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Snake.
September 10th 2017


25253 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

WHY DID YOU LISTEN TO THAT MAN



THAT MAN'S A BALLOON

StarlessCore
September 10th 2017


7752 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

best

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
September 10th 2017


20969 Comments

Album Rating: 4.6

Much of the first half was unmemorable for me when I first became a fan of this band, and just loved the last 5 tracks basically. but the past few years I've grown to really love each one on here, though the chorus of Astronauts still sounds weird to me and not quite right.

theBoneyKing
September 10th 2017


24390 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I absolutely adore the chorus to Astronauts.

Honestly I might have to 5 this one. I've only grown to enjoy it more with time.

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
September 11th 2017


20969 Comments

Album Rating: 4.6

The instrumental chorus of Looking for Astronauts is really pretty by itself, but with his vocals and in the context of the rest of the song sounds awkward and not right to me idk, same with my friend who got me into the band in the first place like 5 years ago convinced me about Astronauts. Still a really good song tho and that chorus is pretty. He can't stand Crown of Love on Funeral tho so he might be loopy.

claygurnz
September 12th 2017


7558 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Dude's voice takes some getting used to, but I'm digging this pretty hard so far.

BigHans
September 13th 2017


30959 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Even though Ive listened to this hundreds of times Daughters of the Soho Riots didn't smash me in the face until this morning. What a track.

AlexKzillion
September 13th 2017


17152 Comments


Best National?

BigHans
September 13th 2017


30959 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Either this or High Violet

YoYoMancuso
Staff Reviewer
September 13th 2017


18858 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

best album ever written?

butcherboy
September 13th 2017


9464 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

as a side note, the Dessner brothers wrote a gorgeous score for a movie called Big Sur, and I can't find it anywhere, so if anyone has a rip, I'd be extremely grateful and will send you flowers and chocolates etc.

DoofusWainwright
September 13th 2017


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Best National? Nah, Ranked/Rated:



1. Geese [5]

2. Soho Riots [4.5]

3. Mr. November [4.5]

4. Karen [4]

5. Lit Up [4]

6. Secret Meeting [4]

7. City Middle [4]

8. Val Jester [4]

9. All the Wine [3.5]

10. Astronauts [3.5]

11. Abel [3]

12. Friend of Mine [3]

13. Baby Fine [3]

BigHans
September 13th 2017


30959 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

All the Wine - 500. Best song ever made

Geese - Hard 5

Soho Riots - Hard 5, just decided today

November - Probably the best song ever made - 500

Abel - Give me the KEYS man - 5

Lit Up - Bodyguards carry revolvers - hard 5

Karen - ballerina and something in hand - hard 5

Secret Meeting - 4.32

City MIddle - Could never quite grasp this one although Gators are cool - 3.5

Astronauts - Worst song on album easily - 2.5

Friend of Mine - 2nd worst song on album easily - 2.7

Baby Fine - Sorry for everything bruh - 3.4

Val Jester - I usually skip it because the lyrics kill me - 4





DoofusWainwright
September 13th 2017


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Ok, I can bump Mr. November to a 4.5 but honestly,I know this album so well and the rest of my ratings are what I've settled on

trackbytrackreviews
September 13th 2017


3469 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Baby We'll Be Fine is my favorite song on here :[

BigHans
September 13th 2017


30959 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Its been about 10 years since I first heard All the Wine and I still remember how insanely blown away I was by it. I had never heard of the band before, and it was the first song of theirs I jammed because it came up on their Myspace page. I remember thinking it sounded like a cross between U2 and David Bowie.

DoofusWainwright
September 13th 2017


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

It's only just above average for me, never liked the 'I'm so sorry for everything' vocal and the whole arrangement isn't a favourite.



Still, I do like the way every song on every one of their albums has its fans.

DoofusWainwright
September 13th 2017


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

'All the Wine' I'd always dismissed as a pretty unmemorable album cut...only later I found out that it is considered such an important song and much beloved.



I like it, but I still can't really see what the fuss is about. 'Geese' destroys it.

BigHans
September 13th 2017


30959 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I love the jangly guitar and the absolutely magnificent lyrics

butcherboy
September 13th 2017


9464 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

i do love the cheekily Bukowski-esque lyrics of All the Wine.. lovely stuff.. and an amazing song.



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