Reviews (page 5 of 8)
Enjoyed this very much - not sure why it completely passed me by originally. That said, the GREATEST 1001 albums ever?
I didn't like the first track. But the album got better as it went. Interesting work.
not my vibe. Sounds like Lana Del Rey's music world
Chill
i’m surprised that i’ve never heard of this woman before because this whole record feels very much in keeping with the zeitgeist of 2016-2018 alternative pop/rock. i liked it a lot but none of the individual songs jumped out at me…i probably would appreciate her more in a playlist among various other artists.
that was really good
Not heard this album before, like their more recent stuff, but this was also a really enjoyable listen, will definitely be seeking a physical copy, probably a 4.5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Great album. Going to check out more work by this artist
I have never heard of this artist but I thoroughly enjoyed her work. This came directly after Air's Moon Safari so I was definitely in the right head space for this album. Great stuff.
AN AMAZING PSYCH ELECTRO INDIE EXPERIENCE
Really enjoyed this album. Perfect morning work listen. Will definitely check out more of her work.
Never heard of Jane Weaver before, this was overall a decent listen, quite a nice voice and chill indie pop overtones to the music.
Not terrible, but nothing grabbed me for better or worse
It was ok, but it wasn't what I really wanted to listen to on my birthday
I’ll usually get an album like this and think, I don’t get it but let’s do some research to contextualise it. There was no contextualisation of this album that I could find. It was fine but undeserving to be on this list.
3.3 stars rounded down.
Pretty cool indie electronic / rock record that's really modern and surprising to show up on this list.
Far more solid then the reviews would lead me onto believing, but I think an album like Melody's Echo Chamber - S/T would fit the exact same niche and is better.
This album was a lot of decent enough ideas that didn’t really get taken anywhere. The vocal melodies aren’t strong enough to carry it either. A bit weird to include an absolutely inconsequential 2017 album as well, this definitely isn’t remember as one of the essential modern albums.
Kinda liked this one, a little too indie girlie for me to be a regular. Will I listen to again: 15%
I enjoyed this quite a bit, nice soundscapes and good singing.
Not heard of her yet she’s been around for years. Runs her own label. Maybe that was her mistake? Sadly half the battle is marketing and publicity. Surprised by how good this is.
It’s alright
half decent record
Wow, il y a quelque chose qui me gosse au plus haut point sur chacune des 3 premières tracks, une sorte d'haute fréquence qui me rend violent comme dans Kingsman. C'est vraiment terrible, allez pour un 1 étoile, ça fait un bail!
Jane Weaver? I love that song!- oh, wait, it's some random singer I've never heard of. And she mumbles and adds in some weird electronica. And it's kinda cool but kinda really weird too.
yeah i would have really been into this one about 5 years ago. i really loved the sonic landscape that was built here, a lot of great neo-psychedelic textures that sound great. jane's voice is really pretty and the songs here, at points, have some really compelling melodies that i really enjoyed. unfortunately, for me, there was not enough greatness here (as opposed to goodness) to get it over the hump to a 5. still, a strong 4, and an enjoyable listen.
Maybe needs headphones and no distractions to lock in properly, bit lacklustre and distant for me. Not unpleasant to listen to.
Okay so I’ll admit this album had a leg up on me from the get go because there was a Jill Weaver who I went to middle school with and was a total babe and we were boyfriend girlfriend for almost a whole week and I almost saw her boobies once so I of course thought of better times when I pulled this up, but it’s legitimately great!!
2.25
I am not sure what significance this album has that landed it in this list, but I would have probably never heard of it otherwise and it’s quite good, so thanks list.
Jane Weaver, obscure (to me anyhow) British singer…this album seems to be mellow new age/electronica. This was pleasant listening with lots of talk of butterflies. Nothing that stood out as fabulous, but ok.
I've never heard of Jane Weaver, although I have heard of her band Kill Laura (sorry Laura). This is so recent, too! I thought she must just be a British thing, except this album doesn't even have a wiki page, so maybe not. It's OK. Not enough electro for me to find it interesting electro. Pleasant but boring, kind of like Elliott Smith in vibes even if not in style. I do like that the album 'Modern Kosmology' contains a song called 'Modern Kosmology' with the lyric "Modern Kosmology". (Although why is Kosmology with a K? German influence? Gnosticism?) Highlights: 'Modern Kosmology', 'Slow Motion'
SO GOOD
It's fine, but not catchy, nor unusual, nor exciting, nor worthy of any top list let alone this one.
Of all the albums that was one of them. 2.3
Psych revival with droning swirling guitars and mesmeric synth parts over locked in krautrock grooves, lead by big vocals that are doubled and tripped for self-harmonies, soaked in reverb and delay, and bounced around the stereo for a being inside a kaleidoscope effect. Stereolab is the biggest comparison, but elements of Velvet Underground, Bjork, Portishead, Can and Pavement to go with it.
Cheap Psychedelic Electronica from bargain Joni Mitchell.
Loved the monotonous vibe, reminded me to some Kraut bands, although in a completely different register. Not sure if I really liked the album or not, as I had it as background music. I can say that it was not annoying. Marking as 3 which now means something like "could revisit in the future".
This is all a bit "meh". The singer is "OK". Not great, "OK". The songs are also "OK". Not great, "OK". The playing is ... well, you get where I am going with it. Why someone feels I MUST listen to this, I have no idea. About halfway through I stopped actively "listening" and it became "background music" as I got on with other stuff. 2/5.
Shoutout to a fun album cover, cool font. She has an interesting mix of styles in this album. The opening track is like electronic experimental feeling but then the immediate next track, did you see the butterflies, is chill acoustic. Then I think the moods mixed well in tracks like slow motion. Also interesting use of bird sounds throughout? I unfortunately listened to this on the airplane and downloaded songs don’t have lyrics available so that severely limits how strong I can stand on my rating of this album. However, I’m giving it the benefit of the doubt cause I liked how it sounded a lot of the time and seeing as it’s such a new album and someone had to think it was good enough to go edit it into the list it’s probably pretty good stuff.
I mostly just don’t want to spend the time to actually review this which is probably reminiscent of a 2 but whatever I’m feeling generous today so it gets a 3. Most recent album we’ve gotten so far on this list and I’d never even heard of it which was kinda interesting.
what an absolute delight of an album to have discovered! i absolutely love this! it has such a nice feel and flow to it, very much a full album listen experience that i love. the second and third track are my favourites. the title track has a beat and feel to it that reminds me of radiohead, which is one of my fave bands of all time.
22/03/25 I have never heard of her and it wasn't too bad!
An interesting mostly instrumental album but not one I'm super keen on, worked nice as background noise but didn't do much more than that.
Not too bad, I kind of liked several of the songs.
Bleh
Benjamin Curtis of Secret Machines had a second space rock band on 2008 called School of Seven Bells, which this album songs a lot like (this could have been their album). I didn’t dislike this album but I didn’t find anything unique or original. Key songs for me were Loops in the Secret Society and the Lightning Back. The whole album is pretty good, just no new ground broken here.
Random thoughts: * This one is pretty, pretty cool. * I listened on a road trip, so I need to re-listen on headphones. * I'm surprised I've never heard of this one. Must be one of the author's favorites. I'm glad they shared this one.
More pleasant than I was expecting. It grew on me after the first few songs. I enjoyed the music, but it was nothing special, which makes it a high three. I also deeply resent the last few seconds of the album, which was just like a high pitched buzz that was not fun.
I’m enjoying the music. My rating is more in relation to questioning the inclusion of this one. A latter day album by an artist who, respectfully, has always been very under the radar. Again, it’s a good album, but it’s not doing anything new or different.
Way too spacy..
This was a breath of fresh air. A spacious, folky, female-centric album that is confident in itself and its music.
This was .... good? Nothing exceptional, mind you, but good. Maybe it shouldn't be on this list, but that's not the album's fault. 3/5
Kinda wack. Mostly tuned it out. Decent background noise.
Day 93 - March 11th, 2025 This sounds like if force fed Bjork shitty TikTok bedroom pop. 2/5
Wow, didn't know anything about this or her. Love most of it!
This was soft and mid, not v impressive
next...
Not something I would normally listen to, but it was okay. 3 stars or C.
An enjoyable listen, but nothing groundbreaking 3/5
Somewhat interesting. But not really my cup of tea.
The last 30 seconds of this album was obnoxious. A good voice, especially in harmony, but the spacey/electronica was only interesting once, if that.
Ok for dream pop. I preferred the tracks with real instruments.
01) H>A>K - 8,0 02) Did You See Butterflies? - 8,0 03) Modern Kosmology - 8,0 04) Slow Motion - 8,0 05) Loops In The Secret Society - 7,5 06) The Architect - 7,5 07) The Lightning Back - 7,5 08) Valley - 7,0 09) Ravenspoint - 6,5 10) I Wish - 7,5 TOTAL: 7,55 (76/100) Current ranking: 216/472
Chill and pleasant.
The future of Velvet Underground.
A bit flimsy for my taste but an ok record
This is a dreamy electronic pop album that feels reminiscent of a time a few years before its release. It reminds me of 2014 Tumblr and "grunge make up tutorials" that I used to watch in YouTube during my first year of uni. It reminds me of Channel 4 original dramas, which isn't a bad thing. I enjoyed this album. It was soft, melodic and subtle but has moments of great crescendo's that elevate the pacing. The vocals are quiet and understated for the most part and compliment the sweet instrumentals. It's a reflective, thoughtful record that is great for letting your mind drift. Not quite Sunday morning music but maybe Saturday evening with no plans music. The electronic feel gives it that modern charm but however it can tend to make some songs sound repetitive. It's not exactly an album that changed my life but I could see myself listening to it again.
Pretty cool.
And so, to celebrate 500 albums (a huge milestone that should be celebrated with an iconic album)... we get an album that doesn't even have a wikipedia article. This album does not belong here. If Rabbid Peach is deemed to be more important to history and culture than your album, the album isn't important enough to listen to before you die. Also, what is it with the obscure picks on the list all being synthy? I don't get it! Anyways, This album's okay. I think it has no reason being here whatsoever, but I also know in my heart that this isn't a bad album. If someone recommended it to me as like a little underground suggestion sort of thing, I'd be fine with that. But to say that this album needs to be listened to before dying would be absurd. There are much worse albums I've heard though. The sound of Modern Kosmology is solid. It's not my thing, but it's alright. Nothing here is annoying. The blend of genres is good. The singing works. The writing doesn't interest me that much, but there's nothing too bad here. The pacing is good. However, I also feel like there are other albums on the list already that do these things better. Ultimately, Modern Kosmology is a fine album, I'll give it that. However, I can't in good conscience give it that high of a rating, or a super low rating either. It's good, but redundant. Light 3/5.
-it had an eerie feeling to it ngl -it didn't feel revolutionary or anything, not sure why it was included in this list rly -it wasn't bad at all just not something I would really go back and listen to, I think for ppl who like this type of music it would be good -fav songs: The Lightning Back and Ravenspoint
2.5/5 devastatingly boring. I kept waiting for it to get better, but every song sounded the same. They all had the same beat and I enjoyed none of it that much. There wasn't any issue that stood out it just wasn't that exciting, especially since it's supposed to be one of the greatest albums out there. Mid.
Enjoyed more than I was expecting. It was dreamlike and trippy, but still felt like something I could bob my head to.
po curti demais esse
vocais oníricos, sintetizador bacana, indie pop pica demais, até levemente psicodélico né. nada de inovador mas td é feito bem demais. slow motion é uma pedrada ce eh doido
Jane Weaver is a British singer/songwriter that has recorded in a range of styles during her career. Modern Kosmology is her eighth solo album, and an exploration of dreamy, ethereal "folktronica." Weaver's talent as a songwriter is evident throughout her career. In this release, her melodic, electronic pop songs showcase her strong, rich voice.
Is this the newest album on this list? It’s got to be so far, at least. Why does it sound like this was written and produced in the mid 2000’s?! There’s some pretty impressive vocals on display here, but that skill is almost constantly overshadowed by cheesy synths and boring baselines. Every drum beat sounds like a generic preset that came with the 2010 version of fruityloops. The songwriting is generic and uninspiring, lyrically and musically. I guess this would be good background music for a telecommunications conference? Not for me. 1*
Fun game: listen to all of this album and see how many other 2000s-2010s indie girlies you’d rather be listening to! I include the 2000s even though this was released in 2017 because the vibe is very 2007-2008 ish. This is neither a particularly good example of its genre or even remotely ahead of its time and I did not enjoy it.
Meh
Oooh somebody new that I know nothing about! This is a really cool album opener, reminds me a bit of Radiohead meets Dan Deacon in terms of some progressive, energetic production thats a bit atmospheric, a bit off-the-wall. Indie meets electronica, that’s what this is! “Loops in the Secret Society” was a really cool listen, she has such a clear idea about how to build up a song and be additive at just the right times. Another highlight was the little bleepy synth refrain in the next song “The Architect.” But my song of the album award absolutely goes to “The Lightning Back” for its infectious, quaint indietronica perfection. I hear lots of The Postal Service in this one, which is about the highest compliment I can give a song. Whirling, nasaly synths that are easy on the ears, a bit-crushed beat meant to induce a little head-nodding. Airy singing about a lovers impact on the singer. Beautiful stuff, so good that it got a replay out of me before I could finish the album! Another shoutout to the cool vocal intro and outro on “Ravenspoint” that helped elevate the tension a bit. This album is a great deviation from the manly rock&roll or grand concept albums. Sometimes all you need is some easy, well-made indietronica to get you through the day
Fine, but I've heard this done better dozens of times.
just ass 2.0
Weird, low-key, synth rock. Maybe a touch like lighter radiohead with a female singer.
I've never heard of Jane Weaver or this album before, but I tend to enjoy electronic music from this era, so I have high hopes that I'll enjoy Modern Kosmology. Here's hoping that this can hold a candle to Chvrches! I didn't love Modern Kosmology as much as I love Chvrches (an almost impossible standard to hold an album to), but I thought this was really good, and I enjoyed listening to it. Jane Weaver has a solid voice, and she clearly knows how to build some good electronic arrangements. The thing that I enjoyed the most about this album was its overall vibe and mood. This album was really chill and pleasant to listen to, and then "Architect" hit, which completely mixed things up in the best way possible. I loved the main riff of "Architect," and the pulsating, high-pitched sounds on the chorus added so much to the overall sound. The high energy of this song came out of nowhere, but I loved it, and I thought the album was better from that point through the end. I wasn't blown away by this album, but its overall sound is good enough that I wouldn't mind listening to it again. It's unique, and Jane Weaver has some great vocal chops. The biggest detractor for me on this album is that the first half is pretty weak; I prefer my electronic music to rely more on catchy hooks and riffs, and Modern Kosmology didn't really make much use of that until about the halfway point.
It was pretty good, albeit not particularly revolutionary. Not sure it's worth of being on this list, but it wasn't bad in any way.
Nice album, quite soothing sound, but not too drowsy. Pleasant record to listen to, just positive vibes. I have never heard of Jane Weaver before, and probably will quickly forget about her, but she is a pretty good singer and songwriter.
It's electronic, it's twee, it's pop, at times post-punky, and it's wonderful. I'd never heard of Jane Weaver before, and this has been such a delight. I love Weaver's ability to find the ley line between different genres and style, and shift between them effortlessly. It's all very enjoyable, but it's missing that "wow" factor that keeps it from being a truly great album.
Okey, not for me though
Really cool album. Lots of psychedelic sounds, lots of songs very drone-y with cool swirling sounds throughout moved along by beats and bass lines. Lovely vocals, amazing production, very rewarding listening on headphones. Not catchy at all but will definitely reward in repeated listens.
This is cool, especially the instrumentation. The use of synths feels distinctive without being distracting. Altogether it is a well-composed, coherent album. That said, it doesn’t really move me, but it’s highly competent.
'Following charts but the threads would just dissipate / Modern Kosmology let my love resonate.' This album, mainly due to its excellent production, tho also b/c of lyrical moments like that, is an unexpected pleasure. Tho not quite as brilliant as comparable acts such as Julia Holter and Cate Le Bon, this possesses a palpable optimism that I very much enjoy: 'Let's go outside when it doesn't feel right.' It also successfully sustains a Byrd-like psychedelia on tracks like 'Loops in the Secret Society.' She loses me a bit on 'The Architect,' which is neither sonically nor conceptually attained, but wins me back with sweetness on 'The Lightning Back' and 'Valley.' Are the echoey vocals and abstract lyrics entirely irreproachable? No. I can surely do w/o the 'open your eyes' at the end of 'Ravenspoint,' for instance. But I don't want to do w/o: 'there's a rhythm to march to this undisputed mood.'
Middle of the road alternative. A bit of a mix of tempos and styles.
Really sunny this album, great electro pop and then heard more music by her that was also very good.
I really wanted to dislike this and make a snarky comment about how this album doesn’t even have its own Wikipedia page, but this actually ended up being quite pleasant. I really enjoyed it musically, and it had a very calm vibe. “Ravenspoint” totally took me out of it, but otherwise the songs were good. Not sure it needs to be on this list, but I can’t hate it either.
Loved the vibe. Dreamy, psychedelic, easy listen
Enjoyed this. Time will tell if it is really worthy of a place on this list.
Wow, I really enjoyed this. Dreamy vocals and rock-solid instrumentation that delivers a modern bedroom/indie pop-meets-psychedelic listening experience.
not sure really why this chick is on here.. meh.. left no mark with me
The album is ethereal and calming and has a place on a Sunday afternoon when it's raining and you need something to match the mood. However, every song started off fresh and unique and then ended up in the exact same place. It came across as one extended song
Based on nothing - I believe - emphatically - this was the second best album of the week upon its original release. Facts will not change my mind and I don't care enough to investigate further. The most successful songs adhere closely the the well established template of Broadcast/Stereolab. There are some earlier psychedelics moments sprinkled in (Ravenspoint) Overall I did enjoy this more than anticipated cause I'm a sucker for a chanteuse and a motorik beat. But just - why is this here?
Extremely OK. Some songs I liked a lot, some songs I wasn't too keen on. Wouldn't be mad to listen to it again.
Music to fall asleep to?
Folktronica. Who knew? The 1001 list enlightens yet again. Liked this one a lot. Just mellow and weird and a bit mystic, (perhaps new ageish?) Will definitely explore more Kosmic Weaver! (4.2*s)
I'm not sure why this album was so hard for me to rate; I kept going back and re-listening to it. I enjoyed it a lot, both while paying attention and simply as background music. It works really well at both. It's a good mix of luscious atmospheric sounds with a folky vibe on top, I was surprised to see it came out in 2017. This might be the most recent album on the list but I'm struggling a bit with the significance. That is not to say it isn't worthy, it's a very good album, I'm just searching for what it does that makes it noteworthy. 3.65 for fuzz pedals.
This album snuck up on me and I gave it a relisten. Good combination of electro-astro psychedelia and an airy whimsical lady lyricist. Jane weaves through the kosmos taking the listener on a voyage through space time. Lift off from the start with "H>A>K." Drift through the galaxies and nebulae to meet the maker, "The Architect." You finally arrive at the final destination, the Pillars of Life where we all began as star dust and will inevitably return (on our way to dust). I know I keep bringing up Melodies Echo Chamber but again I get a strong comparison here. I listened to some other J dub work and just as good. This album will get more play from me...3.45.
Even if I don't think I'll become a huge Jane Weaver fan, I wish I had been exposed previously. While Modern Kosmology isn't an amazing album its got some segments in it that I enjoyed for the unique and diverse sound. I appreciate when someone is bringing something else to the table that doesn't feel generic. The main criticism I have for Modern Kosmology is that the songs started to sound the same after 45 minutes. I mostly enjoyed that sound but would like to see what else she can do. I feel like Jane Weaver has a couple songs up her sleeve that I'd appreciate but not sure I'll spend the time to find them. I need an indie friend who has already combed through her discography to find her best stuff and let me know. 2.67 stars
I like The Silver Globe more but this is also pretty sick. Cool guys have a favourite Jane Weaver album.
High end psychoactive pop energy.
Hated the first song. Second had better lyrics. Title track i enjoyed, tightly made song, love the drums, good melody line. Slow motion was a surprise but a nice one, seems pretty and bright. Loops was forgettable. The Architect was a good lo-fi moment. The Lightning Back sounds close to something i’ve made so liked that one lol. The main melody and backing vocals really complement each other. Valley could be an irish folk song, loved her. Ravenspoint, love the use of the speech at throughout “what is the fuss on our way to dust” he ate. The delay seems over used for me personally. Made me feel like it was dragging. I wish felt like on over extended fade out. All the transitions from song to song are really well done. It’s getting an 3 because although there were great moments I doubt i’ll go back to it.
I’m not in love with this sound but I imagine if you really liked Nico and Jefferson airplane it would be pretty exciting to see people making this stuff in 2017. I liked slow motion.
I had never heard of Jane Weaver, but this ticks many boxes for me. Excited to listen to more of her.
It's fine. Does the curator have access to a TimeScope™ wherein he can peer to see the social impact this album will have in the future? Because it's 2025, and this album is fine. It's not bad, it's not earthshattering, it's just competent folktronica.
Interessante ma non mi ha colpito particolarmente. Non mi ha dato fastidio. Strumentalmente interessante.
I almost like I Wish
I’ve no clue why this is on the list, but it’s a welcome addition, if you ask me. I can’t pretend it’s anything groundbreaking, but I just love these kinds of albums. ¾ of an hour’s worth of some great indie rock / art pop / whatever the hell. Weaver’s voice is suited perfectly for her instrumentation, the latter seriously demonstrated on the title track and The Architect. Groovy, artsy and psychedelic, and that’s all that matters for this kind of thing. There doesn’t have to be a big, explicit concept or experimental production, it’s just nice music.
I mean, it doesn't even have a Wikipedia page. Come on, bro.
Synthy
started out really strong, but kind of tapered off in the second half. cool production, feels like modern 80s synthpop
Ein ziemlich piepsige Stimme
Really interesting. Not typically my jam, but I enjoyed this one. Not quite a 4, but we'll call it a high 3.
amazing albu, Karen O is an artistic genius
Nice chill vibes, nothing magical but nothing bad either
I mean, I liked it.
“Hmmm, well, Stereolab made a lot of good music. Let’s do that!”
Een heerlijk dromerig album, de titel Modern Kosmology past echt perfect! Het eerste nummer is een soort acid plaat, ik ken de artiest ook verder niet maar haar stem bevalt me heel goed. Instrumentaal blijft ook dat dromerige en zweverige van toepassing, maar ik trek het wel goed. Ik denk dat dit het dichtst bij een pop album in de buurt komt op dit moment! Na een tijdje is het wel echt meer van hetzelfde en merk ik dat ik de insteresse begin te verliezen. Instrumentaal is het echt wel vet, met nummers als The Architect waar gewoon dikke synths inzitten die echt bijdragen aan de sfeer van dit album. Maar vocaal enzo is het misschien toch niet zo vet als ik in het begin dacht, het is best wel nice maar niet geweldig ofzo. Dusja, dit album in 1 woord samengevat? Vibes. FAVO: H>A>K, Slow Motion, The Architect, I wish
p946. 2017. 3 stars. This decade's Goldfrapp. Lovely voice, and an eclectic mix of synth, folk, electro pop and psychedelia. All that's missing are standout tunes.
7tje die ik naar boven afrond.
Haar album uit 2024 is veel beter
It was pretty entertaining Lekker albumpje voor in de achtergrond of in de auto ofzo, zou het een 3,5 geven
Slow Motion // Loops In The Secret Society // The Architect // The Lightning Back // Valley //
Neither liked it or disliked it. It was playing and then it wasn’t, didn’t really make much difference to, or for me either way.
Quite nice.
Solid indie vibes worthy of listening again.
I enjoy this. Sound similar to the Canadian indie I listened to in the early 2010s.
Eh, good not great. It sounds like it's trying to stand out and trying to blend in at the same time and I don't think it works all that well at either. Well-made, just uninteresting. I liked Did You See Butterflies and Modern Kosmology.
Another artist and album I was completely unfamiliar with. I think this album starts off really good with the first three songs being highlights. Unfortunately, after that it doesn’t really hold my attention as well. The vocals are good, but the instrumentals are not super adventurous. The intro to Valley reminds me of Telephone Line by ELO. Favorite songs were H>A>K and Modern Kosmology.
Never heard of her before & I absolutely loved this. Brilliant discovery, thank you List.
Very surprised to see Jane Weaver on this list. She’s not a particularly big deal even in the UK - I saw her play a modest billing to a modest crowd at a small festival this year. Still, this ain't a popularity contest, and I can report that the motorik rhythms and airy melodies on this album provided a soothing soundtrack to an overcast train journey to Crewe. Scores low on the ‘must-hear’ scale but reasonably well on the ‘nice to listen to’ scale.
Nice vocals. Interesting composition. Feels very current for indy. I like some music like this, Alvvays, men I trust, etc. I don't find this exemplary although all the pieces are well done in their own right.
Home cooking again?
It's nice to hear something a bit modern here. This reminds me a bit of Portishead if they sped it up a little and were less sad; the wispy sort of vibe and the electronic bits all kind of add up to a relaxing listen. The title track and "The Architect" were the best of the bunch. The instrumental kit on a lot of the other songs sound a bit too much like yamaha keyboard presets run through some filters. That goes for nearly almost all of the album. Her voice and the songwriting are the parts that stand out rather than the backing tracks. I didn't mind this but it wasn't awe inspiring or anything.
I didn't not like this but it's definitely in the realm of "Thinks it's better than it is." Slow and methodical, beautiful at times, but definitely boring.
This was a breath of fresh air - something more upbeat after a long string of either down-tempo or down-vibe albums. More modern than I'd had in a while too. I'd never heard of the artist before but really enjoyed the album. Nothing especially stood out, but I could go back for more
One likes this quite a bit, but maybe overindexing on something relatively new and fresh after so much that felt old and (to be honest) stale. Though this one starts to feel a bit fabricated toward the back. One feels inspired to hear more of her catalog, as this is quite strong – driving, different and interesting – overall.
Had no idea this existed. Enjoyed it as a first listen.
One of those albums you can play in the background at home, that’s super chill vibes, but won’t put you to sleep. Great beats, ethereal voice, and calming music. Great album! Listen again:yes Purchase for my collection: yes Favourite Song: Did you see the butterflies
I think I would have enjoyed it more in 2010
Favourite tracks: modern cosmology; I wish; loops in the secret society; h>a>k
Was unfamiliar but completely entranced. Nice textures and ambient feel. Will return to this.
Correcto
A new wave mix of the Cranberries and Radiohead
I’ve never heard of this person before and I REALLY LOVED THIS!! Added to my library. Great mix of acoustic and electronics in this.
en koskaan kyllästynyt kuunnellessani tätä musiikkia. musiikki soi kauniisti, kokoajan, kuulokkeet korvillani.
This was a very pleasant surprise. I normally prefer more full aggressive sounds but this was a treat. It was like listening to delicate clockwork, every element ticking a long right where it needed to be.
Good album, but nothing really stood out, sadly.
Not as bad as I thought it might be, but won’t go back.
Not bad but not really list worthy. Never would have heard this without the list though so there's that
Shit
Modern(e) psykedelisk singer/songwriter, lidt skævt, lidt synth
A little synthy and techno... not really my vibe
This was kind of cool. I think the krautrock influences are so strong as to make it sound pretty derivative, but it was still perfectly enjoyable.
Not bad, "light ambient" I guess (huh - ambient light!) one or two will ring around for a while, but would prefer it heavier.
It's not my music
Finally, something brilliant.
Over-engineered album, too much going on instrumentally, sounds like a mess
It was ok well excecuted but not my type of music. Not great but not bad at all
Verrassend goed album, love motorik en die ritmes enzo. Enige dat het geen 5 maakt is dat haar stem soms echt tegenviel en randje vals was
I think it's good to include contemporary albums as a way to keep the list dynamic. Sometimes the editors are spot on (Janelle Monae, for instance), and other times they miss the mark. Modern Kosmology has already faded into obscurity here 7 years later. The music is cool enough, but there is little variety, and all songs sound like they are trying to do the same thing. 'The Architect' is where Jane Weaver succeeds the best with her buildup and pulsating drum machines.
When this book is the greatest source of an album it tends to be either brilliant or a disaster. Rarely is it just quite good - but that is the case with Modern Kosmology. There are songs where I fully get why Jane Weaver deserves her spot on this list; then there’s the rest where Weaver seems out of ideas and just ploughs on.
Pretty Meh. Nothing new and didnt feel innovative or interesting.
I liked this. Though I have absolutely no memory of it now
I liked it too but it hasn't left much impact.
Ok
This is awful. The bull-case is it's watered-down breathy 80s synth, a la Kate Bush, with fewer real instruments and more uninhibited self-indulgence. But on top of that, it's just frequently unpleasant. "Loops in the Secret Society" is just dissonant crap, and not in the clever way. The back half is almost unlistenable. Even the apparently well-received songs, like "The Architect" and the title track, are a boring drone. Straight pass.
Surprisingly good
I started listening with a quizzical sense on anticipation - Jane Weaver isn't a name I recognise, I was half expecting another singer/songwriter on an acoustic guitar sort of thing. Well, I was half-right. Yes on the singer/songwriter, but more downbeat Goldfrapp would be my summary. It's OK, but just didn't engage my endorphin glands at all. Once was enough.
New to me. Enjoyed it. Well worth a revisit.
Not as great as I thought it was going to be after the first few songs, which I really enjoyed. Still - very solid, and a nice musical hange on this list.
How have I not heard of Jane Weaver?! How is she not more popular?! This is such a solid album from beginning to end. Sounds like one thing and was a great listen.
This is fine as far as this type of music goes - electronica?? Maybe. Not my thing. But not offensive. Fine background music.
This album is impressive. Lots of cool soundscapes and some really interesting concepts within the songs. https://open.substack.com/pub/richcain/p/project-1001-modern-kosmology-by?r=4ztyq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Nö!
Like pure, ice cold water for my soul today. A marvelous blend of synths, deep rythmns, modern rock influence and pure artistic creativity. Mellow and clear vocals allow all elements of the music to fall into place and build this almost expansive universe of music. There is practically no empty space on this album. Even the down tempo sections groove and move the soul. I liken this album to mid era pink floyd. Genre blending mastery prior to their anthemic politically conscious music. Just plain good music, with production mastery. And pink was analog, this is digitized.
Started out very Hawkwindesque, I thought this could be rather good. unfortunately it sort of drifted into ambient mush. quite disappointing really. Not as good as many of the 2's I've given lately, so can only be a 1.
A fairly recent album by an artist I’ve never heard of is quite rare on this list, so I was looking forward to it. Started really well. I liked her vocals and the mood. But then a few tracks in, it sounded like Les Dawson had joined the band. Overall, the songwriting just didn’t match the quality of her voice.
This is excellent! I've not heard of her, initially I was thinking of Jackie Weaver of the Handforth parish council, I'm so glad it wasn't her. It reminded me of Lush/ Stereolab/ Velvet Underground all mixed together in a minimalist droning way. There wasn't a bad track on this and I shall have a listen to her back catalogue.
Pleasant enough, if perhaps a little bland.
Kind of weird electronic. Not that bad but not my thing.
An interesting mix of minimal electronica and elements of shoegaze, I actually quite enjoyed it. It takes you on a bit of a journey and flows nicely. Interesting album!
Fun and different, ethereal and love the vocals
I am not a fan of the singing style nor the music in the first two tracks. Bad start. Not a fan of the electronic sound overall. I liked the rock notes, and her voice is nice. Overall, the album has a 70s vibe. That is the standout. I think she's signing in falsetto for most of it, and I am not a fan of that either, as it does not showcase much, unless the voice is just meant to be instrumental to complement the music. I'm giving this a star because overall, guitar work is good, but I didn't like anything else.
Just OK.
Not sure why this is on the list. It's ok.
Difficult to pin down a review for this one. Twinkly, ethereal, shallow… I feel nothing.
Cool and chill and groovy and highly intriguing. Stereolabesque would be the readiest comp. This isn artist who has a clear idea of what she wants to do and then goes on and does it, effectively, vibesily and in most interesting fashion. One can cite any individual standout cuts, but the whole thing works. Harkens back to Fairport and Pentagle and has vaguely proggy vibes at times, but JW's approach seems more controlled and direct. She's on part with Feist, one would say, and much more to one's tastes than St. Vincent of Weyes Blood. It seems that she's continued to produce interesting music and should be better known.
It’s ok: very different.
Strange electronic pop with some monotone-ish vocals. Not a fan.
Not sure what this was, but I listened to it.
Almost a 4, one of the better post 2010 albums I already had
Woooooooow! How come no one told me about Jane Weaver. This was absolutely fantastic. So lush and unique.
Aikamoista pukelia tuntui olevan, vaikka en täysillä pystynytkään keskittymään.
Favourite songs: H>A>K, Did You See Butterflies?, The Architect, The Lightning Back Least favourite songs: Ravenspoint 3/5
Not vibing with this unfortunately The second last song repeating "open your eyes" over and over felt like a huge cliché. Kind of... boring?
Enjoyable and tough to categorize
This feels like the music that would be playing in the background while john wick kills a bunch of people. It's ok, not something that left a particular impact.
Seemed fine, didn’t give it a proper listen sorry Jane.
Not enjoyable
Some interest synth and dreamy-alternative sections. I'm confused on how something so average made it onto this list though.
This album kicks ass. Never heard of Jane Weaver before but the motorik beats pulled me in. Probably my favorite new to me album from this entire project. And the record she released before this one might be better.
Very nice and relaxing chill pop. Didn’t blow me away, but then, it wasn’t offensive either
I think this is the most modern album I've had from here so far. I'm a fan of Modern Kosmology's album cover, but I'm a bit confused as to why this is on here. It isn't bad, but I wouldn't say it is interesting enough to be an album you should hear before you die. It is a very average album.
End credits movie music is what I’m reminded of while listening to most of this album. Which means I stayed to watch the entire movie. That’s usually a good thing. And so’s this album. A couple of clunkers mixed in but that’s ok. Again, another musician I’ve have never heard of…
Chill pero buen ritmo. Un poco jazzero y experimental.
Album 524 of 1001 Jane Weaver - Modern Kosmology (2017) Rating : 1 / 5 This wasn't appealing at all. One track talking about "we are turning to dust" caught my attention but it didn't last.
Gotta admit, I don’t hate it.
Hoy toca artista desconocida por completo. Suena post-punk, etéreo, como música para viajar, con una base indie/kraut hermosa. Me recuerda a bandas contemporáneas como Blonde Redhead o Beach House pero con tintes un poco más introspectivos. Una muy linda sorpresa en un septiembre particular, en un país particular, en un mundo particular.
I really liked this! It got a little weaker at the end though. A true 4.5
This would have been bad in the 80s, it's atrocious now.
This was weird. I hated some songs and really liked others.
Meh
Folktronica? Sure, why not...
"Musical Wallpaper". Occasionally interesting kaleidescope of Kate Bush, Dead Can Dance and Portishead, pleasingly presented, but not my thing at the moment. Good Musical Wallpaper, but background.
EDM (if you could call this album EDM i dont quite know) usually leaves me feeling bored and in need of a lie down but today was the rose amongst many a thorn. I was bopping, grooving, dancing, swaying and probably any word you can think of ending in ‘ing.’ Overall a success for my album of the day and frankly the world of Electronic Music as a whole.
I get really stoked when the opening song is electronic krautrock fusion. I love that stuff so much. I also love the seamless transition into track 2. I wish that track 1 was 4 minutes longer though. It starts building really well and then just ends. I wish that she would lean into the weirdness a little more. There is definitely potential to make the music a bit more interesting. Favorites on the album were H>A>K and The Architect. The rest of the songs weren't bad but were maybe a bit slower than I would have liked.
This was fine… not really sure I needed to listen to it before I die. It was interesting and had some cool elements, but I don’t think it was really earth shattering or important. I certainly didn’t hate it! I dont know, man. These authors love random British indie.
What a great fkn discovery! Great instrumentation, great vocals, amazing vibes.
Not bad but it all sounded very much alike so maybe it’s better to just pick a few tracks and not listen to everything at once.
местами классические завывания но местами вроде интересно!
Very cool
Niet mijn stijl, wel beter dan verwacht voor singer songwriter. Leuke electronics
Modern Kosmology is a bit boring, it's too dreamy and whimsical for me, her voice is okay but doesn't have enough dynamism to excite, it's not bad, it's just not good, 2.
Was surprised to see that this was as recent as 2017. It's not bad, but it's not noticeably good either, and sounds pretty 90s to me. There's nothing new to it, her voice is good but not great, and it gets increasingly trancey towards the end. The Architect the highlight for me, but none of it up to that much. 2/5.
I have no idea what this is, neither does Wikipedia, neither does 99.9% of the userbase from the looks of it. That being said, it's pretty good. Poppy krautrock? Sounds a bit like Stereolab.
Another instance of a more recent addition to the list being quite odd. It’s a good album but nothing too exciting or unique about it - I feel like I’ve heard the same kind of thing at a higher level from artists like Julia Holter. It looks like Weaver’s back catalogue is all quite acclaimed, so it may just be a case of honouring her consistent work by adding the most recent at the time, which is fair enough as an introduction to an artist but not really the point of the list - I don’t know. Was good but nothing new
Favorite Tracks: Goddess on a Hiway Holes
One of the most pleasant Singer Songwriter album so far (not a big fan of this genre)
Average.
Odd album, not really for me.
I had no idea who Jane Weaver is. I would not have guessed a middle-aged woman did this album. I was turned off by that dreamy singing style, but ignoring that, some of the tracks are decent. I like the ones with real drums in them (at least they sound real). The last few tracks got pretty boring. A low 3/5. Favorite track: The Architect
great discovery! will be listening to it more
It's not bad, but it's a bit weak in both lyrics and vocals and it just feels unoriginal. It's still pleasant and easy-listening
- A perfectly competent record, even interesting at times but .... it feels completely out of time. I've checked and rechecked the year of release because when i think about this one, I can't understand how you could make and release this record in 2017 .... so I'm conflicted and unsure how to rate it. It's not bad, it's just .... not. 2.5 rounded up ... -
Modern, 8-bit, couldn't find a song I wanted to hear all the way through. 1/5
This seems to be pretty obscure, I was firmly into the indie-folk scene by 2017 and I've never heard of Jane Weaver. I'd call this like folktronica, it has very light understated vocals, but it's generally a pretty electronic sound. I really thought I might like this more than I did. It kind of has this Tame Impala thing going on with the sound, and on the vocals if I squint I kind of get like an Aldous Harding or Angel Olsen a bit, but it just kind of fell flat to me. She's been around for a long time and is clearly talented, and this kind of feels like it should be in my wheelhouse, but it just didn't really do much for me. Basically nothing stood out that I really enjoyed, it was pretty middle of the road at best. I could definitely see this growing on me eventually, but it's a miss right now. Favorite song: Modern Kosmology Other: H>A>K, Slow Motion, The Lightning Back 8/17/24
Took some listening, but it ended up better, mostly, than it started. Certainly much better than Konnichiwa.
A bit up and down. A waifish vocal with a psych-electrónica vibe. Tracks like slow motion, I wish and kosmology are strongest with a more driving sound. Interesting.
First listen. Good.
This record couldn’t be more up my alley: Krautrock and Velvet Underground influence, motorik beats, hefty doses of analog synths *and* a guest appearance from Malcom Mooney? While Stereolab’s influence is apparent, there’s enough individuality and interesting ideas to keep it from feeling like a mere rehash.
This was really an awful listen from start to finish. I can’t stand these kinds of vocals. I think she was aiming for ethereal? New-agey imagery in the lyrics, fluffy high-pitch vocals, unpleasant electronic background music. Couldn’t end soon enough.
Sounds like chill drug taking music
An interesting take on the early electronic music era blended with a bit of shoegaze. Would listen to again if I was in a chill mood with a bit of green.
Ended up really enjoying this one! Never heard of her, good songs. Good album.
Not bad! All new to me!
This is a very cool album - never heard of her!
not great
Pretty good 👍
No one is going to say that this album did too much. This album does have a cool ethereal almost understated quality about it. I really like the overall sound and feel to it, but she seems pretty content to stick to a single style for the better part of an hour without a lot of variety. I would have liked to have heard her push the style a little bit more but I liked everything that I heard.
I'm not sure why this is on the list, but I'm enjoying it. The drumming is fantastic, the combination of krautrock, jazz, space rock, and synth pop is hitting the spot for me. The title track's 6/4 groove really cinched it for me. I will definitely come back to listen to this and maybe explore the rest of her catalog.
Not sure how it’s French Indie if she’s British but sure, I’d have pegged it as more electronica with all the funky synths and instrumentals, but what do I know. Found the intros gripping and the instrumentals really interesting with the mix of rhythms and instruments being played. Enjoyed this album a lot, there was so much going on, but it wasn’t overpowering or annoying as I sometims experiences with synthy music.
Good composition and detail work but also sort of whatever
Never heard of her, and tbh I thought it was a man at first idk why. Genre is weird here, especially when Spotify says this is krautrock and art pop, those are good ones so I think this is gonna be good. Also 2017 is quite new and it's rare that 21 century is here, so happy about that. Unless it's overly slow and boring I think I'll enjoy this, no high expectations, but I really hope it won't be too bad. First song, oh what an intro-of-an-album start. THIS IS DEFINITELY ELECTRONIC YOU KIDDIN?! It's giving Lana plus Björk and I loooove them both. Oh god it feels like I'm travelling in space. Her voice is so transcending. Is this the chorus, cause it's veeery good. I can't keep up with writing, it's toooo gooood. The experimental sounds are such a treat too, sounds like UFOs tbh. This is sonically and lyrically equally good. It's close to the end and there's this progressive instrumental break and I love it, god I love it. It's becoming rocky, but also not. This was an outro basically, loooooved this, better keep up the work. Ooh god it transitioned into the Second song, bird noises nothing special for now. AAAAH THAT BEAT DROP, DEFINITELY SPECIAL NOW. Oooh now rock slowly joins in, this is heaven wow. Her voice is angelic. The production this good is a rare treasure, I am extremely impressed. Is this chorus, because she's singing differently and there's echoes in my right ear. Makes me feel like I'm floating in an endless space. This is some underrated shit I usually am looking for. What was that ending, spooked me a little, in a good way. Third song, soft rock start. Electronica joined, and now her amazing voice. Oooh this one has an album name. This must be the chorus and I love it a lot the sonical and lyrical interaction is the best part in it, also it's progressing sonically. She doesn't exactly have vocals, but not that it makes anything worse. This is like if Florence Welch had a soft voice instead of a powerful one. This is definitely permanent wave too(chorus might say otherwise tho), the best is quite mostly same, but not in a bad way. She's vocalising after the chorus and it is extremely good to hear her like that. It's ending so it's kind of fading away. A long song, but didn't even notice that. 4th song, fully different start, it's retro I think. Has a melancholic vibe to it. The almost fast talking is Del Rey all the way. OOOH THE SONICAL PART IMPROVED IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE, dunno how to explain that, GOOOOSH IT HAPPENED AGAIN, ANOTHER INSTRUMENT ADDED. Back to level one now. This is such an adventure in both sonical and lyrical delivery way. About that last part, the way she sings it's giving Mitski too. The magical instrument came in again. The overall vibe is very spacey. Ending is quite eerie, giving Daughter, but also not. 5th song, this is totally rock, the guitar part especially. Her way of singing always opposes her sonical delivery in a good way and I love it. This is what I mean by a good catchy sad song, not some basic shit I usually have to listen to here, this is not a grower, not the one that needs special ears to like it, it's such generally and in every other way good and satisfying to listen to, wish more artists had songs with the same description. This one's very permanent wave, so nothing dramatically changed, but she is singing in a different way rn, kind of fast I'd say. It's Hendrix style rock rn(not exactly tho). Also definitely a headphones song, because sounds are divided into each ear. Endings are always different with this girl. 6th song, it's giving that there's gonna be a good beat drop at some point. I WAS FUCKING RIGHT OOOO I LOVE THIS ALREADY. What instrument am I hearing rn, it's too good. She's more lively here too. The production is absolutely magnificent on each song, can't describe how good they sound, which will become better and better with each listen I'm sure. This magical instrument I can't name is the best part in the song. I refused to write any more here, just enjoyed the overall goodness of it. AAAH AT THE END SHE ENHANCED HER VOICE AND SANG THE CHORUS IN THE BEST WAY AND RIGHT AWAY TRANSITIONED INTO THE 7th song, beat almost instantly started. This is some Lana plus Mitski voice again. The beat is again retro and melancholic. Oh she's vocalising quite differently, and the beat is getting progressive. Oh beat is blurred in the background and smth is playing in my right ear, back to normal quite quickly. Everything stopped for some time and now only beat is playing, god I love this woman already. 8th song, computery sounds at first, now it's dramatic orchestra and birds. Fully changed and it's soft rock now I suppose. There's a wind whistling sound in my left ear(sounds like it at least). One of the saddest lyrical delivery she has done here. The beat is quite basic, I mean it's used in many other songs too, OH BUT NOT THIS GUITAR IN MY RIGHT EAR. I'm happy every song doesn't sound like this here, cuz this one's kinda empty and not full of sounds. There's a violin now playing in the background with that guitar on the right, now it's full. Ending was with bass only also with some futuristic sounds. 9th song, first time someone is talking and it's a man. She's echoing on what the man said. Her voice is distinct in a weird way. Not a clear word I've heard for now. She's echoing herself now, the way it's delivered it's almost scary. There's a guitar on the right veeery lightly tho. Oh the man is talking again, he said the same thing, tho I love the way he says it. There's that instrument playing you blow in and it makes a soujd(idk how I forgot the name), but there are also violins around. It's quietly chaotic and I love that. He saying something different and it's cunty in a good way. I heard drums at some point, weiiird. Ooh ending basically transitioned into the 10th song, start slowly turned into a catchy guitar/bass beat. There's a different sound on the right. Her vocals are low-key different. Ooooooo the chorus is really good, sonically progressing and she vocals in a good way. Verses usually aren't catchy at the first listen, so can't really judge them as good as choruses, but Jane does them both impressively well. The beat is fast paced and it must have a name because I've heard it before. Weird sound is increasing its sound. A bass randomly appeared, it's kind of progressing, but also fading away, the weird sound went away and only bass left and now that one is gone too, fully Jane-style ending, especially of an album. Instantly 5 stars I don't give a damn. This exceeded my expectations in the best way possible. This was one of the best albums I've ever listened to, especially between the sad ones. It contains many sounds that are thrilling and makes me feel like I'm floating (ik I said that already), plus the production and her voice combined is the best thing she could ever done. I wholeheartedly want another album of her here, or I'll definitely try. Songs were long, but album should have been too. No regrets, and I dunno why some people don't like it, haven't deepdived that. Whatever this genre is I love everything about it and I think I've found another favourite artist of mine.
I have no idea why this album is on here, given that it is seemingly only notable for appearing on this list, but it was decent! Opens strong but peters out as it goes.
At first brush I mostly thought "oh this is pretty Stereolab-like, cool" but then all of a sudden it wasn't, bursting into a more psychedelic haze of more synths, more vocal harmonies, more strings. Good stuff!
blown away by this one, there's a lot of really cool sonic ideas here
I dug these mellow grooves. 3
A pleasant surprise! While I think there could be a LITTLE recency bias in including something like this on such a list, I'm glad I found it all the same. I have a soft spot for indietronica-cum-krautrock-psychedelia that traverses intellectual terrain as much as emotional terrain. Your Stereolab and Broadcast comparisons are merited, as are soupçons of Julia Holter and Beth Gibbons. However, while all of those artists have made fully realized works, 'Modern Kosmology' sadly suffers from a bit of front-loading. Despite being active for over 20 years and releasing several albums, Jane Weaver is not a big name, even among the type of nerds who would eat this stuff up. A search on RateYourMusic (note to users: if you're serious about music writing, go to RYM! But maybe like me, you prefer the greater anonymity of this site!) shows few reviews. The album doesn't even have a Wikipedia page. And yet, it seems to me the problem is that the music is TOO accessible, especially on the second half. A song like "Slow Motion" feels like it could play in a change room at H&M and would such be out of touch on, say, college radio. Whereas Broadcast and Stereolab were interested in recontextualizing sounds and moods of the 1960s within a 90s framework, I hear less nostalgia in Jane Weaver's aesthetic sensibility and ultimately less innovation and originality. Even the song with original Can singer Malcolm Mooney ("Ravenspoint") feels more firmly rooted in the 2010s than the late 1960s or late 1980s. Frankly, I'm not sure if he adds anything interesting to the song. His voice was certainly scrappy and a little funky (I'm very fond of "The Withoutlaw Man" on 1989's 'Rite-Time'), but here, it is incongruous without any pleasure. But you know, if I found this CD for $4 somewhere, I'd buy it. B
I found myself a couple of times during my listen losing focus, thinking to myself ‘god, how long has this song been going on for? It’s been ages’ then looking it up and seeing it had only been 3 minutes. It’s all buoyed by similar Motorik inspired drum beats and synth sounds, to the extent that I really had trouble differentiating tracks, and it didn’t help that a lot of them flow into each other. It’s pleasant enough. But, based on the painfully self-penned and hilariously pretentious Spotify Bio review of her latest album, I have to believe that Jane Weaver really believes that she’s pushing music into some obscure new direction. “The foundations of Weaver’s sound are still evident – lush motorik drums, pulsating bass, custom modded synths and exotic fuzz pedals – but the stream is awash with scrabble piece poetry and Letraset lullabies leading to lush escapism, the free abandon that you’d associate with free jazz and the avant-garde. This is the poetic vision of one woman only, turning a new chapter, erecting a new scaffold, drawing empty landscapes as we slowly watch new colours, codes shapes and languages fill the frame. Produced by John Parish (PJ Harvey, Dry Cleaning), this is evidently a new awakening. From a long-standing pillar of the UK’s independent pop landscape, this is Jane Weaver’s first album since her unanimously lorded top 40 album ‘Flock’ and one-off single ‘Oblique Fantasy‘“ I mean, my god. The smugness is palpable, and it’s made even better by the fact that she uses the wrong ‘lorded’ to describe her previous album, so that rather than talking about how acclaimed it was, she’s instead describing how she rubbed the fact that she had an album that reached a whopping *reads notes* 24 on the UK album charts into peoples faces. Am I an asshole for wanting to give this a bad rating, based on a review of another album that I haven’t listened to? As I said before, Modern Kosmology is perfectly serviceable as Pop for middle aged people, but it isn’t Avant-Garde or groundbreaking in the slightest. I went and listened to that new album, and they sound exactly the same. Fuck it. As somebody who is also quite pretentious at times, that level of pretention is off-putting
Really enjoyed it. Some krautrock elements, it was groovy! It gets a 5 because my recent my recent ones have been so bad
modrrnia avaruusoopperaa.. avara ääni... avara luonto... nyt menee kaikki fl studio garage bändin elektroniset työkalut oikeaan osoitteeseen sillä tämä kuulostaa muutamaa vakkari 2010-luvun kusipoppi anthemia lukuunottamatta todella hyvältä. bug noises bug sound. silmätkiinni laulanta mutta ei nyt haittaa hirveesti tällä kertaa, kuulostaa tarpeeksi mallikkaalta. ei mitään napakymppejä mutta jokainen aspekti on hyväksyttäväö antakaapas yhdet raikuvat...annetaan yhdet raikuvat modern kosmology
Great. Bleak in all the right ways Low 4 baby
I think people are hating on this unfairly. Yes it's similar to lots of other things, but, it's the only thing I've heard recently that's doing this. It was a great listening experience and the vocals are not as bad as people say.
New and different. Overall average, but I appreciate this.
Actually pretty excellent
I don't know why this exists on the list. Not notable for anything.
What a cool retro 80's sound. I loved this. Every track was a great listen, with great production quality and really cool sounding synths and beats. The singing was moody and atmospheric and the vibe was totally rad. One track sounded almost exactly like The Weeknd's Blinding Lights -- so much so that I wouldn't be surprised to hear that Weaver sued Mr. Weeknd for infringement. Five stars.
Day194 - a pleasant sounding albium nothing groundbreaking or special but i liked it
Too weird and spacey for me.
Dark synth pop. Pretty close to my taste but not quite
óvænt. taktvisst raftónlistar bít, minnir aðeins á flauelið og hraðbrautina. mjög fínt og áheyrilegt, aðra umferð.
This was a good album, a bit dreamy, a bit upbeat a bit psychedelic…I’m only giving it a 4 as nothing quite caught me enough to save, and I can’t remember any of the tracks
Sound is good. Voice max. ok. What about it is truely special?
I was so hopeful with the first track, which I legit really liked. Otherwise it’s just one endless pill-vibe groove after another. It’s a bit heavy haha it’s a very art-y record and I don’t love the synth/electronic elements as much as the rest of the instrumentation. The singers voice is cool, I’m mostly not noticing the lyrics. I have a feeling this is really spectacular live (lights performers dancing, crowd dancing, etc), but it’s not an impressive record to me. Actually it’s getting less impressive as we move from the first track… like they recorded the first one and thought “hey we’re pretty good! We should make a record!” And then had not-much in the tank.
A really great discovery for me , love IT
I really liked this. Hadn't heard of this artist prior to listening. The vocals were gorgeous, the music was well written, well produced , resulting in a sound I got into from the off. Brilliant
Easily the most forgettable project I've come across on this list so far (for context: I've listened and rated 43 albums before this one), and the vocals in particular are painfully mediocre. Forgot about it as fast as it was "over" (I didn't even finish it was so bland, which makes a first DNF for this list).
1.9/5 listened 1x while driving to Stinson Beach
Dreamy soindscapes
Mediocre at best. Would never listen to it again.
Eehhh
really enjoyed this. going straight into the rotation
This record is full of baffling guitar note choices and mediocre vocals. I got some enjoyment out of a couple grooves, but the rest of the record did not land for me.
Cool, unique, psychedelic, all kinds of interesting
Nice voice, dreamy type of electric sound. Dont know why it’s on this list though, nothing amazing here
Didn’t like how it started, but definitely improved. Good sound and well orchestrated synthesizers.
I never understood what made music "progressive". But this felt like it. My ears were pleasantly tickled. Good work Jane
Better than I thought it'd be! Chill vibes
It was ok, I don't 100% understand why this was chosen over other albums, but I'm fine with the author just putting in a personal favorite
This was cool. Big time Stereolab vibes.
Good for witch music