Album Rating: 4.0

Concorde is my fave too but for as genuinely as Isaac tries to bare his wobbly soul



It is very often silly. I want him to write his lyrics in crayon on looseleaf torn out a spiral with the dragglies still on the end so I can hang it on my fridge

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

The chord progression in that song is just incredible, no idea if it’s actually interesting or anything lol but it immediately implanted in my brain

Yeah porc I agree he's the standout on the song, genuinely affecting

Album Rating: 2.5

I hate the word affecting but I don't know better words to use instead

Album Rating: 3.5

Bread song and the place where he inserted the blade are my tunes here. Basketball shoes is long and annoying.

Album Rating: 3.5

I like the first four tracks on this album. It's a good album in general.

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

Ants from up here, pants from down round my ankles

Album Rating: 3.5

what kind of perspective is that

cring
would you like delet?

Album Rating: 3.5

Almost sounds like a Gareth David lyric.

Album Rating: 3.5

The hardest part about squat pooping in a forest is locating a suitable leaf to wipe your smeared hindquarters

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

‘Concorde’ sounds a bit like an OkkervilRiver tune to me, doesn’t blow me away



Yeah, was thinking Arcade Fire at first but with the more folk’y guitars and warbly wibbler drama school vocals it’s def Okkervil River



In 2022 Okkervil River are about as popular as herpes which is where there’s a slight ‘ok then’ when I try to process this bands monster hype levels

Album Rating: 3.5

I suppose it's more of an aesthetic rather than reinvention. A lot of music that receives major levels of hype by press and music listeners isn't entirely unique music, but it scratches a particular itch with its own flavour of back-scratcher... ehhh, yes.



I mean, look at all the popular 80's pastiche, the plethora of Blondie clones. It's a different perspective on a similar idea.

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

Listening to the last Black Midi for the first time in a while and I’d forgotten how incredible ‘Slow’ is. I’d rate it higher than anything here, maybe I hadn’t lost my mind rating the album a 3.5

slow is annoying as fuck

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

something something should be your anthem then grumble



‘Diamond Stuff’ is solid too

get out of my playground old man

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

Both albums kick off with the most annoying probably weakest song, and both albums close with a lengthy tune as impressive as it is sometimes aggravating



So there’s that.

Album Rating: 3.5

Damn. Baroque pop in the grave. H82CIT.

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

Ranked/rated on about listen five:



1. The Place Where He Inserted the Blade [4]

2. Basketball Shoes [4]

3. Haldern [4]

4. Snow Globes [4]

5. Bread Song [3.5]

6. Concorde [3.5]

7. Good Will Hunting [3]

8. Mark's Theme [2.5]

9. Intro/Space Marine [2.5]



For a cheeky context comparison...



Black Midi 'Cavalcade' ranked/rated:



1. Slow [5]

2. Chondromalacia Patella [4]

3. Ascending Forth [4]

4. Dethroned [4]

5. Diamond Stuff [4]

6. Marlene Dietrich [3.5]

7. Hogwash and Balderdash [3.5]

8. John L [3]