Driveways Into the Past | 4.0 |
Overall a more consistently enjoyable batch of songs than Skeptic, save for having no highlight on the level of UFO in the Sky. Sonically similar to their past efforts, with more developed songwriting chops. Some of their melodies sound somewhat similar across EPs, and variety is something they?ll have to work on if they?re to ever put out a proper full length. That said, their sound is one I like a lot, and the vocalist has a way of pulling you into feeling what he?s feeling, between his emotive style and elegantly straightforward lyricism. |
Lorna Shore Pain Remains | 5.0 |
No Devotion No Oblivion | 4.5 |
I think I like this better than any Thursday album,
and if I had to say it was about anything in
particular, it's all those wee woos and beep boops,
my friends. At times, I get similar vibes to the
more atmospheric Anberlin tracks of their last few
albums and recent EP, but this is stronger to me and
really successfully creates an enveloping effect for
the listener, while still managing to provide
memorable melodies. |
Weezer SZNZ: Autumn | 4.5 |
Been kinda hateful about Weezer the past couple
years to my friend who likes all their releases.
Happy to say, I think we'll see eye to eye on this
one. Just a constant smile on my face. I feel like
White and Everything Will Be don't even touch the
energy of this one. As far as I know, Rivers doesn't
even try to console any famous friends after they
get in trouble with the internet for doing a race
science on this one, which almost pushes it to a 5,
but Francesca still happens. They needed this win
badly. Cool to see them pull it off. |
Pusha T It's Almost Dry | 3.5 |
Black Country, New Road Ants From Up There | 5.0 |
Black Midi Cavalcade | 4.5 |
Five Iron Frenzy Until This Shakes Apart | 4.0 |
Weatherbox Flies In All Directions | 4.5 |
Say Anything Hebrews | 4.5 |
The Front Bottoms Talon of the Hawk | 4.5 |
The Menzingers Rented World | 4.5 |
Relient K Collapsible Lung | 3.0 |
Blindside With Shivering Hearts We Wait | 4.0 |
Demon Hunter The Triptych | 4.5 |
Demon Hunter True Defiance | 3.5 |
All Time Low Don't Panic | 3.5 |
All Time Low Dirty Work | 2.5 |
All Time Low Nothing Personal | 3.5 |
Write This Down Lost Weekend | 3.5 |
Write This Down Write This Down | 4.5 |
Spoken Spoken | 3.5 |
Spoken Last Chance to Breathe | 4.5 |
Kids in the Way A Love Hate Masquerade | 3.5 |
Kids in the Way Safe From a Losing Fight | 3.5 |
Kids in the Way Apparitions of Melody | 4.5 |
Relient K Forget and Not Slow Down | 5.0 |
Relient K Five Score and Seven Years Ago | 3.5 |
Relient K Mmhmm | 4.5 |
Relient K Two Lefts Dont Make a Right But Three Do | 3.5 |
Relient K The Anatomy of Tongue In Cheek | 3.0 |
Relient K Relient K | 2.0 |
Before Their Eyes Redemption | 3.5 |
Before Their Eyes Untouchable | 3.0 |
Before Their Eyes The Dawn of My Death | 3.5 |
Before Their Eyes Before Their Eyes | 4.5 |
Walk the Moon Walk the Moon | 4.5 |
Blindside Silence | 4.0 |
Blindside About A Burning Fire | 4.5 |
Blindside The Great Depression | 4.0 |
Acceptance Phantoms | 3.5 |
Anberlin Vital | 3.5 |
Anberlin Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place | 3.0 |
Anberlin New Surrender | 3.0 |
Anberlin Cities | 5.0 |
Anberlin Never Take Friendship Personal | 4.5 |
Anberlin Blueprints for the Black Market | 3.5 |
Norma Jean The Anti Mother | 3.5 |
Norma Jean Redeemer | 4.5 |
Norma Jean O' God, the Aftermath | 3.0 |
Underoath Ø (Disambiguation) | 3.5 |
Underoath Lost in the Sound of Separation | 4.0 |
Underoath Define the Great Line | 4.5 |
Underoath They're Only Chasing Safety | 4.5 |
The Almost Monster, Monster | 4.0 |
The Almost Southern Weather | 3.0 |
Taking Back Sunday Taking Back Sunday | 4.5 |
The Classic Crime Albatross | 4.5 |
The amount of times I listened to this album when I was younger completely blinded me to the actual deserved rating. Definitely not as musically proficient as later works, but it will definitely get stuck in your head. I think it deserves to. The lyrical talents of Matt, alone, make this album worth listening to. |
The Classic Crime The Silver Cord | 3.5 |
I regret not being able to enjoy this as much as other people. The lyrics are excellent, no doubt. But I also can't deny the drag. R&R shouldn't have been on the CD and somehow the track placement of that section of the CD seems pretty faulty. It is a great CD as my rating implies, but it shouldn't have been as long as it was. |
The Classic Crime Vagabonds | 4.5 |
The Classic Crime Phoenix | 4.5 |
Needtobreathe The Heat | 4.5 |
Needtobreathe The Outsiders | 3.5 |
Needtobreathe The Reckoning | 4.0 |
fun. Some Nights | 4.5 |
fun. Aim and Ignite | 4.5 |
This Providence This Providence | 4.0 |
Lyrically, and musically this album is fantastic. Has a few weak tracks (Card House Dreamer, and But What Will They Say) but the rest are great. |
This Providence Brier | 2.0 |
This EP is really disappointing. Just jam the older stuff and don't try too hard to convince
yourself otherwise. |
House Of Heroes Cold Hard Want | 4.0 |
This album is very solid. It proves that House of Heroes is consistent, but for me this falls short of their two previous releases. This has some of their more catchy tunes, no doubt (see tracks 2 and 3.) |
House Of Heroes Suburba | 4.5 |
This album is incredibly fun, and maintains House of Heroes' usual level of subtle depth. |
House Of Heroes The End Is Not the End | 4.5 |
This album could have done without about 3 songs, but it was definitely their best otherwise. The music and lyrics are top notch. |
As Cities Burn Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest | 4.5 |
My rating is admittedly biased. This album is more like a 4. But the personal effect the lyrics had on me, and the amount of times I listened to this album as an adolescent have turned this into on-demand nostalgia. |
As Cities Burn Hell or High Water | 4.0 |
Doesn't have the nostalgic effect of Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest, or really the lyrical depth of Come Now Sleep, but this is some really good music and the lyrics are by no means dull. |
Say Anything Anarchy, My Dear | 3.5 |
This album manages to be disappointing but still enjoyable. Admit it Again should be forgotten, mostly due to the chorus. The fact that such a good lyricist wrote a chorus that consists of "And the crap rains down" is a pretty big let down. However there are a few tracks that that definitely deserve your attention if you're a fan of the rest of their work. |
Say Anything Say Anything | 5.0 |
The closest this band ever got to ...Is a Real Boy in terms of quality and altogether replay value. |
Say Anything In Defense of the Genre | 4.0 |
If this was only the first disc, it would be a 4.5. If it was the first album with some of the better songs from disc 2 as bonus tracks it would be closer to a 4.6 or 4.7. |
Say Anything ...Is a Real Boy | 5.0 |
I love this album. Has only a few tracks that don't quite live up to the 5 rating, but this is one of my favorite artists and I can't think of much out there that actually deserves a "perfect" rating anyway. Definitely Bemis' opus. |
Say Anything Baseball | 3.5 |
Has some really great songs (Colorblind, All My Friends, and Manhattan come to mind) but then quite a few that the album could have done without. A fun listen all around, but probably slightly below even Anarchy, My Dear. |