Average Rating: 3.76 Rating Variance: 1.06 Objectivity Score: 73% (Fairly Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicAmerican Football American FootballBear McCreary Battlestar Galactica - Season ThreeImmensely enjoyable, both inside and outside the context of the show. "All Along the Watchtower" is a prime example of a perfect cover, taking the best parts of Hendrix's original and improving upon them with oriental/Middle Eastern instrumentation and a palpable sense of atmosphere. 10/10 work here by McCreary. He surely deserved some kind of Grammy/Emmy nod for this. Bjork VulnicuraAn immaculate collection of glitchy electronics and elegiac strings that ultimately coalesce into Bjork's most personal album in nearly two decades.Bon Iver 22, A MillionDavid Bowie BlackstarDavid Sylvian Secrets of the BeehiveDavid Sylvian BlemishFKA Twigs LP1Flying Lotus You're Dead!For Every River Buried For Every River BuriedJames Blake James BlakeJames Blake OvergrownKate Bush Hounds of LoveKate Bush The Sensual WorldKate Bush The DreamingKate Bush Before the DawnKendrick Lamar good kid, m.A.A.d cityKendrick Lamar To Pimp a ButterflyMister Lies ShadowRadiohead Kid ASchool Food Punishment Air Feel, Color SwimI totally messed up the recommendations. The Tori Amos album in question is "Little Earthquakes" not "Tiny Earthquakes." Also, the Lama album doesn't seem to be here, I guess I'll add it in the future of today.rI tried to form paragraphs like y'all suggested, criticism is welcome and such. Enjoy.Soundtrack (Anime) The End Of EvangelionSupercar HighvisionSupercar FuturamaThe Weeknd ThursdayThe Weeknd Trilogy4.5 superbAgraph The ShaderThis is a very good album. It's definitely meant to be taken as a whole, but it moves in such a way that it's not hard to listen to the whole thing. The tracks stand on their own in a way that Agraph's prior tracks haven't. If you're looking for a definitive artistic statement, The Shader almost without rival.American Football American Football (LP2)BADBADNOTGOOD IIIBanks LondonI really meant to add better paragraph breaks, but when I pasted it from Word they kinda died. Anyway, this EP is really good and every track is worthy of a good listen or 60, especially 'Waiting Game' and 'Change.' rHere's the video for 'Waiting Game': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaI5JCxOCdw&feature=kpBear McCreary Battlestar Galactica - Season Two"Something Dark Is Coming" is the only track you need to listen to to know just how good this soundtrack is. All the other tracks are well worth your time too, but if you're lazy or lack time, this track'll tell you where to put your money.Bear McCreary Battlestar Galactica - Season FourReally nice, especially that tracks that score the finale. Poignant, and some of McCreary's best work.Beyonce Lemonadebrakence hypochondriacChildish Gambino Because the InternetChildish Gambino "Awaken, My Love!"Drake Take CareEnemies ValuablesFKA Twigs EP2Frank Ocean BlondeJ. Cole 4 Your Eyez OnlyJames Blake The Colour in AnythingLianne La Havas BloodLing Tosite Sigure Enigmatic FeelingMassive Attack Ritual SpiritNight Lovell Concept VagueFollowing in the vein of other popular internet rappers like Bones, Night Lovell transposes the hard-in-the-paint trap production of mainstream artists like Gucci Mane onto the icy electronic synthscapes of artists like James Blake and Oneohtrix Point Never. In terms of flow, Lovell is more in line with lowkey but technical rappers like Vince Staples and Earl Sweatshirt. There's an element of cool Drake-style crooning on some parts of the album ("Lights from the Car") but for the most part, this album is bars on bars. rSampha ProcessSchool Food Punishment Riff RainShlohmo VacationSpangle call Lilli line PURPLESuicideyear RemembranceThe Weeknd House of BalloonsThe Weeknd Echoes of SilenceThe xx I See YouTinashe In Case We Dietoe Hear YouTori Amos Little EarthquakesTTNG Disappointment IslandVince Staples Summertime '06XXYYXX Mystify4.0 excellentAgraph EqualBanks GoddessBonobo MigrationFKA Twigs M3LL155XFreddie Gibbs and Madlib PinataKenji Kawai Ghost in the Shell: Original SoundtrackKevin Abstract American Boyfriend: A Suburban Love StoryMitski Puberty 2Very good album. I'm probably gonna write a hyper pretentious review for this in the near future, so get hyped for that.Radiohead A Moon Shaped PoolThe second best album released this weekend, and a definite album of the year contender. Not as gripping a listen as any of their previous albums, but it's got a lot of good lyrics and instrumentation (especially orchestration). Sometimes it's a bit too pretty and I often miss the days when Radiohead would simply write a nice punchy rock song (like they did with In Rainbows), but I'm happy with what they produce here. "True Love Waits" is gutwrenching. Song of the Year for sure. School Food Punishment amp-reflectionAs a band, school food punishment has evolved tremendously from their debut mini-album "school food is good food." Over the course of a couple years, their jazz-inflected post-rock sound has seen many refinements, best seen on their two subsequent mini-albums "air feel, color swim" and "riff-rain." But it wasn't until amp-reflection that the band truly hit its peak. Featuring the remarkable singles "futuristic imagination" and "butterfly swimmer," amp-reflection is a wonderful collection of perfectly constructed rock songs that have just enough of a pop angling to be accessible. The aforementioned tracks are clear standouts, but other tracks such as "04:59" and "goodblue" also serve as highlights. In fact, these two tracks, as well as "futuristic imagination" showcase the band's two biggest strengths: Yumi Uchimura's vocals and the keyboard work of Masayuki Hasuo. These two points help to gloss over some of the album's dull points, namely "future nova" and "line." Shabazz Palaces Lese MajestySpazzkid Desire 願うI guess it's my plight in life to get album names wrong in the recommendations. Apparently Mount Kimbie's album is spelled with an ampersand (&) and I typed something wrong with Modal Soul. No matter, here are the links:rModal Soul: http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/37609/Nujabes-Modal-Soul/rCrooks & Lovers: http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/38534/Mount-Kimbie-Crooks-%26-Lovers/Swans The SeerThundercat ApocalypseTK From Ling Tosite Sigure Secret Sensationtoe For Long TomorrowTori Amos From the Choirgirl HotelYoko Kanno Cowboy Bebop Boxed Set3.5 great6LACK Free 6LACKAurora (NOR) All My Demons Greeting Me as a FriendBanks The AltarBat For Lashes The BrideBJ the Chicago Kid In My MindCorbin MournDrake ViewsJames Blake Air & Lack ThereofLAMA New!Ling Tosite Sigure I'mperfectLittle Dragon Nabuma RubberbandMass of the Fermenting Dregs World Is YoursNight Lovell Red Teenage MelodyNosaj Thing No RealityPARTYNEXTDOOR PARTYNEXTDOOR 3 (P3)Markedly better than his prior output, PND3 has him pulling back the narcotized warbling in favor of legit songcraft. It still hews a bit too close to Drake (many of the sunnier tracks are probably "Views" scraps), but it's probably the best argument for PND's existence yet. Rihanna ANTISBTRKT Wonder Where We LandSchool Food Punishment school food is good foodSchool Food Punishment Prog-RoidShigeto No Better Time Than NowSpangle call Lilli line ghost is deadSwans To Be KindThe Weeknd Beauty Behind the MadnessAs a mature and self-aware pop album, Beauty Behind the Madness soars. It's better than anything Abel's put out since 2012, and takes his sonic image to a different, but not bad, place. The Weeknd StarboyThe xx xxThom Yorke Tomorrow's Modern BoxesA glitchy, anxious and unwaveringly indirect electronic record from Thom Yorke. Just like The Eraser. While it has its moments of aural bliss (A Brain in a Bottle, The Mother Lode, Nose Grows Some), more often than not the record lapses into listless electronic noise. Any other producer or musician (James Blake, FlyLo, Aphex Twin) could make it work, but with Yorke it's just so boring and uninspiring. The sounds are experimental and pretty enough, but something about how they just loop forever makes it tantamount to an ambient record. All in all, the album is great (hence the rating), but it requires a certain mindset going into it to be enjoyed. Tinashe AquariusTinashe JoyrideTori Amos Boys for PeleTravis Scott Birds in the Trap Sing McKnightVince Staples Prima DonnaYung Lean Frost God3.0 goodCal Chuchesta The New CALassicDrake Nothing Was the Samedvsn Sept. 5thFreddie Wilson Northern LightsThis is a good project, but Freddie probably shouldn't be commenting on his own album. Double-dipping isn't proper, mate.Lo-Fang Blue FilmPink Guy Pink SeasonRome Fortune Jerome Raheem FortuneShigeto IntermissionSia Colour the Small OneSuicideyear JapanThe Weeknd Kiss LandTinashe Black WaterTory Lanez I Told YouWertheimer BrandishedZedd ClarityGood enough. The singles are the best tracks, but at least it's consistent. Zedd's clearly got at least some musical leanings, unlike contemporaries Krewella and Skrillex.2.5 averageBig Sean Hall of FameDavid Sylvian Dead Bees on a CakeLana Del Rey Born to DieLana Del Rey Lana Del ReyLorde Pure HeroinePink Guy PINK GUYTaylor Swift 1989Wife What's BetweenYung Lean Warlord2.0 poorKid Cudi Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother MoonSo sorry about some of the mistakes here, like "if" instead of "is" and "here" instead of "hear." I won't mess up again. Roy Woods Waking at DawnTaylor Swift RedZayn Mind of Mine1.5 very poorAvril Lavigne Goodbye LullabyChildish Gambino EPTori Amos Unrepentant Geraldines1.0 awfulAvril Lavigne Avril LavigneForest Of Harambe Under The Sign Of HarambeIggy Azalea The New ClassicKimbra The Golden EchoMiley Cyrus BangerzYung Lean Unknown Memory
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