JonathanCurfew

Album swap with @BoneyKingOfNowh

Ghost's blend of hard rock and metal isn't the kind of stuff I listen to very frequently, but I enjoyed this quite a lot nonetheless. It's fantastic instrumentally, with the guitars and keyboards having many great moments throughout, and the songs are unusually commercial for the genres listed, with most tracks having very anthemic choruses.

Following the eerie intro "Ashes", the album really gets going with "Rats", which has ... read more

Bull of Heaven Numbered Albums
Part 025/353: Tale of an Earth Man

Tale of an Earth Man is a really nice ambient album from BoH, consisting of several aquatic loops and some nature recordings, creating a lovely atmosphere, and though it doesn't change much in its hour & a quarter runtime, it's thoroughly mesmerising and enjoyable, especially as music to fall asleep to.

Ever since his 2013 breakthrough Wakin on a Pretty Daze, Kurt Vile's albums have been long and sprawling (often over an hour in length), striking a brilliant balance between concise & memorable songs (such as "Loading Zones" & "I'm an Outlaw") and longer, slower-paced numbers like "Bassackwards" or "Like Exploding Stones". But on his latest album, Philadelphia's been good to me, the sprawl is almost too much, and a lot of it ends up ... read more

Bull of Heaven Numbered Albums
Part 024/353: Some Vast Unknown

Some Vast Unknown is one of Bull of Heaven's noisier and less mesmerising pieces, consisting of a harsh and almost mechanical drone in the right channel and a deeper, less melodic sound with something akin to reversed percussion in the background on the left. It reminds me a lot of similar albums like Odd Things, Brick Buildings or Spacewalking Your New Way Home, although those were quite enjoyable due to their gradual change. ... read more