Yeah that’s definitely the genre and style she’s going for, just loses my interest occasionally
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" always irks me a little when ppl give an album one listen and write it off immediately as if a single casual listen is ever really enough to properly assess any album."
i'm all for listening to something repeat times, but I can usually tell within the first listen at least a baseline like/dislike (the only exception I can remember was Catch for Us the Foxes, which I hated at first until it clicked on like the tenth listen. And I was in middle school so take that with a grain of salt).
idk where this will land, honestly
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The guitar playing is good it’s just a bit void of structure which is mostly much made up for by inspired vocal melodies, but still feels occasionally aimless.
thats part of what makes it good though. [2] the arrangement’s just a bit spacious; thats part of why ppl have been throwin around some slowcore comparisons.
I bet this album started mostly as jam sessions, and they layered harmonies and nice instrumental details after the fact
laura recorded just vocals and acoustic guitar tracks for every song, and then they tracked everything over it, even drums. dunno how involved laura is in arranging but im certain she wrote this whole record with just voice and acoustic gtr.
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I can usually tell within the first listen at least a baseline like/dislike
this is true of a lot of music i listen to just because a lot of music that comes across my table is similar in some way to some other music i’ve heard before, but at a certain point, relying on the instinct at first impression becomes a sorta confirmation bias. like unless you’ve heard every conceivable kind of music under the sun, you’re going to come across something relatively new from time to time that is at odds with yr sensibilities, and you might not like it at first or even be able to formulate a “baseline like/dislike” after one or multiple listens. e.g. i didnt get jazz at first cuz my musical background at the time was just popular music, but like 15 spins of blue train later and it made perfect sense.
this is part of why i still read reviews and listen to what ppl tell me is good; if i dont get something at first but im hearing that there might actually be something rlly worthwhile here, i’ll spend some more time with it to see for myself if thats true. sometimes it aint and i move on, but sometimes i find that whats here is in fact some unbelievably good shit.
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Album Rating: 4.0
For me the difficulty often comes with the fact that there is so much unbelievablely good music. If something doesn’t exactly click the first time but I can tell I might like it, then it’s easier to come back to. But if something doesn’t click, do I keep trying or do I move on to any other endless number of things out there? If I keep trying with one album, my queue might keep growing and growing until suddenly I’m missing out on a ton of amazing music because I’m trying to like something I may or may not like. It’s a weird kind of musical FOMO.
Also ayyyyy Calvin and Hobbes avatars.
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forming an opinion on first listen is fine, and honestly impossible to avoid. But when someone pretends to be experts on the nuances of an album after one listen it's a little frustrating. Freak isn't doin that.
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dmathais52 has exactly described my struggle with keeping up with sputnik, especially for the last 5 years. every time I discover a new artist I end up loving in a new genre I'm like "oh great now that's more things I have to check out in case I find my next AOTY"
also i really wish I knew how to change my username, it's weird being abbreviated to Freak
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ill call you Pro
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Album Rating: 4.5
She sang what she wanted the strings and horns to play, then they would play it back to her.
On Wheel, she did the same thing.
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If I keep trying with one album, my queue might keep growing and growing until suddenly I’m missing out on a ton of amazing music because I’m trying to like something I may or may not like. It’s a weird kind of musical FOMO.
part of revisiting and replaying albums that i dont rlly like or get at first is a conscious decision to expand my boundaries outside the comfort zone. personally i dont draw the line at “i have to connect to this thing immediately at some level or i will discard it” because that would mean im totally skipping things i dont understand that might be awesome if i did come to understand them.
like a couple years back i was just listening mostly to new albums from bands that i was already familiar with, or bands from the same scenes/genres as bands/genres i already rlly liked. noticed i was relatively underwhelmed by music in comparison to when i was younger and everything was new and thrilling. so changed up my attitude and whenever i heard from somewhere that something was rlly good but i didnt rlly care for it at first, i kinda made myself come back to it repeatedly. and i started havin new experiences with music again cuz i was listenin to stuff that i wouldnt ordinarily jam.
haaaaard fistbump for the C&H avatar. a heartwarming coincidence.
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Album Rating: 4.0
Laura's back, bitches.
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" always irks me a little when ppl give an album one listen and write it off immediately as if a single casual listen is ever really enough to properly assess any album"
Oh you can tell when you are never going to care about an album and that you shouldn't waste your time forcing it.
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Album Rating: 2.0
Amen 🙏
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Album Rating: 2.0
I did give this baby two listens though.
It didn’t moove me
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Album Rating: 4.5
"until it clicked on like the tenth listen."
That just sounds like forcing your brain into liking it rather than having it grow on you. Id never listen to something i didnt like that many times.
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Agreed. There are albums you can come back to a few months or even years later, but listening to the same shit ten times so it clicks with you is just strange.
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depends on the scenario, you don’t know how many times I listened to SRS by Earl Sweatshirt and I still hate it, people were just so convinced it was good that I just thought I had to be missing something, I’m not a flawless listener
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Isn't that just peer pressure tho
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Ususally if you know what you like and have explored enough music you have acquired a certain level of discernment for what has potential and what you just don't and will not ever like. I also dont need to go watch Marley and me 10 times to know Ifgaf.
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I’ve been known to be pressured by peers. Doesn’t bother me tho, some people are older and more engrained in a genre than I am. Not about to take ANYONES suggestion, tho. I tend to listen to people who really sound passionate about the music they are talking about, music is about the passion to me.
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