LieutenantQuin

PASSABLE

Coming in at an entirely unjustified one hour and twenty minutes, Imagine Dragons’ much-anticipated sophomore LP released in 2015 is a major let down, in every sense of the phrase. A bad album in a great year for albums.

A safe but financially successful first record apparently sent a message to the members of this bland pop rock band that they should try being ‘experimental’, because they try some new things compared to the content on ‘Night Visions’. ... read more

DISCONNECT

An underrated masterpiece mislabelled as glorified Kid A b-sides. ‘Amnesiac’ has moments of pure, pulsating intensity and brilliance. A Radiohead record in heart and soul, just as experimental and just as good.

One thing that Amnesiac has, which Kid A doesn’t, is moments which make you think about who would actually listen to this casually. There are some moments here and there which would’ve been better off shortened a minute or two, mostly because of ... read more

DELUSIONAL

There are a dozen rappers out there who I’d rather give the assets Jaden Smith has. He has ambition, connections, talent and the budget to bring it all to life, but he’s still putting out mediocre to bad music.

‘ERYS’ is better than ‘SYRE’, but that’s not saying much. Both records are the definition of front-loaded with ‘PINK’ and ‘BLUE’ being the best full tracks. This means that he sets up the theme well to begin ... read more

REVOLUTIONARY

Let me get this straight. This is a hardcore punk record where the bandmates are taking it out on each other with jazz influences, ambient interludes, art punk and instrumental genius. The peak of aggression music with fuck everything at its core, probably motivated by the band deciding they had to break up while writing this album. They truly had nothing left to lose.

Over the top at times, the punk instrumentals stay within the boundaries of enjoyment, and always manages to ... read more