Reviews by aroomacanvas

Not my typical thing but I dig it. Her voice is great and the instrumentation compliments it perfectly. Very wholesome and welcoming.

If I'm going to listen to The Rolling Stones, this is the album I'd listen to. That said, I don't particularly ever want to listen to it.

Talking Heads are so consistent. While I think the surrounding albums (77 and Fear of Music) edge this one out, it's still really great. Love the cover too.

I'm not usually crazy about supergroups but this one really works for me. I'm a big Arctic Monkeys fan and TLSP really sounds like Arctic Monkeys but more epic and cinematic. Great album.

The Cure are consistently great. I enjoy how stripped back this one is, and how much of it is instrumental. It really elevates the creepy atmosphere they were going for here.

Never really fully got the hype around these guys. It's solid enough power pop but doesn't blow me away or anything. I don't think it's terribly notable.

The GOAT. Honestly if I had to pick the greatest album of all time it would be this.

It's very distinctly 80s hip-hop, which of course is going to sound a bit dated. As far as 80s hip-hop goes though, it's killer. It's impossible to not get hyped up to something like It's Tricky.

I find a lot of singer-songwriter stuff somewhat self-indulgent and boring but I really enjoyed this. Her voice is gorgeous, and the guitar is so well-produced here. It's crystal clear, and the other instruments stick to the background mostly allowing it to shine. Great album.

“Rock band does ecstasy and makes a psychedelic record” is such a trope but it almost always hits. This is a great example. I love how rough it is. It feels like constrained chaos.

Their harmonies are really great, and the lyrics are powerful. I enjoy that the instrumentation has a bit more oomph to it than a lot of folk rock too.

Another solid album. Didn't blow me away but I also didn't want to turn it off. I think I preferred Ocean Rain though.

Definitely notable for being this weird and intense in 1987, but I think looking at it with a modern lens it definitely feels a bit juvenile at points. I'm all for weird experimental music, but so much of this feels weird just to be weird without trying to also be good.

Hot Chip are such a slept on band. They’re consistently weird and fun but also catchy and accessible. Personally, I’d put One Life Stand or Made in the Dark well ahead of this one but it’s still great and I’m happy to see them recognized at all.

Can't go wrong with some solid new wave. It's interesting that they started out as a glam rock band. They sound very self-assured here even though they were trying out an entirely new genre.

Iconic classic of the g-funk era. It still sounds so fresh to this day. Some parts have aged poorly admittedly but I can accept that for what it is.

Really bizarre inclusion consider the fact that even at the time this released they were considered a one hit wonder, and that fact hasn't changed at all in the intervening years. Default is a bop and a half though I won't lie.

It's nearly impossible to follow up an album like Are You Experienced, but this album does an admirable job. I enjoy the expanded sonic palate and some of the songs here are absolute rippers.

I really like his voice, and how low and crackly it is. The sparse instrumentation compliments it well and knows exactly when to jump in and out. I'll have to explore them more.

Very theatrical. Her voice is really great and the guests compliment it well.