Nixon

This was super chill. Had a bit of a quiet Pink Floyd vibe

Nice easy listening album. Nothing too too special, but I liked it. Not great. Not a masterpiece. Just good. 2.9/5

had not been familiar - enjoyed.

This was pretty bad.

Budget Tom Waits. Pass

I’ve forgotten it already. Some songs were nice but mostly I just found they faded into the background. Not a great start back to the list for the first time in months! But there is rather a lot of these mediocre releases after all.

Really enjoyable listen, really chilled, kept me playing attention.

An easy listening yawnfest for sad indie kids.

Esse tipo de musica indie é um ponto fraco para mim. Talvez porque eu goste de Arcade Fire mais do que seria saudável para minha geração. O falsetto do vocalista é um pouco estranho, mas não me incomoda.

Meh. VERY cool album cover. WARNING - Don't judge an album by its cover. Both of these stars are for the cover, and would make an excellent poster!

I tried, I really did, but this album is such dull tedious neo-country, it bored me to death. 'Distance from her to there' finished me off with the whole muppet impression thing, I couldn't go on. Loved the cover though! Great colour palette and very striking typography use!

wtf?

This one was quite interesting, although a lot of the songs sounded like they could have been used during the meth cooking montages in Breaking Bad.

Nixon is a beautifully produced alternative take on classic genres but it drags a little too much for an album its length unfortunately. That being said the vocal delivery was not memorable, and after spending 49 minutes of my life listening to this I couldn’t recall a single thing after finishing.

That was unexpectedly pleasant. Ended up listening to it twice. Will keep it in the shuffle for a while.

sounds nice enough

meh

Something about this album makes me want to like it, and then he starts singing. I wasn't a big fan of when he did that. I can't be too harsh on the album though. There are a lot of interesting songs here, so that's a positive.

One of those albums you forget you’re listening to.

Unique country tinged soft rock that didn’t grip me at album length. A few nice tracks.

Another nice listen. Me parecio muy curioso la letra de esta banda, like weird and unconventional pero effective. Mi favorita fue Nashville Parent, such a nice groove! 3/5

Nice warm voice, lush musical production. The compositions themselves are the problem. Unfortunate that talented musicians and producers are bogged down with sub-par material.

Sometimes I hear an album through this project and think "why is this here?" This is one of those times

Pretty good alt country/ “countrypolitan”/ hipster easy listening… if too prolific. I wish Kurt Wagner put together a (one stop shopping) greatest hits, like Robert Pollard did with “Human Amusements…”

Oh god this is dross. Self indulgent. Directionless. I’ve pooed better music. 1 star rounded up from -500

I gave it a couple of listens. I just could not get what they are trying to do, found myself trying to place them in a context of some sort, which meant by the second listen I just had to accept I was not enjoying it. A strange listening experience, one of the strangest in this strange process as I've not really clocked what I'm listening to.

This album is like an apologetic half-hearted shrug that won't make eye contact. Listening to this was enervating. And I hate his vocal style -- influenced by country and soul, but unable to do either convincingly. There is a Zero 7 remix single of 'Up with People' that charted in the UK (number 66 with a bullet!) which is not radically different to the album version, but does point to possible improvements that could have been made to the production and mix to make this all a bit more interesting. The reissue that I listened to had a live-in-the-studio EP 'How I Met Cat Power' tacked on the end. The more minimalist performances (often just guitar and vocal) were far more compelling to me than the bland, chocolate-box arrangements on the album. I far prefer those versions.

Мало цікавого, але нормально. Лише пісня Butcher Boy мені запам'яталася і сподобалася

Not sure I needed to hear this before I die, but with that said, I actually kind of enjoyed it. Nothing stuck with me afterwards, but I enjoyed how moody it was when I listened to it. I might revisit this another time and see if I feel the same, but first impression is a solid 3 stars.

Just not for me

Well that was like a child's nightmare

Hmmmm…

I listened to it and can't remember a thing, besides that it was quite boring.

chill

ein elegantes, gut produziertes Werk, das jedoch oft zu gemächlich bleibt. Handwerklich stark, emotional eher zurückhaltend.

Boring

I liked it at the beginning, but it’s charms stated to wear by the end. Has some interesting ideas, both musically and lyrically, but doesn’t really expand on them to the fullest.

I had no idea what to expect going into this. But I think I hate it. After feeling like I had been listening for about 40 minutes, I saw I was only on track 4. This is not doing it for me. Nixon feels like being given the ability to time travel, then only choosing to go back to the early 90s just to stand in department store customer service lines; each track a different store, a different line of faceless nobodies waiting hours to return shit they don't want, just bleak and boring, immeasurable amounts of time spent circling the drain. The music is so unengaging and generic. It feels like it's trying to evoke a sense of nostalgia and tenderness and just fails at it miserably. It's overly cheesy. Unsufferably cheesy. The vocals are barely singing, just kinda weird whisper-talking most of the time (and cringy indecipherable falsetto other times) and in a way that just irked me constantly. Nixon gets a rare 1/5 for me. Don't bother me with this nonsense today.

ok randomly loved???? grumpus slapped

Ya know, If this artist/Album is listed on the 1001 albums you should listen to before you die, then I should at least have heard of them!

This was fine, but it all blended together after a while. 3.2

It's a bit country but not twangy. Sounds like Bill Callahan could join in and no-one would notice. Improved after a few listens, quite pleasant.

The Good: It’s a lesson in history! The Bad: I did not hear the “I’m not a crook” thingy… The Ugly: Lambchop, or Burnside’s (those who’ve seen Black Bird will understand that reference…) I don’t know what I listened to. Mainly because I stopped paying attention in the middle of the first song, noticing that the monotony remained throughout the album… probably only noticed the album was done after enjoying silence for about 30 minutes. Which begs an answer to the primal question: what is/was Mr Dimery’s criteria for adding an album to this list? Maybe one of these days I should just buy the damn book and learn that I’ve been duped by a asshat? This is turning into one of the most painful weeks when it comes to this list, though my record of 9 consecutive albums where I don’t rate higher than a 2* is still unbeaten… 1* shit

Quite honestly, I'm very confused how this is so acclaimed. I don't understand at all how anyone could like this. I do not care for it all all. (1)

Boring music, repetitive sounds

*Very slow and thought it was building to something bigger than it got to. The Butcher Boy was a nice crescendo to the tracks, but not enough for me to return to this.

So then, this gets labelled as alternative country! It's far removed from Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings and quite unlike anything I've heard for a long, long time. I'm not a fan of the falsetto (What Else Could It Be sounds like a scene from The Muppet Show!) and it's a bit beige around the middle, but The Old Gold Shoe is a beautiful opener and Up With People has the most upbeat way of telling us that we're 'screwing our lives up.' The complex nature of Petrified Florist calls for repeated listening and a demand to know the possibly heartbreaking story behind it. Just about more hits than misses - an interesting introduction for me to Lambchop. 3 intrigued stars.

huh? why is this my 500th album

While there might be something interesting here and there, this primarily just bored me.

I’ve never heard of the band, but that was some decent early 2000s indie rock!

Pleasantly surprised by this one! Pleasant music with some weird little flourishes. Easy for me to vibe to. 3.5, possibly a four, but I'd need more time with it.

This did a lot. I like the weirdness and how many directions it went in. I’m not sure how much I’ll return to, and I definitely think the second half was stronger than the first. I think it needs a second listen before my final verdict though.

00’s Country ⭐️

This was a solid listen, just not one that really grabbed me. It’s got that mellow, almost alt country meets lounge vibe that works in the background but doesn’t demand your attention. The songwriting feels thoughtful and the arrangements are clean, but a lot of it blends together. Nothing really jumped out as a must replay track. It’s the kind of album that’s nice to have on while you’re doing something else. Respectable, just not something I’m itching to revisit.

Jeg ved ikke hvad jeg forventede men det var meget fedt!

Nogen må gerne fortælle Ryan Adams at det er sådan her man laver lækker country!

Loads of variation on this country-indie album.

Dam another country, I loved the last one, and I hope this won't disappoint either. Never heard of this artist tho, album cover looks cool enough, I saw the children seconds later tho, cuz the name is big asf. No expectations, but I'm not discouraged either. First song, soothing one already. It isn't so bad, also it's a long song, so ig it will progress(?). It didn't change at all, however, I do like his voice and overall style, little jazz here and there. Not something extraordinary, but something I don't dislike either. Second song, already a good start, same style too, I wonder if it'll be overly upbeat any sooner in other songs. Goood, I do wish it became a bit progressive over the time, but I have to suffice with this ig. There was also a slight woman voice somewhere. Third song, almost thought it was french when he started singing. Different way of singing, and probably the least upbeat for now. 4th song, mmm it's getting a bit louder with each second, fun. Oooh it got better. Love some lyrical deliveries here, actually he does that quite good in songs. 5th song, nothing drastically different, but I did like the overall vibe anyway. Every song has that one unique beat injected into it that makes it worthy, plus violins are a good plus. 6th song, different voice here too. I think this album would be better if it didn't overstay its welcome, like there's 4 more songs to go and I bet none of this is gonna change, it is good, but the art is lost when it's repeated for so many times. Still not bad tho. Heard a little instruments kicking, finally something dramatic. 7th song, mm mm, showest of all. He does talk in this one in a kind of a sassy way tho, and then starts squeaking. 8th song, probably the best start of the song in this album, love them violins. I would looove if he didn't tone it down and went beast with the instruments, but we're talking about Lambchop here. Went on in a less interesting way I'm afraid. 9th song, thee best song on the album. It really lives up to its name. It's a bit eerie, has rock elements and some random sounds that amplify the effect, I wish it was like this all the time. 10th song, WHERE WAS THIS ENERGY BEFORE? God dam. This was good, it went where I wanted it to go, and continued the legacy of the last song. Now I'm interested in his other songs. I started thinking that it was 4 then 3 and the last 2 songs really guaranteed the 4 starness of it all. It started well, not more not less, then went and gave me "the less", which was disappointing, but at last it was in "the more" side so it caught my eye again. I just want to think that his other albums have more of what happened at last.

dziwny to byl odsluch, na pewno nie zapamietany bedzie na dlugo, bo jakos nijako sie tego sluchalo przez fakt, ze polaczenie muzyki popowej z influencjami country, czy tam moze jakies rokowania okolo countrowego, ale bita godzina odsluchu a nic z tego nie zapamietal czlowiek, wiki fajne gatunki podrzuca w opisie alternative country, chamber pop, countrypolitan pierwsze slysze i pewnie ostatni, bo czegos tak mialkiego dawno nie slyszalem, dodatkowo ten nixon jak to plyta z roku 2000, jak country lubie tak tego albumu nie trawie i nawet nie potrafie powiedziec dlaczego, bo caloksztalt jest nijaki, ale najbardziej dokuczal wokal, ktory chce brzmiec jak ktos, tylko nie umiem nazwiska skojarzyc, a nie za dobrze mu to wychodzi i czuc tylko nienaturalnosc w nim, na plejke dodam zamykajacego butcher boya, ktory jedyny nie jest orginalnym utworem na plycie tylko tradycyjna piesnia ludowa

Another ~2000s american pop rock album from this list. Almost nothing really bad, just not memorable. 1.75 / 5

What started as being largely inoffensive slowly made me irrationally aggravated. I probably disliked it more than it deserved but I was thrilled when it was over.

OK, but instantly forgettable. ★★

they deserve more stars for their band name rather than for their music. picks: up with people, nashville parent

I tried, I really tried. But nah I can’t get past his voice, i find it clashing with the smoothness of the guitar licks

I didn't expect this to sound like Mac DeMarco

vibe, niks speciaal fso

Nah

Pretty ok soft-rock from an artist new to me. Not something I would choose to have on while picking music but not bad in any way. Just not my thing.

First Listen; 2; This really didn't do it for me. I was hoping it would be a little more fun or interesting, but nothing really caught my ear or stuck with me. Also, didn't like the weird falsetto singing. Favorite Track: The Butcher Boy

This is a nice mélange of country and soul, but bro leave that falsetto alone 😭. When it's arranged with just those two sounds in mind, it's a nice album, but they decided to add some downs. For example, I don't personally vibe with the lyrics and the lack of melodies in the more ambient, chamber-pop tracks like "Petrified Florist".

Calm background music

Not sure how I felt about this one. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either. Just seemed to be there inoffensively in the background. 3/5 nothing really stood out, but it wasn't a difficult listen.

Streaming services have recommended Lambchop to me before. I’ve listened to a couple songs and they’re alright. I never really listened to a full album and really didn’t need to. I have no idea why this is included on the list over other indie stuff

***a good, easy listening album.

Uninteresting until the very last second, certainly not bad. The Butcher Boy was cool as.

Un poco sin más, pero no me desagrada

this sounds like some shit my mom would listen to i cant stand the singers voice and it sounds like yatch rock

I'm starting to lose track of how many albums on this list feature a white guy who can't/won't/doesn't bother to sing. Lambchop may be a masterful songwriter and composer(?), but this vocal style immediately lulls me into a sense of indifference. I guess I'm just trying to match the artist's energy. This record feels like Bill Callahan or Giant Sand and the guys who made the Virgin Suicides soundtrack got together to make an album. It's lovely, but it's the lowest energy background music I can imagine; it's like a soundtrack for being snowed in a remote mountain cabin for a week. Sure, it's beautiful but, my god, please make something exciting or different happen! To that end, I guess "What Else Could It Be" offers an upbeat mid-record reprieve from the monotony, and on "You Masculine You" he uses a forced falsetto to underline the mockery of his message. So I guess I'll give him credit for being clever. Still, it's not an extremely exciting record.

It is very nice if you want to enjoy a chill time!

Pleasant background.

This had a very soothing sound, i should give it a relisten.

I think I've heard this band, or as least its singer, before, but I can't place it. Otherwise this sounds like an American Belle and Sebastian or Divine Comedy. Some of the instrumental sections I like, the falsetto singing does not do anything for me. What Else Could It Be sounds quite 70s, quite soul. But nothing was interesting, and a lot of the tracks were long and monotonous enough that they bored me.

That's not my taste in music - But ok

4/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/lambchop/nixon/ Lambchop is one of those band I’ve never really listened to, even though they should be right up my alley. And indeed, this is nice!

Some nice vocals but didn’t leave much of an impression on me. Could get better with more listens

Probably my favorite album titled Nixon.

Not for me. It just kinda went by

Strange album. Has some decent grooves and melodies, but the singing is truly bad. Like startlingly bad. 2/5 Won't listen again

Ehh it was ok. Pretty standard middle-of-the-road kind of album I'm used to stumbling upon here.

it was better and different that what i expected

A beautiful lush record that will surprise you as it is filled with gorgeous instrumentation- a mix of horns and laid back soul with string arrangements giving way to pop and Americana all anchored by Kurt Wagner’s solid baritone vocals. This record is a vibe. You have to be willing to take the mellow church soul journey accepting that these beautiful sounds don’t quite fit with what is going on lyrically. As every album in Lambchop’s discography explores a different point in a musical spectrum seemingly disconnected from the albums that preceded or those that follow, Nixon in my mind sits somewhere at the midpoint of that journey. The songs flow into each other and the 60’s soul which anchors the entire record keeps you engaged even if lyrically you are going WTF? Spend a little time with Nashville Parent and then ask yourself what did I just listen too? What Else Could It Be sung in falsetto could be a 5th Dimension outtake. It is a band firing on all cylinders and you can imagine a smokey night club with the audience gently dancing to the house band. Kurt’s vocals are stunning and the mix is perfect as is the guitar tone. I have no real notes on this. It’s not a traditional indie rock album. It really is its own thing. I also know I needed to grow into this record. I turned 40 when this came out. I had 3 kids and a wife. I still wasn’t ready. It’s 26 years later, I’m about to retire and I’m finally ready. I’ll put the record on the hifi, turn down the lights, and dance with my sweetie. Pick a track, any track, they all could work. I have a couple of favorites but they are mine. You pick yours. It will all be fine. 4/5

Not my favorite of the Dad Rock on this list.

Up With People // Nashville Parent // The Book I Haven’t Read Yet //

Not very exciting

reallly goooooood

misschien zou ik dit luisteren als ik op een paardenranch woonde in de zomer maar dat doe ik niet dus ik geef het een 1, sorry het was zo saai ik wou elk lied skippen toen ik nog maar in de helft zat

Heel mooi rustig album, springt er niet echt uit ofzo maar is misschien daarom juist zo goed.

Hell yeah. I love old men singling about their sunsetting life. The music breaks down around them while they try to keep it together with their weakening voice. Each song wants to break and fall apart but the sparse and broken vocals somehow keep it together. There’s a special type of sensibility that can make an album like this.

Nope.

Oooof if I hadn't turned this off four tracks in, this might have been the last album I would have heard before I died cuz I would have thrown myself into traffic just to make it stop.

dnf- i do not get it. song after song i wondered to myself if it was going anywhere, if it was going to get better, and it never did. felt like i was on hold the whole time. the only way i can describe it is "liminal"

It just doesn’t seem to do… anything, really.

i generally really enjoy chamber pop and many of the instrumentals in this, but it was too all over the place. going falsetto doesn't compensate for the shortages in the vocals either

Listened to this driving back from Cle at midnight last night, so on one hand, I was able to focus completely on the album; on the other hand, I had to listen over speakers rather than headphones which sucks. My takeaway is that this album was incredibly creative and unique with very engaging and enjoyable instrumentation. The vocals are inexcusable. I see elements of this in Sufjan and other late 2000s early 2010s artists, but the vocals drop this from a 4 to a 1.5 rounded up I guess.

I will admit, I was excited to see Lambchop appear on this list and give me an opportunity to listen to it. It's popped up in a couple places as recommendations from people I trust or references made in some of the culture that I consume. But having listened to it, I'm not sure I get it. It's not bad and I don't think less of the people recommending it or listening to it, but I'm not sure I'd go back to it.

Truthfully, I found this album coast past emotional into maudlin. Occasionally I found it charming (the melodies themselves were nice, but the arrangements were giving Kdrama), but often felt like I was being asked to be emotional over songs that didn't do the work to warrant it. This album bravely asks, "Should these genres be combined?" to which I answer, no, I don't really believe it is of public interest to do so.

Ok

I liked the cover art

Singer's voice sounds like he's telling a joke while poking you in the ribs with his elbow, which starts to get grating after the first five seconds. I get the joke, it's not a good one, and it doesn't get any better when you keep repeating it, just mind numbingly boring.

2/10 Nothing really works here. A sleepy, uninspired bunch of songs with a weird kind of Bowie imitation on top with the vocals.

Ei toimi

Yeah... this was really forgettable album for me. There were some ok instrumentation but that is all. Not my thing.

got a solid harry nilson and, even more indie of a references, timber timbre / Father john misty vibes. Pretty sounding.

A welcome surprise!

Liked the instrumentals, did not like the weird Elmo voice.

Easy listening music with snark and humor (?) Listened twice, still didn't get it.

4.5

This is decent. There were a couple of tracks I enjoyed and some I didn't. This record isn't very memorable. Favourite Track(s): Grumpus, Up With People Least Favourite Track(s): You Masculine You

Nix

Not my thing. Don't like country and soul sounds.

Good enough to make me explore more Lambchop. Not so good that I’ll hunt the album out again. 3.5 stars

Helt greit album, men litt kjedelig? Skjønner ikke hvorfor dette er med på lista, uansett grunn til å like dette finnes det noe mye bedre fra andre artister.

I don't want to say this is bad, exactly, but yikes it did nothing for me. It's the sort of thing I'd expect to be played at a reasonable volume in a mid-tier restaurant. Forgettable background music, is what I mean. I won't be coming back to it, that's for sure.

ме ні то щось

A stone cold classic, innovative flawlessly cool.

This was better than I expected, but also a bit forgettable

Not seeing the attraction here.

For a lot of this album, I was thinking about this quote I read on Wikipedia that some critics had called this album the "'Pet Sounds' of the 2000's." And I should say, that's not an assertion I take lightly. 'Pet Sounds' is one of the most beautifully orchestrated albums I've ever heard! So if people are gonna go and compare you to that record ... woof, you've got some expectations to live up to. And not just that, actually; I'll probably also have 'The Soft Bulletin' in mind — the "'Pet Sounds' of the 90's." Now that's an album that more than lives up to that label! And about halfway through, I came to the obvious conclusion that this wasn't exactly fair to the music. How could it be? I'm comparing it to albums I already love and have accepted as two of the best albums ever made. Nothing could compete unless it was immediately as amazing, straight from the jump. No doubt, it was having an impact on how much I was enjoying this thing. I felt like I could've been enjoying it more, and this was obviously the reason. So, take that "'Pet Sounds' of the 2000's" line, toss it away, take this album on its own merits. And once I do that, I should be enjoying this album a lot more than I was. I should be. I should've been. I didn't. 'Coz I gotta be real: with or without that comparison, this is the most disappointed in an album I've been in a **long** time. I wanna start with the positive: the orchestrations on this thing can honestly, actually be beautiful. You take the strings in a track like "The Book I Haven't Read", and, like, damn, is that not legit? It's stuff like this that can honestly make me understand that comparison. In moments like this, it's so close to matching that atmosphere of beautiful melancholy that I love 'Pet Sounds' and 'The Soft Bulletin' for. If this album could've consistently maintained this atmosphere, I honestly would've put it up there with those other two. Yet, it doesn't, for some simple reason: this guy's gawdamm voice. If there's anything one element that kills this album, it's this singer. Oh, I can just tell he thinks he's so good, what with how he keeps hitting that falsetto in songs. But I would've been the first tell him, he does **not** have a good falsetto. I don't even have exactly the words to describe how it's so bad; it's just ... incredibly distracting in how bad it is. Seriously, there are 13 people in this band, and no one could've told him he wasn't good at this? And it's not like his regular singing voice is much better. Hell, it only succeeds in how nondescript it is. Like, I seriously couldn't even begin to be assed to follow along with these lyrics, 'coz, goodness, I couldn't listen to either of these voices. But if a fellow group member was anything to believe, I wasn't missing anything except a buncha nonsense anyway! It's such a jarring clash of tones. These beautifully thought-out strings, next to these truly awful awful vocals... I legit spent a lot of this album tryna figure out why I wasn't jiving with this thing. 'Coz it's not like it's even a **bad** album. I'll say it again: those strings an' shit are legit. Frankly, if this had been a purely instrumental album, I think it legit would've been a lot better. But because they insisted on having these vocals... Feankly, they make the whole project feel like hipster shit. Between these "OOO I'M SUCH GOOD AT SOUL" vocals and this album cover and that gawdamm title. "'Nixon'." Goodness. What the hell does it even mean? Do they even know? Honestly now. Like, I guess in total it's not the **worst** thing I've ever seen the Nixon name attached to — the man himself still clears by a mile. But, oh, this could have been so much better. This vocalist is not a crook ... but damn. He sure feels like one.

Not sure what I was heading into with this one, but I really dug this one. 4.5 bumped up to 5.

I dunno, a 3? More of a 2.5 bumped up to a 3, I guess, but… I wasn’t really feeling this at all. I have genuinely no idea how to approach writing about this album, mainly because I never found a good way to approach listening to it. I’m a person who really likes dissecting lyrics, or at the very least, I like lyricism as a route to help paint an overall picture; the lines should generally be the colors that allow the brain’s paintbrush to get to the author’s intended destination, or at the very least, a satisfying interpretation. This is an album where the soundscape acts as the colors; I’m not opposed to that sort of thing, as long as the lyricism helps in some way. It didn’t help me a damn bit here. I don’t understand what any of these tracks are about, save for incredibly loose imagery that didn’t grab me as potently as it tried to. That’s sometimes fine though; there have been really good albums where the lyricism gets confusing or hard to parse at points, but where the vocals can pick that up and provide the emotional lean the tracks need to help the paintbrush find its way there. The issue here is that I cannot fucking understand his vocals, both from a literal standpoint (too quiet at times, too pitchy at points, too mumbled under the instrumentals) & from an emotional standpoint, as he sometimes feels like Bob Ross trying to sing, Elmo trying to sing under his breath, or Miss Piggy in a starring off-off-off-off-off-off Broadway role. I couldn’t grasp the emotions out of his lyrics or his vocals, meaning that this is mostly an instrumental album to me. It succeeds as an instrumental album to a point, but these tracks are all far too long, in a way that noticeably overstays its welcome, no matter how lovely & nice they all seem to sound. Without that sense of emotional connection to anchor me along the way, I’m left with an album that tries to say a lot, yet leaves no memorable sticking point to grasp onto. I hear parts of the acclaim here, and to a degree, I get how this might’ve felt fresh & innovative given the state of music in 2000 & the band’s apparent work up to this point, but for 2026 standards… I just don’t really get it. I think it sounds good instrumentally, but his vocals don’t add anything, often dragging some tracks down by being too noticeable whilst having nothing to actually say, given the loose stream-of-consciousness lyrics, which I couldn’t grasp to save my life. I’m stuck at a 2.5 that I’ll bump up to a 3 on account of each track never having an actively bad moment, but this was really close to being bumped down to a 2 on the sole account of “I just don’t fucking understand what the intent of the album was at all” & being utterly frustrated by that. It probably didn’t need to be on the list.

An adequate representation of mellow rock, I surmise. I do not judge you if that’s what you’re into. But not really my vibe.

Easy listening of the 2000’s: pleasant if you are paying too much mind, meandering to nowhere. The falsetto, and there is a lot of it, is annoying.

It's OK? Not my thing, but he seems talented.

Having never heard of this band or album, and after reading the description, I hoped I would enjoy this more.

I don’t know what just happened.

Someone asked me how today's album was and my response was "eh? Kinda slow and mumbly". There's nothing wrong with this one but there's not a whole lot going on with it either. It's just fine, not really for me.

Good

Okay - 1st album to change my mind. I was never really moved by music like this when it came out. It was like the sounds of IKEA, as far as I was concerned. But I wasn't listening to the music. I was subconsciously having a go at the smug, slack trousered, hipsterish, moustachioed middle-classers I knew that liked it. Listening on my own terms, some 20 something years later. Acoustic guitar-led songs with sardonic or ironic lyrics sung in baritone is soooo 1990s/early 2000s but it's pretty well done here. It's definitely dinner party friendly. Could also warrant a close listening session, too.

1+ Stars (3/15)

ok. bit different

Spotify says . . . a hybrid of contry, soul, jazz . . . That sounds you hear is me running for the door ;-(

This is the musical equivalent of a slow, comfortable hug. I really dig the general vibe, even if the pacing gets a bit slow at times. Spins: 1 Playlist Additions - The Old Gold Shoe - Grumpus - Up with People - The Butcher Boy

Some of the longest five minute songs ever.

I'll agree with the guy who said it sounds like 10 different Netflix openers. It's not by any chance, the music's pretty, it's just even at the end of the album I wasn't able to say "okay, this one's definitely a finisher to the whole saga".

Fine enough. I already forgot it though...

Music for people with serious heart conditions where anything remotely exciting might kill them. This isn't alternative-country, it's alternative-easily listening, and for someone like me who values pace, edge, emotional expressiveness and catharsis in my music, it's an absolute slog to get through. For some reason, I kept imagining Kermit the Frog singing these songs, but it didn't really make them any better.

5/10

Lame alt music. 😴 "Thick of It" reference on the track "Distance From Her to There".

Holy shit is this shit. There has to be 100 albums on this list just as boring and derivative as this shit.

That falsetto was painful

Nothing notable.

This was very confusing. At first I didn’t get the voice, the orchestration was so grandiose it felt forced with all the strings and I didn’t know where it fit in the year 2000. As a Radiohead fan, I stuck it out and the back half really drew me in. I think this will grow on me, and I will surely give this more listens.

First time listening to this band. One of the top reviews here mentions Dean Wareham and that's the first thing I thought of when playing the first track. The next thing was Lawrence Welk, which is clearly intentional, tongue-in-cheek-like. The next track has a deliberate groove, but it still inspires comparisons of elevator music or 70's AM Gold. The rest is more of that hazy 70's style with ironic vocals and lyrics. Musically, they're solid. I dig it for sure, but I wonder if this hipster niche is appealing to most, which likely explains why they are on this list. Browsing the wiki articles for their other albums it looks like they migrate to other styles later in their catalog. I am admittedly curious to check out more. Overall a very chill vibe here, and mellow is a mood you wanna hit from time to time, so I'm down with it. And there are many crappier bands to sound like than Luna. File under "mildly-quirky retro indie-chamber-pop".

Not my favourite lambchop record but lovely and soothing

Not mad at it. Good use of horns in their songs. Lead vocals remind me almost of the singer from Dire Straits, whomst I love. I also like the album art a lot. I'm a sucker for some good album art. "Up With People" was real good. Did lose some steam in the last three-ish songs for me. Overall I liked it more than I thought. 3.5/5

A wild dreamy intersection of pop, Countrypolitan, and indie music. In the vein of Cindy Lee. You don’t really know where you are, what time it is, or what is happening. But it happens in a way that washes over you with sound and simple turns of phrase to bore into your mind. Super cool man.

Flows through and between the ears sweetly, the sparkly arrangements unusually apt - strings, trumpets, and studio flourishes tend to highlight where a song’s lacking, but here’s a Mancini-esque lightness that offsets nicely our beloved baritone lamenting. Another post-midnight single-listen session means I can’t get a handle of how sturdy the songs are; while there’re no obvious blazers, nothing whiffed.

Pioneers of my beloved DBCAIW genre, Lambchop have been tilling their sumptuous yet unassuming indie-country furrow for a long time now. Not sure why "Nixon" is so feted relative their many others ("How I Quit Smoking" has this beat, years before), but it's representative and fine enough here for a 3.

5/10 - A few good songs but overall not an album I see myself going back to. I felt very neutral about this album.

I don't love his vocals and I thought the album was a bit boring. 4/10

Enjoy

This is one of those albums I enjoyed, but it didn’t leave me with a lot to say. It’s definitely chamber pop with a country rock edge, and in some ways it reminds me of Bill Callahan, just filtered through a more orchestrated, chamber pop lens. It’s pleasant and well crafted, but not something that left a strong lasting impression on me.

It's not for everybody, but I enjoy it. If you're a slow person like me, or maybe if it's late at night right now, perhaps you will, too.

Something about this album hit me right where I wanted it to. Probably rating it higher than I normally would as a result, but ce la vie

No. I did not enjoy this. I do not understand how this is on a "best albums" list that is notorious for some glaring omissions of artists/genres. There's nothing special about this album from the year 2000, nor is there anything offensive. If it had been the latter, I might have at least respected the uniqueness. A previous review noted that one of the vocalists sounded like Miss Piggy and I can't unhear it, especially on "What Else Could It Be?" What a dreadful falsetto. Briefly considered giving Nixon a single star out of sheer annoyance, but it's honestly not terrible overall. The final two tracks, "The Petrified Florist" and "The Butcher Boy" were both okish. EDIT: I've been stuck on how much I hated this album over 50 albums later. Even for other albums I gave 2 stars, I had to think "well, at least it wasn't Nixon by Lambchop." For that, I'm bumping it down to 1 star. Fuck you, Nixon, the man and the album.

Very sleepy, but not all bad. The singer sounds like he's going for Leonard Cohen but coming up with Kermit the Frog.

Inoffensive, mildly interesting musak

Ruhig und schön.

Not my thing

I was going give a 2, but I'm taking off 1 star for the weakest falsetto I have ever heard.

Idk why, but I went into this thinking it would be metal. Lambchop is a great metal name. I like this album, but it's also forgettable. I'm not sure why it's forgettable, but it is. Best Songs: Up with People, What Else Could It Be?, The Book I Havent Read Worst Songs: You Masculine You

Thought the first song was interesting and had me thinking this may not be too bad. As it continued seemed to get a little less interesting to the point it was just background music. Was not terrible, but just not for this listener. I did find the lyrics to Nashville Parent pretty interesting. "He can take that stupid grin and decapitate a rodent or a mouse." WTF is that? 2

2.5 For some reason I thought I had heard of this band or album before and was anticipating to hear rockabilly music. This is not that. I have no idea what I was thinking of, but that’s to say, I was caught very off-guard by the first track, The Old Gold Shoe. Fortunately, I kind of dug it! While it’s admittedly melodramatic (almost to a fault), there’s a lush sort of instrumentation to it that I appreciated, and I thought Lambchop’s vocals complemented nicely (I think Lambchop is actually the name of the band, not the singer, but I’ve decided this is the reality I want to live in). Overall, it had a great introductory sort of quality to it, so I was looking forward to the album REALLY kicking in with the next track, and… then it just never did. Yeah, every single song on this album sounds like the first one. I know I just gave it some praise and all, but an entire album’s worth of that sound starts to grow old quickly, especially when each track averages about five minutes long, to the point where I found myself wanting to resign before I had finished, much like the titular president. There really are no bad songs, but the experience as a whole is just too much of the same thing for one sitting. The best part of this album? The guy’s voice. The worst part? When the same guy attempts falsetto. I still don’t really understand what “chamber pop” is, but I think I know enough to know it’s not for me - just a little too overblown for my taste. If you ask me, Bright Eyes did it best with False Advertising. And with all due respect to Lambchop, calling your album “Nixon” does not evoke thoughts of good music - though it certainly beats having to read headlines pertaining to a certain other embarrassment of a president.

i think i really like some of these songs but for some reason my brain was not processing anything so i need to give it a relisten

it's saying howdy but in a jazzy and indie way ifkwim

It's ok.

Bored 🥱

feels a bit too much of a try hard. It's fine.

Relaxed, laconic, sharp with its own country sensibility that is compelling

3 out of 5. Sounds a little like Bowie singing motown and a few other genres thrown in.

Bland album with a country twinge

Bit over produced was my feel and a little bit bland. The country tinged parts are better done by artists such as Bill Callahan. Not really a fan of this

Okay

? easy faster pop...c

I could do without the tiny tim sounding vocals, but the rear I really liked. Great instrumentation and vibe all around.

This list confuses me more every day. Clearly my musical palette is not sophisticated enough to appreciate the selections. Either that or we’re being punked.

I’m not afraid to admit that I don’t understand this album. If David Bowie and Queensryche had a musical love child, its debut album would sound something like this. I don’t know whether to slow dance to it or make it the sound track to the next serial killer thrasher movie. Not sure how to grade this so I’ll simply give it partial credit for trying and hope tomorrow’s selection is less confusing. PS - Wasn’t Lambchop that lamb puppet on PBS? Is this the same animal?

Is this the moment when music ran out of ideas? This is just a guy whispering indecipherable words over what seems to be the background music from an erectile dysfunction tv commercial. Unfortunately, nothing at all rose from this generic.

Chamberpop? Countrypolitan? Have I lost my grip? They made those genres up, right? This felt more like a pop art piece than actual music. Sherri Lewis on Peyote.

я пидорас ненавижу сука чмо пися сися

I had never heard of this artist or album and was pleasantly interested with the first half of the album, but I kinda got a little tired of it by the end. I'll definitely look more into it though, very unique. Kinda wilco meets tom waits. 2.5 rounded up because it's new to me.

I liked the sound of this band; I think one of our other reviews said it was Wilco-ish, which I agree with and enjoy. However, the singer was meh and the songs didnt really stay with me. I liked it while i was listening and then promptly forgot.

The weird lyrics really elevated the slightly ignorable baroque folk arrangements

Grew on me as I progressed through the album, calming at times.

Just really boring.

Boring

I see why people like it but I just find it too boring

Fast losing patience with this insipid style of music.

Good background music

Interesting…gonna give this artist a few more listens

I think the sound in this whole album was super interesting. I think it kept me just invested enough to enjoy it but not enough to be like WOW that was amazing. Really liked The Book I Haven't Read and Up With People the most.

Pleasantly inoffensive, enjoyable to relax and drive to in a morning

I liked it! Nice easy listening on a cold Monday morning

I like some of the slide guitar and brass, some or the baselines. Quite bored though tbh.

Sounds like that space cloud from Rick and Morty, only slightly less obviously ripping off Bowie. Ultimately, there is too little going on to hate or love it.

Not sure what this was doing here but it was alright

Definitely one of the albums ever made

Nothing really new or outstanding, but great mellow and enjoyable music!

I definitely did not expect this. A nice, inoffensive album -- but perhaps without too much to offer.

2.5

Alt rock with steel guitar from the year 2000? Requires more exploration. 4.25 stars.

I can tell this was crafted with love and care, but it comes across as just unbelievably dull

I cannot get past the vocal on this album sorry.

2.3/5 I was expecting some alternative Rock or Metal looking at the album cover and name... what I got was washed down, boring pop music. Not as boring and bland as some other pop music, but still not exciting. I can't really say anything else about it cuz it's very forgettable.

This floated by in the background making no impression positive or negative. It just is. The falsetto really sounds like Ms Piggy which is not ideal

I have never heard of this band, but it was quite pleasant. I enjoyed it!

never heard of this band, but I enjoyed it. Very chill, good beat.

nice genre

A sonoridade é bem bacaninha, sofisticada e despojada, meio old fashioned... guitarras divertidas, melódicas, limpinhas...Boas canções...Uma certa experimentação...Pergunta: compraria esse disco? Acho que não...3-4 estrelas

Slow and dull

Am I in the wrong for thinking this is bad?

Forgettable.

Cute :3 Reminds me of Kacey Musgraves

It is very interesting album. I never heard it before. Thank you. I get it in one breath. The Petrified Florist reminded me The Human Menagerie and The Psychomodo by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel.

Lovely discovery. Distance from Her to There is exceptional.

Didn’t like or dislike. Just listened and moved on.

This should be my thing. But it's not. It feels like an American version of Elbow, but without the singalongs

I could find 1001 albums made in 2001 that were better than this

Pomaly ale fajn, asi bych si to poslech mimo pivoteku

i like how weird it is sometimes on the vocals. it feels like it should never really work, and yet every track did.

This is alright, the songs are fine, there are some decent lines, and the production is well done. But this album is operating around an indie-niche with so many great albums that I can afford to be a little picky. The sound here reminds me of Destroyer moreso than anyone else, it's pretty much exactly what I think of when I hear the phrase "adult alternative". The components here are largely good, it's just that they aren't combined in an especially inspired way. Honestly I thought this was just kind of boring, if fairly pleasant. But there are so many indie/alt-country/alternative albums that are more interesting and memorable than Nixon that I struggle to put it on the list of recommendations.

Elevator music.

Even speed, listening was a waste of time

2.5

meh its decent

Worse than bad - inoffensive.

Lambchop is such an interesting band to me. I had heard them described as alt-country but they constantly experiment and hop genres. My favourite record of theirs is Flotus where Kurt Wagner runs all his vocals through Auto-Tune giving the whole album a completely unique sound. Nixon isn’t one I listen to a ton but it was their breakout album where the experimenting really starts. Definitely enjoy it for the most part.

Blah. I am with The Scat-Man liked their album Floatus. Stumbled on it by accident. This album not for me

Son intéressant. Kurt Wagner semble être une drôle de bibitte. J'aime pas vraiment quand il basse du registre ultra-grave au ultra-aigü, sa voix de tête est pas belle. Ah pis ça sonne big time comme un record des 70s mais ça date de 2000? Outre ça je trouve ça un peu monotone, genre soft rock... je sais pas trop si je suis convaincu.

Magnifique découverte! Je devais faire de la route à la noirceur très tôt, et ce fut un magnifique accompagnement. Belle voix très intime, arrangements riches. Ça rend dans une belle disposition. Ça me donne envie de découvrir plus d’affaires de ce band.

Cover 4 Over the right circumstances, this would be nice to listen to. Any other time, it's very slow and mellow.

Nice soft rock but not incredibly memorable...

Not really for me- the songs were too sappy (bordering on maudlin) and nothing really stood out as a hit. The voice and instrumentation were both nice, but the tone and subject werent for me. Overall- just okay

I wanted to like this album more but why was he just whispering for for 75% of it? Made it hard to enjoy the writing though I thought the music was, for the most part, good. highlights include "you masculine you", "distance for her to there", "butchers boy"

Песни в никуда, но очень крутая обложка. Лучшая песня - What Else Could It Be.

pretty album art. was vibing slightly throughout, though i took a little break in the middle of a song because i got a call at work and coming back to this dipshit crooning was not pleasant. instrumentals are nice and his voice is fine enough in low dosages. the lyrics i actually ingested seem well considered, impactful when i catch an "asinine" or "disgusting" every now and then.

Getting Belle & Sebastian vibes from a lot of this. Which is fine, but the vocalist is also trying to do this higher pitched voice which really does not work for him. He should’ve stuck to a lower register tbh. Also, a lot of these songs sound very similar. 2 stars.

I.. nah, I'm sorry that sort of nostalgia-sad-pop just isn't for me

I quite liked it when listening but it's really forgettable. Great album cover though

Quite chill at times; strong 3

Pretty sure I've seen this album cover around before. It's pretty neat - I like the autumnal colour palette and vintage painting style. I'm getting an alternative rock vibe from this cover and album name. Hopefully I'm correct. Wow, I wasn't expecting this. Quite the blend of genres. I'm a pretty big fan of the instrumentals. There are some pretty great string sections that are paired nicely with some intricate guitarwork. Some of the background embellishments are nice too, especially the warm saxes and cosmic synths. If there's one con, it's that I'm not yet decided on the vocal style. It's a little too breathy and squeaky for me, but it's decent for what these songs aim to be. "The Old Gold Shoe" is a nice opener. Earnest and mellow are among the better qualities a song can capture. "Grumpus" is a superior follow-up. That instrumental is pretty golden. The strings and guitar intersect with one another pretty perfectly, and the percussion/sax breathe further life into the piece. A pretty good track overall. "What Else Could It Be?" is more of the same, but I ain't complaining. Book time. Nothing much of note in there. Wikipedia reveals that this album was very well received by critics in the UK and was a moderate chart success. I can bat for this one. It's been way, waaaaaay too long since I last heard an album that I genuinely liked, so I kind of feel that this album earns it's place on those grounds. I cosign this inclusion.

This sucked and the singer’s voice creeps me out. The whole production has been muted just so that one could hear him and it’s not a pleasant one. I can’t even tell you a single thing I liked about it. That’s how terrible this was. Baffled it’s on this list.

I liked what i heard but I also felt what I heard went nowhere. Album art is cool. Favorite Songs: Grumpus amd What Else Could It Be?

Easy Listening final boss

Some of this is really nice. I recognise a single song from it and I assume that is the famous one because it’s actually quite good. But I found the rest of it quite forgettable

Greet

Pretty and mellow. Not sure on the falsettos, but I liked the album quite a bit better on the second listen.

Was not able to get into this one at all.

Ohh det er svært. Fordi det er virkelig skidt størstedelen af albummet, nok til at jeg blev sur. Men der var altså også et nummer hvor jeg tænkte det var en fed indie vibe. Selvom jeg har haft albummet hele weekenden, så fik jeg ikke lyst til at finde af af hvilket nummer som var godt, derfor må det være under middel.

Det er virkelig mærkeligt. Også lidt dragende. Men mest bare weird. Har lidt en Kings of Convenience feel.

Millenium Pop.

Not my thing

Nice and gentle, unobtrusive alt country with a bit of jangle, not that much twang really, and a lot of pretty indiepop inspired songwriting and production. It's atmospheric, laid back, a bit dreamy, and easy going stuff that's not especially original or as far as I know influential or iconic of a time/place, so not sure why it's included really.

Not my favorite, but not bad.

Nahhh.

Wtf is this? I really don't get it.

It's decently done, but fairly boring. I was worried about the country aspect of the description because there's only about 3 country artists I like and that's because they don't sound super country. This doesn't sound country to me. Good! Some bits sound a little like Vic Chesnutt (who I adore!) but fail to bring the humor or energy. It's like worn wallpaper in a beige house. It's fine. But it's not interesting. His voice is fine, but his falsetto is annoying. Luckily he doesn't do it too much. "Distance From Her to There" is the worst, both falsetto and country-ish steel guitars on a Motown-ish vibe. Weird in a bad way! I do like some of the horns and chorus bits. "The Butcher Boy" has the most energy and isn't bad. But it can't save me from my boredom. Probably a 2.5, but I'm rounding down on this one.

I’d never heard of the album or band, but I thought I might like this - the album art is nice, and i figured it’s probably some flavor of indie - I didn’t, really. I’m having a hard time putting into words why that is; it feels too “weak,” somehow, and a little irritating, like it never builds up to anything. Each track is also too long, as is apparent right away on the first track (The Old Gold Shoe). Didn’t start off on the right foot, I guess. The Petrified Florist 2.5?

ok

No private session used for Spotify. Seemed like another ok one for listening to in the morning on a business trip. I don't recall Lambchop, but I do recall Grumpus. This album was groovy, but I didn't care for his voice, especially when the falsetto.

Ne znam šta bih rekla za ovo, čudan album. Kao u pozadini čujem kul stvari, ali sve skupa mi dosta lejm zvuči. A vokal užas. Mixed feelings. 2/5, 4/10

As a white person, this sounds like what people would probably call "inoffensive white people music". Chill, but very forgettable. Will not intentionally revisit, but if I heard these songs again I probably wouldn't recognize them.

Beautiful and serene. I actually dig the falsetto this guy is doing. "The Distance From Her To There" was a standout track, I got that falsetto chorus still stuck in my head. This kind of reminds me of that Richard Hawley album that's on the list, and I love that one too

Decent, nice rhythms

The sort of album that people say they like because its experimental while secretly hating it.

A bit sleepy and forgettable, but undoubtedly well made. Not too keen on the high-pitched, squeaky singing style, which thankfully isn't prevalent across the entire thing. Probably needs more listens to fully appreciate.

It's Monday and I don't remember this from Friday.

I don't think I understand what I just listened to. It's all over the place style-wise. Sometimes twangy, sometimes adult contemporary, sometimes a weird soul experiment.

Wasn’t feeling this one. One or two tracks had an interesting idea, but nothing felt complete.

I have a better voice and I'm a professional shower singer

A turn-of-the-millennium album, Nixon puts you in a good mood, even an inspired one if you allow it to flow w/o much investigatory intent. In other words, this is nothing more than a pop record, tho it has the quirky lyricism of an indie-rock release and Kurt Wagner sings w/ a been-there-done-that hipsterism. Its optimism is a welcome elevation, especially when it nears a gospel-affect, but it eventually cloys too much and bottoms out in the end. I'm left w/ bits and pieces of what isn't genius but merciful decency: 'Each and every stinking day / I'm getting much better / This evening's little up-setter'; 'Part of the process / Is sifting thru the piles of shit.' If Chance the Rapper were in a soul-rock outfit, this is the sort of sappy thing I'd expect.

Alright, had a nice vibe but fully my style. 3 stars

Found this to be twee and schmaltzy and I've no earthly idea, either from listening to it or reading about it, why it was included in the book. Utterly forgettable and dull.

Familiar and Foreign at the same time 4/5

aight

p866. 2000. 2 stars. Boring background music for hipster bars, saved from 1 star by decent lyrics. Once heard, immediately forgotten.

Great album

Elmo sings off-kilter soul/country which could be easily paired with a found-footage compilation of a psycho-murderer doing their passion crime. I was unnerved the entire album, which I think is the point. It's incredibly haunting with its cheery up-beat melodies paired with the disturbingly suggestive lyrics peppered with violence and fist-clenched insinuations. Like watching something drown in the most picturesque lake you've ever seen. Probably going to give me nightmares - 6/10

Pre-Listen Thoughts: Why is this here?? What business does this legitimately have being here?? “Nixon became a breakthrough release for Lambchop in the United Kingdom.” Oh. That’s why. Guys, we’ve made better music than this in the States you could have picked from. I promise there are better albums than this. Post-Listen Thoughts: Ok, so admittedly I was WAY too harsh on this album. It’s actually pretty good. I still stand by the fact that we have much better albums to pick from, but I enjoyed my time with this album substantially more than I had anticipated after reading the genre was “Pop Country”. So, first of all, I don’t hear Country in this album at all. This is borderline just Indie Rock. It’s the good kind of chill where you’re not really engaged in the music the entire time, but you’re still happy that it’s on in the background regardless. I’m not the fondest of the lead singers voice, but it’s at least passable. Then you get to the last 2 songs on the album, and they’re actually kind of just great. “The Petrified Florist” and “The Butcher Boy” are by far my favorite songs on this album. So, you know what. I’m sorry for pre-judging you, Lambchop. This was a nice, chill, pleasant listen-through on an otherwise busy, stressful day. I think I was also thrown off by the first song, which is actually my least favorite on the album. If you can get past that, you’re home free. And if you like it, hey, you’re probably going to enjoy the rest of the album a lot. Bonus.

A nice blend of country and soul, with lush instrumentation. It ultimately falls flat because the singer is whimpering strangely and there are absolutely no hooks to speak of.

I was not previously familiar with the artist or the album. While this seems like an interesting concept--country with influences of soul and jazz--I didn't really care for this too much. I will not listen again.

Soft rock - lounge music

Alt-rock. Okay

Chill rock, a bit too chill to my tastes at times but maybe there's a place for it somewhere in the albums I listen to anyways. Really vibe with Nashville parent.

I don't think this was supposed to be in the book ... are we sure this list didn't get hacked? This sounds like my grandpa singing some poetry he found in readers digest, with a Casio keyboard demo beat, in Walmart ... How is this on the list? Explain to me why!

Slow mellow.

A very fun and relaxing album. It is quite fitting for a autumn day Fav song - Grumpus 3/5

This was a fairly chill album from an artist I wasn't familiar with. Some 70's soul mixed in. Not sure I'd revisit it, but it made pretty decent background music.

I was confused by this album. Its sound was just off of everything. Like kinda rock, kinda easy listening, kinda r&b ish and no twang but the guitar kinda sounded country for a second. Idk

Quite a nice album that makes a change from what I usually listen to and I guess what would generally be considered mainstream music. Has a weird blend of a few sounds that I can't quite place but seem to for the most part fit quire nicely together. Don't think I'll be rushing back to it as it's not quite my daily listening vibe but will definitely check it out again.