Jun 23 2025
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Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
Big Thief
Generally a nice noise. Lovely guitar and I like the shuffle rhythm - but the vocal melodies are hit and miss - very few hooks and none was memorable. Songs got progressively weaker. Some editing would have helped - there might have been enough material for one strong album, but definitely not a double.
4
Jun 24 2025
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The Best of The Hot 5 & Hot 7 Recordings
Louis Armstrong
I like my dixieland jazz a bit hotter than this (e.g. the Dutch College Swing Band). These tracks very quickly all blurred into one. A nice enough sound, but nothing grabbed my attention.
3
Jun 25 2025
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Sing To God
Cardiacs
Awful. Unlistenable.
1
Jun 26 2025
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Silence Yourself
Savages
I couldn't listen to all this. I like some of the vocals - very reminiscent of Hazel O'Connor, but the guitar sound is horrible and songs disjointed, jerky and just simply not good enough.
2
Jun 27 2025
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Music For People In Trouble
Susanne Sundfør
Sort of nice, but not great. I made the mistake of listening to the first couple of songs, then putting on a Judee Sill track - the difference in quality and class was so massive, I couldn't go back. Sorry Susanne - "don't call us, we'll call you".
3
Jun 30 2025
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Take to the Skies
Enter Shikari
Absolutely terrible. For incels and thirteen year old boys only.
1
Jul 01 2025
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Choirs Of The Eye
Kayo Dot
Definitely not for me.
1
Jul 02 2025
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Transatlanticism
Death Cab for Cutie
A bit plodding - I was expecting more energy.
2
Jul 03 2025
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Join Us
They Might Be Giants
Upbeat and happy-go-lucky sound. Nothing particularly grabbed me but it's a pleasant noise.
3
Jul 04 2025
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Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
Arctic Monkeys
Awful. Are they making it up as they go along? 'Saturday night...Sunday morning' was magnificent, but nothing they've done since comes anywhere close.
1
Jul 07 2025
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La cagaste... Burt Lancaster
Hombres G
1