Album Rating: 3.0

i gotchu fam

Album Rating: 3.0

the outro of hop along reminds me of Faunts a bit and i absolutely love it

Album Rating: 4.5

Relistened to their previous album, the production on this is phenomenal in comparison. The crisp mixing makes everything pop and makes me appreciate the musicianship a whole lot more than I did before. All the busy guitarwork could sometimes get muddled on Paintes Shut.

fox in motion was playing in the background of a leffen fox dittos melee combo video and damn i held off on this album for way too long

yes you did

so fucking good

Album Rating: 4.5

This is like the best produced indie album ever, change my mind

Album Rating: 5.0

that's just cold facts, my dude

Album Rating: 4.5

I was worried Id burn out on this album really quickly, but holy shit I still jam this all the time



So insanely good

Album Rating: 4.9

smae tbh

Album Rating: 4.5

I haven’t jammed in months but it’s prob my AOTY still.

that's not a good sign. an aoty should be an enduring listen throughout the year

Album Rating: 4.9

that's not a good sign. an aoty should be an enduring listen throughout the year

Album Rating: 4.9

ok so: some recent aotys (hotelier, froot, wheel, endgame, mothership) were true non-stoppers



some others (gold cobra, science fiction, clockwork angels, diamond eyes) edged out the win by just being the best shit that came out that year



hmm

Album Rating: 5.0

stfu lucid, people can call AOTY to whatever tf they want

this is AOTY

Album Rating: 4.5

I think it's a pretty personal thing. I considered this my AOTY for a while, but because I haven't played this nearly as much as of recently, some other records have taken over.



also hop along are supporting the decemberists here and I really don't like them but very much do want to see hop along. rip

Album Rating: 5.0

'also hop along are supporting the decemberists here'



should be the other way round smh

Album Rating: 4.5

Lucid, it’s more a product of my listening habits; I don’t tend to go back to albums a whole ton after my initial bout of listening. This had a much longer stint in my rotation than most albums, definitely as long as anything else this year.

The main question I tend to ask is “would I name this an album of the decade?” That’s what distinguishes a “true” AOTY from simply the album I have the most favorable opinion on.

Album Rating: 4.5

Idk if I can go that far with every AOTY. Not every year has a truly incredible album. Some have several. Ultimately I don’t think a given album of the year need be any more than just what it says on the tin