This album is just SO good. Perfectly crafted premium psychedelic synthpop made by two people who are masters of making pop music. Crazy how they started Magdalena Bay just to try making some pop songs; look where they are now. This album is the definition of "pop perfection". The first track She Looked Like Me! starts the album with a mysterious vibe, with crashing synths and drums which gives an impression that this album will be interesting. Killing Time is a pretty tropical pop ... read more
The track ratings aren't open for this release yet so I'll just rate them here
(I haven't listened to the original non-extended version so I'm not rating how these tracks improved or not from the original version)
1. Magic (Extended Mix): 83
• I don't get why this is well-regarded when it sounds just alright to me. I guess it's a decent but a bit plain track
2. Miss a Thing (Extended Mix): 86
• Pretty solid track, and it feels a bit sad too I guess
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I really don't do music reviews anymore, as I don't have the time and the mental energy for it, but seeing a bunch of yellow score reviews on this album hurts me, so I guess I'm gonna put this short review to balance it out. The album is pretty nice and incorporates a bunch of industrial and electronic elements. Some songs feel like they're breaching into EDM territory, especially "Is This a Test?" and "Echo Chamber." Cypher and the title track are ... read more
I just want to say that the drumwork on this song is fucking amazing. Also, this song makes me wanna perform this song with a band live. 9.9/10
I love Deftones, and they’re one of my most listened-to bands of all time. I started listening to them on the albums “White Pony” and “Around the Fur”. The band has a unique sound of blending alternative metal and heavy, dreamy textures (reminiscent of shoegaze) incredibly well. When I was looking at their discography, I initially dismissed listening to Ohms because it’s considered to be not as good as the rest of the albums. In contrast, I haven’t ... read more
Thornhill is a band I admire; while being a metal band from Australia has been (successfully) done many times before, Thornhill does it in a way that makes them stand out from others. In contrast, Northlane makes industrial/cyber alternative metal, and Thornhill makes alternative “grungegaze” Deftones-esque metal, which is a style of metal that I enjoy a lot. While I’ve known this band’s existence since The Dark Pool, I only paid some attention to the band during the ... read more