Pretty Monotonous for me. Each song just blends into the next.
It's both an interesting and a irritating experience with me both being intrigued by the uniqueness and annoyed by how brash it gets. It's certainly not for everyone and I wouldn't blame you if you hated it. Cause it can be a bit much. I did enjoy a couple of songs though.
Recs:
- Desert Inn
- Ciel Ouvert
Cheesy hair metal. It's got its appeal but I find it more obnoxious when it's not generic.
800th review yay!🎉🎊
This album is a bit too eager and try-hard with the synths for me to connect but I like the spirit and unapologetic boldness to hold nothing back. I did enjoy a couple of tracks so it wasn't a complete failure to connect with this EXTREMELY 80's album. Like it's AGGRESSIVELY 80's. A bit too much for my taste but at least it wasn't boring in the slightest!
Recs:
- Frozen Faces
- p: machinery
I didn't get it at first but then the thought popped up in my head that this is basically if Ghost was a speed metal band from the 80's and yeah it clicked hard and I was having a straight up BLAST with this hell of an album. The high did fall away eventually and by the last few songs I was back to almost apathy again. So yeah this album has it's highs and lows and if it clicks you'll have SO much fun with it. But it's not perfect, or even close to it. So don't be expecting a speed metal ... read more
Surprise! I have tested positive for covid-19 for the first time since July 2022! And I would have never known that I even had it if my parents weren't super sick the past few days. I do have the every day scratchy throat which is constantly tempting me to cough but I know that won't do anything so stay scratchy bitch! Otherwise I am A-OK and would have excused my throat as everyday spring allergies. Now I can still go to work since I am usually alone in a large building cleaning all day so ... read more
Other than sheer commitment to listening to their entire Discography I don't know why I even bother with this artist. No offense intended but I can trace my original bias against ambience towards check-in this artist out and just getting repetitive ambient tracks that go nowhere for like 10 minutes each. Very exciting I know. But since I am in this deep I might as well go all the way.
A surprise mixtape with old stuff finally brought out to the sunlight with some of the fresh shit straight out the noggin and ready to be put into ours. Ghostminus is back!
Ghost said that this is a cloud rap mixtape and I have very little experience with cloud rap so I am not qualified to say anything about it yet so I am going to be treating this as a good taste test to what to expect. But that could be leading me astray since this could be something experimental and shouldn't be associated ... read more
Thanks @twelthcard for reaching out to me for the lead single fo your upcoming EP out later this month.
You said that the genres for this short less than three minute track were Shoegaze, Alt-rock, and Emo. And after listening to this I can attest that you are correct this is very much those genres. It's too bad that I don't really care all that much about them. It all sounds about the same to me and it's good music sure, but I feel like some grungy teenager dying my hair black listening to ... read more
Damn there's just something about the charm of early hip hop that brings a smile to my face. Yes it's very basic stuff especially by today's standards and it's very of it's time. Still though some of these tunes still hit in 2024 and clever rhymes and solid flows will always be appreciated. This stuff is often viewed as pretty cheesy these days but for 1988 you don't often find hip hop LPs with this amount of quality to them. Again the genre was brand spanking new and artists were throwing shit ... read more
I may appreciate this album more than I enjoyed it but this is a very pleasant emo/folk album. I may not be the audience for it but I can tell that this can easily have an impact for many of others.
Is it an AOTY contender? No. But that didn't stop me from having the vast majority of these very satisfying songs into my ever growing playlist. It's just such a pleasant listen and everything mixes together so nicely. Her voice is just perfection that she doesn't need to do much to have me under it's spell. The production is just so sharp and satisfying. This is a very well crafted RnB and pop with yes and giving the club vibes out of nowhere but it somehow fits. Overall I really enjoyed ... read more
I have heard a song or two of Of Montreal and I have always enjoyed what I have heard and with this first single for their upcoming Album, I liked it. The production is the king for me with how unhinged and fun it is. The vocals are kinda in that quirky sphere that gets placed on weird-core Songs and I usually don't care for them since it trends a bit too goofy for me. It's tolerable for this song but I can only handle so much before cringing. Otherwise this is a nice first taste for the ... read more
Very ethereal and pretty. I can understand what they are singing about and no lyrics are available, but I bet it's a very whimsical fairytale with a brutal ending to explain why it suddenly goes so hard right at the end. Irregardless this is such a larger than life track that I am very happy that YouTube music, my preferred music app, recommended it to me! It really is an awesome single!
Judas Priest has been my favorite classic metal band of the ones I have listened to at this point. Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden are close seconds and are probably objectively better than the priest. But this band met my preferences for classic metal more accurately and I found them more fun so they have my heart right now.
When I found out that they had a new album coming out I honestly got super excited to see if they still have the spice, spirit, and ferocity that I have enjoyed so much ... read more
Ok that last track is just cheating. I can't I but adore singing auto tuned into sounding like a robot. It's such a weak point and I love every time!
But the rest of this album like many here have stated reminds you more of Beach House with their Dream pop vibes. I am kinda hit and miss with this particular genre of music but I think this is solid enough that I never really got bored with it. Still the highlights are few and far between.
Recs:
- Turn
- I Live at Night
- Death Engine
- ... read more
Excellent just pure Jazz- Funk Psychedelia excellence! It's such a a beautiful and satisfying listen with all the instruments having the best chemistry together and the synth included brings shit to that next level! Mildlife has a new fan in me cause I can't get enough of this good shit!
Recs:
- Forever
- Sunrise
- Chorus
- Future Life
- Return to Centaurus
This single composing of three tracks are a comfort listen for me ever since I first discovered it and this amazing artist back in the fall of 22. I often find myself coming back to this album and think of it randomly at least once a month. I even catch myself humming the melodies from time to time. It's just such a quality 10 minute single from a humble artist that is always exploring, experimenting and evolving. In this single Eagle focuses on synths mixed the acoustic guitar with some ... read more
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