Musically this album is like an 85, really amazing folk songwriting and lots of nice percussive sounds to keep you engaged. But, I gave this a 95, and not an 85. Grief, a feeling I feel like most can relate to, death is quite common really. But the feeling of losing someone you love, an awful feeling. A gap is left in your heart, the absence of someone is haunting you. Phil Elverum talks about his wife in the album, who lost to cancer. The way he captures this feeling is so perfect, I cannot ... read more
The pinnacle of pop songwriting. Mitski shines here with her incredible vocals and deep lyrics, bringing synths into the mix to wrap this up into her best album.
14 songs of incredible songwriting that Darnielle uses to carry out his incredible lyrics out into the world with just a guitar and his booming voice (and a keyboard, but just for one song).
The noisier and more lo-fi younger brother of In The Aeroplane Over The Sea. A fantastical album that lifts you up into the air in a wave of guitar strings and other assorted instruments.
Beautiful, heartbreaking, intense, badass, the apex of music, my favorite album of all time and will most likely remain in that spot.