TALKING HEADS DEEP DIVE #1: 77
(I normally round my scores to the 5s but this was gonna be a 75 so I had to do the funny thing)
By some miracle, I have never really listened to Talking Heads in any meaningful way before this. Just a HUGE blind spot that I've had. I love bands who are influenced by them so I'm not sure how I've managed to avoid them for so long. I'm going to look back at the band's discography in chronological order! Yippee!
This record was great! ... read more
god I truly just do not care about this band anymore
I've seen so many people saying that this is Foo Fighters' loudest and punkiest album yet, but... is it? To me, this is just the most standard-fare Fighters album since Concrete and Gold. In fact, this album reminds me a lot of that one because of how apathetic I was to the overall sound. Foo Fighters truly are the default 'rock' band, and I thought over the last couple records they were actually doing some interesting ... read more
this record just hit me over the head. I hadn't checked out any Lizzy extensively yet, but I absolutely love this project. she is such a creative songwriter, and the highest moments of this album are just so enthralling. I just want to keep listening and unpacking it.
the melodies and lyrics are fantastic, and the production is next level. I absolutely love the difference in energy between 'doomsday' and 'an ego thing'. the guitars of 'orange show speedway' ... read more
this is fucking mind blowing. EP of the year so far, easy. unbelievable sound, incredibly creative songwriting. all of these tracks feel so fresh even after repeated listens. I love you florence road