Reviews by aroomacanvas

This album sounds exactly like the cover looks - corny and cringey. So 80s in the worst way. Not my thing at ALL. Even the book seems so mid about it!

Jazzy upbeat prog from one of my favorite years in music? Sign me up. This just makes me want to get up and boogie.

Instrumentally, this sounds like Pretty Hate Machine-era Nine Inch Nails mixed with the Myst soundtrack. I love that. I think I've finally determined that the reason I can't get into her music is the vocals though. I just don't like her singing at ALL.

Instrumentally, this sounds like Pretty Hate Machine-era Nine Inch Nails mixed with the Myst soundtrack. I love that. I think I've finally determined that the reason I can't get into her music is the vocals though. I just don't like her singing at ALL.

Really fun and playful hip-hop. The beats are jazzy and funky too. Just an enjoyable listen all around.

I'm a bit hit or miss on older British punk but Dead Kennedys are one of the good ones. Instrumentally complex enough to remain interesting and catchy, witty, politically savage lyrics.

Classic of the IDM genre. Personally I'd put Geogaddi above it but they're both fantastic. This album is such a vibe.

Incredible album. The beats are bombastic and catchy, the samples are expertly used, and Biggie has absolutely impeccable flow. I love how narrative his lyrics are too. RIP king.

This album is a bit less over the top than Thriller while still being creative and catchy.

Aughts-era indie rock is my kryptonite. Can't get enough. This is really cool, it takes the best elements of britpop but mixes them with some indie rock stylings to downplay the obnoxious elements. I'm shocked I've never listened to them before. THE CRIMSON INTERPOLATION THOUGH. Hell yes!

The Fall are another band I've meant to dig into further so I'm happy it's here. These are some fun, lo-fi post-punk jams. Very much in my wheelhouse. I can see how much a lot of bands I love were probably influenced by them.

Love Outkast but as an actual Outkast album I think this falls through. I appreciate the attempt to keep the group together in spite of their diverging musical interests, but I don't think it works a cohesive project. Treating it as 2 independent albums though, they both rule. I particularly enjoy The Love Below but both are great and super experimental. Hey Ya is obviously just a stone cold classic.

Love Eno. This album is so fun and weird. You can really tell it's him just letting loose and seeing what happens. That playfulness translates into some absolute bops.

I'm completely unfamiliar with Brazillian pop music but this is really fantastic. Just super fun to listen to, great melodies and instrumentation, and a pleasant voice. Really glad to have discovered this here.

Black Celebration is better and I absolutely resent the shade the book throws at it, but this album still absolutely rules. Depeche Mode was one of the first bands I ever loved and I still can't get enough.

Not really an Elton John fan but as far as his stuff goes this one is decent. Not really my style at all but I wouldn't complain about it being on.

I'm an easy sell for 60s psychedelia, what can I say. I dig the folk elements here but mixing them with the psych rock really elevates it for me. Grace Slick's vocals are gorgeous here as well.

Where to even start. This album is just pure jazz insanity. I'm a sucker for stuff that plays with atonality and this has that in spades. It's so bold and aggressive, right down to the cover and title. One of those albums that just feels like a STATEMENT.

Haven't really listened to much Traffic but I enjoy the mix of folk and prog. Some nice flutes throughout as well. It feels a bit slight for a prog album to me though.

Simultaneously energetic and sad. Great guitar work here as well. One of the better NY albums in my opinion.