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fogza
March 24th 2022


10224 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Agreed neek very strong run. No bad songs on this though

JohnnyoftheWell
March 24th 2022


64287 Comments


so i gave this three spins and
#1: yh disappointingly quite good
#2: highlight tracks actually hit p hard
#3: uh no, we're back to okay. nothing glaringly weak, but overall less on board with them pj harvey/alannis m-nodding chord progressions and cute dated beats. her voice is nice but overall this feels more like a decent stylistic reheat (of an era with q predictable appeal itt?)than a New Obsession. hardcapped 3.5

fogza
March 24th 2022


10224 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

But you liked it right? 😜

JohnnyoftheWell
March 24th 2022


64287 Comments


yeah it was nice

fogza
March 24th 2022


10224 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

There there, that wasn't so hard. You can give neek some props

JohnnyoftheWell
March 24th 2022


64287 Comments


it is not as nice as neek's puppydogging over p4k-ready mum pop is diabolical, so I'll pass there. this ain't no Frou Frou

JohnnyoftheWell
March 24th 2022


64287 Comments


actually nvm i just read this
Although the sophomore album from the London-based artist is a lot more artistically sound and consistent across the board, many of the artistic direction and flair that made her debut album so potent is missing on ?PAINLESS?. There are some great indie artsy pop songs on here but there are also some derivative, if not Radiohead worship, also on the album.
and now i either want to 5 this or delete it from the database

fogza
March 24th 2022


10224 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Strong reaction I need a flowchart to understand.

JohnnyoftheWell
March 24th 2022


64287 Comments


any album that gets that badly victimised by random gen hivemind soundoffs deserves a charity 5
bonus sympathy for a grade-a useless radiohead reference

neekafat
Emeritus
March 24th 2022


26926 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

It’s not diabolical ):

neekafat
Emeritus
March 24th 2022


26926 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

Very few things are a Frou Frou

klap
Emeritus
March 24th 2022


12410 Comments


midnight sun big slaps. better than the last one, digging this a lot

Trifolium
March 24th 2022


41141 Comments


Yeah there's something about Midnight Sun alright.

ABjordanMM
March 25th 2022


1756 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Midnight sun [9]. Also can’t get enough of L/R.

brandontaylor
April 10th 2022


1268 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

i want to be a fan and she definitely has talent and ability, but this all feels so generic-2020s-indie mish mash to me. wish she leaned more into the r&b vibes of early singles and less into this radiohead pastiche she's doing at times

fogza
April 10th 2022


10224 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Fair enough, doesn't sound like straight pastiche to me but I get the superficial similarities

JohnnyoftheWell
April 20th 2022


64287 Comments


think anotherlife is the certified good song that isn't midnight sun

neekafat
Emeritus
April 20th 2022


26926 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

think there's more than one of those but

JohnnyoftheWell
April 20th 2022


64287 Comments


write a thesis

JeetJeet
April 20th 2022


12960 Comments


"wish she leaned more into the r&b vibes of early singles and less into this radiohead pastiche she's doing at times"
Agreed.
Anyway this is pretty solid I guess.



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