Reviews by magsmusic

This was really enjoyable. Some were a little funky but all in all they were so beautiful and different. It was one of the first albums I felt was really something different and didn't remind me of something else we had listened to. Hard to Say Goodbye was a little long but the rest were just beautiful mixes of so many different sounds that just worked so well together.

Chill and eerie. I enjoyed it.

It was really interesting to hear this and realizing others had sampled their song. After realizing that it felt like the album was written for people to sample their songs! Good beats and melodies, but so repetitive. I can imagine a DJ listening to their songs and finding lots of opportunities to use them to tie songs together, play over or under other songs, and mix and sample. On their own though they didn't really do much for me.

I wish I could give it a 2 1/2. Do I like the songs individually? Yes. Do I want to listen to an entire Rush album? No. It was too much Rush. Which is weird, because they are not a particularly hard sound or super unpleasant sound. On a side note the album sort of reminded me of every theme song from an 80's action cartoon.

I seriously had to fast forward multiple songs because it hurt my ears to listen. I don't know why or how they make it sound like that but I wish they hadn't. The parts of the song before that happened I enjoyed, but then the sound quality would get distorted and I just couldn't handle it. I want to give it higher, but honestly I just could not listen to it again even if I wanted to.

The voice was nice and the meaning in the lyrics was deep but it was so repetitive. Repetition in each song and even between songs the lyrics seemed the same. After looking the band up I saw that the lead singer had history as a performance artist and that tracks with the vibe of the music (to me). Not something I will be listening to again anytime soon.

I don't know how I felt about this album. Was it a bop? Yes. Was it something I could find myself signing along to? Yes. Should I be or do I have any context to connect with what they are singing about? Probably not.
At times it feels like they are romanticizing a lifestyle that at times I don't think should be romanticized, but that might be my privilege goggles talking. Maybe its not romanticizing but putting a satirical spin on things (Methodonia) or they just need to laugh and be proud because it is a world that is so put down.

This is one I liked better then expected. Personally I never really understood the appeal of Radiohead. I only ever listened to what they played on the radio and those songs to me are whiny, creepy, dissonant and just blah. They left me very underwhelmed and didn't ever make me want to seek out more.
I really liked The Bends and Bones. As an album it was much better then a stand alone song on the radio. Not anything magical or transcendent to me, but it was better then I expected.

She had a beautiful and soulful voice but overall it just didn't do it for me. It felt like an outfit with just one to many details. If you could have taken off one bow or random jazz rift I think I would have really enjoyed it.

It was much more pleasant than expected. The singer really reminded me of other 80s hair band. Probably won't seek it out again but my ears aren't bleeding.

I liked it

No subtly here. Album made for a smash session. Good beat and jazzy sound. Left me wondering if seven songs too much or not enough ;)

Electronic music typically don't resonate with me unless they have lyrics I can sing along to...so this album was a pleasant surprise for me. The song Everything to me was everything in this album, electronic, 90's hip hop vibes and 70's jazz vibes, the back up singers, and a fife!

Never heard this album so I am glad it came up. I always enjoy an album that has a story throughout and is a full experience, plus I really enjoyed the music. Do you Realize is a hit so it was really interesting to see how it fit into this story and I appreciate it way more!

Good relaxing day drinking on a beach or somewhere warm and tropical. I don't understand the words without translation but that is almost good. Reading the lyrics after listening I did pick up on a lot of the meaning and feelings just by the melody and his emphasis.

I am so back and forth on this album. Some songs were amazing and I enjoyed them a lot (Octopus for example) but others were just weird (and not a good way). One person was off tempo, off beat, off pitch, off tone, too long or something else.... For me it was not cohesive and very scattered, which is maybe the point. Because of that and the few songs that I connected with I will give it a 3.

I really enjoyed this album. Alt Rock that was just fun to listen to. Right amount of anger and build up but not too much. Most songs had awesome bridges that really enhanced the song. Some felt so different the rest is the song but also so right.

Simply the Doors, simply good!

It was like less dissonant Radiohead. A lot of feeling, emotion and pain behind some very beautiful melodies. Listening to the whole thing made me sad but it was musically enjoyable.

Hard to push past the individuals problematic personal life to really appreciate the music and not have it tainted by questioning what was he really singing about in these songs.
But the idea of the album and the rawness of the recording is refreshing in a way you rarely get anymore. Concerts are all in such large venues and have such fancy recording equipment, but this feels like you were in a small club bopping along.