this might be the most underrated album this year...? probably not, there’s gotta be something else out here, but this certainly feels overlooked. tweedy and co. have had the unfortunate pleasure of having released a definite classic earlier in their career, giving them high expectations to hope and match that record even though it’s very unlikely. despite this, Ode to Joy is a great record, and while it’s not tipping Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, i do not care. i love the folky ... read more

this was... surprisingly disappointing. i was expecting much more, but it felt like nothing happened the entire duration. the songs never developed into really anything. nothing grabbed my attention really ever. it never felt like there was a main focus, solange’s voice felt like it was in the background with the instrumentation. in fact, the features and occasionally Tyler slide in seemed more engaging. the production was great honestly, but the songwriting just really never felt there. ... read more

it can just be a bit repetitive with the synth arpeggios enough to where it feels like it lacks really much songwriting. but there are plenty of great moments, and god i have to commend the Jon Anderson feature i love Yes so much and i am so glad to hear him especially on a battles record how crazy is that whaaaat

thank god i like this now i can have some sort of appeal to these girls out here