an album a day #21: Sundowning
i intentionally marked today down on my calendar to review this album because it is Sundowning’s 5th birthday as i’m writing this! i believe this is the Sleep Token album with the most depth while maintaining difference between songs— TPWBYT it’s hard to tell a difference between some of the songs (maybe it needs more listening) and there some points where TMBTE does not sound complete in a few aspects, but bands do change with time. the ... read more
Insert joke about The Normal Album not being normal
I enjoyed this album as much as I can enjoy something swing-adjacent--i have an undying hatred for swing something about it just really grinds my gears LMAO. What made me not give The Normal Album a 30 is how strong of a piano player Will Wood is. In almost every song there was a piano part that made me pause and appreciate how talented he is. The drummer here was also really strong; there were a few moments where they got into a groove of ... read more
Sleep Token is back! With a cool ass album cover too!
I had completely forgotten Emergence was dropping this morning, so imagine my excitement when my dad texted me and said "Its sleep token. No major departures from anything". I was worried that the band would head towards an entirely new direction (since that's what they seem to have done with every album), but they seem to have found a solid middle ground between all 3 of their albums in Emergence. The "trap" ... read more
TV Girl drops! I listen!
Fauxllennium is only the third project I've heard in full by TV Girl (which is a shame considering how much i love Who Really Cares) and it further solidifies the reality that I find myself coming to, that being...
I should listen to more TV girl!
This album creates a very rich atmosphere with vibrant colors in tandem with a hypnotic kind of lightness--thats really the only way I can describe it--sloshing in and out of one's mind during the wild adventure ... read more
an album a day #29: The Party Never Ends
This album was the hardest thing i think ive ever had to listen to. all of what made Juice WRLD interesting went completely out of the window in this sorry excuse for a project. I actually really liked “Legends Never Die” and have found myself consistently coming back to it but after that everything his team released has sounded like dog shit put over a trap beat. TPNE is the worst offender of this. Death Race For Love, Goodbye and Good ... read more
an album a day #27: Skin to Skin
I was bored at work a couple months ago listening to my spotify DJ (back when I still used spotify lmao) and Amira Elfeky's "Tonight (demo)" song and I was hooked. The song kinda stayed in the backburner of things I played every once and a while, but I never thought to listen to the full EP that she released until today. It's pretty good!
It's nice to see this form of Nu Metal be done so well in this era. Normally I'd have to ... read more