Reviews by aroomacanvas

My favorite Dylan album. Highway 61 Revisited might be his first electric album, but I think this one is the one that truly showed that it was the future. Lyrically, instrumentally, and emotionally it’s still in a tier of its own.

60s country generally seems to avoid most of the things that I hate about country, and this is no different. It's very pretty and relaxing. I always love harmonies like this too.

A borderline flawless album. It perfectly mixes elements of psychedelia, shoegaze, space rock, and even soul. Lyrically dense and powerful with gorgeous and varied instrumentation.

I just can't sorry. So cheesy and cringey.

Even though it's only two long tracks, this album has so much variety and touches on so many styles. It's insane that he was only 19 when he recorded this. A true prog rock classic.

Are The Strokes kinda overrated? Sure. Is this still a near flawless piece of aughts indie rock? Also yes. You’ve gotta respect it.

More electronica in this list yes! This album is banger after banger. Love the synth sounds and the vocals are consistently great.

Exactly the kind of classic country I fw. I love the vocal harmonies and all three of their voices are so powerful.

I just can't do glam rock. This one is admittedly better than most. I don't outright hate it but it also isn't something I'd really ever listen to.

Absolutely classic house. I typically prefer more deep house stuff but as far as the more upbeat, dancey side goes this is impeccable. I love the Latin flavor throughout it.

Poppy and yet still creative and unabashedly weird. I love how eclectic and catchy it is. It's almost prog pop at some points. Killer!

This album is in basically every "best debut albums" list and for good reason. It's catchy, lyrically deep, and hugely influential and creative. Fully deserves its spot here.

This is so fun and goofy! I love how they just randomly throw every single instrument they can in at random intervals just to be silly. Doing that in a way that still manages to keep a cohesive album is insanely impressive. The core folk backing here has to be very strong to hold it all together and it does.

Just like Steely Dan, the production here is just next level. It's so clean and perfect. I enjoy how much jazzier this is than some other Steely Dan stuff as well. The lyrics are also a nice change of pace.

So 90s but in the best way. This album does "sloppy" better than nearly anyone. It doesn't feel lazy, it feels incredibly intentional. So many slacker anthems here.

I love soul and funk, and Curtis is obviously one of the greats. In addition to being incredibly funky musically, the lyrics on this album are so powerful. The cover is incredible too. Definitely a classic worthy of this list.

Really chill but so lush. I love the variety of instrumentation. The vocals are super upbeat and pleasant as well. Good relaxation music!

I think I would've been absolutely obsessed with this if I heard it when it came out. This is exactly up my alley. I love the trip-hop and nu-metal influences, and the vocals are gorgeous and intense in equal measure. I love the heavy lyrical themes on racism and feminism too.

Really chill but so lush. I love the variety of instrumentation. The vocals are super upbeat and pleasant as well. Good relaxation music!

Enjoyable 90s (well 89 technically) indie rock. As a big indie rock fan I definitely enjoy it. I don't think it's particularly notable in the context of this list though which dings it for me. Also, the cover art is awful.