I See A Darkness

This is a new one for me. First song sounds like a country song done by a talented hipster. The rest of ‘em, modern funeral dirges. Apt title for this album.

Nothing stood out to me that much other than a minor place. I couldn't really understand the lyrics because he mumbled a lot which I assume was an artistic choice. Favourites: a minor place. 2/5

Lowkey I rocked with the first song heavy but then it just got worse and worse 😔😔 the first song was actually really good though, the rest just wasn't really my style ig. Favourite: A Minor Place (obviously) 2/5

Initially mad because I had to find this on YouTube instead of Spotify. This album is dreary. 2/5

Musicians music. Like anything which is appreciated by professionals in their own field. Highly skilled minimalism, paired back, beautifully executed. Does that mean it’s enjoyable on a more casual basis? Especially on a 24 hour basis. No.

The cover of “I See a Darkness” is the only highlight and the only thing I remember about this.

Not available on Spotify, so I played some of his other stuff, but it didn't make an impression on me.

I usually get through the challenges album a few times in the day, not this one. Apart from the fact that I had to listen to it through YouTube, being punctuated by advertisements, I just found it too miserable. I may not have been in the mood for this album. This just seemed too depressing with no sonic or lyrical payoff. Not today.

It wasn't bad but didnt give me much to work with

so far out of my wheelhouse with this one. just not my bag at all

One of my favourite songs in the last few years has been Bonnie Prince Billy's cover of "Rubin and Cherise" so was curious about this album. It was very different from what I was expecting. It was very lo-fi with sparse production. Not sure if I thought it was great but it had a few good tracks here and there. Enjoyed "Death to Everyone" the most. Just listening to this album I would've expected it to be released a few years later in the "Bon Iver" era. I feel this is an album that either grows on new or you get bored of, I'm not sure which. Going to give it a strong 2 for now.

2.5 I have been putting off rating this one because I've tried to get into it a few times over a few days and kept leaving halfway through with "sad and boring". I finally got through it all and this is where I am landing but I am wiling to try again in the future. A Minor Place is dope.

pitchfork: 10/10 - no surprises there i see a darkness madeleine-mary

Not mine - He didn't get me with his music and lyrics

depressing, didnt like the double tracked vocals that were kinda off key

Kinda dull

Semisonic-like vocals and I heard a bit of Nirvana in there. Overall quite boring though and so, sorry, but I never made it all the way through (life's too short)

Meh

Found it morose and failed to hold my interest.

Not inspired.

Really weird and dark and I could hardly tell if it was music. Not sure if I will revisit this one.

Nope. Maybe I wasn't in the right frame of mind but I don't think I enjoyed any of this. It was so maudlin and the jarring with vocals grated, as did the energy-sapping guitar. I feel like I need a hit of caffeine after this.

I See a Darkness is a pleasant song. All in all not a bad album; some of it is pretty and relaxing. The singing is a bit too nonchalant for my taste and there are plenty of times notes aren't hit, I'm assuming intentionally.

If this album came out 40 years prior it might have been ground breaking. Not sure what it offered in 1999

Like the lyrics, but not a fan of the music. 2/5

meio chato, nada demais

Overrated whiny white boy bullshit. More sea shanty than anything else. Hard pass. Doesn’t belong on this list.

Not so much an album as it is a collection of voice notes from someone who sounds really sad set to music.

Fucker removed it from Spotify

Known before: Standouts: 3. I See A Darkness Rating: 4.0

This started off okay, although I much prefer the Cash version of the title track, which seems much more focused than the original. The mood doesn't seem to fluctuate at all and it got a bit monotonous after a while. Some interesting songs here, but my interest waned as the album progressed, and I craved a bit more light amongst the darkness.

This sounded like a Hymn book being sung. I wanted some uplifting Monday morning music. Instead I got a right old racket and a moan. It's not offensive, but it's hardly Choose Life either.

not very good. Chanting and stuff just to be weird but not particularly interesting. 2.1

The embodiment of "meh". No mopey sad bois on my Saturday. Album cover is gross too. I can see why people weren’t buying it.

Another hard to listen to album. Not on Spotify, Bandcamp only had 2 songs. What I heard was ok. Gentle ballad type gear. Minus one for making listening difficult.

Purposely bad. I guess it achieves its purpose. I guess I could listen to it buy it doesn't elicit any interest. 2.5

There was moments that I was thinking that I am listning to Father John Misty. But a sad one. Not bad, but also does not hit to me.

First of all, Bonnie “Prince” Billy is a pretty odd name, isn’t it? It feels a bit hillbilly to me. I’ve never heard of this person before, so my preconceptions are limited to only this first impression. Let’s have a jolly little listen and see if it’s any good. Songs I already knew: none Favourites: A Minor Place, Madeleine-Mary I went a bit up and fine with this. There were parts that had me onboard with the misery, but then at other parts I found this album to be quite tiresome. It’s very slow and sad throughout, which can be quite fatiguing. My main gripe with this is that I found his voice to be awful at times. At best it was ok, but at worst it sounded like a sad drunk on a karaoke. I didn’t hate this album, but overall I can’t really say I enjoyed it either.

Blatant mis-selling. Nothing Bonnie about this. Depressing.

Hoped this was a Bonnie Tyler, Prince and Billy Ocean supergroup doing Darkness covers. Disappointed doesn’t even begin to cover it

so slow. not my thing

Mehh

It wasn’t until the very end of the album did he reveal he could actually sing.

Fun fact: The album cover was a drawn description of my face having listening to this boring crap. 4/10.

Quavery voice, acoustic guitar, hushed backing - it could be Bon Iver who maybe took this guy's hustle and made a million with it. Ho-hum. Maybe Spotify turned him down?

a bunch of sad songs with nothing going on musically

I fail to detect much in the way of worthiness in this album. It’s actually pretty boring.

I hear a genuinely talented song-writer, but these songs are so sparse and glum that nothing really caught my attention. I think if I gave it a few more chances it may reveal some magic, but frankly I am not motivated to put in the effort for this one.

Depressing, just depressing...

Wasn't on Spotify. Used YouTube... Wasn't terrible.

Zemelaar

Iets te somber naar mijn smaak

First two songs were good. This album feels like one where the juice is in the lyrics, but I had trouble paying attention to lyrics. Besides that, a pretty mediocre album, but not awful. Last song was pretty good.

Totally thought this was going to be another fucking punk album from the cover thank fucking god. This was a pleasant listen in the morning when my head was pounding from winning a muufuckin kickball championship. A little boring though but overall enjoyable. Probably not going to go out of my way to listen to more of this man though.

I liked the album cover.

Go write a poem about it.

Hard to give this a fair review given it’s not on Spotify and had to listen to YouTube adverts, not an experience I’ll be rushing back to re listen. Maybe rerate one day it’s on a streaming service I have a subscription to.

Boring and depressing 2/5

Nicely constructed but uninspiring. Similar to Elliott Smith but without the overall virtuosity. At times boring rythms and forgettable lyrics. Fine if you like that but I'll stick to Elliott Smith.

Not my thing. I don't even know what to say.

Honestly, I think of this kind of music as what plays at the end of artsy TV show episodes where a plot twist or major character development just happened. It's country/folk/sad boy hours and it's fine but also somewhat boring. Great addition to visual media though, adding songs like this to Justified season finales really works. Also minus a point for not being on spotify.

I dunno what to expect from this... rap with a voodoo vibe? It's not on Spotify, ugh. Ok it's some kind of "dark" folk, basically indie rock pretending to have a soul. Pret-ty bland. Big pitchfork hit, unsurprisingly. I only found a couple of tracks on YouTube, one was a video clip and he was in a character of some kind... meh, I don't care. Gen X crap. 2/5.

he's not what you would call a 'happy chap'

Honestly didn't get through all of this one due to the spitting the dummy with the YouTube ads. Bit too arty and shit for my liking though.

It’s slow, out of tune and rhythmless, end very depressing

Un album moyen… 2.85

Just generic sadness. Nothing really interesting or compelling about it. Made me more angry at the attempt to make me feel sad than I did sad. Felt earnest and not manipulative though, so I’ll give it a star for that.

I would call it singer/songwriter if Oldham could sing, but he can't so it is just songwriter. Boring as hell, perhaps if you want to sit and listen to tedious depressing songs about someone elses life, then you may be interested, but I am not.

Lyricsen o låtarna e ba bleh o de e kinda tråkigt. Int min stils melankoli!

Ugh, not great.

big yawn. this guy sang like nothing mattered- he dragged his voice along hoping it’d sound good which it didn’t. it wasn’t the absolute worst thing i’ve heard but wouldn’t listen again- absolute snooze fest. put some effort in.

I'm sure this album has significance in the indie folk world. It just didn't sound like relatable music to me. Just words with some instruments playing in the background. Scale: 5 - My absolute favorites. 4 - Albums I like. 3 - I enjoyed listening to it but wouldn't seek it out. 2 - Didn't like. 1 - Absolute shit.

His voice is a bit warbley, and the music features his voice! It feels like well thought out music, but the delivery just misses the mark. It's just too depressing.

Really can’t say I enjoyed this. After 2 really good albums I couldn’t even be bothered to listen again. It didn’t hurt my ears tho’ so maybe a generous 2*

A few good tracks with a dark vibe, a lot of meh, and a few that annoyed me to have to listen to. 2/5

Really bad I see a darkness is ok

Tänker på Christian Kjellvander när jag hör det här. Kjellvander är bättre.

cheer up mate. the album cover is great, he's got a cheeky little smile, but there is fucking nothing cheeky about this album. i feel like he's trying to make me walk in to the sea or off a cliff.

I don't know what to say. I don't want to piss off any Bonnie Prince Billy fans. In fact, quite the opposite, I want to piss ON Bonnie Prince Billy fans. Golden showers are back baby and I'm coming for ya.

Not a big fan. I did bother getting to the end as not on Spotify, who do you think you are, Prince?

Dreary

Quite dull I'm afraid

Dull as ditchwater.

Just couldn't feel the love, but perhaps I was just frustrated jumping between YouTube and Amazon Music to find the songs.

weird and meh.

A bit too sterile and melancholy for its own good.

Alright, didn’t love it I have to say.

A drab affair, a little bit hipster, a little bit ersatz. Even when he’s opening up emotionally you still feel he’s holding back which is fine , that’s up to him, except he can’t also then sell the record on integrity. The record ends up sounding arch and contrived - I’ll reinterpret folk music for modern audiences - that’s fine, you can end up there - but you just can’t set up to do that without feeling phoney.

Too low key and too quiet for me to find any real entertainment within these grooves. 2 🌟

Experience marred by listening to it on Youtube with ads. Bit background-music-y, not that engaging.

I like the cover of the album Liked 1 or 2 songs It is not entirely my type 2/5

Meh

Some good bits

It's a very stripped back indie folk album which goes through the musings of a man going through some stuff and feels a little personal. Best: Death To Everyone Worst: Today I Was An Evil One Note: This Album is NOT available on Spotify - needed to head to YouTube to listen to it.

When it first started I thought, well this is kind of a weird vibe that I will probably be in to. After a few songs I made it to wtf is this but wrapped it up with that was weird but not the worst thing we've heard thus far.

Found this slow & relatively uninteresting.

I actually enjoy the aesthetic and lyrical appeal, but musically it's just not interesting or impressive whatsoever. 2nd and 7th song were my favorites here, probably? I like what the artist is going for but it leaves me wanting so much musically. The lyrics are never the reason I LOVE music; the music must be good first.

Not terrible

I really didn't care for it. I wanted the album to over but I did not skip any songs.

It's a bit dark and distracting. I'm not sure what the sound is in Death to Everyone... but it's distracting.

Mehhhh. No favorite track

Välillä ihan ok, ei vaan sopinu päivän tunnelmiin. Oli aika pitkälle samanlaista koko levy

Bleaker than a 2008 financial report but performed in a way that feels more like they're afraid of their favourite late night coffee spot closing or the girl they've been stalking on instagram finally blocking them. This was the album you heard coming out of your weird hipster housemate's room at uni.

First Listen. Sounded nice. Like to hear more.

meh

Bit dark. That is the only notable thing about it. Not terrible, but really didn't grab me in any way.

Rather boring, unoriginal indie rock. I do not recommend. So boring you won't even fall asleep to it.

I'm not against melancholic singer songwriters (I gave Nick Drake 5 stars) and I was even in the right mood but I can hardly believe how terrible this is. I forced myself to listen to the whole album as an exercise in enduring torture. I assume he played every instrument because everything is played so amateurishly there's no way he hired these musicians. Fucking brutal. Worst album out of the 50 I've gotten so far.

Not on Spotify.

I can't rate this album as its not even available on Spotify so it must be good lol

A bit too melancholic for me.

Totally innocuous!

No. NO. I can see the charm in this, I promise. It's soft, it's quiet, it reminds me a bit of Nick Drake and David Thomas Broughton. But in no way am I fan of the out-of-sync background vocals. He's got a nice voice and everything, but I want so badly for those vocals to /sync up/ and add some real power to his words. Please, Bonnie. I was so ready to enjoy the song Madeleine-Mary and its seemingly dub-inspired guitar work, only for those vocals to come in and just SUCK. IT SUCKS. It's so aggravating. I'm so sorry.

Ah wonderful, sad bastard music. I suppose the title is kind of a giveaway. Not something I'd ever care to listen to again.

so goddamn boring and depressing

Thankfully times has gone by.

Wow this sucks.

Folk, 79 eme album =>1/5 Absolument rien d'apparenté au rock dans cet album terriblement ennuyeux ... je ne suis pas allé au bout.

absolute crap

Oh how depressing and dull. Nope.

Man, this doesn't sound anything like Prince!

I ain’t depressed enough for this shit

Damn! That was hard

Not for me this one. I just guess that 1 man's classic indie folk music is another man's depressing dirge. If I was to pick a favourite track, i suppose I'd go with Nomadic Revery for it's interesting chord developments, but that eventually descends into something that makes my ears want to cry! I just wasn't in the mood for this today and I'm not hearing anything in ot that might make me feel differently tomorrow. Straight into the bargain bucket.

spotify wouldnt let me listen to this album 🥀🥀. im gonna see if its on youtube after i finish the ones i missed.

the hell

I do not like this mumbled, whiny music. It never takes off. Never changes its tone. It is unrelentingly dull. If beige were music, this would be it. What gives with all these mealy-mouthed men lately? At least it was short.

Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s I See a Darkness is often hailed as a masterpiece of lo‑fi melancholy, but listening to it with fresh ears feels less like encountering a profound artistic statement and more like being trapped in a dimly lit basement while someone mutters their diary entries over a guitar that desperately wants to be tuned. The album aims for fragile intimacy, but too often it collapses into a kind of emotional mumbling—like a friend who insists on telling you their deepest secrets but refuses to speak above a whisper. The production, celebrated by fans as “haunting,” frequently comes across as unfinished sketches that wandered onto a record by accident. Instead of raw authenticity, it feels like a collection of demos that never got the memo about becoming actual songs. The title track is supposed to be the emotional centerpiece, but its meandering structure and half‑formed vocal delivery make it feel more like a rehearsal for a song that might someday be moving. The rest of the album follows suit: sparse arrangements that don’t build, melodies that barely register, and lyrics that gesture toward profundity without ever landing anywhere meaningful. Plenty of artists have made minimalism gripping. Here, the minimalism just feels… minimal. The emotional weight the album thinks it’s carrying never quite materializes, leaving you with a record that’s less “hauntingly beautiful” and more “haunting in the sense that you can’t believe people keep insisting it’s great.” In short: if the album were aiming to be worse than dogshit, it overshoots the target by a wide margin. At least dogshit has a clear identity.

crap

Fuckin dumb

I guess he has a talent to both be able to sing and not at the same time. at best it's mediocre folk music. I have seen the album art before so that might be some indicator of cultural influence, though I have never heard a song or the artist before. I guess I get the appeal for songs that give a darker and depressive vibes. Personally I'm not that into his voice or style

Sad sack mumble baritone man music sucks.

I just don’t really care about this album. I feel like I get the vibe, but the lyrics didn’t hit me. It was very vague and the instrumentation with a spare that I wasn’t really getting a ton from that either. Even when I try to draw my own meaning out of the vagueness, I am not left with much.

This folk-ish album would have been a lot better if the dude didn't sound like he was about to cry on every track. There are some interesting chord progressions here and there but the quavering vocals just kill the whole thing.

I was hesitant to listen, too depressing to listen for me right now. Maybe another day

I couldn't even make it through one song - what a depressing mess.

Oldham cannot sing and what he does sing seems a tad too cliche. Don't get me wrong, I am a fan of depressive music when it is done well. He got lucky that Johnny Cash ever sang one of his songs. The instrumental performances are competent but never really exhibit anything extraordinary enough to make the ear perk up. The only song that struck any kind of chord with me was "Madeline-Mary". The rest was terrible coffeehouse-throw-a-penny-in-the-open-guitar-case-bad. This album feels like another hipster/music critic marketing hypefest that was taken much too far. 1999 was a year for looking forward... not backward. Too be fair, 1999 was a pretty weak year for all of music. There was only one truly great album that year: Nine Inch Nails THE FRAGILE, a handful of good to great albums in Tori Amos TO VENUS AND BACK, Rage Against the Machine THE BATTLE OF LOS ANGELES, Death in Vegas THE CONTINO SESSIONS, Sting BRAND NEW DAY, and some competent albums in The Moody Blues STRANGE TIMES, XTC APPLE VENUS, Vol. 1, and Sarah McLachlan's MIRROBALL. That is pretty much it for the ENTIRE YEAR. Production is boring as shit, but the instrumental performances are enough to get this to a 2.

I didn't enjoy any part of this.

One of the most boring albums I have ever heard. And theres a lot of good music out this same year. What is this doing on here?

Wristslittingly depressive.

Listened Before? N This appears to be unavailable. Couldn't listen

1.5 - Bad

no find

He just seemed too sad to be in the studio or on key. Take a note from Nick Drake if you want to break my heart

Was für ein Katzenjammer stellenweise, und ansonsten sterbenslangweilig.

It's depressing, boring and not what I want to listen to on a Sunday. I See A Darkness is a good song, but I don't like the album. Maybe it's because my Beck Depression Inventory score isn't high enough, don't know. It's not for me. Moreover, this album is not available on spotify, I don't know why, account region or some other reason. 1/5 —————————————— Liked: — I See A Darkness

Not available in my area

To quote Beavis and Butthead: This sucks more than anything that has ever sucked before.

This album has seen a lot, and it's ready to inflict a lot on you. That's why I hate it. 1/5

Fuck this whiney shit. A slog to get through.

Not impressed. Dull.

Not for me.

I like depressing music but I couldn’t even get through this. Woof.

I had to listen to this on YouTube and the best music I heard was in the advertisements in between songs. Sad boy basic chord folk is just not interesting at all. 1.0/5.0: Embarrassing

It’s fine I guess

not available on spotify. did not listen.

Not available on Spotify.

Never heard of them.

Well that was a slow album with no highlights.

Goodness me, makes Leonard Cohen sound like Earth, Wind & Fire. Turgid, depressing songs badly sung.

Not exciting or interesting or available.

Possibly the most depressing album I've ever heard. Someone with a voice that mournful shouldn't be singing unless accompanied by some upbeat music

Well I don’t know if his lyrics were any good - I was too distracted by his terrible singing and the mediocre music. He could use a good vocal coach to cure him of really annoying vocals. Hope I never have to listen to that again.

Album 858 of 1089 Bonnie "Prince" Billy - I See A Darkness (1999) Rating : 1.5 / 5 This one hit heavy and sad right from the start. It’s the kind of album that might resonate deeply if you’re already in a somber place—but if you’re not, tread carefully because it just might take you there. I can see where the artistry comes in, and maybe on another day I’d feel differently, but today it just wasn’t an enjoyable listen for me. There’s probably a right moment for this album—but for me, this wasn’t it.

Another one that I'm not buying as influential. And it will put you into a coma.

Unavailable on Spotify

I appreciate the lofi vibe in general, but this doesn't go anywhere.

Not terrible, but I just could not get into it.

This is my second album in a row referring to "darkness". Again, is this a subtle way to be racist?

Standouts

First album of these I did not like. Enjoyment was limited. Not very interesting, only song that kept my interest was "Madeleine-Mary".

For those days when you are just feeling to happy, this album exists to bring you down. Depressing, bleak, horrible voice. 1

horrible

depressing, boring, and not on Spotify so had ads between each song.

Not on Spotify. Use YT Music. Album is pure torture. Cringe lyrics. Dull music. Just absolute shite. Very "edgy 12 year old" It's almost a parody of itself, except it has zero self awareness. May trigger miasma.

Whiny "Folk" BS.

Zzzzz... *Snort* *Mumble* What was that? Oh, just another YouTube Ad... Zzzzz...

I’m sure this is situationally good to some. But no thanks. Vocals are rough, and the subject matter isn’t what I want to escape to when listening to music.

very slow and monotone ish

I give this a P for pfft. Even the Wikipedia article strongly suggests it sucks. And listening to it it’s right. Tosh. Crap. Garbage.

i dont care about country

Nope…

Why ?

Really nothing Bonnie about this album, just dreary and slow music with bleak lyrics. Not for me!

Persistent sadness or low mood. Loss of interest or pleasure in most activities. Changes in appetite or weight. Sleep disturbances (insomnia or excessive sleeping). Fatigue or loss of energy. Feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt. Difficulty concentrating or making decisions. Thoughts of death or suicide.

It a fan very boring

wow. you really need to be in the mood for this one. it’s unrelenting in its sense of loneliness. i don’t expect to enjoy every record but i have no desire to listen to this one again.

I had never listened to a Bonnie "Prince" Billy track before, so I went into I See a Darkness with an open mind. In short, this album is dark and moody — but ultimately quite boring. I struggled to find much I enjoyed and wouldn’t revisit it. It felt like Nirvana without the bite and anger, leaving it flat and unmemorable. Favorite song: I thought Death to Everyone was a nice track. Least favorite: Honestly, the whole album felt dull. Album artwork: The cover is pretty cool, though.

Questo è per non essere su Spotify

Either he's too depressed or I'm too depressed. Maybe both. Regardless I can't stomach this.

This album is no longer available on Spotify

Not on Spotify Tracks not available on Spotify

This is not listenable

Minua ei ole rakennettu sillä tavalla, että synkistely saisi minut arvostamaan tasapaksua musiikkia. Today I Was an Evil One oli ihan jännä Rollari-adaptaatio.

Not available anywhere. 0/5

No tracks on Spotify

I just didn't care. This is such a horribly depressing album that it's really hard to like. The singing isn't even particularly good, and the songs are just so drab. Maybe that's the aesthetic, I don't know. This album felt like a prelude to suicide. It felt like what someone who's locked themselves in their bedroom due to depression must feel like. This album probably aides in bringing people into depression. This album just felt like the odd, poetic ramblings of a sad sack of a human being, one that is such a sad and useless sack that he can't even garner any sympathy. It had moments that felt like they were trying too hard to be edgy or dark. I mean for fuck's sake, some of the song titles?! Are you kidding me? "A Minor Place," "I See a Darkness," "Another Day Full of Dread," "Death to Everyone," "Today I Was an Evil One," and "Black." Ok, edgelord, do your thing. And I get that this is all probably the point, or at least adjacent to the point of this album. I get that that's the mood it's meant to convey, and I get that it's probably all some grand statement about I don't know what. But it's so on the nose in moments. And I just didn't care, and I didn't like it. This joins the exclusive group that is the One Star Club. RIP. I need to pick a standout track but man, I don't know. I guess I'll choose one. Oof. Standout Track: Black

Could not find

Not good man, just not good.

well this was something i listened to. could i write poetry to this? n

First track was ok, then it became very boring. Didn't care at all for this one.

Blech

N/A Unavailable to stream

Chato para um caralho

Not my cup of tea, but good in some cases, the ones that I liked the most are black and I see darkness

Depressing, caterwauling shite.

I’d say Spotify refused it.

Not available

Pre-listening thoughts: holy cow this album art is UGLY. Not something I want to look at first thing in the morning. No clue who this is but everyone says this is an indie folk album which means I probably will not enjoy it! Post/during listening thoughts: this album isn’t even on Spotify?? Musi it is. This is exactly what I thought it would be - minimal arrangements with mid vocals and lyrics that probably mean something to someone but not to me upon first listen. I want so much more from the instrumentation and from the vocal performance (sometimes the vocals are just BAD) and arrangement. I know folk music is relatively simplistic but plenty of folk music does more than this while still spotlighting the lyrics. Yawwwwwnnnnn 1.5/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: not a chance Fav tracks: none! Whole album is not for me. Also not on streaming so I couldn’t have added any to my playlist anyways Least fav tracks: Black, I see a darkness, Knockturne

Highway to depression

(Yawn)

Nicht verfügbar

Not on spotify

Занудная нудятина

Not on Spotify

Depressing album.

Ik was dit bij het tweede nummer met die valse samenzang al helemaal zat... Later komen er nog wat krassende geluiden. En blijkt het weer zo'n toneel-zanger te zijn. Wat komt dit nep over... Hij ziet de ondergang; daar is hij duidelijk over. Ik hoor die ondergang. Dus er is een match tussen muziek en boodschap. Krijgt hij toch geen extra sterretje voor.

Terrible.

Загробное говно

Crap. Who actually enjoys this???

Not on Spotify, thank God.

Does not exist on Spotify

how did this even make the list??? by farthe worst album ive heard so far from the list, possibly the worst ive ever heard.

On my birthday of all days we get something like this. Not my style and not sure why it’s on here.

Listened to this 24 hours ago and can’t remember anything but a whiny voice. (Haven’t had one of them for a while)

I See A Darkness is melancholy, slow, and folksy. And sometimes off key. I didn’t not like it (1.4*s)

Just weird

Did not like it. Sounded like someone threw this together in the bedroom.

Dislike miserable music 1

First 1-Star in 60 some random albums. This is a total energy suck. Maybe somebody gets a misery-loves-company boost(?) from this, but it just makes just wait for him to stop his warmly whining. And I’m an empathetic, professional Santa Claus. No. Aggressively no.

I'm not miserable enough for this

Gelukkig ging dit voorbij. Een dralende bende.

Every minute felt like an hour.

not on spotify u bum

Wow, what a drag. Felt extremely pretentious. Can't remember a single song to be honest. Maybe it's a bit harsh, but I just can't find anything positive with this really, will be forgotten in an instant.

Didnt enjoy this

Couldn't get through this. Hard pass.

This is a tough listen. "Singing" out of sync. So alternative that it's cool to like.

Not sure this is music!

No disponible en Spotify

snorlax is a really active pokemon in comparison. chesus christ what a bore

Wasn't on Spotify.

I just find this wallowing unlistenable. It’s the first album I cannot make it through. And I like stripped down songwriter focused music but this feels humorless and flat.

Seriously..you think this is an album I should hear before I die? I’ll tell thought I was dead and buried after listening to this absolute trash…1/2/5

N/a on Spotify

No, that "singing" over those jingly jangly melodies is no fun

Hated it.

Mmh

Cannot play this on spotify

Didn't like this one at all really. Poor singing, melodramatic, and fairly boring. Felt a lot longer than half an hour, even though I listened to it twice.

can't listen :(

No

There is a fine line between wistful melancholy and apathetic boredom. BPB straddles that line pretty intently, but too often leans towards the latter. Scratch that. BPB dives head first into a giant tank populated with I-couldn't-give-a-flying-fuck-fish, don't-care-a-damnselfish, shut-the-fugguppies and a great trite shark. This album has all the excitement of sitting next to your filled up bathtub with a fishing rod, trying to catch any floating hair for an hour. And it's equally pointless. One useless, flaccid fishing rod out of five. 🎣

This album tricks you into thinking it might be decent with the first song, don’t be fooled.

I feel like this was designed to hit many of my musical pet peeves. Particularly, overdubbed backing vocals that are out-of-sync with the lead vocals. I HATE that shit, and the rest of the recording was so sparse it just drew more attention to it. I was legitimately annoyed throughout this entire album and would rather not hear it again.

I don’t get it.

Being honest with myself - I already know that I'm really never giving this much of a chance when within 10 seconds I'm given a taste of the slacker vocals within. I'm not necessarily saying he's *bad* - it's just the style. Semi lo-fi, low impact, low volume, and yeah - slacker vocals. Do you have a better term for any of that? I hate it all. It's not a tuning issue, it's not that there's weakness in points - not at all. In fact so-called perfection in vocals is equally distracting. Just... jesus, clear your damn throat, take a step or 2 back from the mic and let'er go. And yeah yeah even in the second song he's giving a little more but it absolutely still carries the same aesthetic. Absolutely 100% not my bag. As for the music - if it bored me it'd be more interesting. Hard hard no. 2/10 1 star.

Ikke tilgængeligt

I always see this album recommended and have listened so many times but I really don't like it. It's probably a 2 normally but for the annoyance factor I'm going 1.

Not really my speed

Ok, wasn't particularly drawn in. Oddly unharmonic.

Fucking dreary piece of shit

I remember the music papers creaming their tits about how good this album was when it came out. I think that says a lot about how low a bar music was setting itself in 1999. This was then, and still is now, a painfully dreary album.

Too nick drake-esque

It seems to be a very touching album, songs are very sad and calm, it's not bad, but it's not the style I like.

So slow and Melancholy

Not on Spotify uk

Not too long ago I was introduced to Will Oldham by author, educator, internet personality and awesome human, John Green. After hearing "New Partner" from Oldham's Palace Music project, I don't think anything can come close. Didn't care for this one.

not available on streaming

Not on Spotify, so unable to listen

"Madeleine-Mary" and "Song For the New Breed" were good tracks. Other than that.....meh.

1.5

Weird, not quirky. Overrated. Derivative. Unlistenable.

Depressing

ah

can't access on Spotify in NZ

I'd not heard of the artist or heard any of the music before, and when it started and as I read the Wikipedia on it, I thought I'd probably like it because it has a lot of elements of music I tend to enjoy; however, I did not like this album. Some moments are interesting musically, but most of the time I could not shake the feeling I was listening to parody, and it felt like parody I didn't get. I tried to be open-minded and listen to as parody, I liked it even less. Cool album cover art, though.