Easily album of the year so far in my opinion. I'm probably gonna update this after a few more listens but in short, Boards delivered peak once again with one of their most immersive and otherworldly projects which also actually feels like it was worth the 13 year wait - a rarity these days. Also, "You Retreat In Time And Space" is completely deserving of the 96 user score as of right now, shit almost made me tear up whilst answering a PPQ on Russian War Communism.
It's a shame the band's so niche and unknown cause this album's amazing! I've been loving this record recently, it's not one of the best in the genre or anything but is probably one of the most fun albums I've heard in a minute and honestly mogs Getting Killed. The initial four track run in particular is genuinely one of the best of the decade, with Mr Winter's vocal talent shining more than ever and some absolutely bananas instrumentals to back them. My ... read more
It was my friend’s birthday yesterday, so I thought I'd listen to one of their favourite albums at the moment which was also something I'd been meaning to check out for a while now. I was going into this with pretty high expectations, I’d consider myself to be an avid shoegaze enjoyer and apparently it was similar to Sweet Trip, which is some high praise to say the least. Well it’s safe to say that this record lived up to the hype. Despite not containing any lyrics ... read more
Nice Shibuya-kei album. Whilst not blowing me away in any aspects, all of it was solid and definitely worth a listen. Not the biggest fan of the cover though, it kinda creeps me out.
The first half is peak Ween - some songs even rival the best stuff on Quebec. You get bangers like "Freedom of '76" which for Gene's vocal performance alone is absolute greatness and more emotional tracks like "Baby Bitch" which has some of the best writing the band has to offer. This was lining up to be another absolute slapper but after the previously mentioned "Baby Bitch", it slightly falls off. I don't mind the more "brown" tracks ... read more