Nixon

Some great stuff on this one.

It's not bad or poorly made but nothing that happens in this album is interesting to me personally. I've had a statistically phenomenal run of albums the past two weeks that rank from mediocre and forgettable to aggravating and annoying. So maybe this would be a 3 on other days but it's a 2 today.

I liked the closing track, but this wasn't my cup of tea otherwise.

I really want to like Lambchop more than I do.

wasn’t the biggest fan - criminal sin was that none of the individual songs stood out to me

"I don't wanna freak / But the tongue erodes each time we speak" An easy-listening album that I didn't mind sitting through. The instrumentals throughout the album were blissful, and the lyricism was well-done (though at times pseudo-intellectual). I especially enjoyed songs with a captivating melody, like "You Masculine You" and "Nashville Parent," the latter of which was included in my 1001 albums playlist. The vocalist uses his "head" voice really often, and it often detracts from the musical quality of the song, it doesnt mesh well. I much prefer his deep chest voice in songs like "Nashville Parent." Overall, a non-offensive album. 3/5

aika perus settii, ei mitään erikoista mut ei tää todellakaa hirveintä paskaa oo mitä oon kuunnellu

for every kinda normal song, there’s 2 songs that have either the lin manuel miranda style of “spoken singing” or a prince-like high note whisper singing. and then there was one song that had some twang to it. i’m a little confused.

I admire the scope of what they're doing, and I did warm to it by the middle of the album, but generally speaking it didn't really do it for me.

I am sure there is a time and place for this music, I just don’t know what that is. I can say that some of the arrangements were well done. The vocals ranged from fine to nails on the chalkboard bad. And it’s boring.

I’ve vacillated between “hmph” and “wtf” and “WHY!?” on this album- and this band, specifically. I’d never heard of them - which seems to be the general consensus- so I did spend some time digging into them a bit. They remind me of those local bands that are beloved by locals but unknown to pretty much everyone else. They also seem way too intentional and greased up to sound so bland. The lyrics are good but I his falsetto is awful. Maybe if I’d found them without the expectations of this list they would’ve been better? I did enjoy their recent album a bit- which is more alt country- and includes a song called “just west of Nicollet” which happens to be about my hometown, mpls, and the street I live off of, Nicollet avenue. But I’d never recommend that album for this list either. A solid 1.5

This album is beautifully orchestrated and the lyrics are punching you in the gut, right on schedule. So poignant and atmospheric that I can only think that the songs were created as a soundtrack for a pregnant teenager in a very small rural town and her awkward chemistry teacher about to be the lucky pops. I can feel slightly too-plush car upholstery, hear the lawn mowers that start on the 8th try and see a curated selection of brown ties. The songs feel like anthems for grocery carts with one wobbly wheel, toothpick dispensers and smoking on planes... and it's from 2000. Perhaps I just need a nap.

Background music for shopping mals

'Nixon' is one of those records I play on weekend mornings. Not quite five stars, but it comes close.

Hmmm this one was pretty cool. Catchy stuff despite the monotone vocal style. I liked this a lot. Then the songs that came on recommended by Spotify were cool too. John grant - that song it’s easier is awesome. I may listen to this again. 4 stars.

Hade aldrig hört förut! Mysigt album och väldigt lättlyssnad, med det sagt inget som riktigt sticker ut men kul att upptäcka! Första låten var bäst :)

Absolut ett trevligt album, men det är inte den typ av musik jag gillar mest. Ljudbilden är lugn och trevlig, och albumet är absolut inte svårt att uppskatta, men enligt mig är det för monotont och ointressant för att jag ska vilja lyssna på det igen. Min rating kan kännas hård, men sanningen är att mina öron inte spetsades hela tillräckligt. Jag värderar variation mycket och det var inte något som Nixon erbjöd så mycket. Även om det är mycket mer konsekvent och textmässigt överlägset jämfört med pretenders, så faller det på att en verklig höjd aldrig nås. Mitt slutgiltiga betyg blir, till Hugos stora besvikelse, 6,5/10. Inget dåligt album, men inte min stil.

Hej igen chatten, det är jag igen… Grabbensomintekollarpåexplosioner!! Idag ska vi ta en närmare titta på Nixon av Lambchop. Ett album som är extremt, varmt, melodisk och intimt. Bandet lambchop är från början ett countryband från de jag har hittat online, som senare utvecklade ett eget sound där hon blandade Post country med rock och tog stora inspirationer från soul. Detta album är något som satte Lampchop på kartan som ett respekterat band. För mys tycker jag att det är imponerande hur man kan få så mycket själ i ett album och framföra så mycket känslor och detta album är något som jag önskar verkligen att jag kunde lyssna mer på. Men jag tycker verkligen det här albumet har ett unikt sound och är väldigt mysigt. Mina favoritlåtar är You masculine you, Up with the people och Grumpus. Jag ger detta album ett stark 9/10. Jag tror säkert att jag skulle gilla detta album ännu mer ifall jag fick chansen att lyssna mer.

Triple blind: At times it was toothless and milquetoast, but eventually they won me over with interesting instrumentals and vocals. Would be open to another go-round of the occasion arose

An interesting listen that I havent quite heard a similar analog to before. A lot of violin with some generally low key pop/folk vibes. It wasn't too bad!

I remember someone recommended this album to me years ago and I hated it. “Bland and boring,” I thought. Now, on a second listen, years later, I am a bit more open to it, probably through the 1001 albums process of listening to all sorts of shit, and I think I could like it. It’s like an annoying version of Richard Hawley, only with annoying falsetto. Sometimes it sounds like Brett from Flight of the Concords is singing annoying awkward lyrics over the top. (If only it was MEANT to be bad for comic effect!) But it is monotonous in its unrelenting supposed pleasantness. Too soporific for me at the moment, I’m afraid. Maybe In a few years time I might like it… Third times the charm! It gets a little bit distorted at the end. His voice gets more and more annoying. It sounds like a band run by a university lecturer. 2 stars.

Boring

Listens: 2.5 Standout Tracks: Up With People I really don't know what to make of this album. It's like a cross between Eels and Velvet Underground. Every song is a form of talk-singing. It's supposedly a breakthrough release and achieved critical acclaim when it came out, but the most popular track has only 560k listens. Okay I guess. It's not bad per se, its just boring. I am bored. I put something else on half way though the third listen. I don't think I'll be going back.

This wasn't what i thought Lambchop sounded like, i was expecting some kind of metal, anyway what i did get was another load of songs that were too long don't seem to go anywhere (call me old fashioned but what's wrong with a verse-chorus middle 8 kinda deal even so often). I might have been more favourable if we didn't have the exact same thing from Mr Turner chums yesterday

Purportedly an Alt-country band but this album is definitely more Chamber Pop - I get the Pet Sounds comparisons. An album I owned back in the day - a little out of character for me at that time, maybe based on a remix of Up With People - but I liked it then (great post-poker album which is a whole new genre in itself) and I maybe like it even more now - fantastic arrangements!

I listened to it yesterday, then when it came to writing this review I realised I had no opinion on it as it was so unremarkable. Not a single song stood out, neither was it awful. Hard to justify a 3.

Actually got pretty interesting at the end, very unexpected. Pleasant and a little eerie.

Never heard of this before, better not be related to that irritating puppet. Oh, good, it isn't. This albums is well crafted, but boring. Might go back to puppetry. Oh and the lyrics are painful. Why is this here, exactly? It was already about 50 years past it's sell by date.on release.

Fascinating catalog of music not much of a voice though. I would liken it to Tom Wait or Leonard Cohen … an acquired taste perhaps New album in 2026. This release is quite pleasant to listen to and has a variety of song styles.Well worth the listen.

If you ever wanted to hear what it might sound like if Silver Jews/Pavement met Scott Walker, this is your album. Arrestingly beautiful. Cultivates an atmosphere that is entirely unexpected, but one that's appropriate for the cover art.

More vanilla than vanilla ice cream.

First half of the album was much better than the second half. Overall fairly interesting.

Well produced, orchestrated, sung, and crafted. And yet it is lacking anything that grabs me.

Middle of the road non-descript - not for me. As background music OK

I started off really hating this but then it got acceptable. No idea why this is on the list.

Nunca había escuchado de esto a pesar de ser 90s. Monótono pero con unos buenos picos

Reading that “Nixon became a breakthrough release for Lambchop in the UK” is essentially the only noteworthy fact in the album’s Wikipedia entry was probably the first—and most accurate—warning sign that this record is a bit overrated. I didn’t dislike Nixon. It was… fine. That’s about the best compliment I can give it. If you’re looking for something so subdued and uninspiring that it practically doubles as a sleep aid, this album has you covered. It never grabbed my attention, never surprised me, and never gave me a reason to care what came next. As for revisiting Nixon or seeking out more of Lambchop’s catalog? I think I’ll pass.

Well, this is not what I thought I would be hearing at all. It's an unexpectedly chill album with someone delivering lyrics in their best Leonard Cohen/David Bowie mashup voice. All I can say is that I found it fine to listen to. Nothing else about it is otherwise worthy of mention or another listen.

Muy lindo, tranquilo pero con sus altibajos precisos

I was wondering why I’d never heard of Lambchop. After listening to this boredom-inducing album, I know why. Some of the arrangements and melodies are nice, but they’re not enough to overpower the vocals. The lead singer’s voice is not enjoyable in either talk-sing mode or fledgling falsetto. I’m unsure why this was necessary listening, but I am glad it’s over.

An interesting listen and one I had literally never heard of before. The sound was a bit like Bill Callahan crossed with Flight of the Concords.

hooonnnkk mimimimi

dont like it idk why

Unfortunately the opener:The Old Gold Shoe reminded me of the Rainbow song by Kermit and that kinda killed the album for me. Whilst he does switch up the vocals to some whispering or a crappy falsetto amongst other styles the album did not improve. Everything felt very pedestrian. The songs are 6 mins plus as they all start with 2 mins of repetitive chord progressions which kinda exhausted my patience.

That was alright. Not heard of any of the songs before, nor particular familiar with Lambchop. Loungey-pop, inoffensive melodies. An influence for Phosphorescent? Not sure why this deserves more criticism than some of the ear-bleeding stuff on this list? Petrified Florist is a great pun name for a song.

I missed this at the time because I was embedded in the nu metal scene. -------------- Glad I missed it. Absolutely turgid on hold to the GP surgery music. So laid back it's horizontal. Zero interest. Zero hooks. Zero stars (if I could). Worst so far by a long shot.

The most chilled album I have listened to on this list so far, it doesn't do anything ground breaking just a solid across the board effort, its nice to just sit back and relax to

Not my vibe. Great musicianship but not my vibe

WHY was this album included on this list? I should click on the wiki to find out... "breakthrough release in the United Kingdom" ohhh okay. got it. it's another "author listened to this album a lot when they were younger." album. there is nothing remarkable or revolutionary about this. It felt like listening to a boring Sufjan Stevens.

This did feel like a it of a suprise to make this list but I think there is a case to be made it belongs. The overall style felt like a mix of Neil Diamond and Leonard Cohen, made 40 years later. The production style and instrumentation felt super refined and well done, which combines for a super unique and intriguing take on a sub-genre that sits far on the fridges of popular music but no doubt has its impacts on the rest of the scene. While this album didn't resonate or evoke an major emotions listening to it, it did keep me on my toes and wanting to listen intently to see what would happen next which is a good experience in itself.

I originally had this album generated of day 14 before I joined a group and had my progress reset. Initially, I was fairly indifferent to it beyond a few standout tracks (Up with People, the Petrified Forest, and Butcher Boy) and I gave it a 3/5. However, today this album is hitting entirely differently. These are some beautifully arranged tracks mixing alt country and chamber pop. It’s actually reminding me of two of my other favourite discoveries from the list as it feels like it fits somewhere in between John Grant’s Queen of Denmark and Bill Callahan’s Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle. Clearly I needed to spend a bit more time with this one the first time around and really happy to be revisiting it now.

This did almost nothing for me.

I wasn't sure what to expect from Lambchop; I'm still not sure what to expect from Lambchop.

Hyvin chilliä ja orkestraalista kai vähän folk rokkia. Kesäistä ja kivaa, tykkäsin kyl biiseistä. Välillä kans vähän jotain disko ja funk vibaakin. Loppu meni oudon synkäksi ja intensiiviseksi. Parhaat: Nashville Parent, Grumpus, You Masculine You

D'un ennui. Ultra monotone.

I wish I liked this more, but nothing really stuck out to me on first listen.

Not much to say. I preferred when they leaned into the Memphis sound more than the Nashville sound, but overall it was fine. I wouldn’t be upset it it played in the background but I probably wouldn’t play it on my own. 2.5 stars

Based solely on the name and track names I was interested… Never judge a book by its cover I guess.

A pleasant surprise. For some reason I thought Lambchop was a synthpop venture. Also the word 'Nixon' is generally displeasing. This is almost in Belle & Sebastian's wheelhouse. Light and airy, great melodies. Very welcoming.

Ass

Lmao

Decent alternative rock and it ends quietly. But there was little there to make me pay attention. Wonderful voice and music. I guess I need to listen to another album by him. 2/5

This is ... interesting. Part country, part folk, part soul, and all with a rather sophisticated orchestration including strings. The lead singer moves between a Lou Reed style talk-sing and one of the worst falsetto's I've ever heard. The songwriting has its moments. On the whole, this is just a weird band and record that I'm not sure I completely get.

4.5/10 Best songs: You Masculine You, Up With People, The Petrified Florist, The Butcher Boy One of those albums that make evident the issues with the curation of this list. This album was the fifth album by this (fairly unknown) 90s/00s band which inexplicably got big in the UK. Today, it's an entirely irrelevant album with music that is nothing particularly unique or interesting (and which has been done better - by Wilco, for example). Though a few of the tracks are incredibly strong, most are way too slow and dull, and the lead singer's falsetto (such as in The Distance from Her to There) is excruciating. I really don't know how to rate this one.

Favorite Track: Petrified Florist

A couple of songs are nice because of arrangements or vocals but overall this is not memorable stuff. Listenable at best.

Uhhh... Where did that come from??

not the most engaging but the highs are higher than i anticipated!

pretty cool

Fine, inoffensive. Just kinda there

This one I really did not like. None of these songs felt compelling to me. I was mostly just bored. Every song felt like it had the same dull pace. 1/5

oeh chill rock? i like ojee het gaat fout by petrified florist

dit was saai

This album sort of just happened. No feelings. It was alright I guess. Feeling a forgettable three but two because this does not need to be on the list. A pleasant something to have going while walking around Chicago though.

Radicalement neutre

Never heard of this band, but I really enjoyed this album and will look more into the band. Every single was enjoyable. 4 stars.

lovely lovely

It was a nice album. I love his voice and this album made me smile in a few places but ultimately, it didn’t do for me what other lambchop albums have.

A slow chill album. Was alright I guess. Best song: Grumpus Notable(s): Butcher Boy

This one didn’t do a lot for me. I’ve decided I really don’t enjoy string section arrangements in my popular music.

They were some good tracks but overall they weren’t really any stand outs, just a big meh

Pos bien

This kind of nice and subtle Sunday morning music. I thought the album was almost finished and I was four songs in. Better than I expected

Back in the days when I was travelling a lot, I was browsing the second-hand CD stacks of nearly every thrift store that crossed my path. After a couple of years, I found myself with a considerable collection of Lambchop records. Alas, I have never been a fan. I bought a record of Kurt Wagner's outfit now and then because a) they were cheap and b) the critics were always fond of their mellow soul-infused alternative country blend (so there had to be something to it, right?). Plus, every album had its share of tracks that I at least enjoyed. Fast forward a couple of years that included the (temporary) decline of physical media, a number of boxes of CDs lost while moving houses and a crashed hard drive with all my music files, and I was left with nothing but a faint memory of my previous Lambchop collection. Cannot say that I was mourning the loss back then… But times have changed. Now living in a whole different city, it was a brutishly rainy autumn day and I was riding my bike, soaking wet and freezing. The traffic light jumped to red and I had to stop at a big crossroads. On my right there were these huge walls where promoters would have their events glued on them with larger-than-life posters. Among them was the announcement of a concert by a band whose name I hadn't given much thought (if any) to over the previous years: Lambchop. Then the magic happened. The melody of "Ohio" popped up in my brain (why Ohio…? Honestly, I don't have a clue…) only to never leave again, it seems. That was the moment when Lambchop finally "clicked", I began missing my stack of their records on CD and I began to seriously deep dive into their catalog again. The first one to be re-visited was Nixon and ever since I gave this one my full attention, there aren't many albums that I've spun more often. I fell in love with its knotty lyrics, the lush sound design, the intricate arrangements, and Kurt Wagner's idiosyncratic vocal delivery. It might seem like a meandering alternative country recording at first, but there are layers upon layers of details waiting to be unravelled; the soul elements coming more clearly into sight, the more you listen to the album. Honestly, it's a marvel. And even though I don't think this is a perfect album, it holds a special place in my heart by now. And I'm so glad it does. May we never part again, Nixon.

This was an interesting album. I wasn't expecting these white boys to have so much soul. The instrumentation was interesting, with good lyrics and great vocals, it turned out to be a great album.

milquetoast

Nipples

More songs about nothing in particular.

weirdly reminds me of morrissey. at times pretty, and at times bland. 2.5

Boring but not as boring as leonard cohen

Painfully inoffensive and bland

Τι μέσον είχε ο μπρο. Δε μου άρεσαν καθόλου τα βοκαλς, η μουσική κομπλέ αλλά γενικά αδιάφορος δίσκος.

Ze hebben er werk van gemaakt, met zorgvuldig gefabriceerde retro-arrangementjes met een blik (zo te horen overgedubde) violen. Tegelijkertijd is het overduidelijk dat het niet de bedoeling is dat we dit serieus moeten nemen. Anders noem je je plaat ook geen 'Nixon', en zie ook de mallotige hoestekening. Lijzige zingzeg-zang, als het even kan onverstaanbaar gemixt. Of anders wel een hoog piepstemmetje. Het is alsof ze je een mop vertellen, waarvan je de clou niet snapt.

"We hebben nog een muziekje nodig onder dat melancholische moment in onze goedkope drama." "Waar denk je aan dan?" "Iets met gevoel, maar niet teveel. Het mag die matige beelden natuurlijk niet overschaduwen." "Nee, goed punt. Iets van dat album Nixon van Lambchop dus?" "Ja, uitstekend. Maar welk nummer denk je aan?" "Dat is om het even."

Ik blijf het altijd frappant vinden, van die artiesten uit de 90s en 00s waar ik nog nooit van heb gehoord. Natuurlijk, mijn muziekkennis is niet allesomvattend, dat begrijp ik ook wel, maar ik sta er toch keer op keer versteld van hoeveel muziek er is gemaakt, die relatief onbekend is. Zo dus ook dit Lambchop. Ik hoor gelijk al mijn favoriete chamber/dream-pop met een soort stem van Neil Diamond. Maar dan zonder de pakkende deuntjes of teksten, die stadions mee kunnen lallen. Het is kabbelende poprock van het type dertien in een dozijn, met regelmatig een toeter en een viool. De ene keer klinkt de zanger als Neil Diamond, vervolgens als iemand die hese stemmetjes opzet. Het ontstijgt het niveau der middelmatigheid slechts zelden. Ik begrijp niet zo waarom we dit soort muzak continu voorgeschoteld krijgen. Het zit ergens tussen de 2 en de 3 in. Dit hoort wat mij betreft totaal niet in de categorie albums die je ooit gehoord moet hebben, maar gewoon in de inmiddels uitpuilende categorie vergeetbare muziek. Daar kun je complete 25-delige encyclopedien mee vullen.

me recuerda a destroyer pero con menos swag. entiendo cuál era la visión del falsete pero no sé si es algo que vaya a querer estar oyendo xd

Ehhhhhh

beautiful songwriting, interesting melodies, lovely record. didn't know this guy, what a cool story such good quality music

This reminds me of the ‘Got Milk’ commercials in ‘93. You awake to marvel at the big plate of oversized cookies in a white room, to only realize after eating them, theres no milk. The sound is ethereal, the lyrics and high notes to the contrary.

the world needs background music too. especially when it's this good. faint praise intended.

I feel like its right around the millennium, there's some puppet show on the TV, and this guy's playing guitar and talking about shapes. It's polished. It's just not facinating.

Lambchop bore the hell out of me. Always have. But their cover of Prince's 'When You Were Mine' is awesome: https://youtu.be/CxGmyLCL7so?si=P3FVUv4mdoC0YJUe

Really enjoyed this. Excited to come back to it and explore it a bit more in the future.

Blah

3.5

We've listened to it many times. It was quite good.

Alright I guess

I like some of the arrangements especially the strings. Musically, this was pleasant. But man, those vocals are WEAK. Like not weak as in bad (except for when he tried a falsetto) just with no power or presence to them. Plus most of these songs could stand to be cut by about a minute cause they go nowhere.

About as underwhelming as the Nixon presidency... at least in terms of accomplishment. From what I remember, it was at least an interesting time in history. Can't say that for most of this album.

It's nice music generally. I can enjoy it in small doses but I just can't commit to listening to a full album of this style of music unless it's extraordinarily good.

Not my favorite Lamb Chop album, but a goody nonetheless.

Pas exceptionnel

Under rated hushed indie tunes

nah

Decent enough, a little bit slow and unexceptional, but nothing offensive a solid 3

Hmmm - the cover, a painting by Wayne White, is the only thing of value here; the comparisons to Ed Ruscha, just because they both use type, are lazy. Worth looking at Wayne White's other paintings too; even though they are numerous versions of the same idea, they are well executed. Much more interesting than the music.

Beautiful-sounding and well-orchestrated album with solid musicianship...and an annoying, smarmy, and utterly terrible lead vocalist whose unconvincing singing renders the whole thing unlistenable.

Sounds like what started the high treble whiney indy rock trend. Not really my cup of tea. Some elements sound vaguely like Floyd. It's not all bad, I guess. Probably won't go back to this though. 3/5

Surprisingly not bad. Blends together, but not in a super sleepy way. I would be pleasantly surprised to hear this in a waiting room. This definitely isn't something you have to hear before you die, though. 2.75 rounded down to 2.

Good sounds but some of the tracks felt very slow

Écouter l’album à minuit sous big canicule à fixer le plafond c’est un mood

The Old Gold Shoe - 2.5/5 Grumpus - 2/5 You Masculine You - 2/5 Up with People - 2/5 Nashville Parent - 2/5 What Else Could It Be - 1/5 The Distance from Her to There - 1.5/5 The Book I Havent Read - 1.5/5 Petrified Florist - 1.5/5 Butcher Boy - 2.5/5

This album has no emotional heart. It’s beautifully arranged and yet completely and totally empty.

Interesting sound but not for m2

The instrumentation sounds a bit like Tortoise, not bad at all. Not a fan of the singing style.

Mellow, laid back country-rock. All the songs unfortunately seemed to favour the same formula, and while it is perhaps a good mood for background music, it is less good as one of the best albums of all time.

If this singer had any real friends they would have stopped him from publishing this as soon as they heard his bad Miss Piggy impression

I listened to the first song and thought this couldn't be that bad I wasn't prepared for the breathy, grating falsetto

Kinda odd, mellow, lounge music - akin to Shatner but far better singing. Hard to believe this is from 2000.

This was very unremarkable. Unsure why it made the list.

Never heard this before. Never heard of them, actually. I don’t know if I love or hate this album. At some points it felt hollow. Like it was holding back. At some other points it felt magical and full. I don’t know.

I've actually lost count of how many boring generic albums I have been given over the last few weeks. Maybe it's because I'm getting close to finishing, or maybe I'm just getting unlucky, possibly even both. But this is just yet another album to add to the collection of albums that I have absolutely nothing interesting to say about, just because I didn't find it remotely interesting to listen to.

I don't get this one at all.

Anger ... anger is the right word. I don't understand these albums at all. Who is the author of this book; who chooses these submissions. Like the album isn't bad (obviously, it got a three). But one of the best albums of all time ?! Is there an album shortage ?! This is a truly flawed human being. Ver hypocritically however, I do like the inclusion of small artists and I did download one song (Grumpus). I'm so close to downloading The Distance From Me to Her but it's just a touch too annoying. Maybe it'll eventually wear at me enough. Anyways damn this project.

Some decent stuff musically, but Christ, that Miss-Piggy-on-helium falsetto is something else.

I don’t know, seems so generic, but worse.

In what way is this a rock album? As soon as it was over I immediately could not remember what any of the songs sounded like. It is susprisingly bland.

This was lovely, but I like Is a Woman better.

I’ve never really been that bothered by Lambchop. Going into Nixon today, my view of them was pretty much the same as it has always been a bit dull, a bit samey and ultimately not that memorable. I was curious to see if this listen would change my mind. Unfortunately, it didn’t. Nixon pretty much confirmed my previous feelings about the band. It’s perfectly pleasant in the background and never actively unpleasant, but nothing really stands out. No track truly grabs your attention or pulls you in, and I kept waiting for a moment that never really arrived. That’s probably my biggest issue with the album: there’s nothing bad here, but there’s also very little that feels genuinely great. It just drifts along in a fairly understated, mellow way without leaving much of an impression. I can appreciate the subtle musicianship and laid-back atmosphere, but I honestly struggle to understand how this made the 1001 list. Favourite tracks: “Up With People” was okay and probably the closest thing to a standout Least favourite tracks: Nothing specifically bad, just very little that felt memorable Album artwork: Cool album cover

Nice but not memorable

Overall I wasn't a fan of this. The soul-singing is pretty rough. The string accompaniment is nice. I think if I listened to it a few times I'd find things I like but first impression was underwhelming.

This is a confident album. Its slow pacing and long songs feel like deliberate choices, and they are successful ones. I do wish the hooks got me more, as the songs do tend to blend together a bit for me.

I’d never heard of Lambchop before but I was blown away by their unique, almost jazzy alt-country sound

British rock music must have been in an absolute state in the year 2000 for this mediocre record from across the pond to be named one of the best albums of the year. The orchestral arrangements are gorgeous for sure but the singing and lyrics are so bland. Such a strange inclusion on this list.

An extremely boring album with nothing going on musically and a pretty bad singer to boot.

Sometimes just by listening to an album you can just tell the lead singer is a douche bag. I can't explain why, but this is one of those times.

By most used criteria for rating and album is this; did this album achieve what it set out to accomplish? This album receives a resounding Yes

it never quite gets going, huh? like you think it's going to go bam, and then it just keeps simmering. Why did I get jack johnson/bahamas vibes?

Vocalist Kurt Wagner has a song with Morcheeba called What New York Couples Fight About. If you like this, listen to that, too.

Strongly disliked this one. It gets off on the wrong foot with me immediately with "The Old Gold Shoe" (almost six and a half minutes!). Won't be back here.

Surprisingly good.

Some nice melodies but too mellow for my taste

Unfortunately the opener:The Old Gold Shoe reminded me of the Rainbow song by Kermit and that kinda killed the album for me. Whilst he does switch up the vocals to some whispering or a crappy falsetto amongst other styles the album did not improve. Everything felt very pedestrian. The songs are 6 mins plus as they all start with 2 mins of repetitive chord progressions which kinda exhausted my patience.

Nixon I came to Lambchop and this album specifically through a very early 2000s combination; a free cd on the cover of Select Magazine with the Zero 7 remix of Up With People on it. His vocal delivery is a bit of an acquired taste, and the mix of country, soul, chamberpop and alt-rock on here can sometimes feel like it falls between the cracks of those genres, but it’s got a nagging, eccentric, unhurried charm to it, with plenty of great moments strewn across it. Up With People is still my favourite but there are some great songs on here; The Old Gold Shoe opens with a lovely dreaminess and You Masculine You slow climb to a string, horn and guitar saturated close is excellent. Indeed many of the string arrangements stand out, picking out some very 70s soul motifs as they hang above the more country guitars, particularly on the excellent Nashville Parent. What Else Could It Be is another great one, sliding along gracefully underneath his deliberately forced falsetto. The doleful mariachi horns of The Distance From Her to There are another highlight, as well as the slightly awkward and vaguely psychedelic feel of the brilliantly titled Petrified Florist. Butcher Boy is the most uptempo track, feeling a little like Calexico and also Radiohead with its slightly chaotic horns. I get why Kurt Wagner’s voice and style doesn't land with everyone, and there are plenty of other people doing similar things that I dislike, but there’s something he does that really resonates with me. It’s not quite a top tier album, but it’s one I like a lot, so I’ll go with a high 4. 🥩🥩🥩🥩 Playlist submission: Up With People

This gave me big Richard Hawley vs Flaming Lips vibes - reverbed croon, slow-paced 50s throwbacks, with a high register vocal in a matter of fact tone. There are also big Style Council overtones - strings against a blue eyed-soul falsetto. 'Grumpus' is probably the best example of that soul-inspired sound with a marvellously laid back funk hook. A fundamental part of the sound is the brass - sometimes used with a dramatic Bond swell ('Petrified Florist'); sometimes a Bacharach sweetness ('Nashville Parent'); and other times a great melancholy (the doleful trumpet on 'The Distance from Her to There'). I've seen it described as a country offshoot, but there's none of that here. This is retrospective orchestral lounge pop. The criticism may be that it's rather one-dimensional. The best track here is 'The Old Gold Shoe' which makes you wonder why they tried to replicate it another ten times. But on a balanced, risk-adjusted view, it tips four.

Album #113, Nixon by Lambchop ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I’ve seen this album get some pretty harsh reviews on here, and it has a fairly low score on the generator, so I’m here to sing its praises. I am a bit surprised by the reception it’s received. I’ve known this album for a very long time. I remember listening to it when I was quite young, so I definitely have a bit of a nostalgic attachment to it. I’ve always been a fan of chamber pop and baroque pop, so by extension I tend to love lush string and horn arrangements in pop and rock music. I just think it’s a great combination. And this album is one of the best examples of it. It’s not really the music itself that seems to get the criticism though. From what I’ve read, it’s mostly aimed at Kurt Wagner, especially when he moves into falsetto. One of my favourite R.E.M. songs is Tongue and I think that might be where my love of male falsetto singing started. I don’t know what it is about that vocal style, but it just hits something for me. And I love it here as well. There’s something really cool about a band like Lambchop, who are fundamentally an alternative country group, leaning into this almost soul-influenced vocal approach. Kurt Wagner is essentially roleplaying as a kind of female soul singer. It’s unconventional, and arguably not even very good. But it’s unique and I find the charm of it completely undeniable. It’s not quite a five star album overall, but it absolutely has five star moments. In particular, You Masculine You, which is without exaggeration, one of my favourite songs ever. I come back to it constantly, which keeps this album in rotation. That track in particular feels like it contains four or five distinct musical ideas that another band would stretch across an entire EP, but here they’re all folded into one cohesive piece. The moment near the end when the slightly distorted guitar comes in and Kurt Wagner sings “don’t follow me” is one of my favourite moments in music. So yeah, I think this album deserves a bit more appreciation than it gets.

Better than average by a bit

A beautiful album that passes by like the whispering of sweet nothings.

I liked, then I really liked, then I didn't like it, then I hated it, then I liked the last song. We need to be able to give half stars, it's a 1.5 but I might round up for the horns alone. Imma sleep on it.

This was alright, but eventually got boring

This album was both soothing and interesting. I really liked it.

Doesn't sound like a great album

I'm just gonna be brutally honest here for a sec if I made an album like this I would have to kill myself

Just listen to Belle and Sebastian.

such a unique album. an indie album with a vibe much older and distinct. Soft, easy, melodic but not by the means of other conventional groups. a curious experience and an album that i think deserves the spot here. If i had to say anything bad, maybe, it feels really diferent to really have a point of context and comparison and i don't really know what to compare it to

7 / 10

Could be worse, but it's pretty fucking long and stale.

This just isn’t for me. For those who love it, I’m happy for you!

This is becoming comedic. Not my writing, that stuff has always remained as bereft of comedy as the entirety of "reddit.com," or an episode of "Friends." No, the levity can, nay, HAS to be found in the continued accrual of musically mediocre projects that clutter my mind like curios at an unimpressive roadside museum. The admission may be free, but the cost is everything you were. Lambchop has been described by Spotify's soulless and un-shut-offable AI bot as an "unclassifiable hybrid of country, soul, jazz, electronics and avant-garde noise." Never to be one that is constrained by labels, I have conquered indecision and easily classified Lambchop and "Nixon" as stomach churning tripe. tripe that is manufactured and affixed with fedora, before being ladled into the troughs of the dumbest smart guys you've ever met. This is like the Barenaked Ladies for Libertarians. The transphobic gay man you wish you didn't start talking to at DragCon just discovered this and is playing it out of his phone in the smoke pit aswirl with clove fumes. If either of those two examples don't do it for you, how about sleep-deprived parent poorly imitates Elmo while rocking newborn to sleep at 4am? Cut to print. This sucks. Jason Molina, you are not. Next time, I think I'll have the mutton. 0.5 GENRE: Can we get a wellness check on Mr. Noodle?

its fine. Low 3

Man, I forgot all about this band. I used to put on Aw, C’mon for a relaxing evening. Seriously underrated band. Their listen counts on Spotify make me sad. Definitely bring them back into rotation.

Enjoyable enough album, nothing that really gripped me, but I liked it. Three stars.

Lambchop ist ein vielköpfiges Kollektiv aus Nashville, Tennessee, das sich um Sänger und Songwriter Kurt Wagner als beständigem Mittelpunkt organisiert. Nixon, das fünfte Studioalbum der Band, erschien im Februar 2000 in den USA über Merge Records und in Europa über City Slang. Aufgenommen in drei Nashviller Studios – Sound Emporium, The Beech House und Studio 19 – bewegt sich das Album stilistisch zwischen Alternative Country, Chamber Pop und Countrypolitan, jenem durch Bläser- und Streicherarrangements veredelten Südstaaten-Sound der späten Sechziger. Produziert von Mark Nevers und Wagner selbst, versammelt die Band bis zu dreizehn Mitglieder gleichzeitig: Blechbläser, The Nashville String Machine, Keyboards und Schlagzeug verschmelzen zu einem dichten, dabei erstaunlich luftigen Klangbild. Wagners lakonische Baritonstimme, karg im Ausdruck und fast beiläufig im Vortrag, verleiht auch den üppigsten Arrangements eine merkwürdige innere Stille – als wolle er die Orchestrierung absichtlich auf Abstand halten. Die ausgekoppelte Single „Up with People" wurde zum bekanntesten Titel des Albums und erreichte in Großbritannien die Single-Charts, während Nixon dort insgesamt als Durchbruch galt und von zahlreichen Publikationen unter die besten Alben des Jahres 2000 gezählt wurde. Eingerahmt wird das Album vom elegischen „The Old Brown Shoe" und dem Traditionsstück „The Butcher Boy" – zwei Pole, zwischen denen sich Wagners Songwriting mit ruhiger Souveränität entfaltet. Es steht nicht ohne Grund auf der Liste der 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Nixon ist der seltene Fall eines Albums, das trotz aller orchestralen Üppigkeit nie seinen stillen Kern verliert.

Hmm... Something new to me. At times I really enjoyed it, other times it was just playing in the background. I think this would improve with future listens. Very melow, hard to place a genre. Wish it didn't end in a murder ballad. I'm still scarred from Nick Cave's murder ballad catastrophe.

it was nice, but i forgot taht i listened to it

Rather boring, nothing special.

No standouts

Snoozefest

I find myself a bit lost for words. It was simultaneously pleasant and annoying. Bland, really. Sorry.

Hard to rate. The highs were quite high, but the lows were quite low. In the end, I think I’ll give it a 2, but it’s a strong one. Could be a 3 if I had time to relisten.

Found this incredibly boring. Most songs just didn't go anywhere and had no energy. Perhaps it's the style but there should be something more memorable or stand out but there's not. I really wasn't a fan of the singing too and at times I wasn't sure what he was trying to achieve.

Apparently i'm not a soft rock guy.

Some interesting murder songs on here or something. Not the best.

Rauhallista, chilliä, hieman melankolista musiikkia. Sopii sadekeleille ja väsyneeseen tunnelmaan.

How did this album make the list?Very below average and I will not listen to this again. 2/10 Top song Up with people

Liked this one

I enjoyed the instrumentation well enough, but the lyrics and vocals didn't do much for me. One comment likened the falsetto to Miss Piggy and now I can't un-hear it. Best tracks: Up with People, and The Petrified Florist

Liked the album as much as the president.

Didn't blow me away, instrumentals are really pleasant, vocals grate more than they please

I didn't really like the lead singer's voice and delivery. The instrumentals were interesting at times, but nothing stood out to me in particular. I would give this a 2.5, but I'm okay with a 3.

Fine

Eh. It was okay.

It's an album. Apparently I listened to most of it but I'm not really sure when that took place. Nothing stood out and I wouldn't go back to it.

This was fine! I liked the first couple songs enough but then it started to get a bit boring towards the end. Also was not crazy about the lead singer's voice. But not terrible.

This is such a strange album. I've really struggled to latch onto it in any meaningful way. It's weirdly inaccessible, but not even in an artsy way, just in a kind of annoying way. Much of it is really slow and boring. 'Up With the People' is probably a good song that encapsulates the album as a whole. Despite having all kinds of instruments in there and soulful backing singers, all building into a kind of crescendo - it's still *somehow* bland. That's before you factor in his wafty, nothing falsetto, that later becomes an actively irritating falsetto. It gets two stars because I like the range of instruments, and some tracks are merely ok.

One of the interesting things about Nixon is that despite his reputation as a reactionary conservative, a lot of his first term really built on what the Great Society had already achieved. Efforts like OSHA, the EPA, affirmative action, and support for the ERA continued in a pattern of federal intervention to uphold rights. He even declared that he was ‘now a Keynesian in economics’ after ending the Bretton Woods system, and his efforts in detente went far beyond what Democrats had been willing to consider. Perhaps this reflected the influence of his adviser Daniel Patrick Moynihan (himself a Johnson administration veteran) who argued that ‘Tory men and Whig measures’ were what changed history. Sorry, I realise this is meant to be about Nixon, the Lambchop album, but there really is nothing interesting about it, so had to fill the space somehow.

I ended up quite liking this album, an elegant mix of country, alternative rock, post rock and even some jazzy elements. All things I like. The first half was definitely stronger with the opener ‘The Old Gold Shoe’ setting the tone, followed by the excellent ‘Grumpus’. The second half was weaker overall but the last two tracks ensure the album finishes strongly.

A strange album. Combining country, soul, and a chamber pop orchestral sheen, this should be a lot more interesting than it actually is. It starts off okay with ‘The Old Gold Shoe’ and ‘Grumpus’, but it quickly becomes apparent that most songs have a similar, lightweight feel; as a result, they largely washed over me. ‘Up with People’ was probably my favourite track, and I also liked ‘What Else Could It Be’ instrumentally, but vocally it was really grating (Kurt Wagner should be permanently banned from singing in falsetto ever again). Very pretty, but rather unengaging. Just under 3 stars.

4.5/10

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I was looking forward to this as from the artist name and album name I thought I was gonna get some death metal but that couldn’t be further from the truth. I found this deathly dull but I did enjoy the song titles especially as ‘grumpus’ is part of my everyday vocabulary; which has evolved from the Sabrina episode where she doesn’t want to be labelled a ‘rumpist’ which led to me and my pal Richy saying we didn’t want to be a rumpus - and now I regularly apologise for being a grumpus, usually I’m just hungry. TLDR: not worth the squeeze

this one was unexpected -- great listen for those who know

This one was a nice surprise. Took me a bit to warm up to it but I’ve listened to it a few times in a row now. Kinda reminds me a bit of Destroyer.

This went by without leaving much of an impression on me. Chamber pop with an alt-country flair sounds interesting enough on paper. The orchestral arrangements are lush and they are the highlight of the record, it's just a shame that they have nothing to latch onto. The vocals are a mixed bag. Kurt Wagner has a husky, whiskey-soaked voice that serves the music well, its just whenever he does that awful falsetto that I was left wondering what the hell he was trying to achieve here. Apparently this was a breakthrough release for the band in my home country, but I can't say I've ever heard any of these songs before. I doubt I will remember them after listening to them as they just are not memorable in the slightest.

I gotta stop reading the other reviews on albums I’ve never heard of because I was dreading this but it wasn’t half bad.

One good song 'Up with people' the rest is nice but not great.

I genuinely do not understand how this album made the list. Must’ve been a slow new music year in 2000. The lead singer’s vocals were droning and obnoxiously grating on me every other song and the music is forgettable. Perhaps it’s because it’s a blend of genres; for that I will give it a (2), but otherwise I hated most of this depressing album.

Very good. Love the instrumentation and think he has a very interesting voice. Very easy to listen to whilst not being boring.

Quite cool. Lacks what makes it interesting.

Bra sound stundtals. Intressant men inget wow. 3:a mest pga av produktionen och gitarr/trumljud. Provar gärna någon annan av deras skivor.

Great - don't know much about him

This feels like lounge revival. Are we channeling Tom Jones into a country/pop album? The vocalist swings wildly from lounge crooner to an affected falsetto and back. It feels like a parody album, but doesn't commit enough to the bit to actually be funny. This is a weird Nashville art‑lounge experiment that got lucky with UK critics. Go away, this is annoying. My Rating: 1/5

2.5 bissle langweilig, aber nicht unbedingt schlecht

I was wondering why I never heard of this before and then I listened. Very vanilla background music at best. Completely forgetable

it was fine, gotta relisten. was a bit bored.

Didn’t really enjoy while listening but think I would if I tried it again. Won’t be rushing to re-listen tho

Pretty good, I feel like I would appreciate it not if I gave it more time

Not getting much better is it

I'm hitting my limit with the number of unimpressive demure white boy light rock bands playing drony tracks that all blend together. I'm only 50ish albums in. This was fine. There's nothing that particularly stands out for me as bad but the good moments are so fleeting that they barely register.

I have questions. Why are the songs so long? How can anyone listen to this and not fall asleep? Why did it take so many people to make music this boring? Did the video for "Up With People" give anyone else nightmares?

This isn’t one of my top albums, but it’s also far from the worst thing I’ve heard. It sits somewhere in the middle — decent, but nothing special. Lambchop clearly wanted to make something that feels like classic American soul music, but for me it mostly failed at that. There are a few moments where the songs actually lean into soul territory and work pretty well, but the rest of the album doesn’t really commit. Most tracks are long, slow, and drag on without enough payoff to keep you entertained. The mood is mellow and atmospheric, but after a while it just becomes boring and samey. The instrumentation is nice and the vocals have that soft, lazy charm Kurt Wagner is known for, but the songs rarely catch fire. A couple of tracks stand out enough to make the listen worthwhile, yet the majority feel like they could’ve been trimmed down or given more energy. Overall, it’s an okay record with some soulful aspirations that don’t quite land across the whole project. Not bad, not great — just average. I probably won’t reach for it again anytime soon.

Strings can kill anything, I guess. I didn't last long. The butcher boy tried. The definition of uninspired.

Moody and a bit of a slog!

I had a hard time giving this one its due. What I heard was pleasant enough.

Just could not catch the vibe with this.

What the hell is this album doing here? It's worse than bad: it's boring. The only memorable thing here is the singer's god-awful falsetto on a few songs. Just a waste of a listening experience.

It amazes me that in the vast ocean of music we have available to us, this album in particular has stood out enough to people to be included on this list. I listened to this while out with the dog and I think it was alright, but can't completely remember. It just kind of passed me by in a weirdly enjoyable and totally forgettable way.

A pleasant surprise. Rock blended with orchestral work and clever lyrics. Totally up my alley!

I was surprised how much I enjoyed this chill album. It’s different for sure. Mellow and kinda sad.

Eh. It was pleasant music to do yoga to. Indie Muzak. I can't tell if he's saying anything worth listening to because the whole vibe is so laid-back that he could be singing the phone book and the Bible with similar emphasis. I'm a little curious to read some of his lyrics but only a little.

Until about half way through, I would have rated this LP as average. Then the songs got too long, and towards the end the tone shifted in a weird way. Could have been a lot better woth some quality control.

This in theory could be nice, but nothing stuck. It felt a bit lifeless to be honest. If I need to hear this before I die... Well

Insipid and bland

Very chill and nicely arranged, not the most active listen but still had a nice warm feeling attached to it

I do like this album, but it’s gentle thoughtful nature probably prohibits it from the highest rating.

Knowing nothing going in, I read something about early 2000s and alt-country and thought a) this should be right up my alley and b) why hadn't I heard this before. Then I pressed play and understood why. File under absolutely not.

Sounds like brunch music

Fine, nothing crazy though

Тёплый ламповый барочный кантри-поп.

Unassuming on the surface, but there is a lot going on underneath. The arrangements feel carefully placed rather than showy, and the whole thing unfolds at its own pace. It can feel too restrained if you want something more immediate, yet that same restraint is what gives it depth over time.

I genuinely don't understand what it was about this album that apparently captured so many critical hearts at the time it was released. The singing is bad (especially the falsetto), the lyrics are faux-profound, the music is forgettable, the energy is low, the songs are almost all too long. If nobody had told me this was some masterpiece I'd have had no idea. Still have no idea, actually.

These guys are weird. Strange and slow music I didn't enjoy. Maybe a song or 2 was catchy. But pretty lame overall

Kind of good but kind of boring? This is an album I will find back to only because I think it will get better with more listens.

Sounds just like The Divine Comedy Album cover is also good

Phew, that was boring. Yesterday it was innovative stuff from the '60s, today it's just meaningless drivel. The shifts in focus in this project are sometimes extreme. This, too, is a sign that an anthology or canon like this project is, in part, arbitrary and meaningless. 1/5

Absolutely not. His fucking voice, dude. He does this like talk-singing in a low voice after drinking a gallon of milk, then goes to a very bad falsetto. There’s an orchestra behind him which is pretty good but they aren’t making anything memorable. I was wondering how an album from 2000 made it to the list without me ever hearing anything about it, but now I know why. It's just shit.

It's really nice. Sometimes a little too nice. I think I would need to listen to it more. But there are some really lush arrangements going on here. And the vibe swings around a bit. I'm feeling generous, so it's a 3.5 rounded up.

Good stuff

Started fine then got progressively worse

drags a bit

Starts off promising and exciting, ends insufferable and unlistenable. If this is your bag you can keep it. Nothing here for me. Pack it up and on to the next one.

Len Houmous had wives called both Nixon and Lambchop - how strange is that? 3.8 4/10 Up With People

I’ve done just over 100 reviews so far and this is one of the few that I really struggled with in terms of actually getting through and listening to it… No interest at all, and thought it was really boring and sleepy

So boring!

I listened but have completely forgotten everything about this album since yesterday. I don’t think that means it was very good.

Blind album and artist. Snoozefest until the final track and honestly would've been okay without hearing this I think. 2

Thoroughly uninteresting album I couldn't wait to reach the end of

Its done well but just isn't my favorite music.

It's not terrible... But, what? Why? I didn't need to hear "Nixon" by "Lambchop" before I die. "The Butcher Boy" was the one track that made my ears perk up even the tiniest bit and of course, it was the final and the shortest song on the damn thing.

Yeah, Nothing is trickling down outta this album. I hate Art Pop tho.... Musically its good but the combination of this dudes voice makes it sound like a muppet retrospective tune...

Sinceramente este álbum es un somnifero, apenas lo comienzo a escuchar y quiero dormir. Un disco sin encanto, aburrido, repetitivo.

This was fine. I'll probably never put it on again but I have nothing specific to say about it apart from it was boring.

Couldn't get through it, though I expect it would grow on me if I took my time and read the lyrics.

It started out as something very unusual and it is an easy listen but it loses itself and feels a bit dull in parts

Musically very easy to listen to but a bit low energy for the moment I listened. May need to revisit.

I love atmospheric rock music!! RAaAa I got sick so I couldn’t listen to this on time :-: Rating: 3.5/5 GEMV (10-11.04.2026)

A smooth but directionless listen. I’d never heard of Lambchop before, and this didn’t change much—polished, pleasant, but ultimately a non‑entity. It drifts by without leaving anything to hold onto. Instantly forgettable

Not a band I thought I'd see on this list. This is an oblique album - it kind of defies classification, although it all sounds so familiar because all its references, though disparate, are things we've heard before (save the daniel-johnston-adjacent vocals). There's talent and intent, but it's creating something that I'm not sure I can really get into because, again, though it's disparate and familiar, it's a combination that centers around a core that you either are into or you're not. It's just too somnolent to really grab me by the collar and make me care. I dunno, right music for the right time, but for me, not right now.

This very much reminded me of an album by **The Slow Show** from a few years ago that I really liked and was surely influenced by this in the lush atmospheric arrangements, the melancholic mood, the baritone vocals, the storytelling and the slow but deliberate pacing.

Very smooth and has very pretty instrumentation. I enjoy the unusual lounge-y vocals most of the time but occasionally the falsetto gets a bit Gollum-y. Maybe a 3.5 for me, but quite interesting!

Makes nice background music

I feel bad rating this without actively trying to finish it, but the first few songs were so hard for me to get through that I just couldn't listen to it anymore.

I like the restraint.

263/1089 this cover is intriguing, i like it. however, the first sung line has me immediately out almost some of it feels like Sufjan Stevens but more countryish and without the heart/warmth that i connect to in his music i’ve made it to What Else Could It Be and I really don’t love the falsetto. the instrumentation, however is pretty lovely. it’s kinda giving Lindsey Lohan Parent Trap/The Holiday and it kinda nostalgic for me Petrified Florist was an interesting turn from the rest if the album at least? Butcher Boy single-handedly saved this album for me, so why was it the shortest song? 😭 i would’ve given the album 1 star if not for that 21/100

can't put my finger on who this reminds me of... bill callahan? it's a nice enough record but it didn't make a huge impression on me. maybe it takes a while to grow on you. cool album cover either way.

Really enjoyed this. In the vein of Bill Callahan / Sparklehorse. Sweepy, soothing indie rock.

B.O.R.I.N.G.

It's an album. Can't say it was my thing. Truly can't think of anything to say about it.

Très smooth, dreamy, ça me relaxe. J'aime! 5*

Bizarre modern 60s throwback record. I like the clean audio perspective of this record. Bass sounds are great.

Alternative country, I like the cover. But i get bored of this monotonous thing.

You know what? I had a good time listening to it. Not much to say but it accomplished its goal. Happy Immortality Day to any 17776 fans out there. My re-reading of it probably influenced this somehow. 6/10

It was a much more enjoyable listen than I expected it to be. It is still weird that it got added to the list but I would get rid of many other albums first. 8/10 [KEEP]

1.9

Ho hum

Really odd. I have nothing bad to say, but nothing in praise either. Just a very eh record that I will probably not return to.

DNF

You’ll never be tom waits, lambchop

good montage music

This album patted me on the head and handed me a cup of soup, but it was a little snoozy.... like me after the soup

Don't know what I'm in the mood for today, but it's not this. Apparently it was compared to Pet Sounds when released. I can hear that some of the instrumentation sounds like the song Pet Sounds, but that's about it. Not the tunes, to my ears. Definitely not the singing. I really like Up With People though.

Inoffensive but really boring. High 2.

Never heard of this band, probably for good reason. Slow and boring.

Inessential and boring

Liked it alright, music was whatever but that guy's range is nuts. I liked the song Grumpus

Here is the thing with this album……….. Sorry fell asleep even trying to write it. Some cool sounds with odd annoying vocals. Honestly, it’d be a 2 without that dumb falsetto.

I thought music was really good on this and it got less boring as it went along. Wish it had an instrumental version. Very interesting and not something I usually like.

kind of like arctic monkeys more modern stuff but not bad

Unremarkable and at some point I dissociate for so long I thought it ended, only to find out I'm on track 3

Meh