You either die a hero, or you live long enough to make Pacific Daydream.
There is just something in this record, like a mixture of happy and sad nostalgia, it is so peaceful yet painful and it is delivered through immaculate and clean sound.
From the very strong beginning to a slightly undertone middle, this album proves to be fertile ground for any sort of quirk Isacc Brock had not yet previously explored in his music. I might prefer the much happier tones from the following GNFPWLBN, but in this record the result is nothing short of unforgettable.
It seems like Neige sings about the fairy world he saw in his youth. I swear I can see it too while listening to this absolutely beautiful record.
I can so relax listening to this, it's so peaceful, gentle, heartwarming.
The instrumental soundtracks for the movie range from midly striking to sleep-inducing (as the film itself), but the actual songs from Radwimps show their best at pop rock: Yume Tourou and Sparkle in particular are so dreamy.
I'd spend days thinking about Mercer's lyrics and trying to figure out what drugs was he on when he breathed them out.
When you think about music as an art, there's classical and then there's Funeral.
They Might Be Giants is wide and unbalanced, but this is one great record full of quirky lyrics, funny tunes and overall enjoyable content.
This has everything: the embarassing shitty lyrics, the wide range of pop, rock, cheesy rap, experimental and mainstream tunes. It sounds like a different album at every new step and it's the best way to get into Radwimps that I know of.
I've always had trouble pointing out the best out of The Shins' production, if only because Mercer can write such good songs in any of his albums. Wincing the Night Away though might show higher sensibility and lyricism than anything before (or after).
It's so cheesy, funny, emotional and relatable, and I cannot stop listening to it. There's not a single song in this album I dislike or I wouldn't loop for hours.
At first it was weird in a kind of wtf-ish way, later on it got weird in a kind of WTF!!!-ish way.
While Love over gold and It never rains are really good songs, whilst Private investigation and Industrial disease are easily forgettable (hence the non-perfect rating), this album will always mean one thing: Telegraph road.
It's also the LP where Knopfler got it all out, it has both the technical perfection and narrative structure from Making movies and the experimental guitar solos from the first records. It's Dire Straits at their peak.