| 4.0 excellent |
| A Perfect Circle Mer de Noms |
| Anohni and the Johnsons The Crying Light |
| Arcade Fire Neon Bible |
| Bat For Lashes Two Suns |
| Bjork Debut |
| Bjork Volta |
| Blonde Redhead Penny Sparkle |
Disliked it on the first play-through, the sounds seemed all to wash together. After hearing
it a few times its stuck in my head. Makino's vocals are as strong and ethereal as ever, but
the production and lyrics really put this album over the top. There are so many layers of
carefully constructed sound to delve into, and the dreamy atmosphere created by the hazy
vocals and lyrics create an immersive atmosphere I have not felt on any other album this
year. This is a cohesive, intricately crafted album that completes the evolution hinted on
23. Highly recommended.
Top Picks: My Plants Are Dead, Oslo, Penny Sparkle, Black Guitar |
| Brazil A Hostage and the Meaning of Life |
| Bright Eyes Lifted or The Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground |
| Bright Eyes Digital Ash in a Digital Urn |
| Bright Eyes Fevers & Mirrors |
| Circa Survive On Letting Go |
In my opinion this is an incredible album...much better than their debut.
The lyrics are excellent and thought-provoking (as always), Anthony Green's singing is far more impressive and ranged than the last album and anything hes done in Saosin/Sounds of Animals Fighting.
As far as song structure goes...the songs vary largely from each other...upon first listening things do sound a bit 'sameish'...the guitarwork still is largely very distorted (as they intended)...but theirs still a lot of good noodling (In The Morning/Amazing, The Greatest Lie, Kicking Your Crosses Down, and On Letting Go are very interesting) and melody is much more present than the last album.
Drumming is far better than Juturna and is quite good throughout...check out The Difference Between Medicine and Poison Is In The Dose.
Overall, this is an incredible album which I can recommend highly if your looking for something different too listen too or if you dig anything from Radiohead to The Mars Volta to The Shins.
+'s - Lyrics, Anthony Green's singing, far more varied and more melodious song structures than Juturna, Drumming, some excellent guitarwork.
-'s - Can seem 'sameish' on first listening, Guitarwork is often distorted/muddy,
Note: The entire album is streamed on the bands myspace.
Recommended Songs: In The Morning And Amazing, The Greatest Lie, The Difference Between Medicine And Poison Is In The Dose, Kicking Your Crosses Down, On Letting Go, Your Friends Are Gone
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| Circa Survive Blue Sky Noise |
| Coldplay A Rush of Blood to the Head |
| Coldplay Parachutes |
| Coldplay Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends |
| Darren Hayes Secret Codes and Battleships |
| Fleet Foxes Sun Giant |
| Frou Frou Details |
| Harry Connick Jr. Blue Light, Red Light |
| Imogen Heap Speak For Yourself |
| Kenna New Sacred Cow |
| Lovedrug Pretend You're Alive |
| Margot and the Nuclear So and So's Animal! |
| Margot and the Nuclear So and So's Not Animal. |
| Muse Hullabaloo Soundtrack |
| Paul Dempsey Everything Is True |
| Radiohead OK Computer |
| Radiohead Hail to the Thief |
| Savage Garden Savage Garden |
| Seal Human Being |
| Shugo Tokumaru Exit |
| System of a Down Toxicity |
| System of a Down Mezmerize |
| The Antlers Hospice |
| The Blood Brothers ...Burn, Piano Island, Burn |
| The Blood Brothers Crimes |
| The Mars Volta Amputechture |
| The National High Violet |
| The Shins Chutes Too Narrow |
