I have no idea what this album is or how to describe it, but it's really cool. The production is great, which can't be easy on an album this unusual with this many moving parts. The lyrics fit the music perfectly, and the lead singer has a great voice that he uses to the fullest 4/5

This album really falls into a sweet spot for me. The combination of metal and shoegaze definitely scratches an itch in my brain. I could see how lots of folks would not care for this album since it's so noisy, but I thought it was really well executed overall, though I think the production could have been a little cleaner in places 4/5

The concept for this album is fascinating. What I'm really not sure what I think about is the execution of the concept. I've never heard an album before where I was less sure of what the artist was actually doing. In general, it sounds like he's just put a microphone up at some distance from a speaker playing music on vinyl. About halfway through the album, he has some shorter loops and has things moving between the left and right channels, which makes what he is doing a bit more obvious, but for the most part his role is very mysterious. In some ways, it's this question about what the artist is doing that makes this work. We are transported through unknown means into a hazy past that may never have existed for us. We experience the work of the artist's hand, but the hand itself is never visible. In some ways, I think this is meant to mimic the unstuck timelessness of Alzheimer's, since AD patients and their connection to music from their pasts were the inspiration for this album. It works. I don't know how or why, or even what works, but it works 4/5

This album is pretty interesting for being part of the nu metal genre at sort of the tail end of that genre (at least as far as I'm aware). It's definitely good in parts, but it starts to sound like a lot of other things I've heard in other parts too. The real strength of this album is the production. There's a lot of good stuff that I think would be missed if it wasn't mixed and mastered so well. The sound is super crisp, and the texture of the bass really comes through. 3/5

I have no idea what this album is or how to describe it, but it's really cool. The production is great, which can't be easy on an album this unusual with this many moving parts. The lyrics fit the music perfectly, and the lead singer has a great voice that he uses to the fullest 4/5

This album was okay. I've never been all that drawn to prog rock, so it's not a surprise that I'm not particularly drawn to this. It's fine and competently made, it's just not what I get into 3/5

I was kinda surprised to see this album pop up today, since the other handful of albums I've gotten on the user-submitted list were albums I'd never heard of by bands I've never heard of in genres that I've never listened to. This album is cool. I love the combination of his voice over synth pop. It just has this smooth, ethereal quality. I don't have a lot to say about this, but this is an album that I want to come back to 4/5

I feel like this is one of those albums where the production really makes it work. The songs are well-crafted, and they are both played and sung beautifully, but the production really helps give it emotional depth. It's like there's so much open space in the record, and yet it feels cozy and warm. The producer does need to back off on the reverb on the vocals a bit, since he occasionally sounds like he's been trapped down a well and needs Lassie to rescue him. Other than that, it's just a really peaceful album that's easy to connect with emotionally 4/5

This album was cool. It's not the most amazing disco album I've ever heard, but it's solid and it goes by in what feels like no time 4/5

I've heard about this album a lot, since it was apparently the album of the summer, but I haven't listened to it now. It's always fun when a pop album turns out to be well-constructed. Charli xcx certainly has odd pop sensibilities, but it really works here. The music is fun, and her voice sounds wonderful over it. The album is really versatile in terms of its sound too 4/5

This album takes a little while to get going, but it's well-crafted, and you can groove to it once it picks up a bit. It's interesting that these two were original members of King Crimson. This album feels kinda like prog-folk, which I would assume that I hate, but it's well done here. 4/5

This album is pretty cool overall. The music never wows me all that much, but the harmonies are really nice. It feels a bit uneven at times, but there are a lot of great moments 3/5

I lost my review for this one, but the music is really cool and also pretty variable. I think I'd be able to appreciate the poetry a little better if I spoke more Spanish, but that's really on me 4/5

I love this album, and I got to see him perform on the tour for it. I'm not sure that this is the Bon Iver album that I would put on this list, since I think his first two LPs are both incredibly beautiful, but this album is certainly more experimental than his previous work. The execution is excellent as well. The album is a bit front-loaded in terms of quality, but this is still one of those albums I let play all the way through 5/5

This album has an interesting story, since it was leaked in 2013 and then officially released in 2019. It's weird, since the album still sounds pretty modern, and probably sounded pretty crazy in 2013. I wish I could have heard what this album would have been when it was finished and properly mixed and mastered, though what we have here is still really cool. It makes me sad, though, that the leak had such a negative impact on the artist that he withdrew from making music just as he was starting to impact the mainstream. 4/5