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JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
March 24th 2024


60563 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

>I have a really hard time believing anyone would be more into [solo Lenker] than they are the last Big Thief album on the basis of anything relating to sexuality and that train of thought is lame

not your preference to gatekeep unfortunately, but great job on going out of your way to erase the only second-hand perspective expressed on the matter itt

>primarily comprised of love songs and sexuality has pretty much nothing to do with them

lol. stick to that guitar transcription

FowlKrietzsche
March 24th 2024


856 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Colton would mansplain the geometry of a pink triangle to a lesbian

FowlKrietzsche
March 24th 2024


856 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Also this is really good! I can't get myself to care about Big Thief, but something about Lenker's solo work really gets to me

Colton
March 24th 2024


15311 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

big thief might just be too hetero for you. it’s like the auditory equivalent of 3 in 1 shampoo

theBoneyKing
March 24th 2024


24445 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

What are the thoughts on “Ruined”? I’m not sold on it yet, I fear it reads a bit too mawkish/maudlin.

DoofDoof
March 24th 2024


15108 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

like it as a closer and like that it sounds very different to everything else on the album, it's a winner for me

anat
Contributing Reviewer
March 24th 2024


5755 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

it’s my favourite track lol

theBoneyKing
March 25th 2024


24445 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Hm, I definitely significantly prefer the other two piano tracks, "Ruined"'s vocal melody seems much more generic than most others here as do the lyrics.

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
March 25th 2024


60563 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

agreed that Ruined is one of the most derivative tracks on the album, but it's very competently done and has enough heart to get by. doesn't hold up against the early highlights, but far better than the run leading up to it

Sowing
Moderator
March 25th 2024


43962 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I prefer this to the new one although it did take me a few months to come around to this and I expect the new one to grow as well

DoofDoof
March 25th 2024


15108 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Lenker's voice is just so good on 'Ruined' and that's pretty much enough to sell it to me - so many bland vocals out there in country/folk but in this regard she's truly blessed, great voice, lots of nuance

theBoneyKing
March 25th 2024


24445 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Agreed the performance is pretty good there but I cant help but imagine it as the sort of song yer Adele or Olivia Rodrigo might write or that you would hear someone sing on American Idol or sth like that.

DoofDoof
March 25th 2024


15108 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

A whole album of that style would be far too much agreed, but as a one off (well, 'Evol' is similar and I like that one too) to finish the album I think it hits hard for being so different and direct

neekafat
Staff Reviewer
March 25th 2024


26229 Comments

Album Rating: 3.9

top tier colton last couple pages

Colton
March 25th 2024


15311 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

even neeka agrees with me and he doesn’t even like me

neekafat
Staff Reviewer
March 26th 2024


26229 Comments

Album Rating: 3.9

I was being sarcastic dude I have no idea what hill you’re tryna die on here

butt.
March 26th 2024


10968 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

“ I cant help but imagine it as the sort of song yer Adele or Olivia Rodrigo might write or that you would hear someone sing on American Idol or sth like that.”

Couldn’t really explain it but yes you nailed it. Good performance aside…it’s just a very generic track. American Idol fans would love that song.

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
March 26th 2024


60563 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

absolute savagery putting Adele on the same wavelength as Orod as a songwriter lmao (agree with the gist there, but)

"I have no idea what hill you’re tryna die on here"

will we ever

Colton
March 26th 2024


15311 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

i thought it was pretty clear

Colton
March 26th 2024


15311 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

this album is great but Bright Future is a lot better



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