my ranking of all the albums ive listened to
favs: Neighborhood #2 (Laika), Wake up and Haiti
This is definitely my favourite thing I've listened to so far this year (early call I know lol). There wasn't a single song I disliked so it was hard to choose a favourite. I could see myself singing these songs while drunk once I get the words down. I love the use of orchestra/band instruments, I love the singer's voice, and I love a lot of the lyrical choices. Overall very perfect. It has a good combination of loud and soft sections, everything flows so perfectly into eachother - whether from song to song, or section to section within one song.
favs: If you see her, say hello
My dad told me to listen to this album & then I saw people praising it as one of the best albums online, so I checked it out. I sort of guessed it wouldn't be for me based on my knowledge of Bob Dylan, but yeah it wasn't. I didn't like any of these enough to save and it was a bit meh to me the whole way through. I sort of like the sound, but feel like other albums I know have done this better. I guess it is like the OG, it deserves credit for that, maybe I'll grow to appreciate it more as I explore this sound more.
favs: i want to be with you and you dance like the june sky
I knew 3 songs from this already (its only 6 songs, but theyre all quite long) but figured I should listen to the whole thing together. This is a very good album, I love it a lot. I was reading the anthology Feeling Very Strange during it, and it fit the vibe perfectly. I do appreciate the heavy, loud, layered instrumental for what it is, but of course the more sparkly and stand-out songs are what reach to me more. you dance like the june sky is just a perfect song.
favs: boiled peanuts, nissan ultima
Wow! I already knew I liked Doechii, I knew 3 songs from her n I loved her feature on Chromakopia, but wowww this album was so good. Her flow is so unique, she really takes advantage of syncopation in her vocals. I had the lyrics open throughout this whole thing. Also ALL of the choruses on this are incredibly catchy. The beats are all interesting and not generic - I'll always love someone who does unique sound effects n backing vocals. I wish all the songs weren't so short though!
favs: track #10 and #11 (names are in cyrillic i cant type them LOL)
This is an extremely synth heavy album, which I really appreciate - makes me enjoy listening to them the whole way through, even if I don't find the vocals or etc compelling. I did like this album a bit, but it felt very similar throughout, so its hard to pinpoint exact things I liked. Track #10 felt like it stuck out majorly vocal-wise so I clung onto it instantly. I saved songs from this to revisit on shuffle, but would probably never purposely put them on.
favs: souvenirs, kindling, vanishing
The instrumentals here are really what makes this album for me. I loved it. I like the jazz influence, I love the synths, I love how simple it all feels but when you listen in you hear a million different elements. I enjoyed both of the vocalists doing that whisper-singing stuff on most of the songs - I know a few other songs from this group where they sing with much clearer, bold voices so it was a nice change of pace. I will listen to some songs from this again.
favs: oh mandy, late
I knew 2 songs from this album (oh mandy and japan is an island) and decided to listen to the whole thing. I really like the sound of this whole album and know I'll be returning throughout the year. It has a cohesive feeling but the instrumentals and vibes are quite different from song to song. The vocalist does interesting things with his voice and sounds very smooth the whole time.
favs: N/A
I saw people on twitter discussing this album and decided to check it out. I didn't like it at all. I saw people praising it as experimental and interesting rap, but to be honest it sounded a lot like slop I've already heard a million times on soundcloud. There was not really a flow. I did like its use of sampling and some of its instrumentals, the opening track is very compelling, but overall I did not enjoy it. It also sounded very barebones & similar throughout the whole thing.