Reviews by uhhhellurr

i've always had a strong like of death cab but i've never really explored their music outside of a handful of songs. i'm glad this one came up. i love how at times it builds from soft to bombastic in certain songs, like in 'tiny vessels,' and especially the long crescendo and build in the title track is a highlight. as a sometimes depressive millennial in a long distance relationship, this one hits home. really great.

you know, i went through the entire main list and there were a handful of instances of what i called "carnival music" in a derogatory sense. now that i have listened to what is essentially literal carnival music, i can't say i hate it. i mean, a rap album from a group called the insane clown posse that sounds like a rap album done by an insane clown posse. dead dove, do not eat. i don't know what i expected.

pretty stupid but fun to listen to. very silly and goofy, at one point they sample 'entrance of the gladiators' but like, it's kind of funny. just wish i had some redpop to sip.

billie eilish definitely deserves a spot on this list. one of the premier pop singers of the last decade and has some pretty innovative and creative production from her brother, finneas. this one is probably her best and most complete album from front to back. definitely soft at times, but the back end gets kind of fun and upbeat too. definitely glad this one's on here now.

unfortunately not really my thing. the normal metal-ish stuff when she was singing normally was fine, but i am never a fan of the growl singing, and that's what killed my interest here.

the upbeat stuff on here is pretty great, but i was not as much of a fan of the slower stuff. definitely an interesting pick for the list.

my favorite album of the new additions by a long shot. i am a huge alvvays fan, and have been since around the time their first album came out and a local indie radio station played 'archie, marry me' and i fell in love. in fact, i was going to pick this album as my user list album until it leaked that it was going to be in the new edition, so i pivoted.

personally, i think all three of their albums are special and great for their own reasons, but i think 'blue rev' is the one that is the most complete package. molly rankin's songwriting is as stellar as ever (especially on tracks like 'after the earthquake,' 'belinda says,' and 'easy on your own?'), but also achieving some really great wall of noise shoegaze-y textures that the other albums don't. to me, this is alvvays at their pinnacle. i hope they continue and make some more great stuff, but to me, this album is a testament to great songwriting, great hooks, and cool production. it's the complete package.

i'm not really a big cure guy. i've tried and i am clearly missing something that everyone else sees. when this one came out, it was very well regarded and i checked it out then and it didn't do a lot for me. on this relisten, i can't say a lot has changed in that regard. i think they're just not really for me.

Brat and It’s Completely Different but Also Not Nearly as Fun as Brat

fun record. not deep. it's a party album and it knows it. i don't think that's a bad thing. all that said, i have felt since its release it's a tad bit overrated, but also ultimately not my thing. it's definitely a "you had to be there" album, but i was also there and i still don't think it's as great as everyone made it out to be. fun! but mostly just that.

nice and pleasant indie folk album. super cool to get at least one trans artist on the list. that being said, it does beg the question, since this is produced by boygenius, why is there no boygenius stuff on the list? kind of crazy. anyways, this one is pretty cozy. it gets a little more rock-y at points. 'breaking in reverse' in particularly feels like a modern indie folk song meets crosby, stills, nash and young. neat stuff

monday night football ad break lead-in core. not nearly the worst thing i've heard but pretty generic sounding. positive twist on the buttrock formula to have music that sounds like this sang by women who know how to sing. doesn't really move me otherwise. did i really need to hear this before i died?

i'm not well versed in st. vincent's oeuvre enough to make complaints about which album(s) are on the list and which aren't, but i am floored that none of her albums were added to the list until this one. for someone who is widely regarded as innovative, forward looking, and influential as she is, it's a shame it took until the 2026 edition of the book to add one of her albums. for that reason, i'm glad she is at least represented.

as for the album, it is effortlessly cool. a lot of it is reminiscent of prince, with a modern indie rock flair. i can definitely see why she is very well acclaimed. that being said, based on the reputation, i was expecting something a bit more from this. it's not bad, just wished i got more out of it.

interestinng electronic-psych record. some really fun stuff in here for what i would consider a "legacy" electronica act, but some clunkers too. it doesn't really push anything forward and is definitely very backwards looking for an electronic album, which does make it a little compelling for me. ultimately, i wish that it was a little more groundbreaking.

it's not a bad album, but considering the stones have a good handful of excellent albums in their "classic" period, several of which are not on this list, it's quite hilarious that this was even considered for the new edition of the list. in the grand scheme of things, it's pretty mid. a testament to their legacy that they are not pumping out drivel, but also surely there was at least one album that came out in the last 5 years IN GENERAL that was more deserving to be on the list.

tonally and sound-wise is reminiscent of something like a sigur ros. very atmospheric, soft. liked it, didn't love it. interesting pick though.

i was honestly shocked this album was not on the original list. it's one of those albums from 1967 that people talk about like it was an earth-shattering moment. some of the most outwardly orchestral that rock music got in the 60s. a lot of it does feel like an outright modern classical album, a genre the original list is lacking almost entirely. it's a nice concept, especially for an early concept album and it never gets boring, and it is quite beautiful sounding overall. the two big songs ('forever afternoon' and 'nights in white satin') are classics for a reason, but the album cuts are very nice as well. i've always been fond of 'dawn is a feeling'

i've always felt this was an extremely overlooked album. every song on his is fun as hell to listen to. joe jackson's lyrics are biting and cynical and kind of pathetic. but the highlight to me has always been graham maby's bass playing, which is bouncy and exemplary and really makes this album sound unique. i was shocked this one wasn't on the original list. it's a great.

i was really into some of the lumineers stuff when they debuted but by the time this album was released, i wasn't that interested in their stuff anymore. there's some nice stuff on here. i really like 'ophelia' and there's a handful of other tracks that are nice too. the album kind of falls off towards the end. felt like it was dragging. mixed bag.

i'm sorry. it really wasn't my thing. her voice did grow on me over the course of the listen, but overall a bit too slow, dour, and sparse for my liking. i can see why someone might find it compelling but really it just made me bored and depressed. i do wonder how someone stumbles upon an album like this. i'll never look at goat cheese the same way again

I was not really familiar with Sparks outside of the name before this whole project, and when I listened to 'Kimono My House' for the original list, it scratched an itch I didn't know that I had. This one further scratched that itch. This album is a lot more synth-heavy than the other, and oh my god does it sound amazing. The 70s synths mixed with Giorgio Moroder's iconic production is really something to behold. It's forward thinking and prescient of what would come in the next few years in music. From start to finish, it is a blast to listen to. I need to check more of these guys' stuff out!