Another Light is a seamless journey of self doubt, uncertainty in life, heart break, and healing. The lyrics are consistently smart, intimate and self aware. Even the least popular album cuts have absolutely banger instrumental breaks.
The self-titled track Another Light is such a catchy and positive introduction. Settle for Less is clever, sad, and an absolute banger. The extradimensional Memories Lie starts to show Red Vox warping rock to their hands. Memento Mori is beautifully detailed ... read more

Although I do find the album to be predictable at moments and some of the orchestration doesn't feel as pristine or interesting as I would have initially hoped for, what we get is a beautiful journey of atmospheres and soundscapes. The hopeful and intimate nature of the sound within this album being released at the beginning of 2022 gives me a great happiness knowing how much pain Parannoul expressed in their previous albums last year. Either it be the soundscapes within the project, or the ... read more

Breathtaking shoegaze epic. Focusing on the average working person, feeling like nothing they can do matters in the large scope of things, fleeing to his dreams for an escape but continuously dealing with the hard choices reality shoves in his already unmotivated lifestyle. It's an emotionally potent, powerful album. The emotional release of someone screaming out into the void finding meaning in their life.

Track Review:
Beautiful World - 9.6
Stunning. The lyrics are gut punching and moving. ... read more

Vacation music.

Beautiful, dark, intimate.

This is the first Earl Sweatshirt album I've listened to. I love travelling back in time to the early wolf gang era, a lot of these songs are absolute fire. Imo it's quite messy and some tracks don't hit as hard as I would wish them to.

Track Review:
Pre - 6.0
Burgundy - 8.0
20 Wave Caps - 7.6
Sunday - 8.2
Hive - 8.6
Chum - 8.8
Sasquatch - 6.5
Centurion - 7.9
523 - 6.5
Uncle Al - 4.2
Guild - 5.4
Molasses - 7.8
Whoa - 8.0
Hoarse - 7.0
Knight - 7.8

Mind bending, epic, digital landscape of incredible ideas. Difficult to explain and fully wrap my head around the entire concept but it's an achievement which should be experienced if you're interested.

Disk Review:
Disc 1 - 8.6
Electric and exciting. I'm fully encapsulated in Fire-Toolz strange digital city of lights, distortion, media, and whatever the fuck is lurking around each corner. I feel like each song I'm walking into a new district within this Eternal Home. Within the mess of ... read more

I thought I was gonna listen to some black metal but instead I listened to almost the opposite. This is a very subtle and short record with an air of death, violence, and love creeping into the back of your mind.

VIGIL - 7.5
Powerful lyrics and a great instrumental backing which keeps the tension low but present. The production is self aware and I love that.

MUGU - 7.0
Acoustic is great. These low key tracks with the laid back vocals are very pleasing to the ears. The lyrics carries the ... read more

This project is grand in scope, incredible digital landscape realized through distorted and experimental production. The album is thematically consistent although a little cheesy imo. That however doesn't stop me from saying that "kodak moment" is one of the most powerful and mind blowing songs this year.

Track Review:
goldfish - 7.0
Beautiful lullaby.

your clothes - 9.2
Oh my god, I love these insane hyperpop influences and how pop it sounds.

misplace - 8.6
The insane production ... read more

OK! This is a very colorful and exciting album with phenomenal pacing, narrative storytelling, and innovative production. There is so much meaning carved into nearly every single line on this project which lead to me taking two hours to reach the final track since I kept replaying songs and ripping apart the lyrics and sections of songs to get a good idea of what Radiohead was conveying to me. Above that however is an extremely solid line up of bangers and catchy tunes as well as heart crushers ... read more

There are a pick of incredible ideas scattered across this disorganized track list. It doesn't make for the best album experience but it's an experience I am super glad I went on.

Track Review:
Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box - 7.4 (Strong opener)
Pyramid Song - 9.8 (What the fuck? I'm not even gonna go into the absolute genius behind the structure of this song, it's just so grand and emotionally potent. This song has one of the most beautiful chord progressions of any Radiohead song, ... read more

Extremely consistent, interesting, and awe inspiring. Watching this artist character become more human over time, always having these complex emotions using very limited vocabulary to describe them and slowly becoming less vague, is extremely engaging and mindboggling. The production is phenomenal, easily sending me into their weird digital wasteland whenever they please.

Track Review:
Everything In Its Right Place - 9.8 (Iconic intro, sets the tone perfectly. Extremely vague meanings, could ... read more

'Round Midnight - 9.2 (Fragile, soft and serene. OH MY LORD that transition midway through the track is amazing.)
Ah-Leu-Cha - 8.4 (Oh my GOD those drums. This performance is just pure skill and it's addicting to listen to. I can visualize the musicians in front of me playing each note to a T.)
All of You - 8.2 (The way band is so in tune with each other is an absolutely incredible to listen to. Listen to the second transition into the piano part and tell me how they aren't superhuman to all ... read more

Runaway - 8.4 (Ethereal)
ESP - 7.6 (Beautiful instrumentation, great lyrics)
New Romance - 8.8 (My ears were in ecstasy, absolutely stunning)
Over and Over - 8.2 (Feels like looking through a crystal)

It's getting better! Really amazing tracks.

Blue Suede Shoes - 7.5 (It's a classic)
I'm Counting on you - 6.8 (Hearing Elvis hit those high notes is great, although very cheesy it's a fun song)
I Got a Woman - 6.0 (Very classic barn dance kinda song. Lyrics don't mean that much and Elvis is hard to understand however his bravado and choices in interludes and drum breaks help break this song from being boring)
One-Side Love Affair - 7.2 (Engaging and funny lyrics although very basic)
I Love You Because - 8.0 (Serenade me Elvis! Guitar is ... read more

Once Twice Melody - 6.5 (Mix of beautiful and conflicting annoying melodies)
Superstar - 9.2 (I am lost in a sea of light. I feel like I am an asteroid crashing into the earth. My Bloody Valentine vibes.)
Pink Funeral - 8.2 (Dreamy and colourful, all the melodies clashing and melding then the guitar solo at the end was a brilliant touch)
Through Me - 8.6 (Dream rock? Yes please.)

Great beginning. Looking forwards to see where the other chapters lead us.

DISC 1
Daft Punk Is Playing At My House - 8.4 (Banger, cowbells are a great touch)
Too Much Love - 7.4 (Extremely strange, growing to love it though)
Tribulations - 8.4 (Awesome chorus)
Movement - 8.6 (ok wtf is this album)
Never as Tired as When I'm Waking Up - 9.5 (Holy fuck)
On Repeat - 8.8 (ok the disco ball makes sense now)
Thrills - 6.5 (Still musically consistent and interesting to listen to)
Disco Infiltrator - 8.7 (STOP! YOU'VE GOT TO SHAKE THE WAIST! I get a little bit of a Talking ... read more

Ethereal yet hard hitting bangers. Impressive track list with innovative ideas, some hit hard, some don't.

Fav tracks: Magnolia, wokuplikethis*, New Choppa, NO. 9

JPEGMAFIA ENTERED LEGEND STATUS

I listen to a lot of sad albums because they give me comfort and show the light in the dark in bad parts of my life. Teenage Poetry is the opposite of that exact concept, you will feel at your lowest listening to this, you will feel pain, you will be face to face with the terrifying monster which is depression and death.

This is one of the hardest albums I've had to listen to. This is depression and suffering in it's rawest form. I watched the original music video which came with this album ... read more