Rated 4/10
One of the most annoying vocal styles I’ve heard, with lyrics that ramble and melodies that don’t even sound musical. The best songs are the ones that depart from the sound one would usually associate with The Smiths.
Rated 6/10
A couple decent songs, but pretty boring overall. The instrumentation is bit too sparse, save for a couple songs that feature horns or slide guitar.
Every song feels like it takes you on a journey. They’re all different enough to keep you interested, but still all fit together thematically. There are repeating motifs throughout that are fun to catch.
Rated 4/10
Radiohead staying the most overrated band ever. Every song is just a guy scream-whining over a repetitive beat.
Rated 6/10
Jazz has a high floor, but a low curling. I’ve just as rarely heard jazz that I love and jazz that I’ve hated. It all sits right in the “kinda nice” zone, and this is no different.
Rated 4/10
Soooo boring. The kind of music that boring middle-aged women that think they’re bougie listen to while sipping wine.
Rated 4/10
Every song has the exact same tempo and feeling. Cheesiest lyrics ever.
Rated 8/10
Surprised how much I liked this. She has a great voice, and all the musicians play their part flawlessly. Every song feels unique and necessary to the album.
Rated 8/10
Had no idea I was a fan of Afrobeat until now. I love how long the songs are; it really lets you live in the groove. The musicians are all in the pocket, but maintain a looseness so that the music keeps its heart and authenticity. The call and response vocal style serves to bring you into the music even harder.
Rated 8/10
Definitely didn’t need to be quite as long as it was, but everything here is at least decent, and the best songs are very good. Loved a couple of the non-hit songs just as much as some of the hits.
Rated 6/10
Some songs are way too whiny. If he used his full voice on every song, it would have been way better.
Rated 2/10
Talk about repetitive. They choose 1 or 2 notes and then just drone that for the whole song while the singer grunts barely audibly into the microphone. Just bad. No standout song, not even a standout moment.
Rated 8/10
Proto-metal at its finest. Every song feels like it is pushing the limits of the players’ abilities. Despite the length of the songs, they still all manage to have a hook or riff to latch on to to keep the songs consistent within themselves.
Rated 6/10
Fun 50s tunes, but very samey.
Rated 10/10
Every song is a bop. Interesting sound choices throughout. Great messages to all the lyrics. Wanted to start over the moment it ended. Just lovely all around.
Rated 6/10
Pretty generic rock music, with a voice that is impossible to take seriously. Best song by far was Porch, which is the only song that really ratchets up the intensity. Can’t believe people get off to this band so hard.
Pretty standard “indie” stuff. Kinda just sounds like my least favorite Gorillaz songs over and over again. Overuse of sampling and effects.
Rated 8/10
First half is sorta artsy rock songs, second half is super chill vibe songs. Both good, but I preferred the slow half, despite not usually liking that kind of tempo in music.
Rated 4/10
They really front-loaded this with the two worst songs. The rest are better, but not by much. The vocals and guitar both have this terrible reverb all over them that make them almost unlistenable, so the best songs are those that focus on bass and drums, like The Hanging Garden.
Very pleasant listen, with a nice variety of piano, guitar, horn, and vocal leads. I can just feel the sentimentality coming from these songs, despite not being able to understand the lyrics.
