Hop Along Freshman Year
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auberginedreams
April 17th 2012


6626 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

i like those songs a lot too, especially tibetan pop stars. i like her old vocals so much more though, they're a little too rough sounding now.

Spare
April 17th 2012


5567 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

i really like the roughness when she hits dose high notes that seemed to develop since wretches and is something wrong. i actually seem to be one of the few that prefers her recent output rather than earlier stuff, the songwriting has improved tenfold if you ask me and i just kinda prefer the full band aesthetic. been callin aoty for a few months, not gonna back down now. if the new wrens ends up comin out this year maybe that'll beat it actually but idk

auberginedreams
April 17th 2012


6626 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

i agree that the songwriting is much more complex on their new material, but i kind of enjoyed the

sparce indie-folk arrangements on "freshman year." its the same thing with bon iver for me, just

because there's more going on doesn't always mean its better. restraint can be a really powerful tool

in songwriting. and i really feel like her voice lends itself more to the folk-ier stuff, but honestly

i really do like their new stuff, going off of those two songs i'd say its about a 3.5-4. its not

really that i dislike her new vocal style, if it were anyone else i would really enjoy it, but her

voice on "freshman year" was so unique that its hard to swallow the change from what i've come to

expect from her. if that makes any sense.

Spare
April 17th 2012


5567 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

i feel you dawg

auberginedreams
April 23rd 2012


6626 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

this just keeps getting better.

Alxander19
May 27th 2012


123 Comments


Where the fuck did this come from oh my god it's SO GOOD

Spare
May 28th 2012


5567 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

it came from like 6 years ago dawg

Alxander19
May 28th 2012


123 Comments


I can't believe I hadn't even heard of her until yesterday, she is incredible.

Spare
May 28th 2012


5567 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

yea, she's got a new album under hop along this year called get disowned too and it's ridicumazing

Alxander19
May 28th 2012


123 Comments


Yessss I know I'm really looking forward to hearing it, I'm going to listen to it. Everyone seems to be loving it, why doesn't it have a review?

Spare
May 28th 2012


5567 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

cuz it's not been out that long man i dunno. i was thinkin of reviewin it

Alxander19
May 28th 2012


123 Comments


I just figured with it being the new thing everyone is gushing about, there'd be a review. Seems strange there isn't one.

dimsim3478
December 14th 2012


8987 Comments


Frances > Laura

Aids
February 5th 2013


24512 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I always pass this over in favour of Get Disowned these days but bitch das a mistake. god damn i love this fukin album.

Aids
April 20th 2013


24512 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I still like the original version of "Laments of a Mattress" more, I think

Spare
April 20th 2013


5567 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

nah man new one owns

Aids
April 20th 2013


24512 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

yeah it does, but the original is embedded in my brain since I listened to nothing but this album for 2 and a half months, and this version is all I ever want to hear. "Laments" is one of my favourites from Get Disowned though. They're both such fantastic songs.

Spare
April 20th 2013


5567 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

hop along is pretty good agreed

Trebor.
Emeritus
December 6th 2013


59872 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

26 ratings?

dimsim3478
December 6th 2013


8987 Comments


+2 indie cred



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