Personally, I love Gibbard's vocals on this electronic production style more than I do on Death Cab. The singles on this album are amazing, and the B-sides do not dissapoint. This Place Is a Prison was a very unexpectedly dark turn for the album that I felt really topped it off well.
I went into this album thinking I would probably walk out of it enjoying Misery Business the most. This was not the case. I cannot believe a song like Let the Flames Begin has gone under the radar for me for so long. Songs like crushcrushcrush and Fences are also super fun to listen to. This whole album is very catchy and a fun experience.
While this album creates a very dreamy soundscape with instrumentals sounding like they were pulled from another planet (see what I did there?), this album falls short for me. The first half of this album is really good, but I find myself getting bored by the time the second half rolls around. I think this project is done well, just isn't for me.
This album is exciting in a lot of ways. The genre being switch from pop punk is a step in a very exciting direction for the band. Tracks like Running Out Of Time and Thick Skull really surprised me. Thick Skull is an amazing closer, with some heavy hitting drums and a beautiful climax.
IDK shows a lot of potential with some great tracks. The lyricism can be hit or miss to say the least. He goes from talking about how gophers are fucking up his lawn, to him being molested, and it leaves me somewhat confused as to how I'm supposed to feel leaving this album. Looking past the inconsistencies, I thoroughly enjoyed this album.
I don't think Spector was reaching for a very high bar with this album. It has some fun songs but is somewhat over-theatrical at times. Chevy Thunder is a good example of this (I did enjoy the song, however). I did enjoy the ideas on this album, and it possesses a sound that has a very high potential.
It's a fun listen. It has some amped-up songs that are fun to jam out to. I'm not the target audience of this music, as most of the lyrics are pretty unbearable, but it would be unfair to deduct for that.
Although it's a solid folk album, I found that a lot of songs weren't super interesting or didn't feel super inventive. The storytelling and overall lyricism is a strength of this album, and Phoebe has a beautiful voice. Just wasn't the most captivating for me.
While I did enjoy this album, some of the B-sides felt like wasted track list space that could've been better utilized with some more thoroughly thought out songs. The album brims with good songs and potential at the beginning, and leaves you wanting a bit more by the end. All I Wanted is probably my favorite Paramore song of all time, however.
I don't really hear fall sounds in this. But it's a fun Weezer EP that doesn't make you cringe too hard with its lyricism, which is all you can really ask for with modern Weezer.
Wowowowowow. This album from front to back is perfect. There is nothing I would improve upon. It is the best alternative rock album front to back I have ever heard.
Okay so they tried to return back to their early 2000s Muse sound, but failed. It sounds like a band trying to sound like Muse.
I kind of don't know what artist I'm listening to at this point but I don't hate it.
It was the first Muse album I was introduced to, so I have a lot of love and nostalgia for it. Although it is a step down from their Big 3 (OoS, Abs, and BHaR), it still is an inventive album.
Although I think the Exogensis Symphonies at the end drag on for a bit longer than they need to, this album continues to impress.
Muse reinvented themselves after 2003's Absolution. They expand on their sound without becoming too experimental or over-blown. Songs like Hoodoo and Knights of Cydonia expand their soundscape in ways they hadn't before.
Muse is one of my favorite bands of all time, and this album is one of the reasons why. Even the cover is good.
My personal favorite Muse album. There is no weak point. It starts off with an amazing opener in Apocalypse Please, and ends with an amazing closer in Ruled by Secrecy. It doesn't get much better than what Muse crafted with Absolution: a fun rock album with emotion and purpose.