Album Rating: 4.0

I feel like I could do without the clean vox on this tbh.

Album Rating: 5.0

nah

Album Rating: 4.0

It's just a personal preference thing

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Tbh they are kinda bland but they only pop up a couple of times so it just reads as nice change of pace for me.



What would really be wild is if they made an album that was only clean vocals…

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

Still the current AOTY

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

yeah probably

Album Rating: 4.0

Between the newest Acherontas LP and Billy Woods for me. Otherwise, it'd probably be the new Adrienne Lenker live album in front but I don't think it should count if there's no actual new material on it.

Album Rating: 3.2

Still the 132nd best album of the year agreed.

Album Rating: 4.0

Lmao hawks, your rating keeps getting lower and lower

Album Rating: 3.2

I mean I dig it but man I just have zero desire to return to it. Just don't see the hype lol.

Album Rating: 3.0

I respect this record more than I really like it. Like all of Deafheaven's stuff I've heard it's just missing something

Album Rating: 4.0

I do feel it is a bit overhyped and it's basically black metal declawed. I've heard straight up meloblack bands be quite a bit more abrasive than this, there's hardly any dissonance to it apart from that slightly asynchronous noise song. I'm not anti-clean vox at all btw, it's just that these particular cleans in this particular context don't really do much for me. Never really care for them from this band. I think I like Sunbather more because it knows exactly what it is and executes just that. Doesn't spend time exploring different sounds as much as this. Idk if I'm weird but I think the super reverbed-out trem riffs are atmospheric enough on their own, I don't always need EVEN MORE ATMOSPHERE. It's still a very strong record to me, just not the legendary zenith of art that a lot of people have been making it out to be. I do really appreciate these guys position in the larger music sphere as a lot of people's gateway drug for bm though. They were certainly one of those for me in college.

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

I can see that, yeah this is baby’s first black metal band and I mean that in the most positive way possible.



I think The Garden Route is really the only song here I don’t *love* but it’s still solid

Album Rating: 3.2

The Garden Route sucks agreed.

Album Rating: 5.0

Lonely Hawks with Anger

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Surely someone has already said lonely men with power right

Album Rating: 3.2

Oh yes many pages ago.

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

the garden route is what made me initially feel a holy shit moment before the rest of the record

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To me it was when Clarke sings “my love is endless” in Magnolia.

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HE'S NOT MEEEEE, HE'S NOT MEEEEE