I consider myself to be a Noctourniquet defender. A Noctourniquet meatrider, if you will. I don’t play when it comes to The Mars Volta’s different sounds… but I don’t really like the sound of this album. I get the druggy atmosphere that they’re going for but the end result just feels really… off? It’s definitely more Volta than their previous album but it also doesn’t really feel finished.
An incredibly cinematic final chapter for Abel’s run as The Weeknd. Definitely an ambitious way to go out. Lots of bangers.
I have enjoyed every Linkin Park album up to this point, but I didn't have the highest hopes for this comeback. Overall it's a very disjointed collection of nods to their previous albums. Three of the singles were pretty fire, but everything else is just fine at best.
Linkin Park has always made music that many consider to be “generic”, but I never saw that as an issue. Their music was clean cut, polished, and stuck to a catchy formula, with lyrics that were emotional yet ... read more
lil88 will pay for this
[EDIT: Actually this is fine. Some redundancy that you would expect from a Lone project, but sonically it still has more going on than If Looks Could Kill. I’m not sure why he did that thing on Amerika and his mix on Thrill is horrific, but overall this is solid and it’ll probably grow on me. Lil88 will still pay for this though.]
I do believe that this is one of her greatest works (because it is).
Favorites: West Coast, Shades of Cool, Old Money, Ultraviolence, Sad Girl, Pretty When You Cry
This album is a bit difficult to recommend, but anyways. The energy and emotion felt on this album are absolutely insane, whether it's the unadulterated rage over this breakup or the utter despair over his disease. Regardless of how harsh the lyrical content may be, I truly love how raw this album is.
Favorites: Siberian Kiss, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence, Lovebites and Razorlines, Majour, Piano
Least Favorite: Babe