There's promise here but the vocal fry in her delivery is a bit much for me, unfortunately.
I like Why is she still here. The smoky blues instrumental goes well with her poppy voice (when she sings full throated).
Gawd, the beats are so simple, annoying and most important, boring, on most of theses songs. Reminds me of the old days when someone would burn shitty house music to to a CD and try to 'give it away' it on Venice Beach.
Loser is the only song that really stuck out to me. Afterthought and Dracula were decent cuts.
Hard pass.
Like: Dracula, Loser, Afterthought
meh: My Old Ways, Piece of Heaven, Obsolete, End of Summer
Dislike: No Reply, Oblivion, Not My World, Ethereal Connection, ... read more
Just give me the first 5 songs and you can have the rest.
Station Wagon is classic Mother Mother. Love it.
Like: Love to Death, Make Believe, Station Wagon, Better of Me
meh: ON AND ON, Namaste, little mistake, Mano a Mano, Nostalgia, To Regret
Dislike: Finger, Me & You
I like this new Chevelle. It's kind of like more effervescent version of Tool.
Nice, cohesive album that hits a lot of the same notes throughout its runtime, but they are mostly the right notes.
A+ for Trey Celaya, drums definitely stood out to me the most. Otherwise, this is some pretty generic metalcore that does nothing for me.
Solid album. This works for me as workout or spreadsheet metal. Groove metal like this feeds my core.
Not all the way on board yet. Solid album but hasn't quite hooked me.
Drum Show and Downstairs are favorites.
Great album, falls off a tad in the second half. First 4 songs are prime cuts.
Like: Thorns, Bloom Baby Bloom, Just Two Girls, Leaning Against The Wall, White Horses, The Sofa
meh: Passenger Seat, Play It Out, Safe in the World, Midnight Song
Dislike: Bread Butter Tea Sugar
This could easily be AI. There's absolutely no soul to it.
I just can't handle the cleans. The rough vocal sections are better but there's 100s of other bands that can do this djenty alt metal sound with better cleans. Sorry Architects fans, I can't jump on this bandwagon.
Gave it a shot but guess this isn't my scene.
Like: I Saw The Mountains, Don't Put It All On Me, Way of the World, Love is a Canyon
meh: What's it all for?, Long Ride Home, Apple Tree, Man in the Field, With You,
Dislike: New Country, XXX
I think Franz Ferdinand is solidly a one album band for me. First album was their high water mark by far. This is OK, but old Franz made me feel like I was headed into a semi-dangerous club in an alleyway off of 1980s Times Square. This new album is much more...disneyfied. Reminds me more of Coldplay than Franz Ferdinand.
I'm all set on this one.
It's aight. Vocals I like but the music underneath the vocals is a bit...generic. I feel like something is off in the mix as well. Almost comes off a bit metallic, like maybe some over-compression?
My Morning Jacket brings a sense of comfortable normalcy that doesn't break barriers but remains interesting throughout.
Has a distinctly classic feel to it. Case in point, I can hear your love, a love letter to Roy Orbison and George Harrison if I've ever heard one. Beginning from the ending is a spitting auditory image of America.
Like: Out in the Open, Everyday Magic, I Can Hear Your Love, Time Wasted, Beginning from the Ending, River Road
meh: Half a Lifetime, Lemme Know, Squid ... read more
Mars Volta finally takes their valium and chills the fuck out.
Lucro sucio; Los ojos del vacio comes off as a more psychedelic version of Santana's classic album Abraxis, but just a touch too much fat to be 100% cohesive. Still, after a few listens I'm warming up to be quite a big a fan of it. You really need to listen to the whole album here, single cuts won't be as impactful without hearing the context of the songs that come before and after.
There are some beautiful ... read more
Imperium Delirium is 2025 tech death AOTY.
The heavy mix of deathcore and tech death is perfect and consistent from front to back. Where it lacks innovation it makes up in consistent ear thumping intensity and tempo cover to cover. Drumming from Bryce is consistently badass throughout the album.
Apocalypse canvas is 🔥.
First song was good, a couple were meh. Overall just a boring soulless album that blends into the background (which is a bonus).
Adam sounds so old and out of touch on this album. It's not totally soulless like their last few albums but mostly just awkward.
Gorgeously dissonant avant garde metal.
Amen is Igorrr's best and most accessible album to date.
Most of Igorr's albums come off as study pieces in the art world, just to see what works and what falls flat. Amen is the first album that I heard some cohesion. Each song stands on its own merit but the buzzy trippy production elements bring continuity on each song.
I like every song, but blastbeat falafel, ADHD, and Ancient Sun are standouts.
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