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| 4.5 superb | AmericanFlagAsh | December 7th 22 |
Girl get the fuck up off that dirty public transport floor
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| 3.0 good | Caleb Robinson CONTRIBUTOR | February 14th 23 |
It's not bad - there's a few pleasant songs here. But this feels like pop music that's allergic to hooks, and because of that so many songs just sorta come and go without leaving any impression, good or bad.
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| 4.5 superb | cjbizzlebizzle | December 31st 23 |
Pop album of the year for 2023 and overall album of the year for 2023. Caroline Polachek starts off 'Desire, I Want To Turn Into You' with an epic howl, showing off her vocal range and setting the stage for an adventure that rarely, if ever, has a moment that doesn't command your attention. In an album with such a stacked tracklist, a few songs do rise to the tippy top in terms of quality and those that push Art Pop forward as a genre. The opener is about as good of an album intro that exists, maybe ever. 'Sunset' takes on a guitar driven flamenco/Spanish sound that might be the perfect backdrop for Caroline's powerful vocalizing. 'I Believe' takes on a more uptempo, 80s pop style and is a stage for her vocal range to really be pushed to the limits. 'Blood and Butter' is percussion driven, brooding and adventurous building up to a bagpipe section and a fun descending la da da da ending vocal melody. 'Billions' wraps things up wonderfully. This album reminds us that extremely intricate, artsy pop can be catchy and complex at the same time and truly establishes Caroline Polachek as a pillar in the pop world.
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| 3.7 great | Erwann S. EMERITUS | February 15th 23 |
Polachek continues her *big soundscapes * palette in her sophomore effort. When said *big soundscapes* appear, it's mostly a winner ("Welcome to My Island", "I Believe", "Billions"), while most subdued tracks instantly go to the background. Shame the best tracks were (almost) all released as singles.
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| 4.0 excellent | purplechair | February 15th 23 |
Great pop record with a smorgasbord of captivating ideas and elements. It's going to take a fantastic rest of the year to knock this out of a top 10 AOTY spot for me. Highlights are the opener and the stretch from I Believe to Blood And Butter.
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| 5.0 classic | hamid95 | February 14th 23 |
early pop aoty contender, this one
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| 2.5 average | ajcollins15 | February 22nd 23 |
To be honest, I don?t want to get screamed at by fans of Caroline, so I will leave it at that I have never been a fan of her specific art pop and avant-pop style because of the potpourri nature of it and this album is all the same. There are some highlights on here like the new age ?Crude Drawing Of An Angle?, the atmospheric drum and bass of ?Fly To You?, and the alt-pop ragger of ?Pretty In Possible?. But there are also some insufferable pop tracks like ?Bunny Is A Rider?, ?Blood And Butter?, and ?Smoke?. Also, the Latin pop track ?Sunset? is extremely embarrassing of a Latin pop track and Latin Americans should be scolding her for doing a piss poor job of doing this beautiful style. Also, the back-half slow ballads really make the record drag on. Overall, not my favorite but I am not a fan of hers to begin with so take what I say with a grain of salt.
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| 2.0 poor | 2026 | February 18th 23 |
brings some energy to an otherwise snail paced genre, nothing gripping
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| 3.0 good | tearsofatropicalfish | February 15th 23 |
the opener is easily the most memorable song on this album, followed by blood and butter and i believe. unfortunately, the rest aren?t bad, just unmemorable.
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| 4.0 excellent | Skye09 | December 12th 25 |
| 5.0 classic | wilko56 | February 18th 25 |
| 3.0 good | Trebor. EMERITUS | February 8th 25 |
| 4.5 superb | hotsoap | January 23rd 25 |
| 3.5 great | Tara | October 24th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | Ryan P STAFF | August 29th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | lurxy | March 30th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | Aids | March 25th 24 |
| 2.5 average | Jots EMERITUS | February 19th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Henry | February 9th 24 |
| 3.3 great | A.R.O. EMERITUS | January 23rd 24 |
| 3.0 good | jmh886 | January 17th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Moraff | January 15th 24 |
| 2.5 average | El Olam | January 10th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Risodo | January 3rd 24 |
| 3.0 good | Slex | December 24th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | perival | December 18th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Piglet | December 16th 23 |
| 2.5 average | Lani | December 13th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Snuron | December 12th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Caleb S. | December 12th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Luna | November 29th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rmazer | November 27th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Gazo | November 27th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | matzo | October 23rd 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Faint7 | August 15th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bobshat | June 16th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Santet | May 28th 23 |
| 3.5 great | aroyp | May 14th 23 |
| 2.5 average | Votex | April 27th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Lucman | April 22nd 23 |
| 1.5 very poor | zuzek | April 22nd 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | JS19 | April 20th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Royl123 | April 4th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Smevin | March 27th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Thibs | March 24th 23 |
| 2.5 average | jadeww | March 21st 23 |
| 4.5 superb | tycobb | March 17th 23 |
| 3.5 great | peahat | March 15th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | vult | March 6th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | alamo | March 3rd 23 |
| 3.0 good | Above | March 2nd 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Timmy | February 27th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gmudds | February 26th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | ArtBox | February 25th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Yotimi | February 24th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | chwe | February 23rd 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tom R. EMERITUS | February 23rd 23 |
| 3.0 good | Suyan | February 23rd 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Brabiz | February 22nd 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Handers | February 22nd 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Torii | February 21st 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Djang0 | February 20th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | February 19th 23 |
| 2.0 poor | Zac124 | February 18th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Polvo | February 18th 23 |
| 2.0 poor | Corney | February 18th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Sowing STAFF | February 18th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | jlsg | February 17th 23 |
| 3.5 great | anat | February 17th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | mrend55 | February 17th 23 |
| 3.0 good | clavier EMERITUS | February 16th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Evenoss | February 16th 23 |
| 1.5 very poor | Matt French CONTRIBUTOR | February 16th 23 |
| 1.5 very poor | doofy | February 16th 23 |
| 3.2 good | jesper EMERITUS | February 16th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | woxdy | February 16th 23 |
| 2.5 average | DANcore | February 16th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | greg84 EMERITUS | February 15th 23 |
| 3.0 good | fog | February 15th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tasty | February 15th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | emmny | February 15th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | yaboco | February 14th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Faraudo | February 14th 23 |
| 2.5 average | jtswope | February 14th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | SadLad | February 14th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | iGuter | February 14th 23 |
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