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| Poll: Which album is your favorite? Please listen to all ten before voting. |
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| Blood Bitch by Jenny Hval |
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7% |
[1] |
| 22, A Million by Bon Iver |
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7% |
[1] |
| Tragedy by Julia Holter |
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7% |
[1] |
| Leave Me Alone by Hinds |
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15% |
[2] |
| Apocalypse, Girl by Jenny Hval |
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30% |
[4] |
| Antisocialites by Alvvays |
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7% |
[1] |
| Right From Real by Lydia Ainsworth |
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7% |
[1] |
| I Never Learn by Lykke Li |
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7% |
[1] |
| Born To Die by Lana Del Rey |
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7% |
[1] |
| Feel It Break by Austra |
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0% |
[0] |
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| Total Votes : 13 |
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baystateoftheart
Neil Young as a butternut squash
Age: 29
Location: Massachusetts
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- Posted: 11/13/2019 01:31
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| Skinny wrote: | | The acclaim Blood Bitch received was writers trying to atone for not initially realising quite how great Apocalypse, girl was. |
Probably true in part, but they're both outstanding albums worthy of lots of acclaim.
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baystateoftheart
Neil Young as a butternut squash
Age: 29
Location: Massachusetts
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- #12
- Posted: 11/13/2019 01:44
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Leave Me Alone by Hinds
I was really hoping for this to be an overhated gem, especially after the first track, which I quite liked. Stylistically, there was very little variety for the rest of the album. That on its own wouldn't have been a dealbreaker. I am often fine with a bunch of good samey songs hazily blurring together, even if it's not my favorite thing to hear. The dealbreaker was that Leave Me Alone went downhill in quality as the album proceeded. Vocally, it felt increasingly sloppy. Instrumentally, it felt increasingly lethargic. And still, I didn't exactly dislike the album when all was said and done. It just wasn't something I'll want to try again. 2.5/5.
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Repo
BeA Sunflower
Location: Forest Park
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- #13
- Posted: 11/13/2019 02:41
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| baystateoftheart wrote: |
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Leave Me Alone by Hinds
I was really hoping for this to be an overhated gem,. |
Is this true? What makes u say this? I LOVE this album and their follow-up - I Don't Run - is even better & will likely make my list of best rock rock albums of the 2010s.
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Skinny
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- #14
- Posted: 11/13/2019 05:48
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| baystateoftheart wrote: | | Probably true in part, but they're both outstanding albums worthy of lots of acclaim. |
Oh for sure. It was like the Lord Willin' vs. Hell Hath No Fury situation, though. The former was better but people didn't quite know how to receive it at first, and publications were determined not to make the same mistake next time around.
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- Posted: 11/13/2019 09:05
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| Tilly wrote: | | baystateoftheart wrote: |
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Leave Me Alone by Hinds
I was really hoping for this to be an overhated gem,. |
Is this true? What makes u say this? I LOVE this album and their follow-up - I Don't Run - is even better & will likely make my list of best rock rock albums of the 2010s. |
I think they just got bad live reviews at first because they couldn't really play their instruments. They got a lot better and are fantastic live now. I like the second album but haven't heard this one yet. Probably not one of my favs of the decade but certainly fun and one of the best live shows I've ever seen.
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baystateoftheart
Neil Young as a butternut squash
Age: 29
Location: Massachusetts
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- #16
- Posted: 11/13/2019 13:15
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| Tilly wrote: | | baystateoftheart wrote: |
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Leave Me Alone by Hinds
I was really hoping for this to be an overhated gem,. |
Is this true? What makes u say this? I LOVE this album and their follow-up - I Don't Run - is even better & will likely make my list of best rock rock albums of the 2010s. |
It has a low 2.77 average on RYM, and a fairly low 66 here and 68 on AOTY. I was hoping that I would disagree with those ratings in a positive direction and find it “overhated.”
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BeA Sunflower
Location: Forest Park
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- Posted: 11/13/2019 14:15
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| Michael1981 wrote: |
I think they just got bad live reviews at first because they couldn't really play their instruments. They got a lot better and are fantastic live now. I like the second album but haven't heard this one yet. Probably not one of my favs of the decade but certainly fun and one of the best live shows I've ever seen. |
Nice! Will try to catch them next time they're in town.
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baystateoftheart
Neil Young as a butternut squash
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Location: Massachusetts
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- Posted: 11/15/2019 03:04
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Apocalypse, Girl by Jenny Hval
Somehow every time I hear this album I'm more blown away than the time before. I just put it on for the first time in a while and every aspect is phenomenal, from the production to the vocals to the lyrics to the concept. The high points are significantly higher than on Blood Bitch. "That Battle Is Over" and "Heaven" are both more or less peak music. Apocalypse, Girl just broke into my overall top 30. 4.58/5.
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mickilennial
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Age: 35
Location: Detroit
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- #19
- Posted: 11/15/2019 03:59
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I feel like art pop has to be your favorite genre of music right now.
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baystateoftheart
Neil Young as a butternut squash
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- Posted: 11/16/2019 00:42
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Antisocialites by Alvvays
A fantastic album from a fantastic band. It was my silver medalist nominee from the 2017 tournament, and it sounds just as fresh today as it did on my last listen. The guitars, hooks, and vocals are all out of this world. I still greatly prefer the self-titled debut for its superior songwriting, but this one is outstanding too and holds its spot at #100 on my overall. 4.29/5.
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