Mr88

I'm sure this has been beat to death by now, but I wish I had listened to Ava and not clicked play. I feel like someone at the label jokingly suggest the title because they thought it was garbage and Ava’s dumbass thought it was “perfect!”. Then everyone laughed behind her back.

Alright, now for the music. Club clubbing at the club! This is generic af which is usually the point of this type of music, but there's generic, and then there's just bad and boring. ... read more

It always kind of annoys me when bands turn an entire song into an intro. "Thorns" isn’t really formed as a stand-alone song; it’s the intro to the album. By my definition, intros should be short and introductory. It drags the album to start and leaves me with the feeling like I'm waiting for the actual album to start. It's an ok track, but I'm never going to cue up an intro on purpose, this intro track will only ever get listened to if I choose to listen to ... read more

The start of the Buckingham / Nicks era, the process of making this album turned Fleetwood Mac into a hit making juggernaut. Not as complete as Rumours, but still a very good album that almost plays like a "Best Of..." with so many well known songs on it.

How am I just now noticing that the bass notes in "Rhiannon" and "Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win)" are in a different key? Is it the same recording mixed differently, or did they re-record for the single version? ... read more

This was a pleasant surprise! There were a few tracks on PRATTS & PAIN that I enjoyed, so I expected to like some of their new album hickey, but this exceeded my expectations. They have a Shoegazey undertone that reminds me of The Cure or Cocteau Twins, but with a slightly faster more pop oriented lean. As the album progresses, they take that Shoegaze lean and stretch it to its limits. Disco, funk, and even some 70's AM Gold work their way onto the edges of Royal Otis's sound. ... read more