TheDaybreaker

There I was thinking to myself "damn, it'd be awesome to get a new abriction song" only to click the What's New button on Spotify and see a whole album! It's a shame, but Banshee is a mixed bag. It really feels like a step back from the powerhouse of Interstates.

Peter Jackson's "The Beatles: Get Back" docuseries added a whole new level of appreciation to this album. It may not be as good as the previous few projects preceding it but damn, hard not to enjoy the greatest band of all time jamming out and having a good time. "Abbey Road" may be a masterpiece but "Let It Be" is the perfect final entry to close The Beatles catalogue.

For all George Martin contributed to The Beatles I'm kind of glad basically got his own album here. The Martin tracks are really great, as one would expect from a talented musician like Martin. They're at their weakest when they're heavily coordinated with visuals that don't accompany the album (this wasn't released as a score so I'd argue the orchestral tracks have more pressure to stand on their own). The problem with 'Yellow Submarine" is the messiness of it all. Six songs by The ... read more

"The Beatles" (or the White Album) is as chaotic as it is magnificent. The band is so apparently divided as the songs clash stylistically. There's no unitary vision here, there are barely any songs where all four members contribute, and yet every song is as brilliant as the last. The disjointed coordination of "The Beatles" makes it feel so pure to what The Beatles were and how the band operated. Thrilling, exciting, heartwarming and heartbreaking from start to finish... the ... read more