psychedelicj

Wow. I love this. The first time I listened to this, I was extremely angry and looking for some music to channel it into — this certainly did the trick as I walked home from a rough, weird day at work, and I’ve listened to it multiple times since. It hasn’t disappointed yet.

A whirlwind of blades and bloody flesh. A stimulating barrage of overwhelming aural assaults. This is so much more raw than the band’s later stuff, and in my opinion so far, better for it. Extremely ... read more

hot summer day making music with your friends and smoking weed around town cuz there’s nothing better to do.

every time i think a pavement album is my favorite, I just listen to a different one and I am reminded that one is also my favorite. I love this band.

so chill and so weird at the same time.

amazing songwriting that sounds like it’s just barely forming through a haze of marijuana clouds and slacker attitudes.

“summer babe” and “here” always get ... read more

Wowza, what a cool album. Rich with strange and fun songwriting turns and lovely production. “Garden of Earthly Delights”, “Mayor of Simpleton”, and “The Loving” were on repeat for days after discovering this record, but admittedly every track here is good. My only complaint is the placement of “Here Comes President Kill Again”, which absolutely destroys the lively pop pacing of the album, but the song is fine. “Chalkhills and ... read more

I’m sure my listening is colored by nostalgia, but this is an excellent soundtrack compilation. A bunch of vaguely psychedelic and dreamy late 00s “emo” and alternative rock, laced with a dangerously sweet intimacy. It’s a combo that worked for me in middle school, and it works for me now, over a decade later! I’d say the Rob Pattinson tune is the weakest link, but everything else is banger city — even “Bella’s Lullaby” is a mesmerizing ... read more