LA Priest - Fase Luna
90

An album explicitly made to be listened to whilst swimming with fish - I reckon he nails it.

LA Priest drops the homemade drum machines to go towards vibey indie rock, and comes to a very cool place. It's You has an incredible funk, and some lovely wavy guitars. The loneliness and isolation that runs through the album is most at the forefront here, but it still retains the tropical warmth, creating a feeling of longing that doesn't feel negative in the slightest. It's You is ... read more

Bon Iver - 22, A Million
100

At first glance, 22, A Million is an album that doesn't feel like it can earn its obtuse, openly pretentious presentation - a gorgeously cluttered cover of symbols by Eric Timothy Carlson, and some slightly ridiculous song titles - 10 d E A T h b R E a s T ⚄ ⚄, 715 - CR∑∑KS, ____45_____.
Immediately, from the first track, it's clear that everything here is necessary and purposeful - a beautiful, raw, transcendental album, which largely feels like a discussion of symbology ... read more

Fever the Ghost - Crab In Honey
80

A fun little LP mostly carried by Source, but none of the other songs really come that close to it (but I do at least enjoy them all).

Favourite tracks: Source (by a long way), Calico
Least Favourite: A Parliament of Owls

Quadeca - I Didn't Mean to Haunt You
96

I think this is my favourite album of all time but I just don't think I can truthfully say it's perfect.
As someone who listened to Voice Memos years ago, I Didn't Mean To Haunt You is such an incredible way to rediscover quadeca's music

The concept, production, and Quad's slightly dodgy vocal performance at times all give this album a lot of emotional weight.
There are some real (emotionally) heavy hitters - don't mind me, born yesterday, fantasyworld, fractions ... read more

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