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| 4.0 excellent | alamo | August 23rd 24 |
this is one of those albums that music
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| 3.1 good | Erwann S. EMERITUS | August 26th 24 |
Magdalena Bay decide to go for a chiller soundscape - and that clearly doesn't work as well as their previous, more banging approach. Tracks are very much fine, but only the ones that feature actual rhythms offer a truly enjoyable experience.
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| 4.0 excellent | mrdogthrow | August 28th 24 |
this is the album that was playing in steve jobs head before he died
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| 2.0 poor | Santa Koopa | August 23rd 24 |
an imaginal disc is one of the parts of a holometabolous insect larva that will become a portion of the outside of the adult insect during the pupal transformation i would be willing to look past the super repetitive lyrical themes on this album if the music itself was at least good. but mah golly, does this style of gen z synthpop need to be so goddamn slow and boring? and an hour's commitment at that? but hey, if you wanna hear a bunch of downtempo and repetitive songs with monotone droning vocals about boys, relationships, and hallucinogenic 'aliens', then go crazy
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| 5.0 classic | Caleb Robinson CONTRIBUTOR | August 26th 24 |
Absolute no-skip album. I know this album is a little more "chill" than their debut, but it has no real downsides, probably about 4-5 songs that are SOTY candidates, and it flows like a damn dream.
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| 3.0 good | cjbizzlebizzle | October 4th 24 |
Great pop records are usually filled with bona fide bangers that make you question if other genres are worth listening to, or they are sneakily wonderful in terms of production, instrumentation, experimentation or all of the above while maintaining that larger than life pop shell. 'Imaginal Disk' feels like it is good the second category but not amazing and lacks a lot in the first category. 'Killing Time' and 'Death and Romance' feel like tracks to return to but 'Imaginal Disk' feels like a step down for this group.
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| 4.5 superb | ajcollins15 | August 30th 24 |
BRAT summer might have been a longstanding thing, but step aside Charli XCX there is a new phrase and its Magdalena Bay Fall. ?Imaginal Disk? is the sophomore record from duo Magdalena Bay in which the band tightens and tightens their already colorful and bright pop style. The duo have such a unique way of using the classic synth and dance styles of the 70s and 80s to mix it with the slushy and reverberated 90s and Y2K styles to create a revolutionary and expansive pop sound. Everything the band creates just feels so explorative and engaging that it?s hard not to just continue to listen to their music from start to finish. Without a doubt the best pop album of the year (sorry?not sorry Charli).
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| 3.5 great | lz41 | December 26th 24 |
Launching off an absurd sci-fi concept, "Imaginal Disk" is beautifully layered with extra care taken to showcase its bass parts. Not a big fan of the vocals.
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| 4.5 superb | MoF | August 24th 24 |
That's My Floor more like That's My Jam haha yes
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| 3.0 good | Tundra (Sput Villain) | August 23rd 24 |
I must admit that this sound is beginning to wear on me, albeit slightly. A few years ago, I would have fully appreciated this chipmunk-style vocalization, but my enthusiasm has waned somewhat, even finding them a bit grating at time.. However, it is important to note that "Imaginal Disk" is likely comparable to the group's debut album; it is primarily my own fatigue with the shimmering, twinkling, psychedelic sounds that dominate this work.
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| 4.0 excellent | Retter42 | December 10th 25 |
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