Slept on albums that deserve another listen.

Anonymous · 2016-04-22T11:43:49-04:00

Is this another underrated album thread? Maybe, probably. Oh well. This is just a thread for albums released in the last few years that likely most people who following new releases will have heard, but maybe gave it one listen and moved on after dismissing it as average. This isn't a thread for albums that blew you away first listen and no one else seemed to understand, but albums you thought were pretty meh to begin with, yet after returning time and time again you've found some real merit in. Just two that spring to mind Sisyphus by Sisyphus Never seen any rave reviews on this one. Mostly 6-7/10 ratings, but after maybe my third listen it's become one of my favourite albums. Sufjan obviously brings a lot to the table, and I'm a big fan of his melodies, but as a whole its got a fantastic coming of age and 'making sense of the world through drugs and sex' vibe to it. Its pretty white for a Hip Hop record, but it hits a certain chord I can't get from any other album. I honestly don't think there's a weak track, after thinking it was mostly just filler - and its a really cohesive record, despite sort of being about lack of cohesion. Familiars by The Antlers I think for a lot of people (myself included) this album sounded like one pretty-ok song that's hit on repeat nine times. This has become one of my most-listened to albums ever as of now, and I think its a shame it'll probably go down as The Antler's worst record to date, or at least their most forgettable effort. I tend to really like samey sounding albums once it clicks, and the direction here of 'add trumpets to every song' is actually really fresh. I'm a sucker for dreamy indie pop anyways, but I think this is easily Silberman's best songwriting to date, each song has very confident melodies. Ask me to hum any of the songs and I probably couldn't do it, but as a whole piece I always find myself smiling at certain moments I can recall each time. Within all the samey soundingness of it is something new to discover each time. Looking forward to reading your thoughts. I've been deleting a lot of albums from the last few years simply because they seemed average at the time. When sometimes the goal is to hear as much new music as possible, its hard to give some albums the second chance they might deserve.

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