Never listened to this band. Is this a good album to start?

probably check METN first

Will do

Album Rating: 4.7

I wanna feel the way our fathers felt, when it swept them off their feet



I wanna know about that higher love you saw that can't be seen

Album Rating: 4.5

my lord this is great

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Mumford + Silversun Pickups + Interpol + My Morning Jacket = kinda gross honestly

Album Rating: 5.0

this sounds in no way like mumford or interpol, maybe a tad like SSPU esp in the production but that's really it

Album Rating: 4.5

yeh, dont hear mumford or interpol in the least, kinda weird comparisons honestly

Album Rating: 4.7

every band to ever use an acoustic guitar clearly rips off Mumford, didn't you know?

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

This is way too folk-y glossy and bombastic, that's what reminds me of Mumford



Sounds a bit like Half Moon Run with the subtlety setting flicked off



The first person to favourably compare this to the upcoming National album WILL get fifty Doof lashes

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

It's too cheesy 'indie music on the shoe shop playlist' for my liking but it's ok, hence the 2.5 rating, I'm not destroying this thing.



In a year with new National and the incredible Fleet Foxes then I guess there's room for the pure pop side of the equation.



It's better than the second Half Moon Run album, there's that. It's ok. My girlfriend would like this a lot, will have to hide it from her.

Album Rating: 4.5

fleet foxes album sucked ass tho

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

I have revised the equation:



Half Moon Run + My Morning Jacket + Silversun Pickups + The Walkmen? (I'm struggling with the indie foundation)

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

'fleet foxes album sucked ass tho'



It is the antithesis to this so thar we are, proves the point.



Fleet Foxes sounds natural, has a beautiful flow, layer upon layer of subtlety.



This sounds ultra maximal like every note has to be THE BIGGEST EVER and the dude just starts bellowing like he wants to have Jim James's baby.

Album Rating: 4.5

yeah it's sad, i loved them before crack up



your description would be perfect for simple math, but there's noticeable restraint and consideration on this album imo tbh tbf

Album Rating: 5.0

This really isn't folky in its production at all though, it's more - like I said - SSPU (which still isn't even a perfect comparison, just the best I can think of at 4:50am EST)



I can't help but feel like you're reaching here Doof. You can think it's average but it'd be like me, in September, saying gee guys I don't like the new National, sounds an awful lot like Muse (that one song has an electric guitar) and the production is way too early-M83 (by golly, kinda spacy!).



Come on, you're better than this. At least present a valid critique! (sorry if I'm being harsh, but MO is like BN/YC/JEW tier to me).

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

It's their best album, if you can't join the party that's your beef, but it's widely regarded as their best so don't ever doubt that.



This'll probably be better than the new Arcade Fire so good release date to bury bad news (tunes?)

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

Sowing the problem is this album sounds a little like every 'winning' indie trick of the last ten years being whipped up into a perfect sulphurous eggy storm of 'turn everything up to 11!'.



It's as subtle as a brick and helluva cheesy is my main complaint. Over written, over produced, over emoted, over sung, over played, over loud, over obvious.

Album Rating: 4.5

huh, helplessness blues is generally considered to be better by those who appreciate actual song writing that isn't boring/unnecessarily aloof



that being said, fair enough if that's your bag

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

As I said, this is the opposite to whatever the new Fleet Foxes is



Let history be thy judge