I enjoyed this EP, especially for the throat sounds and throat singing adjacent influence throughout the whole project, very catchy and vibey. Reminds me a little bit of Joji in the way it presents Dylan Brady's style in a more paired back and almost lofi (or maybe low intensity) way.
Still fantastic, though "Just You" is pretty rough. overall its iterations on the same mood as the first, with lovely stereo sound textures and a blend of romantic, relaxing, and unsettling tracks.
Evocative and tense, Laura's Theme is as complex as the character is mysterious throughout the first season and a half, and this soundtrack makes a wonderful background to listen to while playing phasmophobia.
A pretty solid electropop album. It gave me a lot of moments where I felt like I was listening to updated Crystal Castles or a more electro-focused Lana Del Rey. No tracks really blew me away but every single one was pretty good!
This feels like a breath of fresh air, Lily Alan meets Amy Winehouse in the orchestra pit. Its lush, layered, and often times dissonant in its lyrical content (as in I Hate The Way I Look Today) that is enjoyably like Ingrid Michaelson's oeuvre. The classical jazz vocal performance put in conversation with present-day concerns makes for another layer of pleasant contrast. I wouldn't put this album on for any kind of chill easy listening time, but its got a wonderful richness that ... read more
An absolutely delightful set of recording that prefigures so much folk to come after. The album reminds me strongly of Vashti Bunyan but in shorter bursts and with a heavy sprinkling of americana.
Starting this album, I'm immediately struck by the opening sounding like a slight alteration of "Peaches" by The Presidents of the United States of America. Similarly, hearing the tumblr line "being loved is to be changed" in track 6 came not unwelcomely to breakup the indie rock vibe. I really enjoyed the pace of the album though I'm not sure it stood out as anything remarkable in the realm of indie rock.
Extremely jovial dance album that celebrates change while continuing to promote the club atmosphere. I think this compares really favorably to something like Mayhem by Lady Gaga, which seems to reject the passage of time in its songwriting, while Robyn chooses to embrace the passage of time and the changes that it brings to her passions (this is especially legible in the title track Sexistential).
Supremely varied and eclectic, I have listened to some of Tigran's past work and while I do not have the jazz language necessary to do justice describing the sound, the album remains evocative. A smoother listen than some of his past work without losing the appeal of experimentation.
This is such a fun album that showcases its featured artists so well, finding out there are credits from passed artists only makes this more interesting. Yet there's still the feel of a Gorillaz album, especially in The Sad God
Out of my usual genres here, but these 8 quicker songs from No Cure begin very strong with Hang Me From the Bible Belt and keep up the momentum throughout the rest of the EP. Enjoyably melodic.
Solid album, significantly more approachable than Femtanyl's previous work. This feels less intensely digi-grind and more rave-y, made for dancing and trancing to in a smokey dark room. The songs blend into each other as if they're meant to be listened to as a DJ set built up from samples on the fly.
This album was alright, very art-pop in my opinion. I've seen comparisons to LCD Soundsystem and yeah that's pretty fair. Overall, nothing to really write home about sonically speaking. I think Pop was alright, and Dance No More was pretty catchy though overall not memorable.
I wasn't super sure what to say about this at the time. It's a pretty good album but I still don't think I have a strong enough opinion to put any thoughts about it into words.
Supremely intimate and vulnerable, with a joyous romantic opening before turning towards a heavier B-side. As is always the strength with Anjimile's work, there is a passion to the highs and a depth to the lows that have left me thinking about this album well after its finished playing. Track's 3 and 4 are by far my favorites, reaching jovial peaks that are resonating well with me at the moment.
I think what I like most about this album is the sort of slow brooding pace of it across all the tracks. The kind of thing to put on while laying around on an overcast day where you don't need to get ready to go anywhere. I described it otherwise as the kind of make out music you put on to set a mood that's not quite romance. Dior is one of my favorites off the album.
Wet is great, and on relistens I have become a big fan of Sad Boys. The album, as well as Dazey and the Scouts' discography is tragically short, I absolutely love Lea Jaffe's songwriting style and evocative lyrics