Reviews

is this their best? I don't know. Jimmy Eat World is my hot bath. I love them.

This is punkrock perfection.

Deeply touching blackened metal.

Faith in emo restored with this beautiful, meandering album. There's something about their chords that brings a deeper level of, well, emo.

Think I liked this more than most? The original blackbird transitions into her blackbird pretty perfectly. Jolene on the other hand..

Arty art music. Perfect for a day when you move in the field of art(s). ;)

Another step back from Thank U, Next lyrically (about on par with Positions). This album is super smooth with mostly great production, but it kind of masks some iffy verses.

Classic. No four by four kicks, all broken beats. All tracks have stunning melodies wich are brought softly and opened up widely through the breaks. 'Glue' is a modern-day classic and 'Opal' is the track wich can end every party. Must listen.

Barry can definitely swim! But only because of others who paved the sound for him. This album lends much of old native samples, transformed into a new jacket. Will work on the greater stages or at a sunset-party. Could use more variety. Nevertheless a nice album to go through the day :-)

A more ambient-leaning Boards of Canada with a tighter and cleaner sound. I'll have this on repeat for a while.

Favorite track: abendSun

Gotta love a good compilation. Their Switched On series is pretty legendary. Love the callback to the “Doubt”/“Changer” double single. This is a good taster of who Stereolab has been leading into 2024, including 2022’s “Trippin With The Birds”.

One of the most important records in Bowie’s discography. Really marked a departure from folk and baroque to a spacier glam rock that defined a new era. Unbelievable hits, with only a couple of “misses”.

This is the album that brings the brothers to the bigger crowds! With one leg in the underground rave scene and the other one standing at the mainstream techno-parties nowadays this record is made for huge, massive warehouses with a banging soundsystem. Mostly described by my brother as a 'more dry' version of Bicep, Overmono is seeking a way to balance between vocal tracks with a R&B background and heavy broken beats. No standing still guaranteed while listening!

This debut-album by Logic1000 moves towards a more house-oriented style. The four by four is leading, while small broken beats and breaks are always around the corner. Vocally smooth, you can listen to this at home, but probably enjoy it more at sunset at the beach or at a party!

Missing the vibe

The songs on The Past Is Still Alive are as badass as Segarra looks on the album cover. Pop, rock and country fluidly go together on the album with Hawkmoon, Vetiver and Alibi as absolute personal favorites. Howdy!

A diverse record wich stands for the music by Four Tet. Not the man who played Coachella as a headliner, but the musician Kieran Hebdan. Easy to listen to at home, in the car or in the club.

The drummer of Dirty Three (and a lot of other acts like Cat Power, Bill Callahan etc) released a solo album. We all love Jim, but I felt this was a bit boring.

Velocity is such a banger

This album is one where you might not know the individual track names, but it blends into one cohesive piece. It maintains a consistent energy from start to finish, making it ideal for concentration or a long run. There are no significant drops or catchy tunes to expect. Instead, the album focuses on gradually building a lush atmosphere. It starts with a stark feel and progresses to include exquisite piano chords, nature sounds, and pleasant drums by the final track.

Favorite track: Hazymo

Warm. Intimate. Emotional. Songs that sound like they’ve existed forever. A total powerhouse of a lyricist.

Mesmerising voice. Perfect for early mornings.

An ever so slight step down from Saint Cloud, but Katie Crutchfield continues to build upon her discography with some of the best songwriting today.

Favorite Track: Bored

An absolute party of an album from start to finish. The James Bond vibes are consistent throughout as the group explored techno, dnb, breakbeat, hip-hop and more. Honestly, one of the most perfect surveys of 90s electronic music.

Very strange, yet somehow fitting artistic exploration of underground popular sounds like jungle and dnb. "Little Wonder" with the Prodigy samples is just too lit and "I'm Afraid of Americans" is too fat. Sonically all over the place with some forced use of extra drums and overproduction, but largely the experiment lands well.

I came here to be enjoyed, not honey trapped into sampling everything good for no added value whatsoever. I’ve wasted my time. Now you don’t have to.

In one ear and out the other. I might be dumb but nothing struck a chord in me.

Best Neil album imho. A big fan once asked what my favorite album of his was and when I replied On the beach he said it was just a long “haschrus”. Best haschrus ever.

Great record with atmospheric, almost nervous, guitar riffs such as 'A Train full of Gasoline'. That's also how the record feels, like a moving train. For lovers of British and Indie guitar music.

As usual, Bey's overambitious concept albums are better in theory.

The influences here are obvious. Emulating the diversity of KG&LW with spontaneity similar to peers BCNR and Geese, all while plugging into experimentalism like Radiohead, you really don’t know where this goes next. The only issue is a vocal/lyrical performance that doesn’t fully match the rest of the energy. I’m excited for what comes next; they have tons of potential. “Motions”, “Whalefall” and “the CIA” go super hard, though.

Celebrating the return of Neil Young to Spotify. 🪩

An awesome introduction to Fontaines D.C. Infectious energy and clever and chaotic songwriting tied into a cohesive vision.

Awesome experience. Brooding, dark, spacey, yet poignant, urgent, and anxious. Will be up there in my end of year lists.

TRVE.

Reminds me quite a bit of Jane Siberry's The Walking, one of the greatest art pop records of the '80s.

Solid.

Gotta love some jazz fusion. Awesome Spanish elements sprinkled throughout a really fun and loose record by Herbie fully loaded.

Absolute classic and staple funk-jazz fusion album. Could be one of the best debut albums in either genre and it shows, being sampled somewhat frequently in hip-hop like "One Beer" by MF Doom and Madlib or "Mural" by Lupe Fiasco or "Exactly" by Earthgang and JID.

Just as sweet as the taste of spring

For the Beach Boys standards, there isn't much on this album to write home about. Regardless, even their worst is still an enjoyable listen. And hey, even if you didn't like it, it's over before you even realize it.

Favorite Tracks: Wild Honey, Aren't You Glad, Darlin', Mama Says