I still think "POST-" is a damn good album. It's energetic as hell, the production is outstanding, the lyrics are great and it's just punchy and catchy, overall. But, even after a little over a year, I have never returned to this album... at all. It's so weird because I used to have a lot of fun on my first listen.

Fav Tracks: USA, All This Useless Energy, Powerlessness, Let Them Win, 9/10, TV Stars

Least Fav Track: Beating My Head Against A Wall

Score:
7.6
Very Good

This is where the band started to fall apart. While the "Green Album" keeps the accessibility and hooks of the "Blue Album", it loses most of its charm and it plays it alarmingly safe. The quality of the writing and instrumentation has also dropped significantly. Overall, it's not a bad album. It just pales in comparison to their first two albums.

Fav Tracks: Island In The Sun, Don't Let Go, O Girlfriend, Hash Pipe, Knockdown Dragout

Least Fav Tracks: Simple Pages, ... read more

I haven't heard of this band before, but color me impressed! The lyrics, Frances' Voice, the beautiful production, the upbeat tone, the writing, the storytelling, almost all of it is top notch and enjoyable throughout!

Fav Tracks: Not Abel, How Simple, One That Suits Me, Prior Things, Look of Love, Somewhere a Judge

Least Fav Track: How You Got Your Limp

Score:
8.7
Awesome

Weezer's debut is incredible! The instrumentation is great, the writing is outstanding and the hooks and melodies are infectious! It's also nerdy as hell and I love it!

Fav Tracks: Say It Ain't So, Only in Dreams, Undone, Buddy Holly, My Name Is Jonas, The World Has Turned and Left Me Here, Holiday

Least Fav Track: In The Garage

Score:
9.6
Amazing

30 Seconds To Mars? More like 30 Seconds To SARS! AMIRITE???

Seriously though, this has to be one of the most generic, lifeless and outright BAD albums I've heard all year.

Fav Tracks: Monolith, Walk On Water

Least Fav Tracks: One Track Mind, Rescue Me, Hail To The Victor, Love Is Madness... TOO MANY TO COUNT!!!

Score:
2.7
Humans fuck? No way!

For a Warp record, it's surprisingly accessible. But that doesn't keep it from being Grizzly Bear's best album. It's beautiful and very well written.

Fav Tracks: Two Weeks, Foreground, Ready Able, While You Wait For The Others, I Live With You, About Face, All We Ask, Southern Point

Least Fav Track: Cheerleader

Score:
9
Outstanding

"Room on Fire" is a successful follow-up to their masterful debut. It expands upon "Is This It"'s laid back sound while still retaining the catchy hooks, clever lyricism, great vocals and great instrument chemistry that made the band so great. I guess the only thing holding it back is that... maybe Julian's vocals are pushed back in the mix a bit more than usual. Other than that, this is an incredible sophomore release. It also has "Reptillia", so that's pretty ... read more

"Discovery" is a danceable, brilliantly-produced, infectious as hell and iconic piece of French that stands as the best in its genre. There's a lot more variety than their previous record, making these songs pack more weight and, more importantly, be the perfect ingredient for dance parties "Around The World". This record is one of the reasons why I enjoy electronic music so goddamn much!

Fav Tracks: Veridis Quo, Digital Love, Face to Face, One More Time, Harder Better ... read more

Play dat sowng on dat guitar yo! It makes mah gurl dance ya see look at ‘er go she goes she goesin’ WOOOOOAAAAAH!!!

Where’s the bottle? There’s a boat, there’s a girl, but where’s the friggin’ bottle?

Edit: Nevermind I'm blind

On "Melophobia", they tone-down the aggressive garage rock style that made up their previous records in favor of a lighter indie rock sound while retaining their lo-fi roots and bringing brass sections to the table. The result is Cage the Elephant's best work to date! The instrumentation is absolutely solid, the melodies are smooth, the writing is a huge improvement and the hooks are just so damn catchy!

Fav Tracks: Cigarette Daydreams, Spiderhead, Come a Little Closer, Halo, ... read more

Nothing But Thieves showcases large amounts of potential that never surface. Conor is an absolutely beautiful singer and the instrumentation and production are great. Unfortunately, the song structures are barebones at best and the band does nothing to stand out from their rather obvious peers.

Fav Tracks: Itch, If I Get High, Trip Switch, Ban All the Music, Wake Up Call, Excuse Me

Least Fav Track: Tempt You (Evocatio)

Score:
6.5
Decent

While there is some early potential here and Thom's vocals are still there, it feels like they borrowed too much from their contemporaries. "Creep" is still a classic, though.

Fav Tracks: Anyone Can Play Guitar, Blow Out, Creep, You, Ripcord, Stop Whispering

Least Fav Tracks: How Do You?, Thinking About You

Score:
6.6
Decent

Unlike Julian Casablancas' main attraction, The Strokes, The Voidz' "Tyranny" is a self-indulgent grower. The lo-fi dial has been turned up to 11, the guitar riffs/solos are bonkers, politics grow like weed and most of these songs are long-winded as hell. Give it more time, though, and you may find some of his most interesting and most experimental work to date. It's a little bloated, but this is still a musically-diverse, weird and fun record... and the 11-minute "Human ... read more

Do what the album title says.

Wait. Shit.

Fav Track: Something Just Like This

Least Fav Tracks: Break Up Every Night (One of the worst pieces of shit I’ve ever heard), Everything else

Score:
1.2
UUUUGGH

WHERE'S MY GODDAMN GRAMMY?!

"Is This It" may not be cutting edge, even by today's standards. It's a very simplified, laid-back record with a rough, lo-fi vibe to it. But it gives this record its advantage. The instrumentation is superb, with lots of great, catchy riffs panning the left and right channels with very ear-warm bass lines on top of relatively simple drum fills. Unlike a lot of other bands from that era, the members keep in the same lane as their singer. Julian Casablancas is an incredible lead ... read more

Kevin goes for a more "pop" direction than its rock-laden predecessor (even if it still has plenty of guitars). There are synths galore and the bass and drums are more prominent than ever. This is not a fault by any means, as this is some of the best psychedelic pop you'll ever hear... and one of the best sounding records of the past ten years! Every song on here has amazing hook after amazing hook, whether it be the bassline on "The Less I Know The Better", the "'CUZ ... read more

I feel like a basic review isn't enough to describe "Twin Fantasy". This album has changed my perspective on myself and made me more confident in my identity. Now, I'm usually not a fan of displaying my personal life to the public, but I also can't think about this album without remember the events preceding it. So, let me get this out of my chest.

It all started when I was 15, where my depression peaked. I knew something wasn't right with me because, all of a sudden, I was attracted ... read more

I remember having so much goddamn fun with this album back in 2018 and it's not letting up two years later! "Virtue" is a vibrant, catchy, diverse and forward-thinking rock album with great instrumentation and a surprising amount of consistency throughout its 15 tracks. Overall, I think this is the best album Julian Casablancas has made since The Strokes' first two records!

Fav Tracks: ALieNNatioN, Pyramid Of Bones, QYURRYUS, Pink Ocean, Pointlessness, Leave It In My Dreams, Lazy ... read more

“Government Plates” tosses aside the hooks that made both “The Money Store” and “No Love Deep Web” great and focuses more on the aggression. But this also makes it their most forgettable and repetitious album.

Fav Tracks: You Might Think He Loves You for Your Money but I Know What He Really Loves You for It's Your Brand New Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat, Anne Bonny, Birds, Two Heavens, Whatever I Want (Fuck Who’s Watching), I’m Overflow

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