Abel B.

For me, to give an opinion on hip-hop is like giving an opinion about a private joke of a group of friends you’ve just joined. I’ve yet to go with the Genius booklet to layer albums like this one.

That said, the whole campaign and art direction pointed to a masterpiece and it’s been a little disappointing for me. The first half is as pompous or more so as you’d expect from Tyler, but the soul and RnB skirmishes are still good.

It’s just that, lyrically and thematically, I think I was going to sense more intense depth charges than I’m getting on several listens. Still, Tyler’s voice is one of my favourites… More

black midi’ has been one of my favourite discoveries so far this decade, but already with ‘Hellfire’ it was clear that their avant-garde rock style was becoming too small for them. Precisely in the songs sung by Geordie Greep, you could feel the strained concerns that have become evident in the well-titled ‘The New Sound’.

Clearly, if you’re looking for an extension of bm in solo format, this album will disappoint. Greep’s eclectic conservatory culture permeates every song, and it’s evident that he’s aiming for some sort of timeless Dr. Manhattan-esque vision that brings together all his influences: from hardcore to funk to bossa-nova (and more genres I’d rather not reveal). Always from an almost… More

0% Vergüenza
100% Funk

Me encanta.

Fav track: Hang on Baby

As if making the opposite journey to Dan Snaith with Caribou, KLO's latest album sounds much more like dream-pop on danceable steroids than their previous albums, which were steeped in the sophisticated electronics of Daniel Avery, among others.

At times, the almost gym-like euro-dance moments push me back, but it sounds promising. I'll need to give it more listens to revise my score.

Fav track - Ballad (In The End)

The fact that latest Caribou and Daphni albums -the two sides of Dan Snaith- are titled 'Honey' and 'Cherry' respectively, cannot be a coincidence. Both are sweet on the surface and indulgent in spirit.

The consolidation of both approaches reaches it final conclusion here, and I can't help but to miss the psychedelia of 'Andorra' and the melodic and danceable balance of 'Swim'. Here, the generated vocal support attempts to achieve a similar performance to Snaith's with almost uncannily transgender results, and the overall outcome is fun but somewhat uninspired.

Fav track: Volume

I've been listening to this first volume in preparation for its newly released second part.

Referring to "demos" when talking about Broadcast is almost tautological. Lacking the simple spatial landscapes of albums like Tender Buttons, the skeleton of the group's dream pop is still very much exposed, and Trish Keenan's voice is more intimate than usual. What could possibly be wrong with that?

It's not as essential as their unfairly brief official discography, but it invites you into a warm room, to live in an alternate reality where Broadcast shows us their childlike spirit.

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He estado escuchando este primer volumen en preparación para su segunda parte, recién estrenada.

Hablar de "demos" tratándose de Broadcast es casi una tautología. Faltos… More

The piece evokes sensations similar to Mount Eerie but with a more acoustic and less distorted approach. I'm delighted by this discovery and eager to follow this collaboration of artists stepping outside their usual environment.

Fav track: frog valley (ft. Ben Bondy)

La crítica se ha encargado de subrayar el cambio de registro de este último álbum de F.D.C porque quizás hay poco más que decir de él.

Del post-punk enérgico de sus últimos trabajos, la banda se ha movido a terrenos de pop, rock melódico y shoegaze. Suenan tangencialmente The Smiths, Slowdive o Smashing Pumpkins ('Motorcycle Boy' va más allá del homenaje).

'Romance' acompaña pero no seduce ni me anima como la primera vez que escuché 'Boys in the Better Land'

Favorite track: In the Modern World