Reviews

There are very few band compilations that can best this one. As one of the Reid brothers said, they did mash the sentiments of North American 1960s girl groups and Einstürzende Neubauten.

In spite of this band being racist, homophobic, and anti-feminist (just check the lyrics to 'One in a Million' and Axl's fights against Nirvana) I do actually dig some of the songs here.

This is probably the most well-executed of Fred’s LPs thus far. With much to like here, you can see his growth from AL1 to now. I like the idea and cohesion of the ten days that glue together distinct vibes; the run from “four” through “where will I be” is great. But let’s talk about why Fred has yet to put out an album better than a 7/10. At the end of the day, Fred falls victim to his Achilles heel: he’s an incredibly talented artist with a great ability to make the most out of collaborations, but his song composition ability typically falls short in favor of sticking to his “vibe” and vision. Perfect example… More

I appreciate the vision embedded within the debut for this duo. However, I think the execution missed the mark in many circumstances, creating something half forgettable and half promising, but not fully actualized.

I love Fred's club-ready stuff, almost everything that gets added to USB is fun, and some of the advance singles from this were encouraging... "adore u" is a little Gap-coded for me but hits in the right mood and obviously "places to be" is a banger. Everything else here sounds like Fred spinning his wheels.

Complete waste of that Emmylou track but if it gets anyone to listen to Wrecking Ball I could consider that a win? Listen to Wrecking Ball!

great production, smart lyrics, introspective songs. doechii get better with every project she puts out and this is one of the standout tapes i've enjoyed from a female rapper in the last few years. i luvvvv that she's playing around with genres more and venturing out widdit.

faves: denial is a river, death roll, beverly hills

in high school i downloaded a MIDI file of the Steel Samurai theme and somehow got it onto my flip phone, which did not have any of those fancy things such as an "SD card" or "USB" or even a "web browser", which means i like. somehow MMS'd it from a computer to my phone??? all i remember is it was difficult. those were the days huh!!!

i also did this with the intro of Kefka's Theme for my text ringtone. yes that is a different video game. yes even just the intro is way too long for a text ringtone. no i did not use it for long.

This cd-r is basically their first album so no need to dig it out like I did!

meh-nuda gelor de nou

innegablement un cim que sembla al mateix temps l'epitafi de tota una escena

més fresquet que un polo a juliol

The All-American Rejects with dreamier sound and more guitars. The hooks and melodies are always on point be it from the vocal or guitar harmony.

The upbeat songs are really catchy and great. At first, the slower ones felt a bit lacking to me, probably because they are too much 90s/2000s conventional. After a couple of listens, I eventually enjoyed them as well.

A bit like a black-metal band playing covers of The Cure songs, tainted with a lot of Sonic Youth influence. Some tracks really got to me, I'll listen to this again.

Narrowing Type has been on my radar for I want to say at least 2 years now and I for some reason haven’t given it a full listen until now. And boy what was I doing NOT listening to this. This is just so beautiful and ethereal from front to back such an amazing record and one I will be revisiting for a long time.

Favorite Tracks: Philadelphia, Key Studies, Median (I & II)

Bonus Feature: Apex Mountain for Jeans Team to be included in this musical adventure.

An historical achievement.

Excuse me? Excuse me? Excuse me?

Just want to direct everybody to the Soulwax-Remix of Sensitive Child. This is just great.

The Album is fine as well. Jamie XX is producing and doing some vocals as well. If you like that universe you’ll feel rifht at home with this album.

Es un calmante, pero en el buen sentido. No aburre y con 40 minutos de duración se queda el tiempo suficiente para dejar una marca. Lo agregué a mis listas de música electrónica para cuando necesito compañía.

she's done it again

Como ha sido costumbre hasta ahora con la discografía original de este extraordinario compositor, “In a Landscape” sigue dibujando melodías de una intimidad y belleza que arrebatan con sólo repeticiones de no más de cinco o seis acordes, y sin perder un ápice de dramatismo. Porque de verdad que la simpleza de estos temas no les quita intensidad, en todo caso subraya sus progresiones épicas, que van capa a capa.

No sé si tiene sentido hablar de depuración de técnica porque en esencia estas composiciones son esqueletos brillantes, cuesta no emocionarse con tan pocos detalles, tan pocos instrumentos…

Jason Molina reincarnated. Also, Stephen Malkmus and Neil Young must be major influences. The new poster boy of indierock. What's not to like?

Almost as good as Boat Songs.

Jon Spencer, nearly 60 years of age, teams up with the young rhythm section from The Bobby Lees: the results are rock blues that kind of matches what Spencer made with the Blues Explosion. This is vital, mature, yet impressively free blues that revitalises the spirit.

Eight songs in nineteen minutes? You got it. I'd love to hear more from this trio.

move over brat summer its time for night palace autumn

Muy guays cuando quieren ser Stereolab. Un poco más flojos cuando huelen a Happy Mondays.

¿Pero esto qué es?

Coldplay con maquinitas

one of my all time favourite songwriters, i really want to like this more than i do, but something about this just isn't hitting right with me all the way. score might change for the better, hopefully not for the worst.

Relentlessly heavy, but not just front to back slam and beatdown. The hip-hop elements and experimentation makes this stand out.

have you ever read something that articulates a part of yourself so uncannily that the experience of reading it has the same phenomenal quality as a thought just occurring? that is the closest thing i can think of to describe how i relate to this song. it accords too perfectly.

if you know of other music that evokes precisely this vibe you are legally obligated to tell me.

not as immediate as boat songs but the hits do be hitting

I love that Scott was getting outside his comfort zone with this album, specifically by working with a vocalist and building the songs around the timbre of their voice.

I don't necessarily love the result.

I got into Tycho with Dive and played that album to death, but to me this is the best album Scott has produced and what I always come back to.

This is the most Tycho album Tycho has ever Tycho'd.

aside from 'places to be' this does absolutely nothing for me. real cool to sample emmylou harris i guess? shame he doesn't have an iota of the talent she does.

Guapisimo el disco de interludios

dudes rock

This album hasn't really demanded a ton of repeat listens for me but on listening today it did hit me that the opening two tracks really do kick things off very nicely. Good but vague 90s vibes, would put on when some fellow millennials came over or something... just a little too slick to actually catch my attention most of the time.

Why not start with this very early record, if you want to revisit some of his tunes after learning about his death today?

This album and the Charli XCX Album are the pinnacle of Covid Music.