Halcyon Digest

I wasn't sure what I was getting into when I hit play, having never previously heard of this band. A couple of high points, 'Desire Lines' being the stand out track, but overall quite dull, really. Typical of 2010's US indie fodder- forgettable. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ❌️ Revisit ❌️ ★★★☆☆(6/10) Total reviewed : 428 Already owned : 95 Purchased : 21 To buy : 5 Nope : 307

Good enough for a single listen. ★★★

This could be a 5 on repeat listens, for now I’m just baffled I’ve never heard this before. Superb album and right up my street

Sounds nice, but also sad. I probably wouldn't go there every time if my pub played only music like this.

Deerhunter Never heard this band. Parts of the vocals remind me of John Lennon . Has kind of 60’s rock vibe with indie rock textures. Cool sax solo on Coronado. He would have laughed and helicopter are two of my favorites. It was good. 3-4? 4

Totally a vibe and moment in time. This is the sound of 2010. Wasnt in love with it then and still find it kind of uninteresting although a little bit nostalgic

This didn't really get me there. 3

Halcyon Digest is okay, but it almost made me fall asleep.

I don’t think these guys hunt deer at all. This is a slow, indie/shoegaze album. This music just ain’t for me, it’s devoid of energy and meaning, the songs just meander and moan for 4 to 5 minutes, then it’s on to the next one. I did not like this, but I’m sure there’s a few folks here who love this stuff. I won’t be listening again. 2/5

What the fuck was that? Good thing we left Animals by Pink Floyd off the list so we could make room for this steaming mess.

This album probably would have hit a lot harder for me back when I was in college. It's just "not try hard" enough to be appealing to a burgeoning adult. Now that I'm more established in life, it doesn't ring as meaningful to me. It's sparse and mystical, but not necessarily in a way that's indicative of exceptional musicality. Although there are other albums/artist in this genre that I would prefer to hear, I do think it's worthy of inclusion in this list as it does give insight into another subculture of music.

I'd never heard of the band before tonight. This album is hard to evaluate. I hear the Beatles, T. Rex, lots of lo-fi aesthetic, plus lots of their own somber thing of course. My ears are adjusting. It's good, yes. Do I like it? I don't know. It inhabits the area of the musical world that I find interesting but probably won't visit much.

I've had too much music like this lately and frankly, I'm bored. Everything is wishy-washy. I'm drowning in the sonic equivalent of millennial gray. Please send help.

Good one, tho I think I prefer Cryptograms.

Fine indie rock but literally nothing special and def not something i needed to hear before i died.

Really interesting record. I was actually more familiar with Atlas Sound then this originator but a really bizarre indie, psychedelic record. Sort of animal collective but not with a more straightforward songwriting style/digestible shoegaze guitars? I think this could one daay be a 5 star but 4 star off a first time listen. Random but listen to their song "microcastle" and tell me there's no original rock from this era.

Listened while walking around NYC this morning. It was ok. 3/5

Ok not interested

The texture of this album, along with its cover, made me think of David Lynch's Twin Peaks and, for some reason, hard to explain, reminded me of Ilan Rubin and his The New Regime. It's no surprise this album received universal critical acclaim. If you are looking for some poetry and woe, check it out.

I always mix up Deerhunter and Deerhoof.

It was fine I suppose.

After hearing Deerhunter's Microcastle, I felt it was only fair to dive into their other acclaimed project Halcyon Digest to see if it would favor more strongly for myself, and much to my surprise it really did! This album felt like a slow melt and while it wasn't a super crazy Psychedelic project, it still very much slowed down my mind and gave me a bit of peace during the 46 minute runtime. It isn't nearly as in your face as Microcastle, but this album has a lot of detail and style to it I quite enjoyed. There is always something going on, even in the more quiet moments, and I feel Deerhunter is really able to express themselves in a much more interesting way with the variety of sounds they toy with here. Halcyon Digest is dreamy and sleepy as it feels like it is winding to a close even from the beginning of the album. Not bad, I can see why everyone ate this up back in 2010 but I don't see what all of the hype is about now in the grand year of 2026.

Nice listen but forgettable for me.

This was fine. Not quite sure what was particularly remarkable about it.

2.7

Heard before; 3.5; I got a couple of 2000-2010 albums in a bunch here, and I think it's actually a pretty helpful way to listen and think about them. I would say all of them are albums that I was well aware of, knew that they were supposed to be albums that were critically respected and in the indie vein, but had never given them a full listen. In part, I think that's because I never really felt that drawn in to them boring or difficult to appreciate. Out of the others (Yoshimi battles..., The Suburbs), this was one that I enjoyed the most. The music is much more straightforward, and I always really like four on the floor, driving bass drum parts. Compared to the other albums, it's much more accessible and enjoyable on its face. Combined with the jangly guitars drenched in reverb, makes for a very laid back listen. Favorite Track: Desire Lines

The tracks that stood out to me had a catchy, almost classic pop vibe. They had the sense of there being a light at the end of this haunted and depressingly twisted tunnel. And it made it feel like there is beauty even in the darkness and eerie mess and strangeness

Atmospheric masterpiece, warm and cold, comforting and unsettling.

Mostly boring.

Ambitious, languid, cohesive in its sound and unafraid to lean into it, with perhaps the most offensively obtuse first couple of drum beats I've ever heard. Not every song hits, and the slow and often muffled vocal take can be draining. The album works best when the music swallows the vocal into a swell of neo-psychedlic sound. 8/10

To me, this sounds a little bit shoegazy. I don’t hate it. Some of the songs are excellent, others are quite forgettable. I might consider a second listen. 3 stars

This is not awful and this album was recorded in my hometown. This style of music "dream pop" or whatever is not my favorite, but there are albums that are in this same vein like 'Soft Bulletin" by the Flaming Lips that I like. There is something about making pop music but appearing to not try hard that is off putting to me. Again not the worst and props for recording this in Athens, Georgia, but I think this band is talented enough to do more than a muted Cheap Trick/ jingle style of music. 2/5

3/5

Earthquake 2.7 Don't Cry 3 Revival 3.2 Sailing 2.8 Memory Boy 3.1 Desire Lines 3 Basement Scene 3 Helicopter 2.7 Fountain Stairs 3 Coronado 3.1 He Would Have Laughed 2.8 Score: 2.945454545

A low 3. I did enjoy other bands of this ilk in the 2010s, and there’s a few tracks on here I’ll revisit, but it drags so much in points that I begin to feel annoyed. Just when I thought I might rate it a 2, the closing track struck me hard, so I’m landing at the 3.

Echt gute Band

Whiny, mopey crap

A mixed bag of dull, distorted yet fascinating songs. The slow songs are dull kind of sounds like if Radiohead had amnesia & had to redo their music. The upbeat songs are melodic and quite nice. Reminds of the Beatles with distorted voices. Helicopter is probably the best song. 2

Some really great songs on this album. Revival, Desire Lines, and Basement Scene are my favorite three.

Carino dai.

Interesting

слишком мамбл чтобы осознать, надо видимо в тёмной комнате с ним закрыться

Heavy reverb crossed with guitar artistry makes this a winner. I would've ranked it a 5, but I felt a little disconnected to the lyrics. But as an example of shoegaze pop, this is right up there. Can definitely hear influence from The Smashing Pumpkins.

Immer bi Bands jünger wie 2010 hani en grosse Hoffnigsschimmer, dass es mal wider e Albumperle wie Fever Ray git wo mer gnüsslich alli gmeinschafftlich es 5i inneballeret. Aber leider bliibts da meinstens bi durchschnittlichem 3er Stuff. Aber widermal Indi au toll. 3 Bündner Nussturte

Goood

Mostly bland but I liked the last track a lot.

the problem with this album is it's actually pretty good, but the fact that it's on this list make me hold it to a higher standard, compared to what else is on this list. So, yes I enjoyed it, but no it's not Al Green, The Who, or The Flaming Lips... but i'd probably go see them if they were playing locally

totally my thiiiing

There are too many band names with "Deer" in their name and I got these guys confused with Deerhoof who are a very different band. I liked this a lot for its melodicism, diversity, and, mostly, because it sounds fantastic. Really well played and produced and the songs are immersive and enveloping. Yes, it's kind of pretentious, but songs like "Desire Lines" and "Helicopter" gave me a Stone Roses shoegazer vive. Missed out on this when it came out.

Good indie psych pop. I'd only heard Desire Lines but liked a few others a lot too, especially Memory Boy and Coronado. Overall though, didnt connect too much, a lot of it felt kind of long-winded and self important. Feels like one that would grow on me though

Never heard of them. First song interesting but I'm quickly put off, most of these songs don't have enough (words or music) to justify their existence, individually they're put together okay but they're shallow. There's so much indie soft rock in the world, a lot of "lonely basement" songs, I'm not interested in songs going nowhere in particular. I'm intrigued to see that many people like this album, I look again at lyrics and I'm not at all convinced. Putting sound effects onto simple guitar music doesn't make it deep. It's interesting to me that one review here can point out certain features ("literally the same barely audible guitar line repeated over and over for nearly 5 minutes accompanied by Bradford Cox’s whispered, scratchy crooning") and say it's good, whereas the same description for me summarises what's unpleasant about that song (Sailing). It's Pretty Poor, 3/10.

This is very, erm, subdued. Not my thing but wasn’t unpleasant

I saw dream-pop, I like dream-pop, and I get mildly disappointed. A tragedy. It wasn't awful by any means, it just wasn't quite what I was expecting. So I kind of set myself up for this one. It just didn't hit the same way a lot of other dream-pop songs I like do. It was honestly a bit of a drag.

This album has possibly some of the most trippy, hypnotic and dreamy psychedelic songs I've ever heard, starting with the opener "Earthquake", an incredibly inviting track with some very beautiful and ethereal guitars that are very reminiscent of "A Quick One Before the Eternal Worm Devours Connecticut" by Have a Nice Life. The vocals fit incredibly well with the heavenly tone, being very calm and intimate by sounding very close to the ear. Absolutely loved this song. From here, the tracks become a bit more standard psychedelic rock, in the sense of having more recognizable structures, melodies and sound (like the distinct sound of distorted guitars from the particular style), while still being super solid, catchy, memorable, enjoyable and having personality. Continuing the intro are the very fun and charming pair "Don't Cry" and "Revival", which are followed by the very calm and subtle "Sailing" that then leads back to the uplifting tone of the two previous songs with "Memory Boy". Then comes "Desire Lines", another of my favourites. The guitar work here is wonderful. The melodies are super beautiful and I loved the very spacey, repetitive and hypnotic ending which is fantastic to get lost in the music and be filled with pure joy. Incredible song. Afterwards comes the calmed and fun "Basement Scene", a great song, but not as good as "Helicopter", the other big dreamy track. This gorgeous song is super contagiously happy and calm, thanks to very soft vocals and happy sounding acoustic guitars bathed in delay and reverb. Also liked the use of sounds of bubbles. The next two songs go back to the fun and more standard approaching psychedelic rock, with the difference of both of them incorporating a saxophone, which I think is a really cool touch. Finally, the record ends with "He Would Have Laughed", the longest song of the album. It is a nice and beautiful dreamy piece, but not as trippy as the ones I highlighted earlier. In conclusion, a very fun album that its simultaneously very trippy, charming and possibly one of the best Neo-Psychedelia albums I've ever heard.

Really enjoyed. Lots of fun and also freaky like indie rock but in a cooler way

Прикольно, я даже не знал такое. Но любви не случилось. Хотя с удовольствием дам второй шанс при случайной встрече в будущем

A curious choice - this album is perfectly fine, but Microcastle or Cryptograms are vastly superior.

New to me and thought it was quite good, maybe a grower…

This was new to me - would have probably loved it at the time but it passed me by (there were lots of panda / bear / deer bands around that time weren't there?) Enjoying it enough to earmark it for a second listen some time.

Alternative music for people who don’t like alternative music, nice enough for two stars. Tom.

uma vibe meio dreamy q ate q curti.  nota 4/10

Not my thing. Listenable, but boring.

I can’t remember how I came across Deerhunter but it was a good day because they were an instant hit for me. A bit experimental, a bit weird, a touch of mystery and on top of that a remarkable knack for melody. Returning to this album to review, I wasn’t thoroughly convinced it had been the right choice of their albums for the 1001 (they have other strong contenders), but having given it a couple of spins today, it’s difficult not to agree it might be their best. Also before today I would have assumed I’d’ve been happy with a strong 4, but with track after track delivering a smile to my face, I’m happy to go for a 5, so much so that it has inspired me to investigate what else might vie for a place in my favourite albums of the 2010s

If I wanted to listen to a Beatles album I would. I didn't overly care for this

🤨nope

No me gustó

Music for a soundtrack. It's fine but for me hard to imagine this being someone's favourite album. The "Concept" section on Wikipedia highlights a large amount of pretentious wankery, apparently the album's title is "a reference to a collection of fond memories and even invented ones, like my friendship with Ricky Wilson or the fact that I live in an abandoned Victorian autoharp factory" But also the singer "called the use of the word 'Halcyon' misleading" - then maybe don't use that as the title? Just an idea.

This is an album I haven’t heard before. I really enjoyed all the effects and spaciness. I wasn’t sold at the beginning but from Memory Boy to the end they really locked in. Cool album cover too.

Fairly anonymous, you forget you're listening to it as it goes.

Makes me think the bands I was in as a teenager weren't actually that bad.

An odd one this. It started out sounding like an industrial take on some Final Fantasy level music and then faded into a background that wasn’t unpleasant, but that my brain found easy to ignore.

I remember Pitchfork creaming themselves about this band every time they had a new album come out. I thank this band for making me finally realize the opinion of Pitchfork writers ain’t worth shit. Wholly unremarkable, the kind of indie rock I knew was trash when I was in high school.

I enjoyed listening to this album I was totally unfamiliar with. A pleasant surprise!

Revival is one of my favorite songs!!

A pretty weak album from start to finish. 2 stars or D.

I enjoyed some songs but others slipped past me

3/4

I’m so far chalking these guys up to being modern day Beatles. Like that sound that the Beatles would have evolved to had they not broken up. The Apples in Stereo get that label too. So in a sense, this is like 70’s style music modernized. Ya, that’s what I’m saying. Like it’s not a winning formula in a way it was for the Beatles. It’s not a loser either. I think this is a decent album. Sort of one that I’d put on if I were going to bed. I don’t do that anymore but I used to. Wait a minute. Is that a little person on the album cover? A bonus star for this album and I’m not even lying.

Enjoyed this one. I think it’s great for both background and switched-on styles of listening.

Not bad. A bit unremarkable, but listenable. I should listen again to be certain. But a 3 for now.

Interesting mix of shoegaze, post-rock influences and obviously indie. Not too bad, but rather mediocre album. Some nice tracks, mostly 3 stars.

Classic relaxing pop. Nothing special about it and not a single track I will keep in mind.

Some nice ideas, the first track especially is cool. But ultimately kinda mixed.

Feels like the heir of 90s shoegaze in a good, eclectic way, experimenting and updating the genre for a modern audience. After a slightly shaky first few tracks the album hits its stride at the midpoint and plays out pretty handsomely from there.

A band whose sound I didn't know. It's not bad though I'm not fond of the muffled vocals. On odd engineering decision. I enjoyed Memory Boy in its stylistic reflection of XTC. Nice guitar work in Desire Lines.

Eh, this felt very middle of the road 2010's downbeat indie. Not much more to say about it.

Dark and broody, I really enjoy the energy of this album. Really interesting sound effects or weird guitar pedal sounds in these songs that make it even more eery, like in helicopter and sailing. Revival was a stand out for the more upbeat points in this album, but I also really liked sailing. It sounds like wind is playing in the background and the simple guitar with no drums is simply beautiful - which jumps straight into the upbeat memory boy more melodic and poppy, but slightly boring. Some of these songs are quite generic and would be good if they didn't sound like a run of the mill indie rock trac. For example money boy has a nice enough guitar riff and melodic chorus, but it just doesn't hook me with anything novel, that's not to say it's bad - it's quite enjoyable - just nothing great. Desire lines is a stand out track, catchy guitar riff and melodic chorus, but where it gets really good is the long and hypnotic ending jam, it's mesmerising. Saxophone came out of nowhere on Coronado but I liked, Coronado in general felt like a bit of fresh air. In fact, Coronado and he would have laughed were to strongest tracks, what a way to close an album. I love the repetitive riff in he would have laughed transy like in desire lines. Feels like your being walked down a long hallway. It's very very good, with a few average points, some really high points but some of the tracks blur together into some black and grey goop. Would do for a second listen at some point.

Instrumentals overpowered the lyrics, and they werent interesting enough to do that. But it had some good sad vibes

that good good

A perfect album.

It wasn’t bad but it was very much of its time.

довольно чилово, довольно приятно возможно, в этом альбоме можно найти что-то интересное, но углубляться не захотел, так прослушал пару раз фоном популярные песни есть, но это не хиты хитового там в принципе с таким стилем врядли можно что-то сделать возможно переслушаю еще раз 3

A pesar de ser muy consistente, está un poquito aburrido para escucharlo de jalón u-U pero que chido haber creado este sonido en 2010

Мне непонятно почему я должна это послушать обязательно перед тем, как умру. На что они повлияли с 2010? Если бы не этот пафосный тайтл всего проекта я бы может так и не доебывалась, ведь я даже не испытываю резко-негативных эмоций, как иногда бывает.

Pseudo Marc Bolan effort

7/10

Muy chulo y muy atmosferico, no se como no lo he conocido antes.

Husker Deerhunter var ordentlig Pitchfork-darling back in the dayz, men kom aldri ordentlig inn i dem selv om jeg prøvde gjentatte ganger. Var vel spesielt denne og Microcastle. Nå som jeg hører på det litt distanse kommer det frem en nesten nostalgisk dimensjon i hvor godt denne skiva fanger lydbildet rundt '10-12 som jeg kan sette pris på. Men sånn helhetlig endrer det ikke stort: jeg synes det mangler litt edge i låtskrivingen. Det er noen ordentlig store øyeblikk her da. Outroen til He Would Have Laughed bringer meg tilbake på alle de rette måtene. Det samme gjør Helicopter. Tenker dette er et 7/10 album. Hadde egentlig tenkt å være litt streng å si 3, men runder opp pga. the feels.

Føler livet mitt hadde sett bittelitt annerledes ut om jeg hadde oppdaga denne plata da den kom ut. "Desire Lines" og "Helicopter" kan gå på repeat her resten av sommern.

This was literally SO boring that it made me angry

Not quite my genre, good production quality though.

Definitely an interesting listen. Liked it more than j thought I would. Very unique sound and found most of the songs flowed well together.

Desire Lines is a great song. That said, I'm someone who usually looks favorably upon indie pop and shoegaze, so it's really saying something when I consider the rest of the album mediocre. My thoughts on this album can be summed up as such: "Mom I wanna listen to Beach House!" "No honey we have Beach House at home." The Beach House at home: Deerhunter

Varied, unique, and bold - this album explored a lot of different rhythms and vibes that impressed me with their novelty comparted to more mainstream artists. While some of the songs outlasted my attention with their simplistic or repetitive nature, there was still something different to appreciate in each one.

Struggling to get past track 1. It may build and meld brilliantly with the rest of the tracks and make an overall amazing album but i am in a space and time whete i dont have time to listen to it like that. Gets a bit better but i found myself distracted by the sparseness in some songs or the overall muddy mix. Might go better on a better system.

A bit of a nothing burger but enjoyable I guess

Completely in love. I had zero expectations, and I ended up loving it.

This sounds like a warm blanket feels

Rating: 5.0/5 Short Review: Playful, psychedelic, soulful, and astonishingly inventive. If Electric Ladyland is Hendrix at his most expansive, Axis: Bold as Love is Hendrix at his most elegant. Every song introduces a new idea, but nothing feels excessive. Favorite Track: “Little Wing.” Two and a half minutes of pure magic. One of the most beautiful songs ever written for electric guitar.

Judging by the album art and the opening track, I was expecting a much darker dream pop/shoegaze sound. The rest of the album has a more mainstream indie rock sound with the occasional shoegaze element thrown in. Really good album though. 7/10

Up and down. Just me or brilliant alternating with whatever? Sometimes in the same song ("What goes up must come down"--Huh?) Sometimes an individual song like Basement Song can leave me out. Then like Helicopter--wow.

This came and went without evoking much. The most notable thing, for me, is the discrepancy of what I expected based on the band name and album cover and what the music sounded like.

Hadn't heard this before. Some of it was quite beautiful. It was certainly beautifully produced. I found my attention flagging towards the end, but I'll bet with more listens this one would really grow on me.

I was up and down with this. At times it sounded like great early 2000s psychedelia and at other times I forgot I was even listening.

Music to not pay attention to.

Sort of alternative rock with bits that vaguely remind me of The Kinks, good stuff

Not bad.

-interesting indie pop / shoegaze revival type sound. had never heard of this band but apparently they’re pretty respected for what they are -this album simultaneously sounds timeless and very, very 2010 - in a good way, i think. not my kind of music but really beautiful in its own way -Favorites: Desire Lines, Basement Scene, He Would Have Laughed

2/5

This was… fine. I always wanted to like this album more than I actually did, back when this was trendy in the indie circles. It’s got a pretty cool sound, but most of the songs are boring. At least until the last 3-4 tunes.

(68/100)

At first this struck me as just some twee indie pop but there's some great songs here. Enjoyed this

An incredibly easy album to love. It somehow feels warm, melancholic, and catchy all at the same time, and I always end up listening to the whole thing. Toss up whether this or Microcastle is my favorite record from them. 5/5. Standout tracks: Earthquake, Desire Lines, Helicopter, He Would Have Laughed.

Really enjoyed this one. Sad and introspective

It starts with an interesting cover. I knew the band by name, but nothing more. They play experimental indie music. It’s not an easy listen, but—like when I listened to the record for the second time—something eventually sticks. In places, it’s perhaps comparable to Wilco; at times, the album also brings Sonic Youth to mind. I’m giving it 3 stars.

Breezy, dreamy, leaves only the faintest impression. I may want to listen again, but I doubt it.

I think I may have just discovered a gem I had not noticed. Deerhunter is hard to genre, kind of shoegaze, sort of alternative rock/ say college radio, they say ambient punk. I like that. But certainly it varies and is never boring. I found that my youtube matrix kept kicking me out and playing Deerhunter songs off album, but it never mattered because I still actually really enjoyed what I was listening to; and for me, who gets rather bored by "whole albums in a row" easily, that is saying something. I will definitely add some of their songs to my playlist and continue to pay attention to this new discovery!

Enjoyed the album, but not much really stuck with me. 2 songs in particular did strike me to the next day: Desire Lines, and the final He Would Have Laughed

Was slow getting into this one, but I was feeling it by the end and was disappointed when the last track was over because I wanted to keep it going. Tough to pin down exactly how I feel about this one from just one listen tbh, might have to go back.

Had never heard of this group before but I really enjoyed it. Will have to revisit

Previously unknown. Mostly too gaze-y, but I got it in some spots.

atl hoe atl hoe I wish better rock music could come out of this state, not that this is bad but we've got a pretty big city and even guys like these who make it big (or just bigger, lol) don't exactly have a crazy amount of substance to their sound. A great, well produced album with some fun studio trickery, and I'll definitely come back to Helicopter. But the rest came and went without too much to note.

Desire Lines is a pretty cool track

I'm surprised this is on 4AD, but my knowledge of their catalog is 30 years old... I like the sounds used and the production. A melodic hypnotic din of dream pop with heaps of reverb and guitar overdriven just enough. Warm, fuzzy vocals in "Memory Boy" and "Desire Lines" Hints of Jeff Buckley, Matt Berry, and His Clancyness in "Sailing." Dandy Warhols-inspired grooves in "Fountain Stairs". Some Shins influence too, but maybe that's just "indie music"?? Feelgood mellow music for aging, slightly broken people.

Deerhunter were an important part of the mid aughts/early 2010s indie explosion and this is probably their opus. I feel like Deerhunter blurred the line between melodic and dreamy shoegaze pretty well and I consider them a gateway band into some of the more experimental acts of the era. 9/10

Now that's an interesting start of an album... However, the voice becomes annoying after a certain time. The song "Basement Scene" is terrible.

This album exemplifies everything I hate about music from the 2010s. Honestly was going to give this 2 stars, but I stepped away briefly before writing this review and realize I can’t think of how any song sounded and have almost zero remembrance of this album. I just know I didn’t like it while listening to it. So yeah, 1 star it is.

Much of this sounded like noise or like a teenage garage band that did not understand musicality. The only song I would listen to without turning off the radio is Desire Lines - that might actually be good, although my ears were so numb after 5 songs that it is hard to know if my definition of good had fallen to "not terrible" by that time.

Damn this album was bad. Some rich dude had kids, and let those kids think everything they did was good art. This album took 9 songs to get anything that would earn more than 1 star. And really it had 2 songs i didn't want to forget. I bet those kids paid a membership fee to get their album on this list.

A band of never heard of before. I liked this. It’s very melancholy, but I suppose I was in the right space to be listening to something with that vibe.

I didn't dislike this, and I didn't think I would like it going into it. I will say they really like their crunchy reverb sounds. I'm not sure I would add this into my regular rotation, but I wouldn't turn it off either. More than anything it's pleasant, but not particularly memorable.

I don't think this will be very good at all. It's a late 2000s indie rock album, which scares me(despite the fact that it was released in my birth year). Unfortunately, my suspicions were correct. A lot of times, the music is barely even there, and when it is, it's mediocre indie pop. I've completely lost my patience for this shit that nobody cares about. Lyrics are...ahh, who gives a damn when the album is this boring? Again, there is no world in which this album is essential listening. It's basically list filler, like the other 9000 mediocre indie albums. This album is the lowest ranked album of 8 2010 albums globally. Other 2010 albums rated by me: Brothers(1/8)-3 The ArchAndroid(3/8)-5 Queen of Denmark(7/8)-4

it was good enough that me and my kid ended up listening to it twice

Didn’t find all that much to enjoy with this one

it's alright album Will I listen to again: 35%

Not bad - a bit plodding

Not my jam.

Really pleasant, hipster leaning album. Liked some of the songs a lot. Probably won't become a regular spin, as I have my own faves that sound similar, but a really nice album nonetheless.

Twenty-six more to go and this is another anonymously forgettable album that is neither good nor bad. I'm fine with letting someone else love it, or hate it for that matter. It's just #975 to me.

Not bad. A few interesting ideas here. Definitely influenced by British eighties indie with shades of cure, cocteaus, Mary chain and joy division running through these tracks. Must investigate further.

pretty good! i like this type of folk music, the production is really good. love the harshness of some of the sounds used and the overall mixing is pretty good. the avant garde feel to it makes it a 4 for me

fine but not remarkable to me, just fine.

I really liked this. Sonically super dense and atmospheric with some great lyrics and production. Especially liked the opener and closer

Great album to have a quiet listen through. These guys have been on my radar but I haven't quite observed the brilliance I felt like this album had in its entirety. Subtle, ethereal and understated but low key brilliant at the same time.

I feel like this album kept growing on me the further it got. I wasn't totally sold on it at first, but by the time He Would Have Laughed came to an end, I was hooked and wanted more. I'm definitely a fan of their lo-fi, psychedelic, experimental sound. It kind of sounds like a more psychedelic and experimental Mac Demarco. Like maybe what it would sound like if Mac made an album with Tame Impala or something.

I was never entirely sure what that was or where it was going. Not unpleasant, but not particularly notable either.

Moody like i like it! Knew of them never did a full listen. Enjoyable

75/100. A fragment can sometimes reveal more than a complete story. It leaves room for mystery, and mystery has a way of lingering long after explanation has been forgotten. This album is a great example of how simplicity can be far more powerful than complexity. Some of these songs genuinely feel like they suspend gravity. The hazy production and psychedelic textures create a floating sensation that makes the album easy to disappear into. What really elevates the record is its concept. The album is fundamentally about memory, how the past never truly leaves us, even as it slowly erodes, distorts and changes shape over time. Rather than simply looking back nostalgically, the album explores how strange it is to carry decades of vanished moments inside your head. That idea gives the music a unique emotional depth. The songs often feel like fragments of memories themselves, beautiful, faded, comforting and slightly unsettling all at once. A beautiful record built around a fantastic concept.

Fine

probably would've loved this in 2019 when i was a depressed 14 year old on tumblr

i just dont quite get it....

I love this style of indie rock. Just the right blend of soundscape to set a mood and angsty poems as lyrics. There weren't as many stand alone tracks as I would like, but as a whole this album really works. There's enough dynamics to let each track be it's own thing, while still creating a whole.

Intrigued by the first song. Loved the second song and third was good too. Then some of the slow songs were too slow or repetitive. Overall, I enjoyed listening to this album and will probably listen to it again sometime but skip a few songs. Don't Cry is a fun song.

This is one of my favorite records of the 2010s and the arguable high-water mark of a type of music that was bubbling up in indie the whole decade prior – breathy, fuzzy, one leg in dream pop and the other in rock. The whole album has a woozy, hazy, nighttime feel that’s like nothing else – “Sailing”, for example, is literally the same barely audible guitar line repeated over and over for nearly 5 minutes accompanied by Bradford Cox’s whispered, scratchy crooning and it’s just breathtaking. And the rest is even better--“Desire Lines” in particular is my pick for the best rock song of the entire decade—its closing three-and-a-half minutes are the musical equivalent of ascending to heaven. Pure magic. Best track: “Desire Lines”

Ween lite, but I love ween so I enjoyed this

pretty nice

It was ok. A bit boring, nothing really stood out.

The first track does not set this album up for success but it blends into an alright album. I was a bit bored though

Rate: 8/10.

I thought this album was... okay. There was nothing all that special to me about this. I wouldn't really say that there was anything that stood out to me other than 'Basement Scene'. I think that the album was an alright length, with nothing too long or tedious, but at the end of the day, I didn't find anything all that exciting. I feel like I have nothing much to say on this, but I can't seem to think of anything that would make this album 'influential.' Again, the only song that slightly stood out to me was 'Basement Scene'.

An album with a dark and intimidating aura, every song doesn't shine as much as "Helicopter" but they're all still able to keep the mood in an engrossing way. As threatening as death on the horizon, and with some very unusual sound to take in

Mehhhhhhhhh

I'm not sure what to say here except that I found this album to be interesting. Liked Songs Added: Desire Lines Helicopter Coronado

I really liked it -- can definitely see it on a Sjov

Listened

It’s pretty cool Stand-outs - Revival - Helicopter

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Another one of those albums that seems like something that I’d enjoy more than I actually am enjoying it. Longer songs I felt didn’t develop into anything interesting, the shorter ones were quite enjoyable!

Another album/band I would've loved back in high school during my indie phase. Reminds me of the Strokes and Arctic Monkeys a bit. Favorite track: Memory Boy

Extremelu dull 00s indie wank. Nothing really stood out on this one. A must listen to album? Not really sure about that.

Gave this one a second listen because I wasn't sure after one listen how I really felt about it. The second listen confirmed that this is something I could definitely dig into and likely will. Kind of straight ahead indie rock with some really interesting uses of sound.

*Halcyon Digest* - 3 stars. Well produced, but not my cuppa (seems to be a recurring theme). The singer's voice gets weirdly dissonant sometimes in a way that i find unpleasant, though that may be the idea.

Quite good

After a brief sick spell and some travel I found myself a week behind on consuming generated albums and thought I'd blitz a few during work today starting with this one. Ween did this dreamy pop stuff better two decades earlier, and if I was the Deerhunter drummer on this album I'd throw myself in the river. But I didn't mind it.

We have noted across several reviews that music circa 2010 has generally not aged well. This may be a product of human nature, rather than the music itself. It could be some sort of built-in progress driver at work, when we have a desire to flee from the recent past towards the creation of the new. I bet there are a few albums in this bracket that are tedious listens in 2026, but will reemerge as classics in 2040. Anyway, for me, Deerhunter is mostly immune to this pointless, speculative analysis because I like listening to their records right now. This is the end of my semi-coherent hot-take.

I think Helicopter and Earthquake are the two most beautiful 'indie rock' songs I've ever heard, the rest is pretty good.

Nothing exciting. It’s too boring to be awful.

I've never heard of this band, just the movie. This music was good for finding out your work friend's dog just died :( . Some fun sounds in this album and I like the 60s feel.

I liked it, kinda funky, but had a good beat

This was some seriously spaced-out stuff. I didn't understand a lot of the lyrics, and I understood them less when I read them. Went to my trusty friend ChatGPT and asked, "What's the deal with this album?" The response: "Memory turns pain into beauty, but it also distorts reality." Call it a bit too distorted for my taste.

Fun lite indie rock fair

Este fue un disco aclamado en su momento. A día de hoy conserva toda su valor. Microcastle ya había sido muy bueno, pero este Halcyon Digest fue excelente. Entre Beach Boys y Spacemen 3. No son Animal Collective ni Flaming Lips, son otra cosa pero igualmente recomendable. Earthquake pone las coordenadas, ambient-dream-pop-psicodelia... Don´t cry sigue esa estela elevando ritmo y pulsaciones. Revival es más Beach Boys (Animal collective). Helicopter es otra delicia. Desire Lines fue su tema más conocido. Imposible no acordarse de Arcade Fire. En Fountain Stars aparece la inspiración de los Jesus and Mary Chain más melódicos. Después del saxo de Coronado cierran con He wold have laughed, entre Vampire Weekend y ellos mismos. Un disco eterno para un grupo que nunca defrauda.

I need to listen to this one again a few times.

J’ai bien kiffé !! Je connaissais que Desire Lines, j’aime bien le côté indie années 2010 un peu beach house par moments

i did not listen to the whole thing but really loved the instrumentation and vibe

I'll definitely have to relisten to this one when I'm in a better head space. My flight got cancelled and I was in an airport all night. Dozing for a few minutes at a time for about 4 hours is a real fuckaroo. In case any one wondered, airport floors suck ass to lay on. I listened through twice and enjoyed what I heard but I'm pretty fucking salty today and didn't really trust my own judgement.

This was a little outside my normal listening range so I don't know that it's fair to discount this on only one listen, but I didn't see much that would indicate this would grow on me if I listened to it more. Definitely get the "shoe gaze" classification.

I think I'd want to listen to this again. It's my style, but it didn't fully grab me

Was excited to get this one because I remember really enjoying their prior album Microcastles back when it first came out. Unfortunately I didn't enjoy this one as much as I'd hoped. I liked the more dreamy soundscape focused tracks but didn't love the more acoustic ones, they were just a bit too boring for me. Still enjoyed it enough for a 3 star rating.

Deerhunter is not my kind of music. I just didn’t vibe to it. It wasn’t bad. I just hear anything that caught my attention to where I needed to pay more attention to it I guess I’m glad I heard before I died but I probably could have died and still not missed much.

It was ok, not a must listen in my opinion

RATING: 8.5/10 HIGHLIGHT: He Would Have Laughed LOWLIGHT: Fountain Stairs

No fav song

"he would have laughed" rules

This is an interesting, but not terribly notable album. Pitchfork: 9.0 Rolling Stone: n/a

307/1001 Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ❓ There's a lot I like here, but equally too much that just passes me by. A pleasant 45 minutes or so regardless.

Did enjoy

boring

Jamais écouté avant. Pas si facile d'entrer dans cet album, sorte de promenade erratique à travers une épaisse brume de sonorités psychédéliques et oniriques. Mais on s'accroche, et on finit par retrouver quelques repères auxquels se fier, une fulgurance mélodique pop, un saxo râpeux, une voix lointaine, là-bas, dissimulée derrière quelques couches d'effets en tout genre, mélancolique et cajoleuse... Tout n'est pas convaincant, mais l'ambition de mêler textures ambient hypnotiques et rock indé "revivalist" est louable, et atteint des sommets de tristesse hallucinée quand elle atteint son but. Top : Desire Lines Flop : Sailing

Ehhhh. I understand this music but I dont care very much. I could see this being someone's favorite stuff and it would be valid as hell just i get nothing from this. Does some neat little things but overall I just cant care. Fine enough while its on but even a few hours later I cant remember anything I heard. A big ol whatever I guess

When I first began this journey, I obviously wanted expand my horizon. This included resolving my ongoing battle with 2010s music. I have never liked music of any genre in that decade(other than some major hits of course), so I figured that maybe, just maybe, I wasn't giving it a fair shot. Unfortunately, this generator has only confirmed my disdain for music in this decade. It doesn't help that it's a Shoegaze album(puke), and that combination has made this a truly agonizing experience. Favorite Track: "Sailing".

Apparently, this is their 5th album. Who the fuck is buying this dull and dreary mush?

No del todo convencido. No le encontré la magia. Quizá lo reencuentre en el futuro. Nota: 3.1

Yeah, I don't get this one. Not that I don't get this music (I do, anyone with a Bandcamp account or an ex boyfriend with a delay pedal would) but I don't get why this is the one that's on this list. If there are more shoegazy, noisy indie-hipster hell rock albums on this list, they'll almost definitely be better than this one. Less boring, at the very least. All I can do is pray for My Bloody Valentine (or christ, even Duster!) and wait for this whole thing to blow over. I feel bad being so mean, but this album constantly skirts the line between being pleasant enough and pissing me off. Final song in tribute to Jay Reatard? Pleasant enough. Annoying vocal effects making the sincerity of that tribute seem dubious? Pissing me off. If my friend was in this band, I'd probably go to the VFW shows and take their picture for Instagram.

Always liked this album, some really good songs on it

nahh niet weer shoegaze

chille shoegaze maar niks unieks

I was so ready to clown on this one because it started out with such a basic 2010s indie type sound. But it was genuinely really good. Good production, and intriguing sounds. Would listen again.

I lived through this era I was probably supposed to be the demographic here. The era of Pure X, Grizzly Bear, Foxygen etc. I feel like this band bounced off for me several times because based on the name alone I would have checked them out. I disliked this album. It feels like style over substance in a way similar to the Black Keys. The actual songcraft is completely missing. There's no hook at all, the tracks were frustratingly aimless. This should not be on this list.

I like it. It's nothing special, but is pretty good for what it is.

614/1001 2026.05.14 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑

Sailing // Memory Boy // Desire Lines // Helicopter //

Bot a bad record but nothing sensational

Overall: 6/10 After the first song I was expecting this to be a lot dreamier and ethereal, but in a lot of ways it really just feels like another indie rock album. It's okay, even really good in parts, but I was a bit dissapointed. Especially because I've been told this is a very strange album. If this is strange to you, go listen to Mr. Bungle or something. Fav Song: Helicopter

Some genuinely gREAT stuff here, but like pains for the pure at heart and S.C.U.M. not enough to warrant inclusion on the best albums ever list

Could not get into this at all.

Dreamy indie rock that really is all over the spectrum sound wise. Some songs reminded me of Buddy Holly, some reminded me of a gritty 90's garage rockers, yet others had me thinking about hippies. I could see myself listening to this more and having it really grow on me, like other albums in this genre have for me.

This is one of the better modern indie hipster choices in here. Reminds me of Beck at times, I wish they used their more ambient trip hop sound of 'earthquake' more.

Dreamy and wispy with zero intensity. Just what I've come to expect from this list. First impression: this is nothing to write home about. On subsequent plays I'm hearing little texture elements here and there that I missed the first time around. I think I get it. Another one that a younger me might have liked.

What a snoozefest. Didn't resonate with this at all, but it wasn't absolutely offensive either.

I’m at a loss when it comes to the more recent picks on this thing. There must have been a surfeit of insipid and mediocre music by artists only ‘those in the know’ have ever heard of. Seems like the arbiters of taste don’t have any, who knew?..

Erg atmosferisch. Niet perse mijn soort muziek

leuke indie sound: 3,5

nowp

Easily …….

I think this is my new favorite band. This has some inventive poppy-sounding stuff with a dark edge that I find really appealing, like Talking Heads or Beck. Arty and played with confidence. A nice surprise, I had heard of them but never heard them.

The album name and cover art had me thinking this would be some weird industrial Texas-Chainsaw-Massacre-esque sounding thing. But it turned out to be quite benign. I want to like this for some reason, but it actually left me quite indifferent. The supposed heavy hitters (judging by Spotify listener count) were decent, but no real bangers in my book. And that's something that sticks with me throughout the record. The record basically sounds like a face-lifted and modernized '69 folk record. And it also pales in comparison to similar music release around 2010. To quote Dyatlov from Chernobyl: "Not great, not terrible".

Loved the album art but the rest just gets a big “Meh”. A bit too wishy-washy for me. Sligthly psycadelic but with no real edge. Some hipster shit. Strong 2.

Liked some songs but not others that were too slow. Beats weren't that catchy

chill nok

The shit I’m here for

Weird and uncomfortable.

Soft, intimate, a dark background like a caress.

I liked it better than I thought I would

Highlights: Earthquake, Don't Cry, Revival, Basement Scene, Helicopter, Fountain Stairs, Coronado, He Would Have Laughed

really good production and sound design with an album hanging off of them that doesn't do anything particularly interesting

Boring

fine i guess, but boring as anything

Love this album; I meant to give the whole thing a listen for ages; was not disappointed.

Nice vibe music.

This was weird and not great. All the stuff felt like it went nowhere and was super out there, especially "Basement Scene". I can't say I liked this too much but it wasn't the worst. Probably a 1.5/5. Liked Songs: "Don't Cry" , "Revival" , "Sailing" , "Desire Lines" , "Fountain Stairs" , "Coronado"

This laid-back record trends dangerously close to falling into boring territory, but the vast sonic palette pulled me into its ambiance and atmosphere. Even on more subdued tracks like 'Sailing', the ringing reverb of the electric guitar and the ambient sounds kept the relatively simple song interesting. The distorted vocals reminded me of Mark Linkous and I would best describe the music here as sounding like a more upbeat and hopeful Sparklehorse. There are psychedelic pop songs on here like 'Revival' and 'Memory Boy' that are dripping with melancholy and feel much sadder than anything that came out of the sixties due to the sleepy vocals. This is certainly an album that I'd like to come back to on a late night to fully grasp its atmosphere.

The only redeeming quality was the springsteen-esq horns on the penultimate track. Boring

Another "not really my thing" album. I wasn't even aware of this band, which reinforces the "not really my thing" sentiment. There was nothing awful, so bad I had to turn it off, but equally there was nothing particularly good.

Really good, modern day indie rock record. I don’t think this is everyone’s cup of tea but frankly it’s right up my alley. I should return to this.

hmmm

It’s not the worst, but I think I’d be just fine if I had never heard this album.

NICE

I could see myself listening again but it didn’t really hook me in

Will revisit this one. Slightly haunting sound. Enjoyed.

Halcyon Digest was the album that dropped right at the crossroads of psychedelia's next evolutionary step. Moving the genre out of the 2000s and into the next hazy, reverb-coated decade, this album perfectly balances swirling ambient passages with genuine indie pop tunes. While its oft-imitated sonic palette might open the album to comparisons to the ubiquitous jangle pop that surrounded it at the time, Halcyon Digest separates itself by its air of what I can only describe as menace. At some points, namely on the listless drift of "Sailing," I felt like something terrible was about to happen (I guess musically, it would mean some loud wash of noise.) It never came, but that hint of gothic evil really made the album stick with me. The album doesn't hesitate to move in more conventional directions before throwing the listener off. Take "Desire Lines," one of the definite highlights, which starts off as a rather plain indie rock song before veering off into an extended solo section that makes all previous pop connotations disappear. My favourite pair of songs are what I consider counterparts: the first song, "Earthquake," and "Helicopter," heard much later on. Both start and build more or less identically, with some electronic element for a rhythm that gives into a wash of shoegazey guitar. "Earthquake" in particular sounds like being caught in a jet engine as its whirring chords grow louder. "Helicopter" opts to add an ever-increasing number of effects on the same repetitive riff to turn it into a near-aquatic piece by the end, as though the guitars themselves have been immersed in water. I think this album would have gotten an easy 5 if there weren't so many bite-sized indie pop tracks between those pillars that bring the album together. The ones here are more than worth it though. Key Tracks: Earthquake, Desire Lines, Helicopter, He Would Have Laughed

Prelisten: Deerhunter is one of those bands I feel like I should have been into but just wasn't at the time. Looking forward to revisting.

Earthquake — the opening instrumental feels like a dream threatening to fall apart (that crunching percussion genuinely startled me when I first hear it). The soft electric guitar adds to the hazy aesthetic. The vocals feel suspended, like a voice in the head. The vibrating plucks as the song crescendoes and the rustling symbals are enchanting on the edge of becoming haunting. The end of the song feels like waking up after a dream, still living that dream world, but having it slip away from you. Don't Cry — a more standard rock start. The chorus has an old-school vibe passed through reverb. The song didn't leave that much of an impression on me. Revival — dense instrumentation: fuzzy bass, a banjo right at the top of the mix, hard percussions, and even some clapping. The song is short but fits a lot into that runtime. Sailing — opening a standard underwater effect. A very slow tempo, very intimate. The reverb adds to the narrator's isolation. While sweet, I do think the song's bareness can put most people off, especially with its 5 minute runtime. Memory Boy — the chorus is catchy. This song is very upbeat and poppy. The song has a lot of dynamics and the harmonica adds a lot of joy to the song. Desire Lines — the most pop chorus so far, still good. The second half 3 minute outro steals the show in this song, especially that lead guitar that moves from one addicting riff to another. Basement Scene — very repetitive. Least interesting instrumentation so far. The chorus isn't interesting enough to make up for that. Helicopter — the synths feel retro and add a unique flavour to this track. The vocals are a lot clearer than on other tracks. The heavy reverb on the kicks add a watery feel to the instrumental, emphasised by the sound of water dropping into water. Fountain Stairs — anthemic feel to this one, but I don't feel any connection to it. Coronado — lots of sax on this one; don't think it sounds very good, but it's there. I also think the audio effects on the vocals are too much on here, making the vocals feel a little expressionless. The majority of the instrumentation is still good, but another track I probably won't listen to much. He Would Have Laughed — the synth opening with the swirling drones are entrancing. A tribute to a former band member who had passed away, the narrator reflects on the theme of ageing and becoming lonely. The final 2 minutes of the track are the high point, which the vocals straining as they call out for company; the instrumental swells, closing in on them; and then it ends, abruptly, cut short. Favourite song: Earthquake Least favourite song: Basement Scene Overall: the opening song gave so much promise that rest of the album didn't live up to. That's not to say the rest of the album was bad: Revival, Memory Boy, Desire Lines, Helicopter are all good songs with emotional lyrics and compelling performances—even a song like Sailing has its own appeal—but they don't match the weirdness and dreaminess brought in by the opener. The closing track is also amazing and a touching tribute and a great way to close the album. The album starts and ends great but I feel like more creative risks could've been made regarding songwriting and song structure. Regardless, this was a good album with some tracks that will fascinate me for years to come. Rating: 3.6

No private session used for Spotify. I knew "Desire Lines" and thought it was outstanding. None of the other songs on this album struck me as more than average, though.

Hell yeah great album. Love this one

💩

Caught me on the wrong day

I was excited to see this album pop up on the generator, it’s a beautiful psychedelic ambient masterpiece. I didn’t expect to see it included but I’m a big fan of Deerhunter so I was pleasantly surprised to see their best work included here. It’s such a moody album with intricate atmospheric arrangements. When you’re talking about 2000’s indie essentials, this stands among the most important as far as I’m concerned. Revival showcases their ability to build on anxious energy and then flow into the moodiness of Sailing is pulled off so well. Desire Lines is a banger and up there with my favourite 2000’s tracks. This is a spectacular lovely album that I assume will go under appreciated by the generator crowd but I hope it struck a chord with a few new listeners at least. 5 stars

Very cool CD got it in the perfect moment walking through time square and it made a great wind down atmosphere vs the regular noise pollution there is here always. It was like walking in a movie with a perfect background soft pop rock music as backgound to a scene of someone pondering life in the middle of the chaos. Great album to put on and sit and wind down after a long day.

Knocking on the door of 4 stars. Really good.

music is love

Wonderful atmospheric songcraft that is about more than just love and relationships as subject matter. Not the worst of the uninspiring and sometimes preposterous smash-two-names-together band names, but it also feels like it undersells how good they are.

Capable band with interesting ideas but the outcome feels like wallpaper. Nothing stands out 2.6

Very sad album,, the kind of album you go listen when life feels...weird and kinda empty

Mellow rock, nothing stood out but was pleasant

gran álbum me gustó bastante, es un estilo medio "oscuro", pero la verdad muy chill, todos los temas mantiene un nivel y aunque algunos destacan no me acuerdo de los nombres

I wish I liked it more.

Idk I think I need to listen to this album when I'm not super tired

Aaaaand I'm bored again. Eh, I did enjoy Basement Scene and Helicopter back to back though. And the last track is maybe a bit long but a decent finish. Soft 3. Harder 2.

Maybe my first 3.5. Seems like it'd really grow on me over time.

Don’t know what to make of this one to be honest. I have played it twice and I can’t remember any of it! It didn’t however make me go ugh do a 3 I guess.

Not bad

Kinda boring.

Думал, будет хуже, но терпимо. Но всё равно уныло и скучно

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter is a hazy, fuzzy indie rock album with some dreamy shoegaze vibes mixed in. It’s got this steady, kind of melancholy feel that I was really into, but it also feels like the kind of record that hits even better on a gray, rainy day.

Slow and uninteresting. This is depression music at it's most boring. There's a vibe here, but man is it a let down.

Ok, I little sleep inducing, be a good album to play for insomniacs.

Genuinely SHOCKED this album is on here. Or this band. What’s going on who made this list.

Quite liked this. Didn't blow me away but was consistently good.

Pretty good, I would listen again. I was worried I would be bored based on the first track, but it moved to a more lively and less mellow sound.

De hoes doet het ergste vermoeden, en het is precies de pretentieuze prullaria die je verwacht. Vervorming, takkeritmes, jankerige zang. Alsof de maker van My Bloody Valentine een blond pruikje heeft opgezet en stiekem nog een plaat heeft gemaakt.

Na het eerste nummer, heb ik nog geen idee waar dit album naar toe gaat. Het heeft iets van triphop weg, het heeft iets van ambient. Ik heb even nauwelijks door, dat er ook nog gezongen wordt. Het geheel is wel interessant. Al wordt het op de rest van het album wel iets meer naar voren gebracht, de teruggetrokken zang blijkt toch het hoofdingrediënt. Ik erger me er soms aan. Maar het is een verbreding van het muzikale aanbod en mag zeker in dit lijstje.

Dromerige, artsy-fartsy muziek. Het heeft iets weg van Arcade Fire en past sowieso wel in de periode van eind 00s en begin 10s, waar meerdere van dit soort bandjes opkwamen. Alleen had je dan bij dingen als of Monsters and Men nog dat ze prima meezingers hadden, of anders echt een goeie show neerzetten. Dit klinkt wel meer als artiesten die bang zijn om naar het publiek te kijken (vandaar dat shoegaze ook bij de genres staat) en ze liever met hun ogen dicht heel emotioneel lopen te doen. Alsof ze helemaal niet in deze lijst willen staan, waren ze maar onopgemerkt gebleven. Ik maak het ergens belachelijk, maar op zich vind ik het niet eens zo erg om dit soort muziek te luisteren. Een nummer als Sailing is wel tenenkrommend, maar over het algemeen zit er gelukkig wel wat meer tempo in en is het best onderhoudend. Het 'hitje' ken ik overigens niet, dus dit heeft geen of anders heel weinig airplay gehad in NL. En of het nu ook echt in de snoblijst moet, waag ik te betwijfelen, want ze hebben zo te zien nergens een onuitwisbare indruk gemaakt. Er zit af en toe een nummer bij dat goed is en potentie heeft tot 4 sterren. Maar de zeikerige nummers scoren eerder een 2. Dan moet ik dat middelen en kom tot een vergeetbare 3, wat past bij het gebrek aan een onuitwisbare indruk.

the whole album felt like a gothic dark wave vibe. My attention was fully grasp by the songs.

Dreamlike quality to this music. Desire Lines is an absolutely awesome song. The rest of the album is a nice listen too, with some other interesting tracks. But not sure it’s outstanding in any way. It’s solid alt/indie rock with a pop bent. Want to give it a 3.5.

It was okay. I did enjoy it, but I can't say I'm gonna listen to it again. It's pretty basic indie stuff, nothing bad, but it just kinda fades into the background music category. It didn't draw my attention with anything special.

Why?? Why this album? There are so many better albums from this time. And why is there an outsized amount of albums on this list that are depressing

Pleasant surprise to find this on the list. Slow start but once it gets going it's a good solid album. Feels like it needs one or two bigger songs to nail its place (if it was me I'd go for microcastle because it feels like it's more consistent)

Notable Textzeile: Did you stick with me? Let me jog my memory I see you leaving Oh, don't forget your TV Ja, das ist langweilig. Aber ich finde es nicht ärgerlich. Das ist grundsätzlich Musik die ich mögen könnte, auch wenn die Stimme ab und an ins nervige kippt. Aber es ist einfach seltsam wie man diese Songs zusammenstellen kann und keiner der Beteiligten sagt mal: hey, ich glaub wir brauchen mal Tempo-, Lautsärken- oder Irgendwasvariationen. Wenn man sich auch anschaut was zu der Zeit sonst alles tolles erschienen ist, puh.

Oh man, damit kann ich wirklich gar nichts anfangen. Ich erinnere mich, dass das Album 9.irgendwas auf Pitchfork bekommen hat und ich es einfach nur belanglos und scheiße fand. Jetzt habe ich es noch Mal ganz gehört und finde es immer noch belanglos und scheiße und kann mich nicht an irgendeinem Song erinnern.