Despite having heard several of her albums, I still don’t feel overly familiar with her as an artist. That said, this is a really strong album and I respect that she was not conforming to the musical trends at the time.
It’s pretty good and I’m not sure how it’s flown under my radar for so long. Definitely has “Ben Gibbard” starts a Prog band feel to it.
With all respect and appreciation for the person who submitted this one… no way.
There are about 90 seconds of decent music on here, the bagpipes at the beginning of “Shoots and Ladders,” and the breakdown in the middle of “Predictable.” That’s it. Not even enough good ideas to put together a whole good song, let alone a hour+ album.
For those who enjoy the overall theme here but want something more, check out Ministry’s The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste.
Not my favorite Tame Impala album but it’s still great.
The cover of this album is the perfect illustration of the music: monochromatic, synthetic, and joyless.
Pretty decent indie rock that sounds like when it’s from.
Too many bangers to not be on the main list.
Most of it is pretty good, except for the yacht rock nonsense…
Polished, mathy prog metal with frankly underwhelming vocals. Not bad, but not my type of metal.
Not a bad song on here… ok besides “Brainy” there’s not a bad song on here.
It’s pretty good for what it is, but it’s really not for me.
An enjoyable and well executed album even if symphonic metal isn’t my thing.
I most Americans, including me, have had next to zero exposure to indigenous Australian music, and for that alone this belongs on the main list. But, it’s also just good.
It’s not terrible, but if I’m in that mood I’d rather just listen to Kenny Rogers.
Good solid West coast punk rock, just as you’d expect from Bad Religion.
Started off pretty strong, but quickly devolved into a “we’ve got Elvis Costello at home” situation.
To whoever submitted this one, I’m sorry. I know his music means a great deal to a lot of people, but it just sounds super generic to me.
Soft Rock for people who think Jack Johnson is too edgy.
Somewhere between Nick Drake and Throbbing Gristle.
Lots of loungey atmosphere but it retains that trademark Arctic Monkeys swagger. Good times.
Absolutely fantastic album and near the top of the shoegaze canon, but also has broad appeal from the psyche through the goth communities. Worth 5 stars for “When the Sun Hits” alone, but there’s not a bad song on it. Absolutely criminal that this isn’t on the main list.
Really good modern indie rock album that at times recalls classic Depeche Mode or The Cure. “In the Modern World” is a masterpiece.
I’m not normally a fan of progrock as it often seems soulless and just an excuse to noodle around on your guitar/keyboard/zither etc, but I actually liked this because it was emotive without being melodramatic.
It took me a bit, but I got into it. Would be great for hiking through a dark forest in winter.
I like it. I’d love to hear what some of these tracks sound like fully fleshed out.
The first half of it sounds like something from Miami Vice. The last half is like Wilco meets The Traveling Wilburys. It’s not bad but not my thing.
There are some good tracks on here (“Fairy Mary Mag,” “Dirty Boy”) but, when you’re throwing everything against the wall for 88 minutes, you’re bound to have some decent moments. Edit this down to 30ish minutes and it would probably be pretty good.
Not terrible, but I’m not suitably educated in these 90s-2000s electronica albums to discern anything special.
This style of punk has never been my thing, but they do it well enough here and come away with some legitimately good songs.
He’s really good at making dark synthpop, but I’m not a fan of the more generic pop stuff.
I don’t know how this flew under my radar for so long as it checks a lot of boxes for me. Challenging and discordant in just the right amounts, and if you give it a chance you’ll find some fantastic melodies under the fuzz.
Classic post- sound.
She goes through several gears on here, from angry punk to coffee shop ambience. There are a couple of really good songs, especially “Done Wrong,” but much it isn’t really for me.
First, realizing this album was released over 13 years ago makes me feel old as hell. Second, this holds up as one of the best Folk/Americana albums of the 2010s. So many great songs.
Good indie rock/slowcore stuff. Something I’ll return to in the future.
It seems disjointed and underproduced.
The first half is pretty generic prog, but the second half is less proggy but better as an atmospheric pop album.
The first half is a bit meh… but the second half is pretty good, especially the song with Robert Smith.
Stevens has a tendency for self-indulgence which can make his albums a bit of a chore, but it seems having a collaborator helped quite a bit.
It’s too bad that this is largely unavailable as what I heard of it was quite good.
It’s alright… a bit of a Waterboys vibe. I get the feeling they’re much better live.
I feel like I’m in an old Hill Country bbq joint. This one has as much right to be on the main list as anything by Gram.
It’s at times glammy, and often proggy, theatrical 70s pop. It is well executed but it suffers from being melodramatic and a more than a bit writerly.
If you weren't around in the 90s you might think Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins were ubiquitous back then, but mostly it was DMB along with Collective Soul everywhere.
Dave Matthews has never been my thing, but I can recognize he has some talent.
I always liked The Hold Steady. Kind of like a more snide Elvis Costello with a good helping of Springsteen thrown in. They do have better albums though.
I don't know how this flew under my radar for so long as it checks so many boxes for me: Americana, soul, psychedelic- and indie-folk. Thank you to whoever submitted this… it’s phenomenal.
A nice, chill, mostly instrumental album.
Pretty decent instrumental jazz.
Really good bass driven post-punk album, not unlike The Chameleons. I’ll be returning to this one.
Not bad… a bit like Muse. Not my thing though.
I love a good jazz trumpet, and this definitely qualifies, but I could use some more bop.
Glover successfully channels the spirit of his influences (especially Prince) without sounding derivative. Hopefully this will be on the official list once the next book edition comes out.
Really solid indie-folk, Americana album.
I really appreciate musical experimentation, but I don’t generally enjoy it unless it coalesces into an actual song. Unfortunately, these tracks consist of largely disconnected rhythms and melodic ideas which don’t build to anything. The last track is quite good, though.
From what I heard of the artist’s other material, it maintains much of the same sound but seems much more developed.
I tried…
Not bad, but it’s all a bit “samey” despite the variety of arrangements.
90s alt-pop that has stood the test of time better than most of the rest from the era.
I really love Coltrane, but I just can’t get into this type of vocal jazz.
Largely cliched lyrics over pretty generic pop tunes.
Being from Southeast Texas and living in the Houston area when this came out I can tell you this was inescapable at the time, which means it’s impossible to come at it with fresh ears. That said, it was welcome and well executed.
Really good indie pop from the golden age of indie pop. I forgot how much I liked this album.
I was really happy to see tgst this was added to the user list; if it hadn’t been I was considering adding it myself. Such an under appreciated classic.
Really pleasant electronic soundscapes.
Reminds me quite a bit of Sufjan Stevens, only a good bit less self-indulgent. Good find.
Another Sufjan-adjacent album with the soft, falsetto vocals and the delicate melodies. Not bad, but I was past ready for it to be over when it was over.
Not bad for what it is, which is mid-70s singer/songwriter soft rock. Just not my thing.
This album certainly takes me back. Really good "indietronica" album that should probably be on the main list. Just a tad too sparse for my taste.
Pretty solid indie rock that I had not hear before. Thanks!
Slow, doom-folk. Very similar to Bonnie Prince Billy.
I quite like it, though the subjects deal much more with the cursed Dallas area than with West Texas.
It’s like all that mid-90s post-grunge stuff, but with the tempo dropped about 10% and any edge buffed off.
I kinda forgot this album existed, and when I listened to it I could see why. Pretty dull, almost like outtakes from the Ten sessions.
Pretty decent 90s alt-pop.
Great early 90s alt-rock album, and one that ranges over several styles from alt-country to shoegaze. This was the first album I remember being described as “indie.”
Quite good, but a tad monochromatic for an album length release.
Technically proficient yet dull pop-punk.
It’s pretty good, but unfortunately not my thing.
Yes, there are a couple of bangers on here, but most of it is filler, and a couple of tracks (Face to Face, Too Long) are just bad.
Ranges all over in terms of style, but still sounds cohesive as an album. A bit weird, but creative.
