Reviews by mikey_nc

I don’t really like much dance music but I’ve always liked French house, for some reason. This album is no exception. Love the big glitchy production and the heavy bass.

Best song: D.A.N.C.E

Love the boom-bap sound and the energetic flow. The lyrics haven’t aged too well—a very 90s South Park-style sense of humor that isn’t really for me. So a mixed bag, but it’s worth hearing.

Best song: Passin’ Me By

The original hair metal band and possibly the only good one. Definitely corny at times, but damn is it catchy.

Best song: Panama

A rich and well-made album, though not one that made a strong connection with me. I appreciated the big and heartfelt sound, though.

Best song: Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)

Unbelievably kick-ass album. Heavy metal is so much better when the musicians are obsessed with sci-fi and fantasy instead of slasher movies.

Best song: Hallowed Be Thy Name

Old man Dylan trying to re-discover his place in the world. Not much to talk about compared to his prime years, but an interesting look at his style aging into something more bluesy and downtempo.

Best song: Make You Feel My Love

Wild, weird, and fun with lots of great musicianship. They can really shred, too.

Best song: One Nation Under a Groove

Quite slow and sad, but also full and well-produced. A bit of a dirge, but not bad at all.

A great song followed by a decent but forgettable folk album.

Best song: American Pie

Trippy, sample-heavy ambient(?) music. Sometimes sounds like a forerunner to trip-hop. Cool ideas, though I can’t say I care too much.

OK dude, I get it, you hate hippies.

Wall-to-wall bangers. And don’t skip those bonus tracks. Music may have peaked with Wanksta.

Best song: Many Men (Wish Death)

That kicked ass.

Best song: Hangar 18

How do you even have an opinion on that? A few decent melodies buried in there, but all in all it’s a deluge of crap.

Very definite mood, style, and vision. It is interesting how she twists the 2010s electropop sound to suit the album’s needs, but I don’t like electropop so a bit of a hard sell for me.

Best song: Green Light

Soulful, humble, and impactful with some great production.

Best song: They Say

Incredibly lame and overproduced. I’m sorry Bonnie.

Pretty chill vibes.

I’m gonna come out with a frank and unenlightened take—a few too many weird noises in this album for me. Great energy and vibes though.

Best song: Xica da Silva

This is objectively solid with some catchy melodies and tight compositions, but the band sounds like they were brewed in a vat to make songs for car commercials and that kinda bothers me.

Best song: Pressure Point