Microshift

Man, I sure love the way this band experiments with the Post-Punk Revival sound by putting it into a more electronic and psychedelic framework. Sure would suck if this incredibly creative band with three wildly different but equally well-executed albums suddenly got broken up by damning allegations of sexual and mental abuse against the lead singer. It sure would double-suck if said lead singer initially denied these allegations but ended up withdrawing his libel lawsuit later. I'm tired of great artists being abusive, man. It's not hard to not abuse people but every cool artist I find seems to have some kind of abuse history. A member of Sweet Trip sexually assaulted another member, Crystal Castles had a near-complete lineup change after one member sexually assaulted another, Daughters broke up after the lead vocalist sexually assaulted another artist, Death Grips (assumedly) kicked out one of their members after he abused someone underaged, the list goes on forever. That being said, It's an incredible album. It feels like I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME (another band with some pretty damning allegations that caused a band member to leave, although it's identity fraud instead of sexual abuse) if they went a little more experimental. It's a nice album to relax to, and I'm absolutely going to give it the full 5 stars it deserves, but I'm not happy about it.

It was ok

Mehhhh

many of the songs are far too long for me to call it pretty good so i guess its just kinda good

Quirky

Very low key techno vibe

Eh not my favorite. Loved the last song. Started off very funky which is fine but not my cup of tea. Some songs were alright. Meh it was ok. Didn’t care for most of it. Lower end of 3

: Hookworms – Microshift (2018) On Day 229, I really liked this record. To me, it came across as deeply ambient and atmospheric, delivering a great, fun listening experience even down to the lyrics. The electronic transition gave the whole project a great bounce, making it an engaging listen from start to finish. My absolute standout tracks across the session were "Negative Space" and "Short Sighted." A really fun, atmospheric 4-star synth-psych discovery. A solid 4/5.

I think I could have missed this album in my 1001 and not regretted it.

good enough

Who? Honestly though, not a bad album. Some dreamy nice instrumentals with complementary vocals to boot. This is very competent, there is just more memorable records in this style that I'd rather return to. Some pretty terrible allegations against the lead singer I saw after researching though which always sucks attach to a piece of work.

#73 Not sure what the significance of this album or band truly is, but this was a good listen. It sounds like a lot of other indie music from the early 2010s, which I tend to like. More pop than rock, but psychedelic throughout. Highlights: Negative Space, Ullswater, Opener, Each Time We Pass

While the second half loses a bit of the quality that defined the first, Microshift is an incredibly tasty mix of krautrock and psychedelia that trades between moments of sheer synthetic beauty and anthemic rock hooks with deft ease.

Dios mio que cosa acabo de escuchar!!!! No esperaba absolutamente nada de este album y termine llorando con una crisis existencial, siento que en pocas lyrics muy curadas este album logra hacerte experimentar muchisimo. Me recordó mucho a Tame Impala, esa forma de transmitir nostalgia y hacerte cuestionar un poco las cosas. Me encantó, a mis los albumes que se sienten como una experiencia en su totalidad me pueden 9/10

I remember when Hookworms came on to the scene, I saw them on stage at Brudenell in their infancy and then a few times after that and always enjoyed them. Then the lead singer went and ruined it all. Or not. I'm not even sure where the accusations ended up. Good album though. Deserves a lot of love.

New Order-ish

Decent album, not sure how it got here though. I definitely had this Negative Space track play listed previously but know nothing about them. 3.3/5

I was super on board with this for the first couple of songs, then it lost me. Then, when I thought it had won me back, it was Parquet Courts playing on Spotify radio. RYM: N Saved a song: N

not really anything to write home about, then saw their wiki, lol. what is this doing here. middling indietronica with a massive karmic debt. not a band I will ever think about again. Replace with a Freezepop or Ladytron album in the next iteration.

I like electro pop. This was enjoyable. 4/5

Once again a miss. Nothing special or stand out about it. Some of the songs on the album were not available on Amazon Music. But it was not good enough to seek them out.

This was fun

Thoughts before listening: I have never seen this album cover or heard of this band before. It's from 2018 so I'll guess it's some sort of dancey indie rock. Review: This band has 4200 monthly listeners on Spotify. Did someone in the band finish the project and add their own album? I don't get why this is considered one of the best albums of all time. That being said, I don't hate it. I nailed the sound in my prediction as this is basically the Strokes with some dance grooves and the arena ambitions of a band like the Killers. Musically its perfectly fine, and if it was on a best albums of 2018 playlist I'd probably have saved it for a later listen. That being said, its not one of the 1,001 greatest albums of all time. I get the editors have tried to update the list with recent artists at each iteration of the book, but man they miss a lot. 3-stars for the album but 2-stars in the context of this project.

I enjoyed the listening experience, bit of an extra electro Death Cab for Cutie vibe. Unsure why this album has made the list, however. Pretty confident there are a bunch of similar sounding records before and after this one was released. Maybe I'm missing something.

Gtfo. Really scraping the barrel for relevant material of which there is plenty if you look elsewhere. Makes you wonder if this album was included, what the hell got yeah I mean bumped. This is both in offensive generic as it is unmemorable. Like I’m currently finishing up the album and I can’t remember it as I listen to it no doubt that it has that 2010s sound to it.

2018, Genre: Rock Cover art: 5/5 Rock? Really? Static Resistance sounds a bit "rock" but the rest of the album is much more electronic with elements of rock. The first song hurts from the inside out - something about the sound that gives me heartburn LOL. Not sure how much I like it. I definitely don't hate it and I think it is better than many albums on the list. I've actually been listening to this album for several years and feel like I don't really have an opinion on it yet.... Rating: 3.5

Sounds like a lot of other bands of this genre.

bem massa, mas também não muito.

It was fine, but I'm not amazed. In fact I don't remember most of it at all Standouts - 3/5

The Good: It’s obvious that our health issues are caused by this band! The Bad: Trying to understand why a band would want us to have health issues… The Ugly: Hookworms that keep microshifting… just to fuck with us… Let’s get one thing straight: AWESOME album cover. Maybe the best one so far on this list… if you like that kind of art, of course… Which brings us to the music… if you like that kind of music, of course… It’s spacious, it’s out there, it’s entertaining, it’s forgettable… I could envision this being played as background music during a party and the party would be the better for it. For sure. However, why is this on the list? I liked it. I will probably give it 4* so that I can remind myself to listen to it again at some point… but that still doesn’t explain why it is on the list? This kind of music was being made back in the ‘80s, slightly different sounding, and impressive at that time… however, to applaud this while some hookworms are causing havoc in our intestines… It’s a head-scratcher, this list… 4*

A more electronic Franz Ferdinand. A little bit of a Sam Fender/Noah Kahan sound too…? Solid 3.5/5.

Some lovely intro and outtro soundscapes with a lot of forgettable stuff in between. They did some interesting things in Boxing Day, but then it ended so abruptly. I’ve definitely heard other songs do that to good effect, but this just feels like a glitch in the album. Honestly, I’m spending too much time trying to justify this albums place on the list. Not worth the time, take it off

Helt grei.

Blir ikke helt klok her så måtte høre to ganger. Skiva er jo bra. Den burde på ingen måte være på lista. Veldig beskjedne tall på Spotify tilsier at de aldri har vært spesielt store heller. Men jo, det er bra. Liker rytmene og soundet. Et slags britisk Death Cab.

Gir meg veldig lite. Pregløst og lite originalt.

Another album where I'm finding it difficult to hear why it was selected for the list. It was fine to listen to, some psychedelic influence with a slightly more electronic undertone... it's good but not great! It was not without its shortcomings... and I'm not referring to the closer! 😉

Any single song on this would probably not stick out too much. However the album as a while has a really nice cadence and transitions. 8/10

With how many random neo-psych bands Dimery put on the list, it's weird that he couldn't find space for Tame Impala or MGMT, who were both clearly the most important bands in these types of scenes?

Es ist ein spätes 2010er‑Highlight: klarer, elektronischer, druckvoller als alles davor. Hookworms klingen plötzlich fokussiert und melodisch, ohne ihre Intensität zu verlieren. Überraschend starkes Album, das besser altert als erwartet.

I’ve just come right off the back of another drawn-out, psychedelic record, and this has the similar kind of problem for me. So much of it is just incredibly samey and non-impactful. I do quite like the synthy soundscapes, and there's moments where I'm into the vibe, but a lot of this album is played in the same tempo and style and it wears thin after a while. Too many songs are just the exact same thing and don’t stand out enough. 2.5 rounded up.

Ballt men hitlöst

Kände inte alls till sen innan men riktigt härligt sound!

Rätt intressant!

Must not be my type of things. The music was fine, I guess, but wasn't very interesting. It felt like it was being weird for the sake of being weird, didn't sound very good. It's firmly in the middle, fine to listen to, but not memorable in any way.

another not bad record. would probably get better with more listens

I forgor 💀

It’s a baffling inclusion. The most recent addition to the list too. I’m enjoying the project overall, but the wasted potential is starting to really sting. I think the score partially reflects some of my angst towards the curators of this list. 2/5

6/10

Okay so I think the guy writing this list sat in a local hip coffee shop in England and got to like 700 albums and then just started to add what they had been playing while he was there over the months. I can listen to this. It's not brutal. It reminds me a bit of a worse Arcade Fire. Not needed on the list

This is fine music, but isn't doing anything that stands out.

Pleasantly surprised by this, hadn't heard of them and wasn't expecting a whole lot from description and reviews. They're interesting, hooky (befitting their title), and create a nice trance-like feeling. I especially like the first three songs (the leadoff song "Negative Space" being my favorite) though it gets a little repetitive and I began to tune out further in. Still, a worthwhile listen if not deserving to be on this list.

I liked this a lot. Definitely has plenty in common with other 2000s and 2010s indie, but gets a little weirder instrumentally with that kraut rock and psych influence. Not sure how its place will hold up in this book, but its in my wheelhouse anyway

4 Quire enjoyed this, so of course it turns out the lead singer is a scumbag

Sounded like a cool instrumental album, and then the singing started. Not a bad album, but didn’t grab me. Favourite track: Reunion.

Blind album and artist. Not really sure who this is or why they are on the list. Generic modern electronic pop rock?

I dont hate this at all, but im struggling to figure out why it had any business being on this list. If someone said this was their favorite album, I'd call them a liar.

This album is the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI, and I will not elaborate on that. Favorite Track: "Negative Space".

547/1089 - In Rainbows with a dash of Stereolab. It ain't bad.

Okay but uneven album. Does a nice job of blending rock with indie dream-pop, but leaves a lot of the songs feeling unfocused. Couple of songs worth listening to, but a lot of skippable parts and a weak final third. Top tracks: Ullswater, Opener

Wow! This was so good I loved it! I couldn't believe this band only has like 4k listens per month but then I looked into it and I guess they got canceled right after this album came out so maybe that's why. Obviously hate to support an abuser but this album slaps lol. That's not funny I'm sorry.

Moments. Even though I've never heard them before, some of the songs sounded familiar.

I listened to this a few times, and overall I liked it. It has a driving, melodic sound that kept pulling me back, and it reminded me of Phoenix, which is a good thing. The songs are catchy without feeling overly polished, and the album has a nice flow from start to finish. Nothing on here completely blew me away, but I found myself enjoying it more with each listen. This isn't an album I'd put in the top tier of the list, but it's one I'd happily come back to. That's usually a good sign.

I enjoyed Ullswater the most. Not really sure what this thing is doing on here, I am failing to see the significance of this record at all tbh. Still a very good album and a great listen, despite the fact that this album shouldn't be on here.

2026.07.14-15.

What a bizarrely and beautiful album, very mgmt-y with more industrial rock and ambient sounds, sucks the singer's a rapist.

Loved this album. Never heard of them before, see they never recorded anything again. Did a little research...see why. Ah well, it's a shame that garbage humans sometimes make great things. This is a great thing.

3.5 rounding up, I enjoyed this

Uplifting and different enough to earn its place. 3 - deserves to be on this list

Sounded ok. Quite Stereolab ish.

A : 1？, Its like fifa music on shrooms JL : 1, Reunion

Very average.

I’m not really sure why some of these albums were selected. This is just random and ok but not at all significant from what I can see.

Very trippy, electronic based, psychedelic production. This album is a great vibe-setter for any chill environment. Highlights for me include “Opener”, “Ullswater”, and “Shortcomings”, but I enjoyed the whole album very much. I’ve never heard of this band before, and apparently I’ve been sleeping on them.

Pleasant little psychidelic rock album, enjoyed it quite a bit and glad to see a group so obscure on the list.

I put this album on whilst in the mood for something electronic. I was in the right frame of mind for it. Statis resisteance: strong stereolab vibes from the organ sound and bass Vocals remind me of Frog and Animal collective. High pitched. If im honest, probably the weak part of the album for me. Ullswater had an electronic beat that reminded me of LCD Soundsystem. Went into this expecting a full electronic album from the album cover + intro of first song "opener" had a great first 3 minutes of shoegazey noise. The rest of the song let it down. Impressed with the abrasiveness of Boxing Day. Feels like an industrial track. Whilst the vocals are a weakpoint, the tracks with no vocals at all (Reunion) aren't highpoints either. Ambient/electro shortie that doesn't do much. Shortcomings..apt name. Felt pretty lukewarm about this track. Overall, this album certainly had some interesting moments. Perhaps it is a grower. I'd be interested in checking it out again someday. Whilst it wasn't precisely what I expected, that is fine. Currently it feels like a mix between different bands, who must have surely been influences on the album: Stereolab, LCD Soundsystem, Animal Collective.

Interesting sounding between early edm and rock/punk sound.

This one is fine, I guess, but this falls into the category of “why the hell is this album here?” No one seems to have heard of these guys and even the artist page on the generator links to the Wiki article for actual parasitic hookworms. The band seems to have broken up the same year this album released (2018) due to sexual abuse allegations.

Never heard of them. A pleasant surprise

não é ruim, mas é extremamente genérico (vindo de uma pessoa que passa metade do dia escutando synth pop recente) fora que é uma banda com a mesma profundidade de um pires e que acabou pq o vocalista era criminoso, é realmente um álbum que eu não sei porque tá aqui

medíocre e genérico mesmo, hein. cadeia nesse mano

Never heard of Hookworms before, but I really enjoyed the vibes on this one and each song had something that worked for me. I think Negative Space and Ullswater were my favorites. Shame the lead singer had to be such a piece of garbage. I hope everyone else is still active in music.

A fine listen, just nothing to return to.

Arcade Fart. 4/10

it's... fine? i liked parts of it but mostly i felt underwhelmed

if geese's publicity company ran a psyop then this list is a misinformation campaign

Sounds a lot like indie music that was released 10 years before it came out. Nothing groundbreaking. It's pretty cool, pleasant enough. Gets quite boring as it goes on. Meh.

Never heard of this beat combo before and was surprised they were British. Throughout I thought they sounded familiar and eventually settled on Arcade Fire. Whilst ruminating on this the album finished and because I had ‘play similar’ enabled on Apple Music, blow me down the next song was Black Mirror. Only serves to further the theory that there is something spooky about streaming services because on researching Hookworms there is not the slightest mention of any similarity with Arcade Fire. Thing is not so keen on Arcade Fire but was strangely attracted to this album and thought overall it was a good collection of songs and worthy of a further listen. Particularly when my research also revealed Hookworms are from Leeds. A city just down the road from me and home of the magnificent Leeds United. MOT to those who know and an extra star because We’re All Leeds Aren’t We! 4/5 1/7/26

Love it

Had to skip the first track because it was too annoying, but the second track gave me a reason not to skip the whole album... until that drawn out note at the end. Honestly, this album, for me, bounces between something I might vibe with, and something that is just irritating. That makes it uncomfy to listen to.

Smooth and easy to listen through. Works well as background music for me but not something I would listen to actively or have as the main part of an experience.

really liked this one !!

This is #day688 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… as much as I understand where this all is coming from with its vintage flair, and all that jazz, is it really an album to hear before you die? It does have its moments, but... I don't know. Too contemporary indie-schmindie? Let it be a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day689.

Oui, c'est bien l'indé gentilchiant auquel on s'attendait.

Ugh… like it’s fine but absolutely nothing special.

2.8

mondoshit

Why is this even here

Honestly, I really enjoyed this. Part Spiritualized, part Radiohead, part Krautrock, part synth-pop, and all of this coming out in 2018. The music industry is alive and well. Unfortunately human decency is not, I guess. Whatever. I enjoyed this and the album cover is gorgeous. 4 stars. Fave tracks: - Negative Space - Static Resistance - Ullswater (in 9/4 time? Fuck yeah) - Boxing Day - Shortcomings

7/10 - some pretty good indie synth light rock, some of the longer tracks especially

Not saying it's completely bad, but really struggling to see how it's relevant. Especially when Wikipedia categorizes its genre simply as 'Rock'.

Didn't really do it for me. Kind of boring.

Normally, this genre would be up my alley, but there's too much controversy around these guys to give it any more oxygen than this 2-star review.

No, no I don’t think so

Can feel the Krautrock influence here with the extended rhythms that transition over the course of the songs with an injection of alt rock vocals. The opening is very strong and set me up for the rest of the album. Enjoy the transitional flow of songs into each other and really sets the album up as a specific experience. Bummer the band imploded but probably for the best, still enjoyed the music.

Never heard about this band, and the end of the band sounds messy, involving some allegations that were later sort of withdrawn but maybe not really. But. This is a great album.

It's pleasant and I like it, especially as background while working, but I don't know if I'd put it in Top 1000 of All Time

Cool, a modern album! Also looked like something that could fit me at a glance. Sadly, this turned out to be quite a downer. The songs were way too long and monotone. 'Opener' was a prime example of this. I didn't get along with the singing either. Felt like there was much yelling and it overall felt quite intense and labored in not a nice way. The switch from 'Boxing Day' to 'Reunion' was quite jarring as well to seal the deal.

I’ve listened to this quite a few times, trying to make up my mind about what I think of the album. On the one hand, it feels like 2010s hipster bullshit; on the other hand, I actually enjoy large stretches of it. It starts off strong with “Negative Space” and “Static Resistance.” There’s energy to the music and plenty of bops. The problem is that each song is about twice as long as it needs to be. The most egregious example is “Opener,” which hides a great song behind the first five minutes of junk. I’m going to give it the benefit of the doubt and award it a weak 4. I’d never heard of this band before, so it was a nice find.

7.6/10

This album took me by surprise and was really stimulating to listen to the whole way through. Seems really obscure so I’m glad I discovered it and I’m glad it snuck into the 2018 book release

Didn’t hate it. Didn’t love it. Respect the author for making an attempt at including recent things in the latest release of the book. Didn’t land with me, but I can see how people would love this.

Didn't really get the hype at the time, and don't now. I could listen all the way through, but quite forgettable.

O

This started off so strong then the tracks just blended into each other and not in a good way

The soundscape this album creates was just an incredible throwback to the music I was listening to in college. That poppy alternative variety that the 1975, LANY, etc had mixed in with some 2000's era Bloc Party sounds. Just a great listen front to back and an easy add to my catalog.

A new discovery for me and its all very pleasant electro/ indie and would undoubtedly grow on repeat. Only managed two run throughs and I enjoyed it - but nothing really grabbed me. All sounded very similar to foals/ pale impala - both of whom I'm partial too. Confused as to its inclusion on the list. Especially when fellow Leeds band Alt-J are omitted and their album won a mercury prize and I think had a much greater impact on wider music scene.

Microshift Musically I was immediately into this, I love the drums and instrumentation, a kind of Depeche Mode and 2000s indie-disco combination that is very enjoyable. However vocally and melodically I found it far less engaging - I don’t really like the tone of his voice, and combined with the melodic style it puts it very much in the 1993-2010 indie also-ran’s bracket, to the point it kind of turned me off a little. I think I’d really enjoy an instrumental only version, as there is some nice stuff going on, the guitars on the standout Ullswater, the organ and sax on The Soft Season, the pulsing motorik rhythms and Baba O’Riley-ness of Opener Musically it's pushing a 4, but as a whole it's somewhere between 2 and 3, the vocals and melodies drag it down and consequently give it an indie-generic feeling, and that there are plenty of other bands who do this better. However I think I’ll just tip it to a 3 a 🪱🪱🪱 Playlist submission: Ullswater

This feels of the stable of festival electro - The Foals, Metronomy, Everything Everything perhaps Future Islands. 'Each Time We Pass' gave a hint of the whimsy of Bombay Bicycle Club. All bands I've taken something of an interest in. I therefore like the 80s/retro aesthetic borne out of heavy synth work, but I don't think it's best in show. It lacks some of the killer hooks of their forebears, and it's a wonder why this particular album has made the list. The song that comes close is 'Negative Space' with its excellent grand atmosphere and epic build. Even then it's a pretty linear number relying on a circling melody for 6 minutes. After a lull, things do pick up; 'Each Time We Pass' is based more on a melody than a groove and is excellent; and 'Boxing Day' has a pumping beat with unhinged horns. 'Reunion' a palette cleanser before closing out with 'Shortcomings', one of the best electro-grooves here. It's an album full of elements I like but the product feels way less than the sum of the parts. It doesn't quite capture ambience, nor punchy melody, not the festival vibe - 2pm on the Pyramid Stage on a Saturday would work just fine for this respectable album.

Electronica, 85 eme album =>3/5 Bien plus intéressant que l'électronica d'hier (tellement ennuyeux que je n'avais pas pu aller au bout - noté 1/5 donc). Les morceaux sont plutôt dynamiques et variés, même les plus longs qui prennent leurs temps mais évoluent. Une bonne découverte donc, que j'écouterais probablement de nouveau. Par contre il ne rejoindra pas ma collection (il manque un peu d'originalité).

Enjoyable! I sometimes like the singing more than the music, and I sometimes like the music more than the singing. Most tracks felt a bit out of whack like that. Still had a good time.

Never heard of Hookworms, but this was another album that I enjoyed. “Boxing Day” was especially fun. This isn’t 100% my jam but I couldn’t help being sold on it.

I kind of dig it (what was it?)

I really thought this was going to be a hardcore punk outfit and was all set to express my dislike. It is not hard core punk. Not exactly sure what it is, but it doesn't sound like it was released 8 years ago. Older sounding, more 80s in many ways. Interesting find.

Cool!

Another band I surprisingly never heard of. I liked this album. Interesting they were cancelled by reported abuse from seemingly one woman.

When they rock they rock. If they could get rid of the Kraftwerk bloops and bleeps I’d really like it.

Me encantó este disco. Geniales canciones, todas muy melancólicas en letras, pero en música tremendamente prendedoras. No sé si bailar o llorar cuando lo escucho, y lo quiero escuchar muchas veces más.

Virtually indistinguishable from a hundred other Indie-Synth-Psych-Pop bands that were doing the exact same thing five to ten years earlier. If you told me that this was an Alt-J (or M83...or Yeasayer...or Caribou...or Django Django) album, I totally would have believed you. In fact, this seems to just be a repackaging of the Metronomy record that we already reviewed here.

I like that these guys like dogs (apparently, from the Spotify picture). Musically, they sound like an electronics-heavy mix of Pinback & Arcade Fire (I like botg), with less interesting lyrics. Stadium anthem Baroque, electronica — with happy clappy Up With People vibes. It’s listenable, but repetitive and not memorable. A 2.

decent record, surprising that’s it’s on the list, quite a random modern album to be on the list but it was good i enjoyed it, quirky sounding album and dramatic where it needs to be

Negative space - 3 Static resistance - 4 Ullswater - 3 The soft season - 3 Opener - 3 Each time we pass - 2 Boxing day - 3 Reunion - 2 Shortcomings - 4

Hookworms caught me completely off guard and delivered an undiscovered treasure in my 1001 journey. Side-A is near perfection, leaving Side-B worse off by default, but there's a pretty significant drop off...It almost doesn't matter though. The overall experience is pretty mind blowing.

Knew from the very first song this would be a good work beats album.

3.5+/5 Solide

It was fine

Let's talk about that album art. It kind of feels like Giorgio de Chirico meets Adobe, which is to say something like a really cool part of the past meets the professional tool of the modern day. I feel like the first couple of songs help make sense of the art, but the feeling of it is the transition between Boxing Day and Reunion. So, for the most part, not really an album I feel I "must listen to before I die", but I think I get why it's there. Lots of classic influences, lots of modern production, very hazy-vocal-indie-rock and it feels generic until you start to 'get' the music. It's got some interesting times going on, a good feel for musical progression, but without trying too hard to feel academic, and aiming significantly more for radio play. 2.8/5

(the rotting zombified corpse of 2017-2018 voice) did you (cough) did you uh (an eye falls out of a socket) did you (wheeze) did you know tame impala is just one guy

I just don’t understand how they landed on _this_ as the bedroom pop album to put on the list. Is there _any_ Mac DeMarco on here?? Say what you will about Mr Drumstick, At least he has hooks!! That moongel drum sound is truly the spectre of rock music that will haunt “””guitar pop””” until the whole thing goes belly-up caput and we’re all scrounging gobbling up Tomato Paste out of the can with a spoon, thinking about “man what happened to a good live drum sound?” Much to be said about the millennial proto-matcha-rave ideology rooted in Thee 2010s Radio Mirror Park America (I’d say “caucasity,” but this album lacks anything that could be called audaciousness). But to say I hated this is to fundamentally deny a part of myself I’d rather not admit to right now. The first track rocks. The second track rocks. It’s Dominoslop. I know I’m a sucker. I just really like the organ sound and all the cheesy electronic flourishes. This is representative of my lack of ball knowledge when it comes to electronic music, but that’s always been the contention of indie pop, right? Combining the ”sOuNd dEsign” 102 cocky-boing-boing-esque wrist motions with that of the all-elusive art of “””songwriting.””” I’ll probably sample this. 2.5 - 3.2

what in the fuck. alright man. as someone who's used the plugin this album's named after........ the brexit geezer jerking off will continue until morale improves. this time it's a geezer with Allegations! i already gave MJ a 5. let's see if This MJ can let the "separating the art from the artist" talk again. i don't hate the first track. should've just let ratatat write it (and made it two minutes shorter). i like the second track. but how is it NEO if you're using the SAME psychedelic organ presets. requisite weird time signature track (9/4). all this hoopla for (essentially) intimacy era bloc party + congratulations era MGMT. unfortunately "the soft side" + "each time we pass" land like 2007 jake brown after the. y'know. is this positive? is this negative? find out next time on DBZ. this time on DBZ: the album starts to get good with its "opener". next time on DBZ: they end two songs too early. 3.5-4.1 (on quality basis. you don't need to hear this before you die). pitchfork bait. glad to know i made the right allegation band decision (DIIV FTW). addendum: a. damn they broke up on my birthday lmao b. apparently he sued for libel and got (i assume only in the UK) the original allegation post taken down. whether that's SLAPPy or another example of the "marx christ" leftist ouroboros taking itself out rather than punching up...... ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

Who? A talentless MGMT or Arcade Fire. "Hey! Look at us! We can mix some sounds together, crank our vocals on the mix to 11, and then pretend it's good!" Try-hard, British electronica/pop/whatever that sits in that category with *much* better groups. Of all the albums we've encountered so far, this is the first that really feels like FILLER. "1,001, huh? We really painted ourselves into a corner... Um... Well, this group just released a record, they're British and it's electronic so IT HAS TO BE ON THE LIST." I'm crying FOR the SUPREMES, Diana Ross and their exclusion. (1/5) Fuck this crap. If I hadn't had ENOUGH of this shit, it would have been a low '2', but I'm not feeling generous today. Rounded way the hell down. The choice matrix for this list/project was never going to be perfect. I get that, I truly do, but there are HUGE and OBVIOUS blind spots and preferences that really drag the list down. The Anglo-centrism, and prediliction to this sort of vapid, electronic crap is a tough swallow. A better list would ease off of this, acknowledge it's blind spots, and attempt to reconcile that with music the author(s) maybe don't have much exposure to and inclusion of genres ("girl groups" from the 60s, anyone??) and/or styles that have had broader impacts -- whether or not the author(s) have been impacted by it. This our group's 100th record... Can't wait for 100 more just like this (dripping with sarcasm if you didn't pick up on that).

The newest offering on the list that's an unknown album by an unknown band as our 100th offering? Fitting. Hitting play I had shortlived hopes of something akin to MGMT or Kraftwerk, and while that's stylistically what I feel they were shooting for, thanks in part to some unflattering vocals and hooks that meandered rather than built, they didn't reach anywhere near those heights. A few tracks weren't so bad, but generally the longer ones were sonic dumpster fires, like a couple kids got ahold of Casio keyboards and testing all the effects buttons at once and yelling nonsense over it. I've heard worse on this list, but not by much, and it was a pretty disappointing landmark that rounds down to a 1/5 and makes one yet again question the criteria for inclusion into this seemingly arbitrary list.

100. Microshift - Hookworms (2018) 6.2.26 Variety: 1 Adequacy: 2 Listenability: 2 Uniqueness: 1 Emotionality: 1 = 1.4 rounded down to a 1 "And I found out later I was wasting my time/ Just a waste of time, yeah" - Otis Redding I know absolutely zip about these guys, but am not hearing great things as I poke around the interwebs, and get some early feedback from my group. Will try my best to go in with an open mind. THE TRACKS "Negative Space" Ok. Not what I was expecting, but I guess I wasn't expecting much of anything. Influences seem to be very all over the place in a very MGMT or Hot Chips way. Electro, some funk, some 2000s indie dance punk. This isn't awful, but the vocals are already grating on me, which is not a good sign. And the last third with the wall of staticky synths is not friendly to my old man ears. Did I leave tea on too long? "Static Resistance" - Instrumentally this is more my speed, but this dude's voice is getting on my last nerve. I really hate the breathless kind of "this is IMORTANT! NO you don't understand!" type vocals where you can literally hear the singer gulping for air. That combined with his kind of squealy processed pitch is doing no one any favors. And we end on a loooooooong extended bit of synth fuzz again. "Ullswater" - Digging the krautrocky, Devo-esque sound here, and vocals are tamped down. This is a hell of an improvement over the previous tracks. Even a nice vocal melody. More of this please. "The Soft Season" - Things slow down for what is supposed to be some kind of indie gospel Beach Boysy thing, but goddamn, the synth is so overpowering in the mix I can barely make out any of the vocals, which are very breathy again. This was headache inducing. "Opener" - I'm usually down for a bit of ambient noise, but the buzzing. Guys. Less buzzing. Make your noise more palatable. It can be done. It has been done by hundreds before you. By the ok, Can-inspired beat comes in I'm ready to move on. 2/3 of a good track doesn't get you into the highlights. "Each Time We Pass" - Again, it's not the beat or the fact that these electronic noises are being used as instrumentation, it's the quality of them. This sounds like the source noise of someone tapping on metal guy-wires of a telephone pole played on a sped up loop. Perfect for making lightsaber sound effects, no so much for a pleasant listen. It's bad news when I don't finish your song. That's rare for me. "Boxing Day" - More krautrock beats, this time with some heavily processed robotic vocals. The feedback is not used to any good effect here and just serves as a distraction. My Bloody Valentine had perfected the incorporation of this sort of thing as actual music 30 years prior. Maybe there's something interesting going on underneath. I can't really tell. "Reunion" - The least aurally assaultive track on the album, but barely anything happening otherwise. Barely worth a separate track. "Shortcomings" - Wow. Took them the whole album, but they figured out how to use some of the processed electronic samples as accent and not the bones of the song. HIGHLIGHTS - "Ullswater" - "Shortcomings" MIDLIGHTS - "Negative Space" - "Reunion" LOWLIGHTS - "Static Resistance" - "The Soft Season" - "Opener" - "Each Time We Pass" - "Boxing Day" FINAL THOUGHTS What a disappointing selection for our 100th album. Can't say much of anything on this album inspired me to investigate further. Some interesting ideas and influences all mostly ruined by some horrible production choices. But I've heard WAY better versions of this sort of thing, which makes me question if some of the newer choices for the list are going to be as scattershot and mundane as this one. Surely there are far more interesting/ influential acts from the last few that could have been pulled in. Give me some Korine, or even some 100 gecs. That last act at least gets some interesting use out of electronic feedback and abrasive noise. Go listen to any of that, also little known electro-positive stuff before checking these guys out. PLAYLIST ALTERATIONS - Don't think I'll be revisiting any of this, including the highlights. There's just so much more music out there... FURTHER LISTENING - New Arrangements by Korrine https://korine.bandcamp.com/album/new-arrangements - 100 gecs by 100 gecs https://100gecs.bandcamp.com/album/1000-gecs - The BPM by Sudan Archives https://sudanarchives.bandcamp.com/album/the-bpm - Waiting Room by Kathryn Mohr https://kathrynmohr.bandcamp.com/track/elevator - I Love My Computer by Ninajirachi https://ninajirachi.bandcamp.com/album/i-love-my-computer - Switcheroo by Gelli Haha https://gellihaha.bandcamp.com/album/switcheroo

Nope! Not today. What a disappointment to be my 100th album. This is bad mix of synth and poor vocals. There wasn’t an interesting thread at all on this album to follow. Once or twice i thought a track was attempting to break free and be an actual song, before the band pierced its heart, buried it at a crossroads, and started yelling & pressing a synthesizer button until the machine broke on top of the burial mound. 1/5

Actually liked this.

This was good. Reminds me of MUTEMATH. Could be one of the better discoveries from this list.

It's good, but it's nothing too special. Solid 4 Stars.

I’m at a 5. I really, really enjoyed this one, if only because the way it refuses to wrap up a lot of its showcased struggles into neater, happier bows feels like a much more honest reflection of the anxiety in the soundscape, the dysphoria of the lyricism, & the relatively strong vocal performances here. I think the way this blends a sort of industrial electronica with an indie rock soundscape is really well done. It’s not as intense as say, a Nine Inch Nails album, but the vibe I got out of this was “Kate Bush meets MGMT”, with just a touch of Radiohead in there. The flow from the transitions kept the album paced really well, leading to some really impactful non-transitions (see: “Opener” & “Reunion”). It’s hard to describe exactly what this album is about, since a lot of my enjoyment is connected to the lyrics clicking really personally for me, but if I had to boil it down, it’s about the scars created by distance, both from a familial standpoint (“Ullswater” is about his dad going through Alzheimer’s), from a friendship standpoint (“Negative Space” is about the death of his sound engineer) & from a more intimate standpoint (“Each Time We Pass” being the most potent example here). It’s one thing to gather those scars, but it’s another thing to leave them unhealed & have their impact eventually catch up with you. “Shortcomings” is that impact, and with the inability to really wear those scars in a vulnerable way, it seemingly ends with him… I don’t want to say “dying”, but actively choosing to let go in a less happy way. It’s a sad ending, but it’s one that really, REALLY hits to sell the album’s point home. Obviously, I’m disappointed that the lead singer here has pretty potent allegations against him, as it seems like he managed to put a lot of my own struggles into words here. I think it’s a really impactful album with a really honest sense of messaging that feels a bit tainted by him being unable to practice what he was preaching. It will not, however, keep me from giving this a 5. The lead singer is bad. The rest of the band split from him pretty quickly, & Hookworms no longer exists. It’s a shame. That said, bad people can craft great, meaningful messages for other better people to carry the torch. I think this album’s torch is worth carrying. It really, really worked for me. It’s easily a 5, and perhaps it would be higher if not for the allegations. I’m glad it’s on the list though.

Interesting electronic heavy pop with a few standout tracks.

So I'm feeling very conflicted about Microshift. The music? Good for the most part pretty synthy (great) a bit too poppy for my psychdelic-type music (bad). But that's only a little part of my issue with Hookworms. The book this website was inspired by was reissued several times, one of which was in 2018--this was the very latest album put on the list. A couple months after the list was republished, very serious abuse allegations were given towards one of the members (everyone in the band has initials instead of names but I wish that gimmick went further to their live appearances by doing weird stuff but I suppose Brits can either be 100% serious or 100% silly with wankers being everyone in-between). The allegations were serious enough that led to the dissolution of the group, a future lawsuit that was dismissed (which to correct a misconception: that does not mean the abuse didn't happen). A very messy affair that clogs my judgement of the very ill-timed selection to put this on this list, over several 2010s bands that deserve it (AND AREN'T JUST FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM). That fact could not escape my mind listening to the mostly good music. Look, I got another of those "newer" selections to the list earlier in Jane Weaver's Modern Kosmology. I have that same criticism about these popular in the UK and not much elsewhere bands to be on the list, and I quite enjoyed that album. But there's other albums that have better acclaim and current mainstream (as of middle 2026) that definitely deserve to usurp this selection. I should give this time to talk more about the music: It's got a great mix of synthesizer/psychedelic rock action that is definitely fun to hear. Must hear? Over a bunch of neglected hip hop/metal/music big outside the western world? No. Other than everything I just typed, it is a fine record.

1. zpace - 1 2. ztatic - 1 3. uuater - 0 4. zoft - 1 5. open - 1 6. pazz- 1 7. bozing - 1 8. reunion - 2 9. zhort - 1

i kinda like this and i kinda don’t

never heard of these guys before, they kinda sound like a midpoint between fuck buttons and m83 that ends up being not really as good as either. and yet neither of those artists are on the list, but hookworms is? not sure why that might be, but the genre being listed as "psychedelic rock" (despite imo being much closer to shoegaze or dream pop) feels like a clear tell given the known proclivities of the folks who compiled the list.... musically this album is fine but i can't stress enough how much it feels like "fuck buttons and m83, simultaneously, but worse" to me. to the point where the electric organs repeatedly had me pausing to check they weren't just sampled from "bright tomorrow", especially in "static resistance" and "the soft season". this is a mixed bag, since it means i did mostly enjoy the sound, but also means i was constantly just thinking about how good fuck buttons and m83 are and wanting to bail and listen to those instead. which is exactly what i did once i finished my first listen. i think this one is another ascended 2 for me. i do like the sound but "each time we pass" was the only track that stood out to me and that was almost entirely down to it being the first track on the album that doesn't sound like either of the aforementioned bands. it's just not enough for me to come back to this when i could just as easily listen to those bands instead, yknow?

I actually really liked a couple songs enough to save them for later, but on the whole the psych noise walls of sound weren't doing enough or anything interesting to make the album memorable. Friends were comparing it to M83, or The Fuck Buttons but honestly I found myself regarding it like a very neutered Hot Chip with a fraction of the vocals. I like it, but among the precious few acts from the 2010s featured on here, it did not stand up.

Electronic might be the most unpredictable genre on this list in terms of what quality of music you're getting. This is definitely on the lower end, which is expected, seeing as it's a newer inclusion. I don't get what's so special about it, it sounds like generic background music for a sports game.

Never heard of this group, despite how modern this album is in comparison to the rest of the list. Starts off sort of electronic, but morphs into rock, noise rock, psychedelia all throughout. It gets trippier early on, but past that, things sort of fall into one lane.

Microshit.

O.K.

Atmospheric.

I had forgotten about these guys. This is cool.

No strong feelings, nice for background music

Låter lite som om Hot Chip spelar Silverbullit, dock helt utan Hot Chips självdistans och sneda leende i mungipan. Ganska onödiga skiva men sällan direkt dålig. Svag tvåa

Ger mig inget. Plus minus noll.

Har aldrig hört det här förut. Det hade inte gjort något om det förblivit så. Det är kanske inte genomuselt. Bara totalt ointressant. Släppt 2018. Vad har albumet tillfört musikhistorien som berättigar en plats i boken? Absolut ingenting.

Ett band jag aldrig hört talats. Det i sig är kul. Musiken påminner ibland lite om Kraftwerk, ibland lite om Radiohead men mest låter det som en lättuggad version av krautrock. Jag tycker inte det får ihop det. Sången är allt för svag. Bäst är Static Resistance. Shortcomings är den låt som låter mest färdig, men den är lite för popig för min smak.

Some very good, some very bad songs

Microshift is not a record built on immediate hooks or brute-force gratification. Some of its power is cumulative, and some listeners hear the central stretch as immersive while others hear it as slightly drawn out. Even positive reactions sometimes noted that the album can blur at the edges if you are not willing to give yourself over to its pacing and atmosphere.

The album fails to make an impression on subsequent listens, unfortunately. The opening few tracks are quite catchy but it loses steam pretty fast towards the end of the album. The album art, however, merits some points on its own. It's probably the main reason I was excited to listen to this album when it was generated. Now that's rare.

Bleh

Neat

What the hell? No clue who this band is, why is it on the list? That being said, it is not bad. I went into this thinking I would hate it, in fact I really WANTED to hate it, but it is not bad. It is no Rubber Soul or Pet Sounds, but it is not shit either.

Some fun songs but not a lot of substance

There were one or two songs that really stood out, but mostly this was generic indie.

Jesus H Christ, this is an incredible album. An absolute assault on the ears. Towering walls of sound on each track. More organ crescendos than a Hans Zimmer score. It completely knocked my socks off. Wu Lyf meets MGMT meets the War on Drugs. Shame they are no longer going as I reckon they would have been incredible live. Stupid abuse allegations!

One of my favorite discoveries from the Generator. I had low expectations going in and the first 30 seconds is noise, albeit interesting noise but after that it was delightful. There is plenty of synthesizer but this band did not forget about melody and beat. Maybe Hookworms stands for good hooks? I haven’t decided which track I will put on my playlist.

I'm not sure what is supposed to make this special other than it's British and they needed to add something relatively recent to the latest edition to sell the book. It's ok. I didn't hate it, it's a bit boring. Krautrock vibes, which I liked. 2.5

Negative Space

Synth Indy not offensive elements of poppies. Will listen again.

Meh, poppy techno

Surprised I liked it, but is was nice

Fun, enjoyed the autoplay after. Felt the heart in the music

Commençons par l'évidence: quel cover dégueulasse. Comme celui de Django Django et emperor tomato ketchup. Emperor Tomato Ketchup gagne encore. Une grosse soupe 00s' indie comme on les aime (ou pas)

C’est bien! Quoique le cover et le nom de band son affreux et apparemment le chanteur est un abuseur. Rough un peu.

Interesante rítmico

How did I miss this one in 2018

Alexa : What's that Shakespearian quote about "Full of sound and fury, but signifying nothing"? Actually, bit's of it were OK, but other bit's edged towards suck-y.

Ah yes another British band to skew towards the author. Although it sounds a bit derivative of other music from the past, this was not too bad of a listen. Even though there’s nothing new about the way this music is put together, I do appreciate the experimental nature of this. There’s certainly way worse stuff on this list so I can let this one slide for now…

If this album would have been introduced to me in my 20s I would have had it in heavy car rotation. It’s a bit too upbeat for anyone with children’s and a mortgage, but that’s not the albums fault. A fun listen.

Always a pleasant surprise when an album that is not even a decade old delights me. While I don't know if Hookworms is doing anything new or innovative, they have arranged a very interesting electro-pop album. Crescendos, waves of synth ebbing and flowing and delicate vocals layered on top. It's nothing I haven't heard before in various forms, but they put together a really fine album here. 3.5/5

3/5 Liked the songs but none stuck out to me. Favorite Song: Shortcomings

Interesting. I was verging on a negative listen--too electronic?, then it crept up into solid out-there big-sound attentiveness. Had a Baba O'Riley moment their in Static Resistance. Similarly the bassy electronic vibe starting Ullswater gets overwhelmed by an offbeat vocal Kraftwerk/Stereolab channelling. Ullswater heading to anthemic. All new to me; didn't know what I was missing.

I’m not hooked on hookworms, but they were perfectly alright. Nothing to write home about or groundbreaking and nothing that I can particularly remember. But they were fine in the background.

I really liked this. I need more time with the record to get to a 5-star, but the energy and musical textures and sprawl — I was uncertain in the first 30 seconds or so, but when it all fell together, I was right there with them.

This falls into that category of albums where, if someone just handed this to me and said, "Oh, you might like this," I'd give it a spin, and say, "Yeah, that was pretty cool." And maybe I'd give it another listen, and maybe it might even find its way into rotation. But the fact that it's on this list forces me to listen to it through a different filter, which isn't necessarily fair to these guys. After all, they're just putting out music; they don't realize the burden of "Must Listen Before You Die" is going to be placed on this. And so, half of me is listening just to listen, and half of me is listening, judging this against other albums that didn't make the list. Is this more deserving than, say, Of Montreal, Travis Scott, MF Doom, or Howling Wolf, etc., etc., etc? On that front, then, no. There's nothing particularly groundbreaking here, and nothing that stuck with me after it passed, though maybe more listens would change that. But just as a record in and of itself? It's cool. I dig their Stereolab-esque vibe.

I listened to this twice. Casually while doing other things. I played a second time because nothing stuck out in my mind. I’m in the same predicament…nothing meaningful to report.

Great

This is on my 1001 albums to never listen to before you die list

2.5

Their fourth album. Rock / Electronica. Like many I had no idea who or what this was and I am British. I actually really enjoyed it. The combination of Rock and Electronica is done really well and the production is very good. This had me nodding my head an tapping my toes. A fun album. Grading this one purely on the art.

Loud and headbangy. futuristic synths. Not 100% my cup of tea but very cool

very pleasant album, charming, soft and beautiful, soothing

I've listened to this off and on for days now. In some moments I feel like I'm listening to something experimental and novel. in others I feel like I'm listening to an arcade fire/death cab for cutie cover band. Still though, I can't deny that I like it overall. 4/5

Never heared of this band before. Chance is great that I will forget this band after listening to this album. Nothing special at all. 2/5

Interesting, didn’t blow me away.

Yet another wtf is this here and who thought everyone needed to hear it before they died. Krautrock that is a pale imitation of Neu! 2000s psychedelia that was done better by Spacemen 3. Punk/noise that was better from Fugazi. A collection of cool influences does not a great record make

Really good - Nice chord changes and atmospheres

Call me worm the way this got me hooked (pause for laughter). This was a fun blend of electronic and rock and I found myself bopping along throughout my listen. Likes: Negative Space; Static Resistance; Ullswater; Opener; Shortcomings

nothing special

ну тип талантливо но волну поймала не сразу. однако позже на пьяную бошку вкатило жоска. по обложке подумала будет tame impala кор, включила и услышала twenty one pilots, а по факту оказалось Arcade Fire или LCD Soundsystem, чуть-чуть the killers или sigur rós или beach house. а еще вспомнился момент примирения Макса и Вики из кухни под трек make merry, amphibious zoo music. ну хуй знает пойду поем. изменено: очень понравилась песня the soft season. а вообще я немного удивилась увидеть здесь альбом 2018 года. пс. бляяяя а трек reunion жоска фармит вайбы киномузыки blade runner, 1982.

неплохой альбом, некоторые треки зашли

I have never heard of this album or this band. Are these guys aware MGMT made Little Dark Age fourth months earlier? This is just that but not quite as good. Like it’s fine but there are better albums in this same style. Favorite song was Opener.

Forgettable, background music....

AI struck early with this band. Guessing more than one person in this band has a trust fund.

Have not heard of these guys at all. When I first hit play, I thought it was going to be a purely electronic album, maybe something Kraftwerk-esque. But it quickly morphed into something much more adjacent to Phoenix. I'm not sure I ever got past the disappointment of this not being weird and different but instead sounding pretty straightforward. It's good and I like it but missing something needed to push it beyond 2.5 stars (rounding up to three). I'm also not convinced this needs a spot on this list.

I don't think I've heard of this band, never mind this album, and it was a wise choice to listen to the whole thing before reading their Wikipedia page. We've made a lot of noise about the 1,001 book celebrating middling English artists who are a bigger deal in the UK than anywhere else, but this one is great. I saved a bunch of the tracks to a playlist and started following Hookworms on Spotify... only to read they broke up years ago under dispiriting circumstances. I don't know what to make of how that situation played out, but I do know that I really liked Microshift.

Raro....mzcla de 8ndie electronico

That was unremarkable

I really got lost in this album, but in the best of ways. It started out one way and morphed all over the place ending in a beautiful cacophony of sounds that had a wide range but kept a common theme throughout. The melding of electronic beats and modern indie rock sounds is just done so well. It's unique in a way that I haven't really experienced beofre.

Pretty nice; smooth jazz-esque feelings.

Different kind of rock and overall experience. Long songs and a concept that travels and weaves through the songs. Interesting.

A bit of a surprise here, I’d never heard of them, I enjoyed the album, and played it twice, then played some of their other tracks, great find this band, I’ll look them up

Catchy and has a good beat. I really liked Static Resistance. The album over all is well composed... beautiful. You can tell they understood how to put music together. I wrote the above and then Boxing Day just ends... weird.

Interesting little record. Why on this list? Feels like a dude from hookworms lobbied to get on this platform? Is this legit? Certainly worse records on this list but again I’m looking for must listens - not hey this is kind of cool.

Funky, but I wasn't entirely sold on it. Stand-outs - Negative Space - Boxing Day

Classic way to tell if a newer album on the list has become a “classic” is does it quickly mention being in this book? Then it hasnt. The album is fine.

IT was odd but OK

Sometimes we know too much about certain artists. This was the last album before they disbanded in 2018 after some allegations, which may or may not be true, I can't be bothered to find out either way. interesting how the centerpiece in the album looks like a chopped penis.

Fresh music from this list - what a surprise. British - and it can be heard. Liked it.

I've spent a lot of time on here thinking about what sounds "dated" and what doesn't, and if that concept even carries any currency or not, and it's kind of funny because this is album came out basically a minute before COVID happened and to me it already sounds like it only could've come out at a particular place and time: at the end of the long tail of psychedelic indie rock popularized by MGMT (tbh) and exemplified by other bands around this time like Kikagaku Moyo, and at the end of the long tail of dancey post punk popularized by LCD Soundsystem (tbh) and exemplified by other bands around this time by bands like Factory Floor. There's something a little krautrocky about it, a little "indie kids on the dancefloor" about it, a little trippy about it, and all of it kind of works! I don't know if this is the best spot this band could've landed on with this sound, but I guess we'll never know otherwise for reasons you can find out on your own. Shame all around.

Not particularly interesting and the band has zero cultural significance so I'm not quite sure why this is included. Since it's pretty recent maybe the author thought it was going to be a big hit, but that obviously didn't happen. No matter the case, this has no place here. At least the album cover is visually appealing. Favorite track: Negative Space 2.5/5

Background music for elevators.

Favourite Songs: Opener Boxing Day

eh

It was just ok.

Quite like Spiritualised in places. Which is nice.

Catchy but unremarkable at the same time. Also do not google the singer.

Nice little surprise. Have never heard of these guys.

Best Song: Hookworms. Fun and experimental, with an almost Daft Punk feel. Worst Song: Reunion. This is just fancy elevator music. Overall: What started as a fun, experimental album quickly degraded into fairly ordinary, indie rock fare. Inoffensive, but disappointing because it showed brief glimpses of being something more.

Favorite Track: Each Time We Pass

Ni idea de qué es esto! Pero si me dices que es al música de fondo de un documental de los 80, me lo creo. Descubrimiento interesante. Me guardo: "Static Resistance", "Ullswater", "Opener" y "Shortcomings".

Given the band name, I was a bit surprised that the album was actually pretty good. Ultimately though, it'll disappear into the unremarkable middle of my experience listening to these 1001 albums. It does, however, have the distinction of leaving me with just 69 more until I'm finished. Nice.

Limdo disco

increibles transitions y background noises y todo, se siente como una cancion eterna y no como varias. me encanta que hagan esto!!!! howeverrr no es super mi estilo, puedo apreciarlo pero no es algo que escucharía yo.....mas que alguna que otra

I liked it, the first song was good

Tried to like this album, hoped every song would be better than the last. Was disappointed. Finally liked the last one, Shortcomings. Too much synthesized noise. Boring vocals with no range, sounded like the same 2 alternating notes were sung, no melody whatsoever. Only real instrument I could hear were drums and they were excellently played. Keyboards were heard a few times. Give me my 45 minutes back.

This exact album has been done better by many different artists. the opening track is cool and made me excited for the rest of the albums. Unfortunately most of the rest was bland and repetitive. Most of the songs were a drag.i feel like hookworms were trying to be unique It was more intensive than anything.some of the songs are way too long for what it was. It does not belong on this type of list. Strong 2 to a light 3

Some interesting tracks - Kraut rock, and maybe a bit of shoegaze.

Inspired by a review in Spinal Tap: Microshit.

nic fascynujacego

The further the album went on the less I liked it. I thought it started quite well

That was great. Very unique. Not a sound I've ever heard before.

Me gustó mucho el album, es algo que re escucharía por placer. Siento que es un sonido familiar y distinto a la vez. Lo unico que le critico es que algunos sonidos tecno de a ratos molestan un poco. Tambien hay canciones con intros o instrumentales muy largas.

Chef kiss. La única que no me convenció fue boxing day porque tiene unos ruidos de fondo medios raris.

Por ratos como que pop otros psicodélico nisik, interesante mezcla pero no me agrado mucho

I liked that this seemed to have more structure and alt rock sensibility than other kraut style rock.

Have I listened to this album before? No How familiar am I with this album? Completely unfamiliar How do I feel about this artist? I have never heard of them Favorite song(s)? Ullswater Overall Thoughts: This album cover speaks to me, I wish I could say the same for the music. I have no memory of this coming out, maybe it just wasn’t popular where I was. The beginning was OK but I was over it after a few songs. Kind of annoying and repetitive to me.

I’ve never heard of this band. Upon reading its background and genre, it’s a) surprising I hadn’t heard of them and b) surprising that I did like the album more. This is theoretically my type of music. But it was very much just “ok.” Maybe if I listened more I’d like it better, so I’m not giving it a 2.

Loved all the electronic elements surrounding this album, it made it sort of ambient but also gave it a dreamy, spacey vibe. This was a nice album to dive into and really explore all the different elements that form each track. 9/10. Favorite Song: Opener

🎧Pretty musically adventurous, all around okay to good listen.

Pretty decent - especially at work when need some hoppin' background, A surprise keeper

++: Static Resistance, Ullswater, Each Time We Pass, Boxing Day +: Negative Space, The Soft Season, Opener, Reunion, Shortcomings 7,2/10

some nice synth music. objectively good, not *exactly* my taste, doesn’t go hard.

#93/1001 🇬🇧 I bought this album at the time it came out but forgot all about it after allegations about the singer and the band splitting up immediately. I've tried hard to separate the artist from the art when revisiting this and there are some enjoyable moments. Best tracks: Ullswater, Opener, Each Time We Pass.

I thought this was pretty creative and had some engaging musical hooks and good ideas. Very modern. Hard to pigeonhole.

3.6 It's pleasant. But on paper I should like it more. Neo psycahdelica, shades of LCD, Flaming Lips, Kraftwerk etc. yet maybe it's because I keep thinking "oh this track reminds me of..." That it doesn't feel too fresh unfortunately. It's good, but I feel like it could have been better.

This did the trick as background music while I completed work tasks, but it did not contain anything that jumped out at me to really draw in my attention. Not bad.

A new discovery for me and its all very pleasant electro/ indie and would undoubtedly grow on repeat. Only managed two run throughs and I enjoyed it - but nothing really grabbed me. All sounded very similar to foals/ pale impala - both of whom I'm partial too. Confused as to its inclusion on the list. Especially when fellow Leeds band Alt-J are omitted and their album won a mercury prize and I think had a much greater impact on wider music scene.

It was alright. A couple of interesting tunes, and a lot of non-descript. Others in the genre have higher profiles and maybe better tunes. Nothing fancy, nothing crap, nothing revolutionary, nothing especially interesting.

I really liked it. It’s not my usual Genre but the web of sound was fire

Surprisingly good. Would listen again.

3/5

Franchement très bon album. Les sonorités y sont très originales, avec un mélange bien géré entre une atmosphère rock et une esthétique electro assumée. Personnellement, n'étant pas particulièrement fan de musique électronique, le premier son de l'album "Negative Space" m'a tout d'abord vraiment repoussé dans les premiers instants. Néanmoins, cette mauvaise surprise a très vite été contre balancé par la mise en place du reste de l'atmosphère et de la voix venant se caler sur le rythme, apportant dès lors, une ambiance très plaisante dans sa mélancolie et son aspect planant et qui souligne selon moi la plus grande force de l'album, se mélange des styles. De plus, cette fusion entre l'electronique et le rock qui reste dans tout l'album offre selon moi une vraie prise de risque qui est très maitrisée, rappelant même certains albums comme "A Moon Shaped Pool" de Radiohead. L'album fait donc s'entre choquer différentes visions, ressenties dans les tonalités, largement mélancolique, mais en opposition aux titres comme "Soft Season" qui apportent une lueur de bonheur et de vitalité dans le projet.

What a strangely addicting album. It’s odd yet grounded; modern yet retro. I found myself drawn in to the hypnotic, harmonic and repeating motifs in this, where everything sounds new even after the fifth listen. Wonderful.

Ok

I didn't mind this. Decent indie rock, but nothing special. 2.5/5.

so nice and vibrant

I think I would have loved this if I knew about it but when it came out

not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue

Fun psychedelic rock. I hear a bit of Hot Chip and Tame Impala in their sound. Those are bands I'm a big fan of, so I connected with this right away. But the songs didn't ultimately land. Maybe I'll revisit this in the future, but right now I feel like I'd sooner listen to this other bands before returning to Hookworms.

The album flowed very nicely and it was fun to listen to but it was also very standard indie and felt like a bit of a filler album.

This was a nice indie album! I don't have much else to say about it other than that I liked how the songs flowed into each other.

Pretty good. Pleasantly surprised.

I only had to skip one track for being way too annoying but overall just another meh entry on this list. Quite sure I would have zero regrets come judgment day if I’d never had heard this.

Yet another in an endless stream of electronic music, this time synthpop, whatever that is. The lyrics paint a bleak picture of this guy's relationship with women which I suppose reflects his real life practice of assaulting women.

decent but not my typa thing

Good, but this feels like an “I know this genre is important, but since I don’t know enough about which albums from it are important I’ll just randomly pick a British band to represent it” choice from Dimery. I’d like this more if I didn’t know anything about Passion Pit.

Surprised I had never heard of this being it was released less than 10 years ago. And it was pretty good not great. This indie rock / alternative album starts off really strong and trails off as you start to work your way through. The first 2 songs in particular are awesome with cool guitar work and some interesting layered instrumentation. I feel like they don;t kinda that same intensity after that but it's a consistent listen. I probably won't come back to this but it's nice to know it exists...

Esto tampoco debería estar en la lista y menos en la actualización de weas modernas, indie genérico y nada más

Pretty forgetful

I actually quite like this Shame about the rapey cunt

2.5 really Was okay, but i just couldn't be arsed with it. Pretty forgettable. Doubt ill return to it

Got a new loop pedal and stuff? Ah cool, No I Dont wanna listen to you experiment with it Felt like he was enjoying it more than I was. Stuff was happening musically. I wont remembwr it half an hour after listening though. 2.5

Not very rememberable Quite boring and generic sounding. won’t go back to it I doubt

вайбово, интересно, сохранил. + балл за soundtoys.

Fine but forgettable.

Interesting

The only thing saving this album for me is the art.

I’m listening to this as I walk my dogs along a crystal clear mountain river in the beautiful French Alps and I can happily say that it didn’t distract me once! Bland bland bland! Oh hang on I just enjoyed Opener which is weirdly track 5

Loathed the first song. The rest were surprisingly doable thereafter. But... nothing really "hook"ed me.

Every song has a distinct texture to it!! Apparently this is kinda krautrocky which is p cool and makes sense cos I really liked Faust IV last month. The vocals and beats in this are top. I think the first 3-4 songs reach a very high high which the rest of the album doesnt quite match BUT i still loved it!!

Some elements of the 80's on this....but....