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| 3.0 good | DoofusWainwright | September 11th 17 |
Go Farther! In Lightness You! Kings of Leon
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| 0.0 | Observer EMERITUS | September 14th 17 |
Lengthy blockbuster of hope for those that want to learn how to love again.
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| 4.5 superb | owl beanie EMERITUS | August 18th 17 |
uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh brand new who?
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| 5.0 classic | mortifierftw | August 22nd 17 |
I think Menzingers may still hold up as my AOTY but holy fuck is this album incredible. Little bit of the National, Titus Andronicus, Bruce Springsteen, Smith Street Band, the Pogues, and There Will Be Fireworks all in one to create something insanely ambitious and out of nowhere. Haven't felt this way about an album since the Monitor
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| 3.5 great | TheManMachine | November 29th 17 |
Their stagy-n-sentimental nature is a considerable red flag, the ambition overtly overstated, 5+minute loquacities the norm and broken up with stringterludes that transmit waiting for a wedding to start. Gotta hand it to da gang, though: their drive is dogged and rather gorgeous and oh how notably amiable they are in anthemic mode. Intelligent and genuinely emotionally engaging enuff to almost make ya fret that Le'aupepe is too oft-mumbly to let em meld into the rock-band mainstream. Able to tackle wrestling with religion in a mature manner and go noisy and make gripping mantras outta shopworn positivities and seamlessly cop Journey. Corny and/or steep on the whole, but hey -- he's a "heart in the gutter type" with Springsteen in mind and Flowers for posture, Gang Green's the pastor, they're seemingly gunning for a punk rock opera of sorts. Ehh give em a break.
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| 0.0 | friv | August 18th 17 |
never wanted to nut to string sections this much in my life tbh
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| 3.5 great | Victor Silveira | August 26th 17 |
new the national album dropped earlier and no one told me
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| 5.0 classic | Brady Hayes | August 18th 17 |
As if there weren't enough albums running for AOTY
Edit: Yea this is my AOTY
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| 4.5 superb | dbizzles | August 18th 17 |
First experience with this band and I was completely blown away. Can't wait to check out some more stuff from these guys.
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| 5.0 classic | BigHans | August 18th 17 |
Mother of God this an achievement. I'm American as fuck, and I'm going to call this SUBLIME. And I don't use words like SUBLIME. But fuck this rules
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| 4.5 superb | TheSleepingSoul | May 30th 21 |
"Hey guys, what if we did like, a Gaslight Anthem or The National album but made it not boring as fuck?" novel idea, really great stuff
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| 3.0 good | nukethewhale | October 31st 17 |
Fuck violins and fuck the French language. Otherwise this is pretty decent. Coulda been an easy 4(+) with a little bit of quality control
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| 4.0 excellent | Aspenshadow | September 5th 17 |
Great album but pretty bloated and at times it feels like they throw the kitchen sink at you stylistically. Some songs are majestic and huge, some are sensitive and intimate, and some are boring and cheesy. Also, pls stop using midi strings. Atlas Drowned is dope.
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| 4.0 excellent | LethalPaintball | September 4th 17 |
man i love it when sputnik shows me cool shit id never find otherwise
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| 4.5 superb | glorybox94 | August 19th 17 |
yeah my mind has just been completely blown. out of nowhere.
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| 4.0 excellent | fog CONTRIBUTOR | November 30th 21 |
This band plays in the dangerous territories of derivative hero worship that could sink a contemporary rock act (see the Gaslight Anthem), but somehow they emerge on the other side, triumphant, grinning, and with one ear permanently bent and floppy.
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| 3.9 excellent | Erwann S. STAFF | January 7th 20 |
Let's start with the obvious flaws: yes it's too long, yes the less good cuts are dragging. But GADDAYM when it hits, it fucking hits you like the meteorite hit these dinos back in the days. The good cuts here are absolutely phenomenal (tracks 1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 14, 16 should please your papa), and The National vibes sure help me instantly love this. And for once it's not only whiny not-an-adolescent-anymore-but-too-fucked-up-to-be-a-real-adult lyrics (i still love you OtIP) but truly heartbreaking prose. Basically the most Darkness in the Edge of Town record since 2014's Holy Vacants. Or since 1978, you choose. Just cut it in half next time and you'll get yourself a classic, because now half of it is a 3 and the other half is a big fat 5.
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| 4.0 excellent | lz41 | February 19th 18 |
"The Positions" is a tricky album to follow up. Not just because it was so good but because it was such a finished product - introduction, thematic discussion, resolution - that Gang of Youths were obliged to start afresh with a distinguished sophomore. "Go Farther in Lightness" is still a bloody heavy listen, rolling around in songs about depression, suicide, break-ups, crises, boring changes and not one but *two* long dirges about kids dying, but it fixes its sight on spiritual salvation. Helpfully, cathartically passionate frontman David Le'aupepe decided he would rather write a musical novel than an album. These relentlessly immediate pieces contain a prose that you just don't see in pop music. To all who wondered if they could fall for Gang of Youths' emotional heft and relative obscurity a second time - the well is yet to run dry. Best Tracks: 'Fear and Trembling', 'Do Not Let Your Spirit Wane', 'Persevere', 'Let Me Down Easy', 'The Heart is a Muscle'.
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| 5.0 classic | L0rdSnow | October 16th 17 |
This may be the greatest post-depression album ever. It is for me, anyway
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| 4.0 excellent | GreyShadow | September 23rd 17 |
This is better than a 4 but I don't like 4.5ing things early.
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| 4.0 excellent | mttgry | August 5th 24 |
| 3.0 good | doofy | April 29th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | janunn | April 1st 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | ariich | October 13th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | memnite | November 13th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | xlev | August 18th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Toolock | July 30th 22 |
| 2.5 average | Nymox | May 21st 22 |
| 3.0 good | Emo | April 1st 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rodstar | March 1st 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | jlsg | February 28th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Oobaloo | February 25th 22 |
| 3.0 good | Kiran EMERITUS | February 24th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | cbohlen | October 7th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Knott- EMERITUS | July 18th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Lassie | June 19th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Leland | December 19th 20 |
| 2.5 average | ISeeYou | November 16th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | Evan | July 11th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | Sowing STAFF | May 10th 20 |
| 3.0 good | Pangea | April 28th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | JayM | April 19th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brad | January 30th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Flomink | January 10th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Skidz | November 23rd 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Turns13 | November 1st 19 |
| 5.0 classic | mikep87 | August 17th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | RandomR | August 10th 19 |
| 2.5 average | yuvz | July 5th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | JNeu | July 1st 19 |
| 4.5 superb | ian b | June 20th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | k1ngy6 | June 14th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mathias STAFF | June 2nd 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Josh | April 26th 19 |
| 1.5 very poor | Ryus | March 14th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Zeiu | February 21st 19 |
| 4.5 superb | jaydtd | December 28th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | woxdy | November 15th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | jkoh | November 15th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | benkim | October 8th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Coast | October 8th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | heyadam | October 6th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Akifexx | October 4th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Skoj | September 8th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | lghln | August 10th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Maag | July 28th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hydra12 | July 13th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ashtiel | July 12th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | rooby | July 10th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | cb123 | June 7th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Jade | April 16th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | aew100 | April 16th 18 |
| 3.5 great | ramon. | April 13th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kantala | April 2nd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | cm7com | March 30th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Absurd | March 26th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | alamo | March 15th 18 |
| 3.0 good | misha | March 2nd 18 |
| 4.5 superb | blob64 | February 14th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | sevhar | February 6th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | hadriel | January 29th 18 |
| 3.0 good | helti | January 20th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ozshark | January 15th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Illume | January 9th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | A.R.O. STAFF | January 5th 18 |
| 3.5 great | tom79 | January 1st 18 |
| 4.5 superb | P0nto | December 31st 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fear | December 30th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Faraudo | December 28th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Macck | December 26th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Risodo | December 23rd 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Filfy | December 19th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Mouzred | December 13th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | TBH717 | December 12th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Habarug | December 10th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | Rdv | December 3rd 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Handers | November 30th 17 |
| 3.5 great | wg98 | November 16th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nbehre11 | November 16th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | mx STAFF | November 12th 17 |
| 3.5 great | doqtor | November 12th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | NickArk | November 8th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | John L | November 5th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | LOE | October 30th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Rowdy | October 23rd 17 |
| 2.0 poor | bharry | October 23rd 17 |
| 2.5 average | Lucman | October 22nd 17 |
| 4.5 superb | jesper STAFF | October 14th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Diachy | October 12th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Yotimi | October 10th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Faint7 | October 8th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | UFO | October 4th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Rail | October 4th 17 |
| 3.5 great | amoeba | October 2nd 17 |
| 2.5 average | TVparty | October 1st 17 |
| 4.5 superb | elioto | October 1st 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Kruppe | September 26th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | mallen- | September 18th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | gilly | September 17th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | progsun | September 16th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Albus | September 14th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | JWT155 | September 14th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | lyu103 | September 13th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Thibs | September 12th 17 |
| 3.0 good | blocka | September 12th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Shamzus | September 11th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | RobotE | September 10th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Nikolas | September 9th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Brandon | September 9th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Xenoflux | September 8th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | MAGIC | September 7th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Clegane | September 5th 17 |
| 3.5 great | SimpleM | September 4th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Rudy K. EMERITUS | September 3rd 17 |
| 5.0 classic | JoeSef | September 3rd 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Crawl | September 2nd 17 |
| 5.0 classic | JS19 | September 2nd 17 |
| 5.0 classic | DJENNY | September 2nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Oli316 | September 2nd 17 |
| 3.5 great | Hyndez | September 1st 17 |
| 2.5 average | jtswope | August 31st 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Feels | August 31st 17 |
| 4.5 superb | jmh886 | August 30th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mojito | August 28th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Trey STAFF | August 27th 17 |
| 3.5 great | rufous | August 25th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Piglet | August 24th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | ryan10 | August 24th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Respawn | August 23rd 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Zeus18 | August 23rd 17 |
| 5.0 classic | OFace | August 23rd 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Djang0 | August 23rd 17 |
| 5.0 classic | snakesc | August 23rd 17 |
| 5.0 classic | zmol | August 23rd 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Project | August 22nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | ian b. | August 22nd 17 |
| 5.0 classic | bSmith | August 22nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | ellagos | August 22nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Prole | August 22nd 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Scoot | August 21st 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Inveigh | August 20th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | willzor | August 20th 17 |
| 3.5 great | clavier EMERITUS | August 18th 17 |
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