Mozart2

Obnoxious except a few standouts

"Not long ago a young boy named Avey and his friend Panda Bear roamed the patch work which covers the land (some call it forest). They were looked upon by Pan and raised by fairies and the Angels of light who play deep within the Wood. 'Let's make the music of childhood,' Avey shouted one day as the two played. Panda thought this idea was a good one. 'I can use my magical Rhythm sticks and you can play your Sun harp,' he said. So the two began to create melodies and Panda brought rhythms ... read more

Making albums based on sadness is a pretty common theme in most genres, especially when it comes to ambient music and shoegaze. I was expecting something dark, and that's just what I got, but this feels a little overkill at times. I get that Hobbes was likely going through a bad time but tracks like Fear of God and Grant feel a little redundant here, like the artist's only goal while writing this is to make it sound as depressing as possible. I totally get how some people might enjoy those ... read more

Can't wait for this record to reach Must-Hear status, we're sososo close

Jethro's breakthrough album deserves every bit of the praise that it gets, and I'm convinced that anyone who claims they don't like it just got dumbfounded when they heard Ian Anderson's flute solos. Filled with memorable songwriting, pounding beats with some occasional (flute) solos, all mixed in with plenty of softer ballads. Yeah this is amazing, it's surprising that Aqualung isn't talked about as much as it ... read more