yeah shadow of a doubt goes crazy

Album Rating: 4.0

I've said it before and I'll say it again - every SY song with Kim on vocals is automatically 50% better than with Thurston. Shadow Of A Doubt epitomises that.

my older brother once said "thurston moore /already/ sounds like a band's 'third best singer' and then lee ranaldo comes on"

Album Rating: 3.5

If Kim sang more songs band would be even better

Album Rating: 4.0

And she's not even that great of a singer technically! But she always nails the vibe they're going for so seamlessly. Thurston's voice is just something that I want to punch in the mouth.

Album Rating: 3.5

I’ve said it before: classical singing talent basically has nothing to do with how enjoyable I find most vocalists. It’s all in the personality

It kind of feels like lyrics with me personally: being amazing helps, being shitty hurts, the reasonable middle where most people land is very much a matter of to what end and how, etc

Tho part of me wants to say that there’s this Glee definition of technically amazing singing which differs from MY spin on it which STILL differs from whether someone’s good or not in the end

Album Rating: 4.0

I think my relationship with this album may have EVOLved somewhat

Album Rating: 4.5

As soon as you wake up one morning with the tune of Bubblegum stuck in your head, you’ll know your relationship has fully matured.

Album Rating: 4.0

I'm reflecting. It's reflection Mon... (oh, it's actually Tues!) and this is when I initiate and file updates.

Bubblegum is certainly a bop but as a bonus track, can it be counted? - honestly it feels weird being the concluding part of EVOL, but the fact it wasn't on the original release kinda explains it! This isn't something I have ever considered before now because it's not like I would hit stop before it gets going.

basic picks (probably) but the Shadow / Star combo is highlight reel-worthy. Yet aside from that, the overall vibes and obvious consistency is growing on me

Maybe due for a revisit; can't remember when I last spun it front-to-back as I generally have stuck with the 'hits' - of which, to be fair, there are quite a few: Tom Violence, Green Light, Death to Our Friends, Marilyn Moore & Expressway to Yr Skull.
Not a bad song here, not by any stretch (Secret Girl is the closest thing to 'meh' here but honestly I even dig that for its spoopy ambient vibes). But also lacking the "holy fuck WHAT a track" cut that my most favorite SY albums have, something to just heave it across the threshold from 'really good/great' to 'great/excellent'.

Album Rating: 4.0

I like the evenness and mega-trim nature of this. I believe it may be asking me to slap that 4 down, although I would like to revisit other SY too for a fresher perspective (especially the material before this one) 🤔

And I see you are still sleeping on WASHING MACHINE.

Album Rating: 4.0

I prefer to use a bed for such things

(it’ll be a while until I get there, sometimes you gotta go backwards to move forwards)

Album Rating: 4.5

"my older brother once said "thurston moore /already/ sounds like a band's 'third best singer' and then lee ranaldo comes on"



The funny thing is that Kim is clearly the worst singer in the band. It works most of the time but she bearly can even hit a note

Been trying to get into this band as of late. I acknowledge I'd usually end up having to take several spins on their stuff, bc I kinda hate the sound, but at the same time sth keeps dragging me back to this band. It feels as if their sound weirdly resonates with fragments of my past. Oddly enough, this album is older than me.

Album Rating: 4.0

Circling back around after enjoying some of their earlie(r/st) material and I think this is the one. Officially EVOLved to a 4 (would consider elevating BMR in the future too, this ain't over)