Jeff Rosenstock HELLMODE
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MeatSalad
September 7th 2023


18669 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Higher avg than no dream on rym, lmao

AlexKzillion
Emeritus
September 7th 2023


19063 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

yeah i would've figured sput would be much more partial to this than rym



don't feel any different about these songs after seeing them live. will say i thought healmode was far better live than on the album

MeatSalad
September 7th 2023


18669 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Healmode is a cozy tune

deathschool
September 7th 2023


29481 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Album seems to be unfortunately front-loaded : ((((



I don’t want it to be true

deathschool
September 7th 2023


29481 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

post is underrated [2]



Maybe more people will realize now that this is out

MeatSalad
September 7th 2023


18669 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Post is appropriately rated tbh. On further listens it's definitely better than this, has more good songs and actually feels like a concise album rather than a compilation

mryrtmrnfoxxxy
September 7th 2023


16953 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

~perfect rainy days where all you need is me and all I need is you~

MeatSalad
September 7th 2023


18669 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Good vibez, kind of a rarity in Jeff's lyrics

Odal
Emeritus
September 7th 2023


3129 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Post- was a pretty massive letdown at first due to coming out fairly soon after Worry. I still think it's probably his worst solo release aside from this, but I have warmed to its positives over the years. 9/10 is obviously such a vibe and Yr Throat and Beating Your Head Against the Wall are bangers. USA is a solid track soon. It's just an album that kinda aims low and all over the place, sounding mostly like a Worry. hangover.





Fantano giving this a decent 9 is.....insane to me lol I feel like the RYM crowd also isn't super familiar with Jeff's older stuff, because I just can't imagine anyone who has been a longtime fan honestly thinks this is among his best work. It's a fine album that happens to be on the wrong side of the threshold for diminishing returns. Idk, maybe I'm just out of touch on this lol

Spec
September 7th 2023


41435 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I doubt any solo album will top BTMI! for me but I still dig em and I’m happy these albums exist.

Feather
September 7th 2023


11510 Comments


"Fantano giving this a decent 9 is.....insane to me lol I feel like the RYM crowd also isn't super familiar with Jeff's older stuff, because I just can't imagine anyone who has been a longtime fan honestly thinks this is among his best work. It's a fine album that happens to be on the wrong side of the threshold for diminishing returns. Idk, maybe I'm just out of touch on this lol"

this is pretty interesting. honestly the album cover and name look and sound like something the kids these days would eat up.

tom79
September 8th 2023


3964 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

idk I think it's pretty good. Not as good as Worry of No Dream yeah but when I don't feel the need to (pointlessly) compare everything and just listen to it for what it is, I find myself enjoying every song. Bit of a lull in the middle but those songs grew on me. I think the fact that this might not be among his best but still really solid speaks more to just how good those other records were. I do wonder how long he can keep churning out records like this but in the meantime I think he's still got it. Maybe I just have a lower bar or expectations or that I've been listening to him for over 15 years obscures things a bit but at the end of the day I'm happy with this record. Future is Dumb is one of his best and 3 Summers is a great closer.



"It’s a collection of songs rather than a unified statement."

Glad this doesn't bother me much. I think if I needed every album to be a unified statement I'd like a lot less albums.

butt.
September 8th 2023


11429 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Just spun this again with some good headphones finally and yeah honestly shocked the avg is already lower than POST. There are a couple mid songs, but most go so hard. Those first two + the transition, absolute chef's kiss right there. Doubt gets better every listen. Life is Dumb goes out with such a bang. Yeah this album fucking rocks

lucazade22
September 8th 2023


1116 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Future is dumb and the closer are my faves too

mryrtmrnfoxxxy
September 8th 2023


16953 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Future is dumb is so good

bloc
September 8th 2023


70880 Comments


"HELLMODE 1,859 3.76"

Yeah RYM loves this guy for some reason. Didn't know that many Pabst Blue Ribbon drinkers existed.

MeatSalad
September 8th 2023


18669 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I mean let's not overlook that Jeff and his past bands are 100% sputcore too. But yeah a rym 3.7 is like a sput 4.3 so idk, they're on some other shit over there

MeatSalad
September 9th 2023


18669 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Negative

AlexKzillion
Emeritus
September 9th 2023


19063 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

alright time for Colton33

deathschool
September 9th 2023


29481 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Well, No Dream is his best solo album and this is his worst. So, I see why you’re confused.



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