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For months I was expecting a disappointment and instead was given another fantastic forward thinking album by Charli. Her creativity and uniqueness is still intact as ever. One of the best runs of projects by a pop star since..... ever.

It’s albums like this that just come out of nowhere to surprise you. A few months ago I heard the single “Talking Heads” and I loved it but nothing could have prepared me for the insanity of this album. Black Midi is that band that despite one short KEXP live session essentially had no material and yet here they are on their debut delivering one of the best albums of the decade. “Schlagenheim” brings to mind similarities to some of my favorite bands. Their ... read more

Holy shit what an album! 100 Gecs are a fairly new musical group which has caught many ears and for good reason. So far this year, this is most jarring and face value shocking album I’ve heard most having to do with the ridiculous vocals. Dylan and Laura pitch shift and speed up their vocals as well as over-saturating with auto-tune to create a dizzying glitch pop experience. The absurdist lyrics help add to the feeling of this album sounding like a blender of ideas from pop in both the ... read more

Made a whole post about this album but hated what I wrote and honestly I’ve grown to dislike this album. It’s pretty ok first listen but on repeated listens shows itself to have little to no standout qualities among other indie rock records.