A fascinating and thoroughly engaging dreamy experience from Mazzy Star.
Recs:
- Flowers in December
- Cry, Cry
- Take Everything
- All Your Sisters
- Roseblood
- Umbilical
- Look on Down from the Bridge
Post rock but with a violin. And it's fucking amazing.
Recs:
- Sue's Last Ride
- I Remember a Time When Once You Used to Love Me
- Warrens Lament
- Horse
- I Knew it Would Come to This
Jamiroquai back with another joyous groovy funky acid jazz banger. Can't go wrong with the good vibes their offerings always provide.
Recs:
- Virtual Insanity
- Alright
- High Times
- Didjerama
- Didjital Vibrations
- Traveling Without Moving
- Spend A Lifetime
- Funktion
Really enjoyed the folk charm, good vocals and excellent instrumentation throughout this first impression of Wilco. I really like what they are offering and am excited to see what their other acclaimed works has in store if we are already at this point of quality music.
Recs:
- Misunderstood
- Far, Far Away
- Forget the Flowers
- Red Eyed and Blue
- I Got You (At the End of the Century)
- Hotel Arizona
- Someday Soon
- Someone Else's Song
- Kingpin
- (Was I) In Your Dreams
- Why Would ... read more
Zorn returns with a good chamber Jazz release that manages to stay engaging throughout the two hour experience. Truly a fascinating listen that only further solidifies my endearment towards this artist.
Recs:
- Mahshav 1
- Rokhev
- Abidan 1
- Sheloshim 1
- Paran
- Mahlah
- Socoh
- Idalah-abel
- Maskil
- Mishpatim
- Sansanah
- Sheloshim 2
- Mochin
An overall decent RnB experience that could be more pleasant with some cutting of the fat. Aaliyah got a great voice, the guests do their job well, and the production is good as well.
Recs:
- Beats 4 Da Streets (Intro)
- If Your Girl Only Knew
- Choosey Lover ( Old school/ New School)
- Never Givin' Up (feat. Tavarius Polk)
- Heartbroken
- Came to Give Love (Outro) (feat. Timbaland)
I liked a couple tracks of this riot grrrl release and found it to be a fine listen overall.
Recs:
- To the Enemies of Political Rock
- I'm Illegal
I liked a good chunk of this Atmospheric black metal release. Not too bad overall.
Recs:
- Slaughter Day (The Heathen Blood of Ours)
- The Forsaken Voices of the Ghostwood's Shadowy Realm
- Fathers of the Icy Age
So here we got a dood wailing nonsense in sheer agony with moody doom metal backing the lad up. It's certainly an interesting listen though I don't see myself returning to it.
Some ok Memphis Rap with some rather weak beats and the flows gets a bit tiring after a while.
Recs:
- Nobody Crosses Me
- Midnight Hoes
- Pimpin' and Hoin'
Some very enjoyable Shibuya-kei,funk rock from an album prime for a 2 am recommendation while scrolling through YouTube.
A decent trip hop release that has a few enjoyable tracks.
Recs:
- Sugar Water
- Know Your Chicken
- Artichoke
I enjoyed a number of tracks in this Gothic Country release.
Recs:
- Harm's Way
- Heel on the Shovel
- Red Neck Reel
- Neck on the New Blade
A decent to good downtempo/ trip hop release that does what it needs to well without trying to be anything too exemplitary.
Recs:
- Before Today
- Single
- Walking Wounded
A lot of this is a bit too much on the simple side to catch my interest. Though there are a couple of fascinating tracks on this post rock release that are worth the listen.
Recs:
- Glass Museum
- Dear Grandma and Grandpa
- Along the Banks of Rivers
Ok, that was amazing. Trip hop with some jazz and ambient elements thrown in? Sign me up. This is top tier listening folks, super underrated shit. If you are into the genre or is curious then I HIGHLY recommend you check this gem out.
Recs:
- Moog Island
- Trigger Hippie
- Post Houmous
- Tape Loop
- Small Town
- Col
- Who Can You Trust?
- End Theme
Liked a couple tracks of this Melodic Black Metal release. It can get a bit grating, but it does enough to keep me engaged.
Recs:
- Forbannet Vaere lorden leg Gar Pa
- MM Lekam Er Meg Blott En Byrde
I wasn't connecting with the post rock of the first half, but thankfully I came around strong for the back half. A damn good EP from Swans overall. Also isn't the cover art for the upcoming album just an altered version of this one? Lazy Asses, get an original idea instead of relying on a nearly thirty years old EP for inspiration.
Recs:
- YRP
- You Know Everything
- M/F
- Soundsection
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