With the release of last years "Let's Start Here", Lil Yachty proved himself as more than a rapper, with these incredible mixes of psychedelia and soul, but with Yachty's touch that kept it a uniquely fascinating listen. I loved LSH, and the opening track, "the black seminole" was one of my favourite songs of the year.
Now, a year later, Yachty releases another album, this time collaborating with James Blake, to deliver us another great experience. My main issue ... read more
Björk's (As of writing) most recent album is an incredible mix of orchestral and experimental electronic music. By now, Björk has nailed her sound down to such a degree where the production alone can tell you it's a Björk song. Despite this, she manages to keep her music fresh and varied enough where it never gets boring.
Fossora sounds like a culmination of all the best parts of her albums from the last 20 years, for example, the A Capella elements of "Sorrowful ... read more
Sorta went in one ear and out the other for me, not much to say. Sonically, I think the punk elements are decent, but no song stood out to me.
If every song is at the quality of these singles, then this is about to be incredible. Ravyn Lenae's singing is unsurprisingly incredible and ethereal, and Ty Dolla $ign does a pretty good job. This sounds like a great evolution of her sound from her previous album "Hypnos". The instrumental change on the second half was pleasant. My only complaint with this song is that I'm not super crazy on the spoken word part towards the end.
Different from his other projects I've listened to, and definitely his "Poppiest". Lamar's lyrical content is very powerful and introspective. The production on pretty much every track is incredible.
Its... primitive. Now, I don't have any other Radiohead albums to compare this one to, so I'm not sure how large the change is, but even I can tell that this doesn't sound like a band living out their full potential.
Definitely a unique listen, but I'm not sure I quite "get" it yet.
Don't see myself returning to this song often, but this is the best I've felt listening to a Xiu Xiu song
Haven't listened to much of Baby Keem, so I'm not loving his verse, other than that it's still a good hip hop song.
This is what it sounds like as the oxygen leaves your brain. What it sounds like when your entire life flashes before your eyes, only you've lived your entire life being a degenerate gooner creep. (The random "Family Ties" insertion actually made me laugh, it's so stupid)
There really isn't an artist out there right now making the music that LSP's making, while they would refine their sound later on their debut album, this is still an impressive album and a fun listen.
I've listened to a lot of Phil Elverum's work, mostly under "Mount Eerie", and I've liked pretty much everything he's done, I've listened to his incredible "Microphones in 2020" album, which I absolutely adored. Because of this, I'm surprised I've never checked "The Big One".
I don't get it.
I'm sorry Phil, the writing on here is still the highlight, as it always is with his music, and I've praised him in the past ... read more
Watching the music video this song's attached with elevates it tenfold.
An unbridled, unapologetic explosion of music from beginning to end, at points it can feel a little overwhelming, but this is no doubt a highlight in modern British punk music.
This doesn't feel fair to properly review, I've never felt this tightness in my chest from an album before
I heard this song a couple times on the radio, but I never knew it was by Fontaines D.C. This song is just great, it manages to be super catchy and super fun to listen to, while also having a pretty unique and distinct sound.
The strange thing is with John Glacier is, it's like they peaked with their first LP, "SHILOH", and then proceeded to make less interesting music, straying away from what made them so unique and fun to listen to in the first place. This EP has some nice moments of production, and Glacier's style of music still works for me somewhat, but I never found myself all to invested in this project.
This album starts off on such a high note, with an autobiographical account of Tom Scott (The Rapper)'s life, with the Jazz instrumentation and rapping being so incredibly and perfectly intertwined. This quality thankfully carries on throughout the album, with each song sounding like a chapter of Scott's life. This perfect mix of jazz and hip hop is perhaps best shown on the multi-part "Water medley", which details his thoughts about his choices in life which led him to this ... read more
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On HEAL XO - dis/ambiguate
"@healio No problem! Do you have any recommendations for albums that sound like that song?"
On HEAL XO - dis/ambiguate
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On healio's review of Tristwch Y Fenywod - Tristwch Y Fenywod
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