Haunting, poetic, and melancholic.
Three words that can be used to describe this masterpiece. Pink Moon peels back the layers and shows Nick Drake at his most venerable and most profound. This is most evident in his lyrical work. Nick Drake’s use of poetic devices reveal his stories through a naturalistic lens. One can appreciate the repeated mentioning of the Sun and Moon as metaphors, and other references to nature, they illustrate vivid Images and feelings. Naturalistic and ... read more
Neurosis is back after 10 years now with Aaron Turner at the forefront, unbelievably amazing stuff.
Industrial pop done wrong. Another example of safe songwriting and overproduction on an independent release from the 2020’s. The production is way too clean for an industrial record. It takes away from the potential rawness and aggression that this record could convey. The songwriting is bland and derivative. Compared to their last album, this one feels like its trying to appeal to the Alt-Pop market.
This album has a handful interesting instrumental moments, but I cannot get past the very Lil Peep sounding Emo-Rap vocal style and melodies. This album is a great example of the overproduction that plagues today’s independent music world.