Album Rating: 2.5

song rules yeah

Album Rating: 3.0

this looks like it's going to be one of the most divisive albums I've seen in a while. I loved the last one but I'm kind of worried to check this out.

Album Rating: 3.0

Have never given M83 a fair shot. Apparently, I shouldn't start here.

Album Rating: 3.5

Yeah, I love this band to death but all these low ratings are lowering my expectations, which might be a good thing. Also Jiggly it may seem pretty long, but Hurry Up We're Dreaming is a good start.

Album Rating: 1.5

Best place to start is Saturdays, imo. Most accessible

Album Rating: 3.0

I don't hate this but I also dont love it.



Still, some great summer jams to be had on this thing.

Album Rating: 1.5

Album rules. Underrated

Album Rating: 2.5

This album is seriously divisive so far amongst the community, I'm pretty surprised.

"Album thoughts, review feedback, criticism, or praise would help a lot everyone seriously."

I'm a bit surprised at some of the comments deeming this a "great" review - wondering if those people actually read it? Sorry man, I don't mean to be harsh but I figured I would give you some criticism since you asked for it.

This review reads like you had a thesaurus open next to you and you picked a synonym for every other word you wrote. Sometimes the words you use don't even make sense in the context that you're trying to use them, which makes it pretty obvious that you're writing with words that you wouldn't typically use in your everyday life. My biggest bit of advice to you is don't populate your review with lots of words that you wouldn't normally use. Sure, a thesaurus can be a great tool in a case where you're looking for a great descriptive adjective that is off the beaten path, but the bulk of your review should read like you normally would talk.

Also, your sentence structure is often very convoluted. There were times in the review where I had to read a sentence 3-4x just to try and decode what you were saying. Here's an example:

"In a bland effort to substantively broaden the horizon of the guarded, colored walls of their upmost devotion to the fling and flair of 80s-esque pop/dance composition, frontman Anthony Gonzalez looked to rise to the occasion of emulating grotesque, arty compositions like their fellow counterparts like robotic Daft Punk conceived."

This is just one instance of a sentence that is very long, oddly structured and strangely worded. You also have a tendency to use lots of adjectives separated by commas when you describe things which breaks of the flow of your sentences. I would suggest trying to simplify your sentences a bit and cut back on the amount of adjectives you use - I actually have the same problem listing lots of adjectives when I write so I know this can be hard.

Again man I don't mean to be harsh, but it would be a shame if you didn't get some constructive criticism on this because you asked for it and your reviews definitely need some work. This was pretty unpleasant to read and when I got to the end I didn't even have a good idea of what your impression of the album actually was; the points you're trying to make are obscured by the pretty bizarre word choices and odd sentences. Good luck in the future man it looks like you've written a lot of reviews so I hope this advice is helpful in some way.

Album Rating: 2.5

Thanks for the criticism man, much appreciated. I don't use a thesaurus for one, it's just descriptive language I've come to use over the years to build in my reviews - because basic language in this would seriously dilute the visual aspect of this review which I'm aiming for.



I tend to fixate myself with additional adjective usage to increase that, also been working on cutting down sentence length too. But seriously, thanks for the advice - I'll try to aim for these goals next review when I cover Lights' new album.

No problem man. Obviously it's totally your choice to write how you want to. But yeah from the perspective of a reader I definitely found this review pretty frustrating to read. Again, I think the most helpful way to put it is to try to write your reviews as if you were having a conversation with someone. That's obviously a simplified way of saying it and a review will be a more polished version of that, but the core of the review should be your own voice as if you were speaking to the reader. It would be pretty hard to imagine you (or anyone) speaking to someone in the you have written this review if that makes sense.

Album Rating: 2.5

Of course man, but love the criticism for my gain to improve on. Actually texted you on your shout box about that.

This is not what I wanted to follow an album like HUWD. Especially after 4.5 years, this just feels unsatisfying. I think though, once I get the initial sourness out of my system, I'll start to enjoy it more. Some of the songs are the high quality I expected, but a lot of it (the middle of the album especially) is hard to get through.

Album Rating: 1.5

"Go" isn't very good but I found the rest to be awesome

Go was one of my favorites

Album Rating: 2.5

this was pretty disappointing overall



For the Kids is a really good track though, mostly because of that Susanne Sundfor feature

Album Rating: 3.0

a few boring/indulgent stretches on here make it kinda hard to listen to but there are also a few moments of magic so yeah i can understand it being divisive