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SowingSeason 05.20.18	I regret putting any time into this list.
Dewinged 05.20.18	Some good picks. 33, 27, 9 and 11 have a shot at my aoty list, specially Typhoon. I wouldn't include anything below a 3.5 in these lists though but hey, that's me.
butcherboy 05.20.18	shiggy off 8 is such a tune.. check tropical fuck storm and iceage, Sow..
SowingSeason 05.20.18	Yeah Shiggy is great. Whole album is pretty nice. I'm pretty down on 2018 as a year though...that TROW album is really good and so is Shakey Graves, but neither of them are as good as my 5's from last year and there's very little of interest to me on the horizon.
butcherboy 05.20.18	yea, same here.. last year was fantastic, big bands putting out quality material, and a lot of smaller acts filling in the spaces.. seemed like every other week, something great was dropping.. i'm hoping some lo-fi punks off DIY labels muster something great..
Darius 05.20.18	"this is the best APC album" worst thing MJK ever put his name on FTFY also, what's so bad about 47?
SowingSeason 05.20.18	"What's so bad about 47?" It was one thing when Stickles was impassioned and the music reflected that. The Monitor and TMLT had plenty going on, the former lyrically and the latter structurally, that his rough vocals didn't matter so much and actually became an endearing aspect of the music - a strength, even. But do I want to listen to them sit around and sing a bunch of 7 minute power ballads? Not really, unless the songs are really, really fucking good. This has a few nice tracks that would have been excellently situated between some the band's recognizably bullish rock, but as a whole album A Productive Cough is more of just a desperate wheez, a hamfisted attempt at paying tribute to the band's idols without realizing that, before this record, they were at the forefront of punk in their own generation. To quote The Battle of Hampton Roads, "No one throws it away like they do." Sorry, I'm too lazy right now to do anything other than copy paste my soundoff but I feel like it gives you the gist
Darius 05.20.18	yeah I get the gist why are there random r's scattered in the soundoff on the user rating page, but not here?
SowingSeason 05.20.18	Because I went through and deleted them
Darius 05.20.18	You read through and deleted sputs fuckups to make your soundoff more coherent just for me?? aww im flattered bb
SowingSeason 05.20.18	You should be.
neekafat 05.20.18	How much would I love 2?
Divaman 05.20.18	I'm telling you, Sowing, when you get the chance, try to new Belly album. I know they're an older group putting out their first album in about 20 years, and I don't expect it to make the very top of your list, but I think you'd like it. The Frankie Cosmos too, for that matter.
brosephmcbrah 05.20.18	Ya really sad about how bad the new Titus is. But def agree w/ 2, the new Shakey Graves crawls higher on my favorites list every day.
Veldin 05.20.18	Damn, seems unfair to Titus Andronicus to put them in the same camp as the awful Fallout Boy and Breaking Benjamin just because they had one average release.
Frippertronics 05.21.18	"Experimental rock." lmao
L4titudes 05.21.18	Wow I've listened to about as many 2018 albums as you and haven't heard any of these
Drifter 05.21.18	2 looks awesome
ripquill 05.21.18	Agreed about 4. Not their best but a very respectable and quality effort
SowingSeason 05.21.18	2 is indeed awesome but also apparently not for everyone. It's basically fun indie-folk with some creepier vibes at times. 4 is the only Wonder Years I've heard.
DoofusWainwright 05.21.18	Reaction: 2. Shakey Graves - I'll return to this as you rate it THAT high but I didn't hear a classic song on the thing at the first listen. I think it improved towards the end...so maybe I was just warming up to it more. 3. APC - what the hell? You're Sowing, you aren't a '90s nostalgia fetishist or Tool groupie, you're allowed to shit on this...why miss the opportunity that's been presented to you? Honestly can't hear what people are getting from this one. 5. Musgravy - pretty ditties (yes) but with the depth of a paddling pool (yes). But you are Sowing so. Ok. 8. Malkmus - good rating, not sure I'd label this a 'progressive' anything but glad you enjoy it. 9. Hop Along - not for me but again, you are Sowing, this is your jam. 11. Carey - same as the Malkmus, another perfect rating from you. Pretty but not too much more. 16. MGMT - this is slowly falling down everyone's ratings now the year has kicked off in earnest, still think you're overrating this one, it's very hit and miss. 17. Eerie - I need to return to this but it feels like homework. It's prob a 3.5 as you say. 18. Senses - ultimate Sowingcore stuff, not for me. 25. Parquet - you're underrating a little, the back half of the album is the stronger, I'd say the album is at least a 3.5. 30. Barnett - only listened to this once but I'm also feeling a 3.0 rating based on my limited exposure to it. 33. Beach house - hmmm, very underrated and considering you like fragile, dreamy stuff...album is a grower, maybe not spent enough time with this one? 35. Puthter - agreed, boring. Boring for me means a lower rating though. 36. Jack White - agreed, he's lost it. That means a lower rating for me as well. 38. Now, Now - listened to two songs - both were dreadful. Haven't rated, prob won't revisit. Can definitely see why people would rate this low based on what I heard. 39. Arctic Monks - yes, the Bowie stuff is cringe and this is utterly dull - good rating. 43. Franz - this was craptastic agreed. Good rating. 44. Justin - I haven't heard much from this but from what I heard this is likely total trash, good rating. 47. Titus - yes, this was pitiful, great rating. 48 & 49 - awful bands, correct ratings. I rate your rating a 7/10 so far in 2018, no need to thank me. I'll also check 1.
SowingSeason 05.21.18	lol nice synopsis, I agree except for the parts where I obviously do not
DoofusWainwright 05.21.18	Well, I can accept that ;D The headline is: I'll check 1 and give 2 a few more tries, it certainly had something going for it. I might check 10 and 15 too, I listened to a couple of songs from 15 and I switched to listening to something else which probably is a bad sign but it might just have been bad timing :/
SowingSeason 05.21.18	I'm not holding my breath because you rate far more strictly than I do. I think you'll enjoy parts of 2...if you're feeling particularly lazy just check any combination of Counting Sheep, Dining Alone, and Big Bad Wolf. You'll enjoy 1 however much you'd enjoy any Brand New album.
Papa Universe 05.21.18	"what's so bad about 47?" Butch and I were banned for making fun of that awful thing.
Chambered79 05.21.18	Dude tranquility base has mad variation in song structure. I think you meant variation in sound or something
bgillesp 05.21.18	27 is 1 and 33 is quite wrong. Also your ratings for this year are higher than mine except my typhoon 5 and this has been a much better year than last for me so far
rabidfish 05.21.18	I forgot Justin Timbo released an album this year god that shit is forgettable lol
Willie 05.21.18	Dude. That Underoath album was a good comeback release. The next one will be the one to really judge whether it was worth them getting back together or not.
DoofusWainwright 05.21.18	The art for 49 always fools me into thinking I'm looking at: https://www.sputnikmusic.com/soundoff.php?albumid=47183 Two polar opposite albums right there xD
SowingSeason 05.21.18	@Willie: I just couldn't get into it. I think we discussed the points of career longevity, etc, before so I get your argument for it. It felt watered down to me which is odd because normally I'm all about the hooks / choruses, which this release has more of.
onionbubs 05.21.18	half of the underoath bangs so hard, with like 2-3 bad songs on it as willie said the next one will be a big test to see how their reunion goes because this one is just to get the wheels spinning again and yea 47 is as bad as like 49 (havent heard 48 i kinda dont wanna put myself through any seconds of breaking benjamin’s music)
JesperL 05.21.18	"I dunno this guys voice annoys the living hell out of me" lmao same kinda, it just fits their.. 'aesthetic' so well I actually embrace it. the video for garbage bin convinced me
PistolPete 05.21.18	If I tried to make a 2018 list at this point it’d be embarrassing and I probably would need to go into exile for a week (Black Panther album, Cardi B, Post Malone and Breaking Benjamin would likely appear on it). Year has been meh. Can’t believe you have 3 as high as you do. I also did enjoy it I just feel like most didn’t.
klap 05.21.18	Liked what I’ve heard from the Now, Now but it is in my wheelhouse. Agree w a lot here, Franz was super disappointing but they still slay live. Check out Exitmusic - The Recognitions. Kind of reminds me of Daughter probably what I’ve listened to the most this year besides Kacey