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After the straight rock n roll of LZ4, we got Houses of the Holy. This ain’t a bad record, and it has one of their best all time songs ever, “No Quarter.” The middle section drags a bit with some songs that kind of feel like throwaways, like Dancing Days and The Crunge. Overall some mystical Zeppelin magic, but not their strongest album.

FAV TRAX: The Rain Song, Over the Hills and Far Away, No Quarter

Not a miss, but more of a mixed bag. Love the continuation of metal from his last album, but the mixture of that and some new EDM stuff is hit and miss. It’s like he’s trying to make the loudest most bombastic beat possible; there’s not as much nuance and wtf energy like some of his best beats have. Rapping is not his best either, he uses a very similar flow on every song. Some highlights for sure, but not his best work.

FAV TRACKS: Burning Hammer, Money, Yen

American Football keeps finding ways to make their progressive emo music interesting. Brenden Yates and Wisp were a nice touch as far as collabs go. I love the little nods to jazz. Good stuff!

FAV TRACKS: Man Overboard, No Feeling, Bad Moons, Patron Saint of Pale

After taking a short hiatus after the commercial failure of Pinkerton, Weezer came back and decided to make more radio friendly stuff. The lyrics are less personal and the music is more polished. It’s not a bad album necessarily, just disappointing, because these guys really had a lot of potential. They really go down a direction of meme/so bad it’s good after this, and don’t really come back the angst of their first two albums. A shame.

FAV TRACKS: Hash Pipe, Island in the ... read more