maximalist, love it.
Fav Tracks <3: Tell Me (U Want It), Music, Innuendo (i Get U), Do It, Bodyfeeling.
What if BC,NR had a baby with Mei Semones? I'm glad I don't need to wonder what that would soudnd like.
Tacks <3: All of them, but Lady in Waiting Stands out for me!
It creates a cool and interesting atmosphere but doesn't offer much else as it sticks to its guns a bit too tightly.
Tracks <3: Looking for Knives, Reality, St. James, Another Way to Lose.
I knew I was weird when I liked this record, it confirmed it for me, I was wondering all my life, but this record confirmed it for me, Psychosis is just a number confirmed it for me, and then again with Red Flag to Angry Bull, am I the angry bull? Anyway its a really fun and cooky record and I enjoyed being weird with it.
Tracks <3: Krystal Ball, Psychosis Is Just a Number, CEO of Personal & Pleasure, Life's a Zoo, Red Flag to Angry Bull, Panglossian Mannequin, Deep Sight, Favorite ... read more
Not flawless by any means, but I'd be lying if I didn't cry at multiple spots. In many ways its classic Gorillaz, and in many ways its a perfect refinement of what they set out to do in Plastic Beach. Complete sonic excellence at times.
Tracks <3: The Mountain, The Moon Cave, The Happy Dictator, Orange County, The God of Lying, The Empty Dream Machine, The Manifesto, Damascus, The Shadowy Light, Casablanca, The Sad God.
I sometimes hate how much I resonate with his music. Dreamy landscape as always, with surprises a plenty in the mix.
Tracks <3: I had a dream she took my hand, Trying times, Make something up, Didn't come to argue, Doesn't just happen, Rest of your life.
Noise folk done right.
Tracks <3: Total euphoria, Tell me I never knew that, When I get home, U R ONLY ACHING, Two riders down, Beautiful ending.
This is beyond exceptional, its at the highest order of technical ability, this is Messi at his most magisterial, this is Michael Jackson moon walking, this is an artist at the top of their game treating us to all to all that they can do. Its hard to contain, hard to describe, hard to understand how brilliant it is, hard to execute - but Rosalia and her producers make it look so easy. From top to bottom, this is a gift and its only going to grow on me as time passes.
Tracks <3: All of them.
I haven't heard too much of her catalogue, this as a formal introduction is a genuine pleasure. She glides past the jazz with such ease, and with such class even when the topic of the song is risque in nature. A great listen!
Tracks <3: Otra Noche de Llorar, Esto Es Amor, El Gran Señor, La Tirana, Melancolia, Ocupa Mi Piel, Vida Normal.
Feels like one cohesive intimate conversation with many threads. Dave's flows, intelligence and charisma come through with every word, the production is moody and reflective, and the features mostly perfectly placed. An album tackling the deconstruction of the performance of masculinity for men by a man; an excellent listen front to back
Tracks <3: History, 175 Months, Chapter 16, Raindance, Selfish (holy shit), My 27th Birthday, Marvellous, Fairchild, The Boy Who Played the Harp.
Her voice omg, silky and soothing and gentle and moving. The vocal melodies are so groovy and the sound seems timeless.
Tracks <3: Nice to Each Other, Lady Lady, So Easy (To Fall In Love), Man I Need, Loud.
Almost as good as their debut! Polished and poised! The band sticks to a formula and as a result their sound becomes predictable, would have loved some more of a evolution. That being said, its still mostly a great time.
Tracks <3: Second Best, This is the Killer Speaking, Rifle, The Scythe.
A cheap Sabinra impression. Hollow, soulless, bland and petty to the point of delusion. Whatever facade of being a feminist she was clinging on to is now well and truly gone.
Tracks <3: None.