Reviews by owen

I rather enjoyed this. Maybe a tad overdramatic for me in places, but on the whole a very strong three.

This is so eighties! It's very good at what it does, but it's not my kind of thing.

I'm not going to complain at another Fall album on the list, and this adds some variety from the earlier ones on the official list.

Well, I respect it more than I like it. I'm glad the submitter submitted it though. I'm just not sure it's a music album, rather than an art project.

I've listened to this before, when it came out. I like it, particularly the smallpipes on Blood and Butter

Barring the couple of big hits, this is fairly mediocre. Third wave ska is the worst ska.

Musically okay, but I find Flansburgh's voice (or is it Linnell's?) really annoying, and Linnell's (Flansburgh's?) isn't much better. Low three.

I liked Starburster a lot, and Death Kink was great too.

I can't get behind this genre at all. This is less annoying than other examples of it though.

I appreciated the brevity after yesterday's mammoth session. Decent ballads, but didn't overly excite me. Low three.

Three songs in, I was ready to give this a solid four stars. By the end of the first disc, it was a three. By the time I'd slogged my way through all 90 minutes, it had worn out its welcome.

I don't like Finn's voice. The music is fine, but not particularly memorable.

Not that this a particularly original comparison, but she's a bit like a less irritating Alanis. I liked it ok, but a little uneven; some bits were great, others a little grating.

This is a more solid pick than the debut album in the official list. Pretty great; high four.

This was great! I especially loved "Madan". Keita has a very listenable voice.

Better than the Wall but not quite as good as DSOTM.

Herring has an unusual voice, but it works for me. I enjoyed this a great deal, just crosses into a five star for me.

As others have noted, this is pretty soulless. There's also so little variety track to track.

Pleasantly unassuming, I found this relaxing to listen to.

This is much more to my taste than Nonagon Infinity. Up there with KGLW's best. Five stars.