This is one of my all-time favourites. Surfer Rosa feels like an album that doesn't take everything too seriously while being completely innovative and inspirational. Songs on the album feels like sudden explosions that mostly last 2 minutes. Typical Pixies lyrics are also here but Albini's raw production and some studio chit-chat's of band members makes you feel like you were present on the album's recording. It's one of the most agressive, energetic and sincere albums I ever listened to.
The beloved Canadian singer-songwriter's 1975 release marked a turning point for Joni, both musically and lyrically. Although 'Hissing', her most experimental album to date, takes a while to appreciate, it has a highly enjoyable romantic-jazz vibe to it. She also abandoned her personal songwriting and created characters on each song to become a social philosopher. 'Hissing', a timeless classic, fed her legacy and influence, and earned the honour of being Prince and Björk's favourite album.
On her 3rd self-produced album, Kate mastered production and became a global artist and a legend. 'Hounds of Love', her most well-known work, consists of 2 acts. First act including five of the most iconic and original art pop songs of all time. On the second act titled 'The Ninth Wave' Kate dives right into the human mind and explores emotions of fear, longing and hopelessness. This part almost feels like a play written by Shakespeare, creating a perfect theatrical atmosphere with her ... read more
To escape from the spotlight and the drug culture of Los Angeles, Bowie moves to Berlin with best friend Iggy Pop and with the contributions of Eno, Fripp and Visconti, Bowie enters one of the most creative eras of his career. As the first notes of Berlin Triology's first entry start playing, 'Low' takes the listener on a ride from adventurous art rock masterpieces to the haunting ambient soundscapes, full of emotions told through music and artistry.
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Blue, blue,
Electric blue
That's the colour of my room
Where I will live
Blue, blue
This is as interesting and strange as pop music can get. It shows how unique of an artist Kate really is since this was fully self-produced. Weird vocals and instrumentation as well as the topics of the lyrics creates a once in a lifetime listening exprerience. I suggest you to listen this to see what music can become in a master's hands.
Favourites: Leave It Open, The Dreaming, Get Out Of My House
Perfume Genius, Lorde and St Vincent. Listen to their latest material and you'll understand Kate Bush's influence and legacy in music.
The multitalented singer/songwriters's fourth album 'Is This Desire?' is her most underrated effort yet and the reason for that might be the fact that it was released after her critically acclaimed debut and sophomore albums and her breakthrough third album, also 'Is This Desire?' was followed by the fan favourite 'Stories From the City'. But Is This Desire is definitely PJ Harvey's most experimental work so far. After bisbanding her trio that helped her out in her first 2 albums, PJ moved on ... read more
The most influential figure in punk music, Iggy Pop turns 70 today, he still remains as the only alive member of the Holy Trinity that consisted of Lou Reed, David Bowie, and of course Iggy. Thankfully he is still active in the music industry, while The Idiot, his debut album, is his best solo release so far.
To shake off their drug addiction and to make music that is more ambitious and creative, Iggy and Bowie moved to Berlin in the second half of the 70's. In 1977, David Bowie's Berlin ... read more
On her 4th album released last year, Gaga focused on her vocals and used real instruments for the first time in her career. But she got her fans begging for edm instead. Last night at Coachella which might be one of the worst events of all time, she debuted her new single 'The Cure' which is by far the worst thing she has ever done. Her old music was meaningless but she actually put effort into her songs that had great production compared to her peers. She brought edm into mainstream music, I ... read more
It would be better If she reworked her older songs to fit the 'Have You In My Wilderness' style. This is still great though.
While I was listening to No Shape I felt like every negative thing in the world has gone away, I felt an unexplainable feeling that made me so happy and optimistic about everything. His voice is simply enchanting as always and the instrumental is breathtaking. This album sounds so glamorous while also remaining experimental. String arrangements are absolutely phenomenal. It reminds me of Hounds of Love and I'm pretty sure you will think the same when you hear the album. I can feel that this is ... read more
LADY GAGA, TRUE BLUE HAYRANI DEĞİL Mİ?
Geçtiğimiz günlerde Lady Gaga, fransız radyosu NRJ ile bir röportaj gerçekleştirdi. Ardından önüne koyulan plaklardan dinlemek istediği albümleri seçmesi istendi, plakların arasında Madonna'nın True Blue albümü de vardı fakat Lady Gaga; The Beatles ve Bruce Springsteen albümlerini seçti.
The sound of the strings and flutes on this record doesn't go well with Nico's voice. Instrumentals on most of the songs sounds like they belong to a soundtrack of a Disney fairy tale movie while Nico's vocals are full of sadness and melancholy. And these two doesn't seem to fit together. I would give this album a much higher rating if flutes were removed and if the strings fit her voice just like in her second album's 3rd track "No One Is There".
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