I really like all of their material, and I'd encourage you to maybe try another one, they're all different to some extent. In The Attic of The Universe is my second favorite so maybe try that if you still don't like Hospice :).
In The Attic of The Universe was pretty decent - like I mentioned above I still have trouble with his voice. Sometimes I think it fits with the music, and other times I don't. I still do plan to give Hospice another listen though, since listening to this took me back a couple years to the first time I heard it and I remembered the things I liked about it. I think my main hang up was the story, which I might enjoy more with another listen. Thanks for the suggestion!
Oh, and The Gilded Palace of Sin ended so I put this on in the car. Because I hadn't heard it in like a month which was way too long.
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(second listen) I keep seeing O'Rourke's new album mentioned places but I thought I'd listen to some of his old stuff first. I absolutely love the opening track here - I love the repeated lines and how every time through it gets more complex with additional instruments. The next track is pretty good too. But from there is really drops off for me. Some of the songs don't really go anywhere, and the crisp instrumentation from the first track becomes more muddled. Good album, but not great.
Although I enjoy Insignificance, I share your feelings about Eureka. His production is always fantastic, but some of his songs meander without a good hook or anything to latch onto. I highly highly (highly) recommend his EP Halfway to a Threeway. Based on your chart, I think you'll enjoy it.
Although I enjoy Insignificance, I share your feelings about Eureka. His production is always fantastic, but some of his songs meander without a good hook or anything to latch onto. I highly highly (highly) recommend his EP Halfway to a Threeway. Based on your chart, I think you'll enjoy it.
Thanks for the suggestion! I gave it a listen and really enjoyed it. I wasn't a huge fan of the first song, but after that it got better. In particular I really liked the song you linked to.
First listen - enjoyed it but it's far from my favorite Bowie. It sounds more like he's following trends here than being himself but he's still an excellent songwriter. The Beatles cover, though, feels even more unnecessary than the Stones cover on Aladdin Sane.
This is one of my favorite albums ever. I don't think it's in my top 10 anymore but it probably should be. The first music I got into was hard rock and grunge, but this is really the only 90s/alternative rock/underground rock album I listen to a lot anymore. The sonic textures are just incredible, and while the lyrics aren't great they manage to convey what they're trying to convey extremely well. But the best thing really is how the different layers are mixed into a more traditional hard rock sound. I can't recommend this highly enough: here are my two favorite songs that show two sides of the album:
I also listened to this twice today because it's quickly becoming my favorite song. Every time the auto-tuned part hits I think it's my favorite part, but at the end I'm convinced the acoustic part is my favorite.
Then on the ride home I put this on because it's the 10-years-younger version of The Meadowlands and it continued the mood nicely. I found this album two days before I graduated college, which was the perfect time to find it. My favorite lyrical theme for an album is the existential just-left-school-and-you're-on-your-own thing, which might change as I get older but we'll see. There's a reason Emergency & I is my favorite album. _________________ And it's hard to be a human being. And it's harder as anything else.
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One of my favorite album covers and favorite metal albums. I love how it's a combination of most of the different things Boris has done and somehow that works really well. _________________ And it's hard to be a human being. And it's harder as anything else.
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Year-ago-me didn't like this album, but I've come to my senses. I used to think it was overwrought and had too many instruments for it's own good, but I've come to appreciate that. I still think the simpler tracks like John Wayne Gacy Jr and Casimir Pulaski Day are the best though.
I saw Oracular Spectacular was the album of the day and I realized I had never heard this. I've met people who told me this is secretly MGMT's best, and I've met people who told me this album sucked hard. I think it's pretty good - it's definitely different than their debut but that's not a bad thing. I can see anyone who expected more Kids and Electric Feel style tracks hating this though. It feels like a precursor to other modern psych-rock records to me - parts of it reminded me of Foxygen and other parts of Tame Impala. I'll probably listen to it again, but I will say it didn't blow me away.
I haven't heard this in a while so I listened to it. One of their best for sure, although all of their albums are great. It's got a couple underrated songs, including You Can't Quit My Baby and Mexicola (top 10 QOTSA track for me).
This sounds just enough like Dinosaur Jr for me to love it unconditionally and sounds just different enough for me to not get tired of it. There's a perfect blend of hard rockers and shoegazey tracks, and the sequencing is perfect too. This might be the best rock record of the 2010s. Well besides Attack On Memory.
...and right now I'm listening to random tracks from Carrie & Lowell because apparently my Wrens kick has turned into a Sufjan kick. _________________ And it's hard to be a human being. And it's harder as anything else.
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I had a busy morning but sat down to replay Twilight Princess for about the 11th time this afternoon and decided to listen to some 2015 albums I've been meaning to get to.
It would be accurate to say that I hated the xx's debut album; the minimalist beats and lackluster vocals combined to create something I didn't get any enjoyment out of. I figured I would hate this, but I also figured I should listen to it since it's getting rave reviews. The first two tracks were pretty much what I expected (musically and level of enjoyment), but the next two were actually decent. I heard that Young Thug collab was good, but honestly it didn't do much for me. All in all it wasn't a bad album, but absolutely nothing stood out. Musically I can tell the beats are meant to create a certain atmosphere, but it's not an atmosphere I want to be a part of for some reason. There aren't many hooks, but the ones that are there make me want more. And the songs I liked really weren't even all that great; this isn't going to make much sense, but they felt like they were meant to be lesser tracks on a better album. Like tracks that are still great even though it's obvious they're not the album's best. So yeah, I didn't dislike this as much as I thought I would, but it's still something I don't understand they hype around.
I don't know where I first heard about this album but as I've been listening to more singer-songwritery stuff lately I put it on my list. And I'm glad I did, because I really enjoyed it. It felt a lot like a combination of Sharon van Etten's and Courtney Barnett's latest albums, which of course meant I was going to like it. It's got the road-weary tone of Are We There, although it's definitely less vindictive. And it's got a lot of the wit of Barnett's debut. Musically it's closer to Barnett because it has a definite indie rock feel, but there are parts that feel folkier or are hard to describe musically. Unfortunately it's not as good as either of the albums I compared it to, but I'll definitely be coming back to it at some point. _________________ And it's hard to be a human being. And it's harder as anything else.
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I don't really have a favorite song, but the title track here is in the running. It's such a perfect depiction of depression and friendship, and probably the most honest I've heard. The rest of the album fits well alongside too, although the title track is the obvious highlight. I really need to get around to listening to more of Will Oldham.
I played this next since it's right next to I See A Darkness in my iTunes library, and it has the same general mood around it. This is one of my favorite albums of the year; I've always enjoyed Earl's style but he had never put out an album I liked until now. But this one is perfect because it's not something you often hear in rap - an introspective album dealing with the dark side of fame and wanting things to be like they were in the past. The three song streak of Mantra-Faucet-Grief is just insane, and Faucet is the best song of the year so far.
Not much to say about this one. Been listening to this one a lot lately too. I love the production because it's so lo-fi while at the same time feeling super crisp. Someday I Will Treat You Good is also in the running for my favorite song.
Ending the night with this one now. I've tried listening to other Eyedea albums but none of them even come close to this one for me. I don't even think of this as a rap album - I don't like it because of the beats or Eyedea's flow but because he just lays down everything he's thinking, even though it's super ugly. There are some moments of really ugliness ("Bad habits make for good memories", "Genius by day, junkie by night") and moments of real beauty and perseverance (Smile). I'm not sure there's another album that gives such a great look into the mind of the artist. _________________ And it's hard to be a human being. And it's harder as anything else.
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