Reviews by k-dot-r

Very prog, and very good. Even the bonus tracks (including a wee interview) add something. Falls just short of full marks for me, but a solid nomination

Weird, in a good way. I liked it, and I'm glad to have heard it, but I don’t think I'll be exploring the rest of his (solo) discography - I was however interested to find out he's done some stuff with The Mars Volta, which I probably will check out.

Super cool, the kind of thing I can imagine Thom Yorke or Damon Albarn name-checking to sound worldly - and it would work!

Proto emo, in a good way.

Hell yeah! Possibly my new favourite band, and Dhadak is my favourite song of this year (even if it came out last year!) - their twist on "float like a butterfly" is one of the rare perfect moments in music. An absolute joy, from a band clearly having a blast, and another discography for me to explore in full.

Thank you so much for the nomination!

Not really metal or pop, at least not *good* metal or pop.

Like the final boss of 70s prog rock, with super long songs, made even longer (and better) by having the extended version with extra songs and live takes.

I've come up with a theory that prog is essentially the jazz of rock music - except I know enough to better understand prog!

Much more mature than their more famous stuff, and more straight up rock rather than pop-punk, but all the better for it!

Pish, and a waste of a cool (hip-hop) band name as well.

Not as heavy as I would have expected, more folky and americana influenced. Good solid album, which I would probably have got even more into with a bit more time to listen a few more times through - no time for that though; there's another album waiting!

Like a slightly duller At The Drive-In, mixed with a hint of MCR, and some folk influence. Nothing particularly original, but an interesting album I would probably never have heard otherwise.

80s pop nonsense, with a strong hip-hop influence which lifts it above the worst of that accursed decade - but only just!

Metaaaaaal!

American landfill indie, no more interesting than the UK equivalent

Nonsense, from a guy i used to kind of rate, but have now heard too much dross from

A stone cold Brit-pop classic, which would probably have to replace something similar if it was going to be in the book - unless we just accept that it is "1,001 British albums you must hear..."!

Flawless

I don’t know enough about jazz to explain why I like this, but I really like this! Only thing stopping it getting full marks is that I love lyrics - even a couple of songs with words would have elevated it even further. I am aware that this is a bit petty, but it's my review!
This album would perhaps have to take the place of something similar to get in the book, but it's certainly worthy of consideration.

Nonsense, but also a lot of fun

Hell yeah!