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Subby's SUPER 2015 | Thank yew
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I couldn't even make it through one Viet Cong song. Summertime 06 is good but LONG and I didn't finish it.
WHy are RH and 4 Walls not on your main list? Do you only have a 1 album list with E Mo Tion on it?
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Honestly, I liked 4 Walls, but PT and RL are much better, really don't get Artemisia's all of this hype for it.
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Really loved 4 Walls, and Summertime '06 is great too. I haven't heard Viet Cong, idk they don't really appeal to me And I'm sure you already know my thoughts on the other thing!
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Rebel Heart is long and I never want to finish it, I give up around track 17.
4 Walls is off merely due to lack of familiarity. Maybe with more time it could've made it.
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They're all ****
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I take it you didn't actually give one of the best albums of 2015 a listen then. There are like, 10 good tracks.
get it together!
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I take it you didn't actually give one of the best albums of 2015 a listen then. There are like, 10 good tracks.
get it together!
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I definitely gave the best album of 2015 a listen, I also gave the 1D album a listen.
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I love that St. Vincent song, but girl Focus?
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This album is a very laid-back, poppy folk mix and usually I would despise this kind of stuff but Natalie just sells it so well. Natalie has such a sweet voice, it just glides over the songs here like honey. She's more than a voice though, and did the writing and most of the instruments on this too. To me, this album does something very difficult: it has a very soothing sound without coming across as boring. It's something you can put on to relax, but the melodies and instruments will keep you from getting tired. It's honestly a really engaging listen.
If I were to criticise something, it would be the samey nature of some of these songs. Sometimes I think a song has been on for a long time, not realising it's gone onto the next song in the tracklist. The downside of having one person helm the production of most of the album I suppose. Natalie's delivery, as lovely as her vocals are, doesn't offer much variance on the album and this can be a little problematic paired with the similar production. However, this is a nitpick on an otherwise lovely album, one that can just be put on in the background whenever. Some of the songs are building epics that soar over five minutes and others, like the closing track, are pure Disney. It's a very, very cute album that still has some spirit in it.
Stand-outs: My Baby Don't Understand Me, Bird of Prey & Violently.
This... thing is a massive collaboration, from the group it is credited to, led by Chance the Rapper, to the long list of artists featured on it, including Busta Rhymes, Janelle Monae, Jeremih & Erykah Badu. Immediately this is both exciting, seeing so many talented musicians banding together, and worrying, seeing so many different styles poured into the pot. But it works, for the most part at least.
The album does try many different things and most of them are done quite well. There are tracks with many singers all at once and other tracks with none at all. The songs jump genres as well, though the whole thing is rooted in hip-hop. The guest artists bring their own styles to each songs, including a bit of jazz, a bit of dance and a lot of soul. Despite this it keeps a very consistent sound and rarely, if ever, sounds disjointed, right down to the use of instruments, the trumpet being the obvious star here.
The songs tend to fall into two categories, the chilled out, laid-back slower jams, and the feel-good, sometimes-corny-sometimes-manic up-tempos. Personally, I prefer the latter, but not to the discredit of the former. The whole package is an exciting, alluring project, but it is still as the title suggests, an experiment. At it's best, the album is an engaging, ambitious project that does many things right. However, it is not perfect and definitely could've done with some editing down. Some of the tracks are just awkward, and others are samey and sometimes even dull. I still recommend a listen though if you have an interest in any of the artists involved, and if you don't then what's wrong with you?
Stand-outs: Slip Slide, Familiar & Go.
True ARTPOP? Yeah, maybe. We'll see.
This one is a safe toot, the album is definitely... interesting. I love parts of this album dearly, and other parts... less so. Grimes has always been cool to me, her last album was great and so is this. Is it as life changing as everyone thinks? Sometimes. This album is at it's best at it's absolute weirdest, and at it's worst at it's poppiest.
California ****ING SUCKS
Ahem, anyway...
Most of the pop moments aren't even awful like that one, they're just... standard. Nothing special. Meanwhile, Grimes as an uncontrolled, freaky alien hunty is bliss. She lets out some of the year's absolute ace songs. I'd like to believe the label pushed her into doing lame songs like California, cause they really drag this album out of my Top 10. Luckily I am a generous person and can look past these travesties to see the amazing songs inside. The album is a sonic explosion and sounds like Visions on acid. I only hope she takes it even further in future, instead of scaling back. This one is almost there, just dragged down by some unfortunate duds.
Stand-outs: SCREAM, Kill V. Maim & Venus Fly.
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That's all I'm doing tonight, will do another 10 songs tmrw tho.
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Can you get me that Let's Get To It package as a belated birthday gift please?
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Stand-outs: SCREAM, Kill V. Maim & Venus Fly.
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Yes. okay good job.
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That Social Experiment album seemed like a "look at my friends list!" type of album, it's actually good though?
California isn't horrid but it's just.... it needs MORE. All the other poppy guitar tracks are good (even Pin!).
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Maybe I was harsh, but sitting beside the stand-outs the other tracks look a bit bare. They aren't bad, but meh.
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****, I knew I forgot an HM, four doesn't look right, yeah I liked Shamir's album too.
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I need to listen to Art Angels tonight
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GRIMES too low! I mean one song has a Kylie sample and a Britney reference, that alone should make it top 5!
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i have so many mixed feelings on artangels. brilliantly produced + amazing pop songs on there, but often it feels a bit tryhard idk
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GRIMES too low! I mean one song has a Kylie sample and a Britney reference, that alone should make it top 5!
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Aw, well just put Kylie Christmas and Pretty Girls - EP there instead, a decent substitute.
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