Sufjan Stevens - Love Yourself / With My Whole Heart
NR

I like this a lot. I keep hearing great things about this guy and I'm really curious in checking him out.

Love Yourself: 7.5
With My Whole Heart: 8

Score:
7.8
Very Good

Poppy - Scary Mask
NR

You know what? This actually works!

Halsey - Nightmare
NR

One: I want that cover out of my face.
Two: Who thought these lyrics were even remotely coherent?
Three: I don't care

Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don't Care
NR

This is low even by Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber standards. Also, that has to be one of the worst music videos I have ever seen. You can ACTUALLY see the fucking greenscreen!

blink-182 - Blame It On My Youth
NR

AAAAAND this is yet another case of a rock band trying to keep up with modern trends to try to keep their already waning relevancy up.

The Voidz - The Eternal Tao
NR

Yeah... this is definitely one of their weakest tracks. Not sure what they were trying to do with this one but this is overindulgent even by The Voidz’ standards. Mac DeMarco’s production falls flat here and Julian Casablancas’ vocal performance is... something else.

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Self-Immolate
NR

THEY’RE RELEASING MULTIPLE ALBUMS AGAIN?!?!?!

Not that it’s bad or anything, I’m actually hyped.

Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason
45

With the departure of Roger Waters, David Gilmour and crew have released one of the most soulless and unconvincing records in their discography. It does have a few highlights and there are guitar solos aplenty, but everything else is just drab and lacking the spark of Pink Floyd's other records.

Fav Tracks: Learning to Fly, Sorrow, One Slip, The Dogs of War

Least Fav Tracks: A New Machine, Signs of Life, Terminal Frost

Score:
4.5
Meh

Funny story, I was so bored with "Terminal ... read more

Pink Floyd - The Final Cut
58

The Wall: "Where the Fuck Is David Gilmour... Oh Wait, There He Is... Never Mind He's Gone" Edition

Yeah, this is pretty much a Roger Waters solo project in disguise. It's also like a B-sides album to "The Wall", which wouldn't be a bad thing if it kept me interested long enough. Unfortunately, it didn't for that long, and it feels weird having this under the Pink Floyd moniker with none of the other band members, or the amount of instrumental dedication, in sight.

Fav ... read more

Pink Floyd - The Wall
84

I don't consider "The Wall" one of Pink Floyd's best albums, but I do really like this record... just not as much as I used to. The concept is excellent, following a man trying to isolate himself from everyone he knows, including his wife, while trying to drug, fuck and rock his worries away. Like I said, the concept is really engaging and it all pieces together with "The Trial" and climaxes somberly with "Outside the Wall". The instrumentation is also outstanding, ... read more

Morrissey - California Son
NR

More Morrissey, but is HE more Morrissey? No. He is no more than he is and what Morrissey is he is more on Morrissey's new Morrissey, where he is more the Morrissey of today than the Morrissey of the past. No more Morrissey, please.

Fav Tracks: No

Least Fav Tracks: No

Score:
No score for poor Morrissey

Does Johnny Marr go to mars on his next Johnny Marr? Find out next time!

Cate Le Bon - Reward
77

It drags a little bit much for my liking, but "Reward" is still a pretty, quirky and well-written psych-folk record. I don't think it's going to beat other female singer-songwriter releases but I think it's worth a shot.

Fav Tracks: Daylight Matters, Sad Nudes, Magnificent Gestures, Meet The Man, Home To You

Least Fav Track: Miami

Score:
7.7
Very Good

Right as I read "Meet The Man" I was like "Hello, I am the meat man!" in Dr. Evil's voice. I was giggling ... read more

Steve Lacy - Apollo XXI
56

Steve Lacy is good when working with other artists like The Internet and Vampire Weekend. On his own, his work leaves a lot to be desired. The instrumentation is alright and the basslines are great but Steve's voice isn't good enough to hold its own, the production is near demo quality and the lyrics... what the fuck are these lyrics?!?!?!

Fav Tracks: Playground, Love 2 Fast, Amandla's Interlude, Only If, Basement Jack

Least Fav Tracks: Outro/4ever, In Lust We Trust

Score:
5.6
Okay

Flying Lotus - Flamagra
91

Fire has come... AND IT’S FLAMIN’ HOT!!! *unapologetic flame emojis*

As a fan of Flying Lotus’ work, I am not disappointed at the slightest! “Flamagra” is like an acid trip through Alice’s wonderland... even though it’s actually Tim Burton’s version of wonderland and everything around you is crumbling. The way FlyLo toys with several different genres and influences and squishes them all into one sound has always been a staple of his work and ... read more

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - "Luciferian Towers"
72

"Luciferian Towers" is the sign of an amazing, revolutionary formula showing its age. Yes, it's drop-dead gorgeous. Yes, I love the mood and atmosphere. Yes, the compositions are brilliant. But the song structures are just predictable at this point, especially when the two 14-minute epics, the best tracks on the album, are split into three parts. I still think this record is solid, though. "Undoing a Luciferian Towers" and "Fam/Famine", while not nearly as ... read more

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 'Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress'
74

"Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress" was extremely close to being yet another amazing record. The first and last tracks remain some of GY!BE's most riff-heavy, mind-blowing work yet! But, as much as this has been said before, the drone tracks in the middle are unnecessary and only add filler to this album. The drones aren't bad, per se, but they're sorely lacking the interesting arrangements and subdued beauty the band is usually known for. Overall, I'll still be returning to this ... read more

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
97

"Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!" proves that, even after 10 years, Godspeed You! Black Emperor still have the same amount of exciting tricks up their sleeve! It's all very evident on "Mladic", which is probably one of the best post-rock pieces of the decade! The other three songs are absolutely no slouch either and they all carry the atmosphere set on "Mladic" beautifully! Each crescendo is so extravagant, each drone is so carefully placed and each climax is so ... read more

The Prodigy - No Tourists
52

Ok... this is starting to sound dated. The first 6 tracks are pretty good until the rest of the tracklist takes a huge tumble with horrible production and obnoxious vocal samples.

Fav Tracks: Light Up the Sky, Timebomb Zone, No Tourists, We Live Forever, Need Some1

Least Fav Tracks: Boom Boom Tap, Resonate, Give Me a Signal

Score:
5.2
Average

The Prodigy - The Day Is My Enemy
60

"The Day Is My Enemy" has the same amount of energy any Prodigy record would have. Unfortunately, there's no presence of ideas or refinement, which makes it a very bloated listen.

Fav Tracks: Wild Frontier, Rhythm Bomb, The Day Is My Enemy, Beyond The Deathray, Wall Of Death, Ibiza

Least Fav Tracks: Invisible Sun, Destroy

Score:
6
Fine

Flying Lotus - Black Balloons Reprise
NR

YUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!

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