the best song on the album, so well written

i am utterly gagged

the best possible version of a very mid formula. gracie abrams isn’t making a masterpiece any time soon but she’s clearly making a slow departure from her comfort zone as an artist

straight up one of the best indie rock songs ever made

lorde is my absolute favourite artist, forever. melodrama is a toss-up for my #1 album, pure heroine is one of the best debuts of all time, and virgin is incredible. but i cannot defend the majority of this album. this is a husk of a decent idea filled with very little substance, spread across an absolutely slogging 40 minutes. the production aims for pretty but lands at lifeless, lorde's writing is only occasionally as compelling as on her other works, and all in all it feels like what no ... read more

fka twigs i WAS familiar with your game but…. holy shit

favs - eusexua, girl feels good, drums of death, striptease
skips - 24hr dog

revisiting my five favourites!! first up is phoebe bridger’s lockdown masterpiece, an album of shadowy hidden corners, a paragon of evocative lyricism, and an absolute testament to the emotion that music can convey. it’s terrifying, it’s devastating, it’s hopeful, and it’s simply one of the greatest albums ever created. if phoebe bridgers never releases an album again, this collection of songs alone is enough to make her an all-timer. do yourself a favour and ... read more

a great comeback from lucy after an album i wasn’t crazy about

not quite a ‘the provocateur’ level serve but a serve nonetheless

as everyone expected this is a very solid, if not exactly boundary-pushing alt-pop record. i feel like it stumbles a bit in the second half after a couple of really great opening tracks, mostly when humberstone’s writing isn’t focused enough to carry the concepts of the songs across, but it ends on a truly stunning note. this is probably her best record yet, and it’s definitely not going to be the best of her career.

faves - to love somebody, cruel world, beauty pageant
skips ... read more

hybe once again said let’s take some of the most beautiful and talented women on the planet and make them sing the musical equivalent of shit from an ass

and this being her best song

a very chill little easy listening dance record. nothing special, but nothing bad either

faves - beatback, l.u.c.k.y., if you wanna party
skips - ttygf

absolutely disgusting…… it’$ perfect

favs - BEAT UP CHANEL$, CANNIBALISM!, OLD TECHNOLOGY, CRANK, YES GODDD, $T. LOSER
skips - none

some excellent standouts but the rest is a bit undercooked

favs - catch these fists, mangetout, u and me at home
skips - davina mccall, jennifer’s body, don’t speak, 11:21

the blueprint for how good modern indie rock can be

favs - townie, drunk walk home, last words of a shooting star
skips - none

a step down from 'lush' for me but the last four songs are incredible

favs - shame, because dreaming costs money, class of 2013
skips - goodbye my danish sweetheart, humpty

god damn i love a spooky album!!!

favs - abbey, brand new city, door
skips - none!

im kind of a noah kahan hater but he got me with this one

SHES TAKING ITTTTT