Average Rating: 3.92 Rating Variance: 0.74 Objectivity Score: 64% (Fairly Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicCal Chuchesta The New CALassicKendrick Lamar To Pimp a ButterflySufjan Stevens Carrie and LowellThis is stripped-down Sufjan, but his emotional earnesty is at an all-time high here. On this record he creates encapsulating, melancholy soundscapes through use of acoustic guitar and soft electronics. This is one of the most atmospheric albums I have heard in years, and the sound he puts forward perfectly accompanies the painfully honest and melancholy lyrics. This will be one of the best records of the year.The Tallest Man on Earth The Wild HuntVektor Terminal Redux4.5 superbAesop Rock The Impossible KidCar Seat Headrest Teens of DenialChildish Gambino "Awaken, My Love!"clipping. CLPPNGHavok ConformicideJosh Garrels Love and War and The Sea In BetweenKendrick Lamar good kid, m.A.A.d cityNative Construct Quiet WorldProtest the Hero VolitionRadiohead A Moon Shaped PoolSaintseneca Such ThingsThe Black Dahlia Murder NightbringersThe National Sleep Well BeastThe Tallest Man on Earth Shallow GraveThe Tallest Man on Earth There's No Leaving NowTroldhaugen Obzkure Anekdotez For Maniakal MassezXenia Rubinos Black Terry CatYoung the Giant Young the Giant4.0 excellentA Tribe Called Quest We got it from Here… Thank You 4 Your serviceDrake If You're Reading This It's Too LateEverything Everything Get to HeavenFather John Misty God's Favorite CustomerKanye West The Life of PabloLord Huron Strange TrailsFront to back, Strange Trails is an incredibly cohesive project, without a single skippable track. Interesting instrumentation coupled with Schneider's distinct, rich voice makes it a sonic treat to experience. Along with that, the stories it tells are rich and incredibly atmospheric. Get transported to Lord Huron's world. Listen to this record.Punch Brothers The Phosphorescent BluesIt's hard to identify the Punch Brothers by a genre. Rather, they are an amalgamation of multiple rstyles. The Phosphorescent Blues breaks down walls and blends bluegrass, classical and folk in one rprogressive, dynamic and technical bundle.The Tallest Man on Earth Dark Bird Is HomeWeezer The White AlbumWhispered Metsutan - Songs of the Void3.5 greatBattlecross Rise to PowerEnsiferum One Man ArmyA huge return to form for the band. Even though Unsung Heroes was not terrible, it was a definite misstep and regression, following up the bands's best album under Petri Lindroos, From Afar. One Man Army feels like the spiritual successor to Ensiferum's fantastic 2009 release. Ensiferum has made up for the mediocrity that was Unsung Heroes, and has once again proved that they deserve their title amongst the best folk metal artists working today.Josh Garrels HomeHome is the perfect balance of familiarity and deviation. Garrels' signature elements are here; beautiful acoustic instrumentation and some of the best vocals currently in folk music. Alongside that, Garrels' soul influence is more prominent then ever before, giving many of these tracks an interesting new feel. Home is also Garrels' most cohesively themed record to date, and benefits from listening to it from front to back. It's never easy following up a classic, which is exactly what Garrels' is doing with his new album. His 2011 effort titled Love & War & the Sea In Between is a masterpiece; a criminally underheard folk epic. Nevertheless, he pulls it off, adding another excellent release to his discography.Mac DeMarco This Old DogmewithoutYou Pale HorsesTwenty One Pilots Blurryface3.0 goodKendrick Lamar DAMN.Passenger (UK) Whispers II2.5 averageBear's Den Red Earth & Pouring RainBeartooth AggressiveImagine the exact same album that they released two years ago, but lazier. You nailed it. Also on a bit of a side note, the album art is definitely up for the worst of all time.clipping. Splendor and MiseryI admire the amount of artistry and experimentation here, but it doesn't deliver an experience that I want to revisit. The amount of Daveed on this LP is shockingly small, and his bars that he delivers are creatively held back because of the narrative that's on the forefront of this entire project. In the end it's just not for me. I wanted something at least slightly similar to midcity or CLPPNG, not something that barely even resembles a hip-hop project.Panic! at the Disco Death of a BachelorBrendon Urie can write interesting pop songs and has proved this with all of the albums he has participated in writing up to this point. Unfortunately he only displays this talent on a few occasions on this album. Death of a Bachelor, Golden Days and Victorious are solid, memorable tunes. Other than that there isn't much worth noting. At least half of this album shows a level of mediocrity unseen by Panic! At the Disco, until now.2.0 poorDrake ViewsIngrid Michaelson It Doesn't Have to Make SenseThe only true disappointment she's put together in my opinion. No new ideas here, just poorer versions of things she's already done.1.5 very poorThe Avett Brothers True SadnessAt its best, overproduced and generic. At its worst, truly horrifying.
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