going into this year, i was certain that nothing would compare to glass beach’s Plastic Death record. i was fully prepared to allow that album to sit at my number one spot for the next 11 months. and to be fair, it did stay there for over half the year, only ever contested by Quadeca’s SCRAPYARD mixtape. eventually, records like Imaginal Disk and The New Sound released, which finally made me concede that glass beach had fallen a bit short of my monumental expectations. regardless of ... read more
can't believe we're at a point in popular music where this can be released by one of the biggest artists in the world. one of the most embarrassing albums i have ever heard
Always Returning is one of the most gorgeous songs ever created; it feels like staring into the eyes of the divine
Read along with translated lyrics (some of them were not the best but I got the gist) and started tearing up to Olha Maria and Acalanto. Beautiful album and absolutely worth your full attention.
I dunno anything about the context of this release (allegedly it was recorded in 2003, which is 5 years before 001 so maybe they’ve just been around that long), but it’s arguably my favorite thing I’ve heard from these guys so far. The first half has some solid jamming and that second half is borderline euphoric, wish it was twice as long honestly.
The first part of this review isn’t about the record itself, it’s about how I got into this band in the first place. Feel free to skip to the review if you’re already familiar with Bull of Heaven.
Part 1 - Introduction:
Bull of Heaven are an experimental outfit that have been on my radar for years. Until recently, I’d always thought to myself that this band was way too gimmicky to really dig into and that all of their fans had to be crazy. So what changed?
A YouTube ... read more