Well, first impression is that this sounds a heck of a lot like...The War On Drugs (believe it or not). Sounds pretty good too. Some tracks faded into the background, but there were some nice standouts too (it took a while to get going and then around track four was great). I'll certainly give it a second listen soon and I reckon it will rank pretty high on my 2021 chart by the end.
I definitely need to give this more listens, but this definitely felt like a noticeable step down from their previous two albums. It felt like it had less energy? If that makes sense? I love their first two, and I did still definitely enjoy this, it just wasn't quite up to the standard I've grown to expect from them (but that could definitely change)
Yeah, interesting take. I have enjoyed further listens even more personally. I’m getting a really cosy, wintry feeling that resonates nicely with the album cover.
Solid pop-rock, maybe not as stand out as other similar projects this year though.
I listened through this a handful of times today. I loved Lush and I have a lot of admiration for Lindsey Jordan, particularly given her astonishing young age. The album didn't click with me on first listen, but even over the course of the day I started to like it more and more. A lot of maturation in these songs. Excited to keep listening and I think this deserves some praise. Another strong record from an a young artist with a serious career ahead of her.
Somehow I missed any of the promo happening throughout the year for this album, but boy was I WOWED by this record today! I'm typically not a fan of Mars or Paak, but their absolute best talents shine here in this blaze of utterly fun funk nostalgia (even featuring the legendary Bootsy Collins!). This is a total jam and I had so much fun listening to it. Easily my bop record of the year, pop at its best.
Better than anything off Donda by quite some bit. Might even be my favourite Kanye cut since Yeezus came out. One of his best verses in a decent chunk of time too, but Andre steals the show. _________________ Doubles & Conch
Japanese Breakfast dropped a neat live album late last month. Felt like it fell through the cracks, but I think it's worth a shoutout. It's a solid work. She brought out the strings and flipped the arrangements on a handful of tracks, including a sharp orchestral version of Say It Ain't So for the closer. She also played some tracks from her new album, including what I believe is truly a superior semi-stripped version of Savage Good Boy. It's just... better. Be Sweet also has this neat pizzy chorus backing that suits it quite well. I wish her vocals were dropped just a smidge of a dial throughout it all, but it's a good enough project that I wish it was 2-3 tracks longer. If she had thrown Posing In Bondage in there it would have been cool. I know she has an acoustic version of it somewhere.
Aight, n what else... Silk Sonic was cool, dug that, absolute blast— go give Greenwood's new scores a listen, I don't care which, just do it— there's an oud release by Mohammad Mostafa Heydarian that's pretty good, I'd give it a rec, and I don't know when this came out, but it's a pleasant DIY folk record from the Faroes—
Which is worth a spin for the production. Interesting collab. Don't think I've heard a lot like it. It's like if they let Arca DJ at Mecca. _________________ Doubles & Conch
I honestly can't make my mind up yet. First listen: this is great, possibly AOTY (at least for 40 year old poptimists like me). Second listen: well, it's good but not sure why I was getting so excited. There's a lot hanging on the always crucial third listen now.
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Third listen: really great. First time I have listened to an album three times on the day of release in years. When the fuck did Adele start channelling peak era Marvin Gaye? “Can I get it” and “Love is a game” are both SOTY contenders. Aside from one (somehow obligatory) overwrought ballad (“To be Loved”), this is a blistering stuff.
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