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5441.

Pray For Haiti

Mach-Hommy

"Another solid entry into Mach-Hommy's dense and illustrious discography. Westside Gunn puts his impeccable ear for curation on show here once again, even if this does feel a bit cursory and convoluted at times. Mach's oft deeply reflective word-play seems a bit more "on-the-nose" through the enti..." [+] Reply

- MILQmane | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

93 charts

Rank Score:

249

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

340

Overall Rank:

5,441

Average Rating:

75 (72 votes)

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5442.

Black To The Future

Sons Of Kemet

"Shabaka Hutchings has done it again. Black to the Future is further proof that the London jazz scene is THE jazz scene right now (2021)." Reply

EyeKanFly | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

101 charts

Rank Score:

249

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

341

Overall Rank:

5,442

Average Rating:

75 (67 votes)

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5443.

Before The Dawn
Live

Kate Bush

"Most of these songs are from Hounds of Love and Aerial so it has many great tracks. Also the production and audio is absolutely flawless. Really digging this. I have to start listening to Kate Bush more." Reply

awesomness425 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

249

Rank in 2016:

Rank in 2010s:

1,009

Overall Rank:

5,443

Average Rating:

80 (72 votes)

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5444.

Bang Bang Rock & Roll

Art Brut

"I don't know if I can call "Formed a Band" the greatest song ever produced, but it's definitely the second greatest Really has there ever been an album that felt so infinitely ecstatic simply to be itself?" Reply

cestuneblague | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

82 charts

Rank Score:

249

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5445.

Sea Of Cowards

The Dead Weather

"Bone shaking, earth shattering rock, but a little too repetitious. White and Mosshart both can write better material then this. The weakness of the songs ultimately resign this album to a B. Should be ranked higher than it is, though. Half the boring albums on 2010s chart are nowhere near as memo..." [+] Reply

motownfreak15 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

87 charts

Rank Score:

249

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

1,010

Overall Rank:

5,445

Average Rating:

75 (162 votes)

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5446.

Kaleidoscope World
Compilation

The Chills

"I actually own the original 8 track 12” release of ‘Kaleidoscope World’ on vinyl and it remained one of my all time favourites for a very long time. It wasn’t until much later on I discovered it was actually a compilation of early of EP’s and singles There’s actually 3 different versions of ‘Kale..." [+] Reply

Brad1770 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

249

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

794

Overall Rank:

5,446

Average Rating:

75 (47 votes)

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5447.

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

"Lovely album, especially, telephone and rubber band(I first heard it in the Australian movie, Malcolm), help to make this a beautifully unique album. Great stuff." Reply

- garycottier | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

249

Rank in 1981:

Rank in 1980s:

795

Overall Rank:

5,447

Average Rating:

73 (66 votes)

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5448.

Notes On A Conditional Form

The 1975

"We're taking this track by track NOTE: I tend to dig way too deep into new records from bands I have I bias to like because they've already connected with me before I tend to feel things in songs that might not actually be there. That being said these songs still made me feel certain ways that I ...""We're taking this track by track NOTE: I tend to dig way too deep into new records from bands I have I bias to like because they've already connected with me before I tend to feel things in songs that might not actually be there. That being said these songs still made me feel certain ways that I have to give the album props for, even if I imagined some of the personal connections I made in my listening journey. The 1975: I think the idea of starting the album this way is genius but it's just way too long. However, ending it with "It's time to rebel" gives me chills People: The uncomfortable nature Nine Inch Nails meets the banging guitars and drums of a Nu-metal track, it took guts to make this track, the juxtaposition of this as the opener compared to Give Yourself a Try is amazing, I REALLY wanna hear more of this from the band on a later release because for better or worse it's not here The End: It's an interlude with an interesting sinister tone to it (that's a word you'll be hearing more from me) Frail State of Mind: A great representation of how crippling yet nonchalant a mental illness can be at the same time if that makes any sense. Something as scary as dreading going outside followed by "seems unlikely" shows how double-sided these feelings can be. Also it sounds like if tootime was better Streaming: another short interlude Birthday Party: This song is too long for its own good once again, if your song is gonna be 5+ minutes you need a climax, in my opinion. This song is just meandering and frankly boring. Lyrics are also decent at best Yeah I Know: This is one of the first songs on the album that to me that feels like a mental breakdown, and I think that's actually really an interesting concept they keep playing with on the record. It feels like growing tired of the people around you in combination due to what they say just not leaving in impact on you as well as you don't think you deserve to be around them. Then Because She Goes: I get an overwhelming sense of one-way feelings from this song. Matty sings about wanting the best for this girl as well as becoming extremely sad when she leaves, and they only thing we hear about this mystery woman is that she has to leave at half-past 8, and Matty says "please stay" which gives me very anxious feelings of this girl not wanting to be there longer than she has to (once again I could be reading too much into it but that doesn't matter because this is the first thing that came to my mind when listening to it). The instrumentation adds to these feelings as well with the sad drowning guitars that make me feel like something's slipping away. Also the reverbed, autotuned "I love you" that keeps repeating shows a sort of desperation. This song breaks my heart and I love it Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America- I really loved this song when I first heard Matty play a solo acoustic version of it over a year ago. Matty telling a story of a boy who has feelings for another boy but wanting to hide that feeling due to his love for god is heartbreaking. The next verse I figured to be about the same boy forcing himself to have service level feelings for a girl also was originally really sad, until the studio version swapped out that verse for a female singer. In my eyes that makes a huge portion of the songs depressing nature go out the window in exchange for a less satisfying, "I'm a girl and I'm gay too" Nothing wrong with that really but I loved how depressing the original story was and now it's gone, oh well I still enjoy the tune with my own little head cannon. Roadkill: It sounds like a Pinegrove song which I'm assuming is intentional due to the reference to the band in The Birthday Party. This song feels like a slice of life anime in the sense that it just captures a blissful moment in a day, nothing really happens in the story but you just can see yourself walking around town with your bros and catching a glimpse of a beautiful woman that you're too shy to talk to but you fantasize about what could be. Me & You Together Song: This song sort of builds on Roadkill's feeling of bliss, it's just recounting how you met a girl and how you got to be in your current Honeymoon phase. I also heard someone say this song reminds them of Semi-Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind and I think that's perfect, it's just a bit more British and 2000's. Third Eye Blind +Oasis+Slice of Life Anime I Think There's Something You Should Know: It just sounds like if someone was told they have to copy Frail State of Mind, so it's not bad but I literally just listened to this song with better lyrics eight tracks ago Nothing Revealed / Everything Denied: It's the third in the line of amazing gospel 1975 songs with a new twist each time. The original, If I Believe, was a straight gospel song that ironically was about how unspiritual Maty is and how he envies the faithful. The sequel Sincerity is Scary, a more jazz-gospel song dissects why people are afraid to be themselves and let down the facade of a personality that everyone seems to have, whether it be just from hiding online to actually be two-faced in real life. Then the conclusion on this album features gospel and r&b/ hip hop influences and is appropriately enough about Matty letting down his own facade that he has sort of created through his own past lyrics. Rather than explaining it here are the best examples "Life feels like a lie, I need something to be true, is there anybody out there" "Apathy for me is an issue, you see I just talk about the things upsetting me" also the guitars are beautifully growing once again on this track. Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy): Opening with more gospel influences helps transition from the last song. While a hint of gospel is in the whole song this track is more accurately funk, and it's funky as heck. Yet as you could maybe guess this is not a happy song, the guitars are on the brink of bright and heartbreaking. The once again drowning guitars in combination with the high pitched Kanye-esque backing vocals show a sort of downward spiral as Matty wishes he could be with a girl even though he "effed up royally" Shiny Collarbone: This song continues the album's hardcore downward spiral into sinister sounds. The chanting vocals sound like you're being attacked. Then the soundscape of synths and drum tracks feels like you're questioning your own reality. This song is when you start seeing the code in the Matrix, but on my second listen I noticed the code all over the album. What some people would write off as a meaningless interlude I'd say is one of the most important tracks in the overarching theme. If You're Too Shy Let Me Know: This almost feels like a break in the album, but not quite. It's a 80's throwback which is always a surefire hit for the 1975 and this one might actually be my favorite song of theirs (Paris is close) I say It's like a break because it doesn't continue the sinister nature of a mental breakdown that seems to be happening at this point in the album. It seems to be a more inward song about Matty having an odd relationship with a girl, and he has no idea if it's gonna go anywhere. Yet it's so fun he has a hard time questioning it. Which is a really good parallel to how this fits on the album. You don't know how it's gonna thematically elevate anything but gosh dang it's so catching and anthemic that you have to jam out to it. Playing On My Mind: It a fairly simple song that is quite literally Matty spilling his brain on things that he's been thinking about it. Am I okay with living as a rockstar forever? Is it bad I'm always on my phone? Will I get in a divorce? Why do I call you when I have nothing to say? (that's right because I'm in love with someone who doesn't feel the same way) or the age-old question, why am I always cold? One thing this songs shows really well that the rest of the album also does is that it doesn't really give any answers. All of these songs are just questions left for the audience to answer if they chose. This song is just an extreme showcase of that. So I respect it lyrically even if the acoustic backdrop is forgettable. Having No Head: Welcome back to the emotional breakdown. I think it's another testament to the relation of mental health that we had two one incredibly upbeat song right after our previous mental breakdown. Then we started asking a lot of questions and think about our life and we're back to an emotional breakdown. This one is less violent than Shiny Collarbone though. It starts with a feeling of sobbing in a corner than slowly remembering some heartwarming things that have happened in your past that lead to a sort of wave of sadness that the past is gone, yet you're happy at the same time of the idea that the future may be even better. Yet there are brief moments in the songs that encapsulate the fear that it never will get better. What Should I Say: Sounds a bit too Khalid-esque for my liking but the ideas of questioning your stance with another person to an obsessive level are a bit moving, not a great sounding track though. Maybe if there wasn't so much autotune it'd work better for me. A decent track that only overstays it's welcome a tiny bit. Bagsy Not In Net: I don't really know what this song is trying to accomplish, the strings are as good sounding as always but I just get nothing out of this song. Don't Worry: This one reminds me a lot of Mine from their previous record in the sense that it's a soft sort of tune that is all about putting someone else's feelings before you. It also shares the feeling that Matty is actually happy from caring about this person so much instead of other tracks where it seems that when he puts this much heart into someone it just hurts him. It's important that this song is at the end of the album as well just because it helps the listener feel that Matty has gotten better even through hard stuff he's had to deal with. He's in love with someone and he's at ease. Which brings us to our final track Guys: Not only is Matty happy with whatever he's decided with women, he's acknowledged that all that he's ever needed has been there all along, his bandmates, his guys. This song also draws a big parallel to the closer on the last album, I always wanna die sometimes. That track wrapped up the thesis of the whole album by saying part of being alive is wishing you weren't sometimes and celebrating that fact. Guys further says that whatever you go through there will be people there for you, even if you can't see it at the moment. Or even if things aren't the best right now there have been good times, there have been great times! And there will be more, you just have to be strong enough to make it there, and you are. To conclude I really don't know how to rate this album. I love this band to death. While some choices on this album were questionable, it's so rare that an album even gives me this much to talk about and dissect. For that alone I have so much respect for this project and I will definitely listen to it a ton, wether my love will grow or shrink for it as time passes who knows, but at this moment I am satisfied and happy with this release. Some tracks will not get as listened to as others for me but the highs here are too high to pass up. " [+] Reply

Keatownrodriguez | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

106 charts

Rank Score:

248

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

342

Overall Rank:

5,448

Average Rating:

68 (142 votes)

Comments:

5449.

Yours Conditionally

Tennis (US)

"Opening track, In The Morning I'll Be Better, is beautiful. Naturally it's downhill from there, but there are still some nice tracks to follow - my other highlights being My Emotions are Blinding and Please Don't Ruin This For Me." Reply

- wizardalien | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

248

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5450.

Out In The Storm

Waxahatchee

"I was pleasantly surprised by Waxahatchee's last album after not caring at all for Cerulean Salt. So, I didn't know what to expect. That in mind, this has to be her best record yet. Nary a subpar track on the record. Give it a listen, for sure." Reply

HoldenM | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

248

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	37	0%
1950s	303	3%
1960s	719	7%
1970s	1,437	14%
1980s	1,432	14%
1990s	1,611	16%
2000s	1,735	17%
2010s	1,993	20%
2020s	731	7%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	37	0%
The Rolling Stones	35	0%
David Bowie	32	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Neil Young	26	0%
Various Artists	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,012	50%
	2,664	27%
	432	4%
	317	3%
	222	2%
	159	2%
	136	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,726	97%
Yes	274	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,728	97%
Yes	272	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,885	99%
Yes	115	1%

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