Production is a step-up from the previous two. More variety. "Unpredictable" is a good opener. Songwriting displays potential. Consistent sound.

After multiple listens front-to-back, can sometimes feel one-note. Replay value is there, but not enough. "Estranged" is the most forgettable track. "Esophagus" features weird rapping and almost-there screaming vocals.

"Trench" is the latest album from Twenty One Pilots, the duo that brought the slightly-underground (by that, I mean Tumblr) fanbase albums such as their self-titled (which I find really unpolished) and "Regional at Best" (which is mediocre, at the very least). The only other album I haven't listened to is their label debut "Vessel", which is regarded by fans as one of their best records.

Before this album came the release of "Blurryface", an album which ... read more

I judged the singles too harshly without the context of this album, because context matters. BTW, I haven't heard it yet.

This might as well be The 1975 at their most snarkiest, human and undoubtedly their most polarizing. This huge genre shift from their first and second album will be nothing short of encapsulating, if utterly flawed.

Lowtide is an Australian shoegaze band based in Melbourne, in - well - Australia. They are relatively unheard of pioneers in the lo-fi and shoegaze genres, and have just released their sophomore effort, "Southern Mind", this Feburary and have recently toured the UK and Europe. They have steadily gained a following, though it remains cult.

That being said, their self-titled debut studio album follows their debut extended play (EP), "You Are My Good Light", four years after ... read more