As Courting's debut album begins with the very glitchy, almost hyper pop-esque 'Cosplay/Twin Cities', it seemed like this would be a drastic left-turn from their earlier EP 'Grand National'. However, by the third track, 'Loaded', 'Guitar Music' feels like more of a refinement of their art-punk sound, while taking enough risks sonically to keep things interesting and fresh.
Despite an overload of electronic sounds, there is a rawness in the album as well, exemplified by 'Crass (Redux)', while ... read more
I was more than a little disappointed the last time I listened to Suede, which was also the first time, with their album Bloodsports. The songs there seemed to blend into a homogeneous blob of Brit-pop and glam-rock. So I was a little apprehensive while getting ready to listen to their latest, Autofiction.
There are some problems with regards to the songs being unable to be distinguished from each other in this, however, there are some standouts as well, like She Still Leads Me On, where the ... read more
It starts out strong with I Don't Know How I'll Survive and Roman Candles, providing kaleidoscopic explosions and raw energy across. However it starts to run out of steam really fast across the rest of tracks, offering scant memorable moments.
Blending in aspects of late 80s and early 90s alt and indie rock with performances more akin to the singer-songwriter of the modern age, Horsegirl serves up an album of solid, if not spectacular, songs.
Trying to bring reviewing here back, since I don't have much to do nowadays
I really like the absolute raw energy and the genre-blending they bring across this album. Even the vocal performances are charismatic and shit-stirring. I just wish that the vocals themselves weren't so indecipherable because they do have a lot of interesting things to say in their lyrics, but I had to read the lyrics to get what they were saying (I know it is a "me" problem). It just ends up pulling me out ... read more
I wasn't a fan of The OOZ at all. I mean, at all.
The reason why I decided to give this a listen was solely because of Alone, Omen 3. In the end, I found it much more enjoyable than I thought possible. Beautiful instrumentals and more engaging vocal performances along with trademark King Krule penmanship.
Least enjoyable album of theirs. It felt like they were going through the motions.
Song for song, line for line, Alex Cameron manages to match Forced Witness in its humor, songwriting and hooks.
It manages to be harsher and noisier than 2012-2017, while also being more concise, and in some parts, more immediate than its predecessor.
With WKND FRNDS, the band has decided to go on a more mellow, more laid back direction, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, because they have shown that they can do it well on some of their earlier releases. This EP is akin to the first Childhood album with a more modern and contemporary production style.
However, the first three tracks are almost indistinguishable from each other with a blend of synth-pop and a bit of psych-pop. Nothing offensive about it, just a bit meh. The vocal mixing is ... read more
The middle segment of the album, from 'Really Doe' to 'Dance in the Water' is just off-the-walls insane, freaky and absolute perfection.
Wasn't as enamored with it on my first listen as I was with Electric Lady or ArchAndroid. Further listens proved me utterly wrong, especially from tracks 4-10, which achieves ‘Thriller’ levels of consistency. . It has taken up a different but equally important part in her discography.
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