PallasToyo

2025 Album #23

Alright, alright, let’s get this out of the way, the most defining thing about this album is the very blunt lyrics, and it’s definitely not for everyone. You can easily get put off from the “edgy, tryhard, woe is me, self loathing” lyrics. But I want a retrial.

It disappoints me to a great extent how people just undermine this album and its lyrics just because of how “real” it is. The themes of this album are visceral, these words feel like ... read more

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2025 Album #23

My first time listening to The Look felt like discovering crack for the first time again. Something was so magical about it, like I started to believe in disney-like love. This is why you don’t skip out on random YouTube recommendations.

Now the rest of the album did continue this hypnotizing indietronica, with unique synths and melodies, with catchiness and a song with an ending that really surprised me (Some Written). But after a couple more relistens, the novelty does ... read more

As someone who fairly enjoyed Melophobia, this album honestly disappointed me. Now to be clear, there are a lot of good songs on this album, but that doesn’t help the plethora of songs which were fairly forgettable, generic, or overly repetitive. But hey, at least listening through it all was fun.

There are songs like Sweetie Little Jean, Cold Cold Cold and Trouble where the band plays catchy experimental melodies that work to build their image, I genuinely find myself listening to ... read more