At a young age, we were taught that fears were meant to be conquered. Now, I have many a fear, but today I have decided to man up and face my greatest fear. One that's haunted me ever since I was born, one that's constructed a weight on my shoulders that I've had to hold up for my life...

Now, let's talk about peer pressure. As Google dot com describes it, it is an influence from members of one's peer group. Peer pressure can become a huge problem for the youth, especially teens. I'm sure ... read more

Fishmonger is a perfect example of genre fusion.

Throughout the history of art, a very helpful means of sorting and categorizing art was "genre," a way of sorting literature, music, cinema, etc. into separate categories based on style and subject matter. Genre is most recognizable maybe at a Redbox (if that's even still a thing) where you would see movies to rent that were sorted between comedy, action and adventure, fantasy, etc. Or you can find examples of genre by logging onto ... read more

Review coming soon...

This is some of the craziest shit I've ever heard

I'm not gonna listen to this record but Selena is finnnnne

Man, Fantano's fanbase is literally one of the most ignorant and annoying fanbases on the internet.

Ok, now that I've gotten that off of my chest, holy hell what a record this is. Ok, so this is Jane Remover, one of the most promising up and coming hyperpop artists to come out of the recent boom in the genre. She has a couple of popular songs under their belt that have landed on the hyperpop playlist, such as "What's My Age Again,?" and "If You Make Music... Stop It," a ... read more

This song might truly be the pinnacle of music. Ever since Redfoos smooth, silky voice graced my ears, and that beautiful horn dropped, I was never the same. My first listen to “New Thang,” was my first listen to musics final peak, it’s final evolution. Music only goes downhill from here.

Imagine a world without “New Thang,” by Redfoo... sad, right? I imagine a desolate world, similar to that of Mars. The human evolution was completely shifted by one song. ... read more

Schmoobin's Weekly Album Swap: Week #4 (02/05/2021)

[Swapped albums with Wessel]

I did not get any response from my most recent partner for an album swap, so in the meantime I'm gonna review the last album that I listened to for the weekly album swaps, which I should have reviewed a week ago. Anyways, this record caught me by surprise, due to the fact that Shinki-Sei had just around 20 monthly listeners on Spotify, which really peaked my interest. I usually don't know what I'm getting into ... read more

Alien fetus album go brrrrr

When I first listened to this bands previous record Von, I thought it was quite a pleasant listen with really nice and soothing elements, but ended up leaving me with this feeling that so much more could be done with that sound. It lacked any sort of progression and emotion to it, and focused more on pure ambience than anything. This all changes with this next record. Ágætis byrjun by Sigur Ros is hands down one of the most gorgeous albums that have ... read more

Schmoobin's Weekly Album Swap: Week #4 (01/29/2021)

[Swapped albums with Ryanoat]

Man I completely forgot to review this on time. Anyways, this is probably my favorite album for the album swaps so far. I had never heard of 12 Rods in my life, and when logging in to Spotify and seeing that the band had just over 600 monthly listeners, I had no idea what I was in for. However, I think that at the end of the day this ended up being a really fun listen. Sure, it's kinda just a indie rock ... read more

I’m just gonna cut to the chase. For the First Time by Black Country, New Road is a turning point for music. This records pushes the boundaries of performance, instrumentation, and lyricism. But it’s so much more than an album.

This record paints a picture so clearly in my mind, an image so real and close, and that image is myself and every other kid my age at this very moment. At the time of writing this, COVID-19 is still a huge problem, and despite the virus taking ... read more

I am Laserheart

Schmoobin's Weekly Album Swap: Week #3 (01/22/2021)

[Swapped albums with Amazing Blizzard]

Earlier this month, I had numerous people complete two separate polls to ultimately decide who’s discography I was going to complete this year. Last year it was Weezer, and for 2021 my mandatory discography dive will be for Sigur Ros, a band that I know next to nothing about. My friend, Amazing Blizzard, is actually a fan of them, and knowing that I was going to have to listen to all of their ... read more

When I’m around some of my friends, I’m often described as the “Weezer fan,” of the group, and I can’t really blame them. I was kinda raised by the band a bit, with my dad occasionally playing Weezer in the car when I was younger. I had done a full Weezer discography dive last year, going through every single main Weezer record, and it’s safe to say I like a bit more of their stuff than the average Joe (shoutout to my friend Joe btw I get to see him again ... read more

It was about a week ago. The sky was bright but the weather was chilly, and my friends and I had made the unwise decision to meet up during the peak of the coronavirus, but that's all whatever. It was just the three of us, and our plan for the day was to head over to another friends house and watch The Stuff, an extremely funny horror b movie, akin to the b movies we usually watch as friends when we get together. While on our way there, we decide to stop by a Dollar General before we went ... read more

Schmoobin's Weekly Album Swap: Week #2 (01/15/2021)

[Swapped albums with eliiscool5]

So I had never listened to a full on gospel album before, so I was pretty interested going into this. I can't really compare this to anything else, so I'm just gonna take it as it is: I think that this is a really good album, and a part of that kinda sucks cause I can't really give it a lot of praise for being one of the greatest gospel records I've heard because of my lack of knowledge of the genre. ... read more

New plant era

Schmoobin's Weekly Album Swap: Week #1 (01/08/2021)

[Swapped albums with TreyLikesBands]

First off, if you're curious as to what a "weekly album swap" is, I actually just started hosting a server-wide event, gathering up many AOTY users and pairing them up to swap their favorite albums that their partner has never heard before. This idea was given to me when I had swapped albums with Noz about a month ago, when I had given him Pixel Bath by Jean Dawson, and he had given me Drunk by ... read more

Y’all tripping, this goes hard as hell

"Would you hate me if I smoked some DMT right in front of your mom?"
- Benjamin Reichwald, aka. Bladee, aka. Drain Gang CEO

Each member of Drain Gang have carved out their own unique sound, and have stand out projects that show the best of their abilities. However, lets backpedal to 2013, right when Drain Gang was getting started. Back then they weren't even Drain Gang. They called themselves Gravity boys, which if you ask me is a much better name than Drain Gang. What even is a ... read more